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    sports throughout the academy. Consequently, this would cause colleges to go bankrupt to afford compensating the gargantuan amount of athletes that play for the school. Although college athletes could benefit from compensation, the funds would be better used on academic programs that support and help build up the integrity of the school. An academy can only admit a certain number of students and athletes every year. But most do not realize the favoritism athletes get in that selection…

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    family and placed into foster care. My dad divorced my mom shortly after I was born and never looked back. I spent the next 15 years moving between foster homes. I became a bitter and rebellious child. I was kicked out of all the middle schools in my local school district in Detroit Michigan and placed in a mental hospital. I was mad at the world and felt I didn’t deserve this lifestyle.” The situation worked in my favor; it motivated me to seek another path. I began to excel in my studies,…

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    the 20th century. The decision ended legal segregation in public schools. Although legally segregation ended in 1954, does it still remain in the 21st century? More than 50 years later, we do see substantial improvements among African Americans in regards to segregation in schools. In 1940, only about 12% of African Americans graduated high school and 2% graduated college. In 2000, about 72% of African Americans graduated high school and 14.5% graduated college (The Journal of Negro Education).…

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    Birth Control In Schools

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    disease if one participates in sexual activity, but should they be offered in a school setting? According to a 2007 AP-Ipsos poll, “two-thirds of Americans” promote birth control being offered to students within public schools (“Why Schools Give Birth Control” 1).…

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    Steve another policeman that was best friends with my dad would drop me off at school and my mom would pick me up. That was great except who was there to protect me in school. I was still being bullied on a regular bases and my mom was in school all the time fighting for me. We even pressed charges on some of the kids so they would take bullying seriously. So we thought! One day Mr. Stevenson was out due to the passing of his mother. Chris one of the kids in my class who was there .Chris was…

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    High school came around, and Nav slowly became my best friend. He showed me off as his sister. We actually didn 't mind communicating with each other, and things changed for the better. Senior year which was not too long ago became very exhausting. I was emotionally and physically done between high school, work, family, and friends. Out of all people only one person was there for me making sure I’m getting…

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    Longer School Year Essay

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    others have better educational systems than our own country (Huffington Post). Many of these countries also have longer school years than the United States. It is time to vicissitude our ways. Although every student enjoys his or her summer, the summer should be cut short by a longer school year. The times are changing and so should the length of our school year; besides, a longer school year would allow teachers to not face the stress of cramming units in the last part of…

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    Junior year of high school is said to be the most difficult year. I almost know for a fact that my junior year will be more time consuming then any other year. Having two AP classes, chemistry, and also two sports will be my life for a whole school year. I know how hard I have to push to accomplish being successful with a full plate. A full plate as in I won 't have any free time to focas on anything other than my goals. My goals consist of having a 4.0 GPA every year of high school, recieving…

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    parents have found themselves asking the question of whether they should homeschool or use public school for offspring education. Once labeled a trend, homeschool has become more popular with parents and has increased 75% since 1999 (Fascinating Facts, 2015). The education of our youth is important and parents need to make an educated decision prior to choosing either educational path. Public school and homeschool both strive to give children a comprehensive educational experience, but an…

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    Case Study: Reading Rodeo

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    Reading Rodeo Promotion Plan Reading Rodeo is a non-profit community summer reading program for kindergarden through high school. The idea came from varies thoughts of refraining to do the same Vacation Bible School that every neighborhood church had scheduled for one week in the summer. “Childhood pastimes are increasingly moving indoors,” reports U.S.A Today in 2005, and not much has changed eight years later. Students have invested their summer days, home-alone, in video games. The…

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