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Julius Caesar once said “experience is the teacher of all things”. As we grow older, we also get wiser after every time we face our own obstacles and they later on become our experiences. Our own experiences are not just problems that we solved. They are also our lessons that we learned through our life journey. Experiences help us find the meaning and value of life because it is the only way for us to gain knowledge and wisdom. We learn from our past experiences. A great example of…

Obviously, in Freshman Survey we read Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the entire story, I was always thinking about different interpretations of things and how I figured Romeo thought, acted, and who he was as a person. I didn’t want to do the traditional 5 scene, movie, drawing, or anything else that many people were doing. I wanted it to be unique. Also, I really enjoy trying to relate to characters and understanding how characters/real people think. Considering everything I just stated, I think…

Unbroken is more than just something you pick up and read because you’re bored. This story is something so different than the stories I’ve read before, and not just because it was based on a true story. Whilst I was reading this story, I started to realize some things that I haven’t realized before. What Louis Zamperini went through during his lifetime is something not many people would be able to survive through, his story was hard to read in a very emotional sense in which I’ve never really…

Qualifying for Super Summer Student leaders from Mississippi Baptist churches attend an annual camp called Super Summer. Super Summer helps students dive deeper into God’s Word and serve Christ. In order to qualify for Super Summer, a student leader must go through a demanding and dedicated process. Two of the most demanding requirements that require much of a student’s time are attendance and leadership. Events to attend consist of church camps, volunteer days, Wednesday night services,…

One of the many things that our group enjoyed in The Giver, by Lois Lowry, was the intriguing society where it takes place. We liked reading about the customs, laws, and rules, such as their policies on precision of language. It was interesting for us to hear about how it was focused on in lessons.In fact, lessons were interrupted to focus on precision of language. A book is always more interesting when it takes place in an interesting setting. The society in this novel was very intriguing in…

The blazing lights of the Stadium to his high school jersey, he was always engaged in the heart of basketball. Each defeat was nevertheless an opportunity to better himself in becoming his true self. Approaching each situation as if it were life and death to succeed. Michael Jordan is very proud of who he has become today and encourages others to follow their dream. In Michael Jordan’s Novel,” I Can’t Accept Not Trying” He brings in failure as a key to crafting success. From his youngling years…

Accelerated English 4 has been a class that has been one of my best English classes. The class taught me many new techniques along with improving my skills that I already knew, though not all were improved. My strength in vocabulary was still as high as it was while my ability to transition had improved quite well, though my ability to create a well styled paper was still suffering. When Accelerated English 4 started there was no excitement about the papers I would have to write. This class…

Millennials: Breaking the Chains of Claims The title, “The Dumbest Generation”, has recently been given to the group of people under thirty, otherwise known as the Millennials. People like Mark Bauerlein seem to think that yes, the Millennials are indeed the dumbest generation. He states that those under thirties general knowledge and reading habits have deteriorated over the years. Nevertheless, he doesn’t show how he has measured these claims. So, in the end, the question remains, are these…

Reflecting on the college application process, I noticed that the college essays were stressed very highly, but all the prompts ask for the same thing. Whether they are asking for an eventful moment, your passion, a hobby, or a chosen outsourced prompt, many students seem to convey the same messages in their essays. To get around this, one must ask a more inconspicuous prompt where the student’s character shows through their unique ideas. A prompt that is universal, conveys a meaning, and is…

The Wellness Fair: Reading Response I have decided to write about the wellness fair held on September 28 as opposed to the chapters of Just How Stupid Are We that are being forced upon us. Why did I formulate this decision, you ask? That happens to be simple. Just How Stupid Are We, is boring. That, coupled with the fact that the author is, in a way, quite rude, wards off all desire to write on the subject of the book. Any opportunity to spend less time thinking about that awful piece of…