Prom

the biggest challenge he said growing up was feeling like no one would ever or could ever begin to understand how hard it was trying to fit into a mold that just was not him. He said he hated that he had to make himself play sports and take a girl to prom and wear a dress shirt and tie, he envied the girls with long hair, makeup and beautiful dresses. He said he felt stuck his…

college and get a degree. Being involved in every school activity was very important to me along with everyone else because we knew it would all be over soon. Whether it was just a high school football game or dances like homecoming and prom, I made sure I was there being involved and having a good time. Walking down that football field with my cap and gown was a dream come true. For some people graduating high school is no big deal and for some it is the marking…

whereas Della often stays well after the students have left, does much preparation and grading at home, and even attends classes in the summer. In addition to her normal teaching responsibilities (which includes study hall duty), Della helps plan for prom and graduation and is a mentor teacher for new “resident educators”. Despite all the negativity and busyness, Della enjoys (and sticks with) teaching because of those moments when students finally understand a difficult topic they’ve been…

Taking a couple of seconds of your day to speak to someone can make an enormous difference in their day. Everyday there are people that go through feeling incredibly alone with no one to speak to because no one acknowledges them. Acknowledgment is immensely important in life because without it you’ll feel alone in the world and feel as if no one cares. According to Michael Hyde, acknowledgement is “a communicative behavior that grants attention to others and thereby makes room for them in our…

This poem that I am going to write about is called “We real cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks. Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 7,1917 in Topeka, Kansas and died on December 3, 2000 in Chicago Illinois. This poem was written in 1959 and published in 1960. This poem also has a subtitle called “The pool players. Seven at the golden shovel”. This might suggest that the main idea of this poem can be about a group of people at a pool hall. This poem was written at a time in society when segregation was at…

Psychological biases are mistakes in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information (chegg 2017). This essay will explore the psychological biases that go on in us in daily lives, from different scholars and sources, including the novel, riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe by Jim Davies.…

the kinds of books she is interested in. There are too many pictures in comic books and they are all about super heros, that’s what she doesn’t like them. Her favorite movie is Bad Hair Day because “it’s funny to see them run around and get ready for prom.” Overall,…

The end of slavery in 1865 was a new beginning for African Americans. Even with restrictions such as the Jim Crow Law, black codes, and segregation they decided to progress together. Doctor Charlotte Hawkins Brown was one of those people. She was an African American born in North Carolina and raised in Massachusetts, where she got her education. At the age of eighteen in 1901 Brown returned to North Carolina with an offer. The offer was to teach at Bethany Institute in Guilford County. Although…

concert with our girlfriends, singing along with our favorite songs. Teens are always trying to find an edgier way to rebel - but now, with a different type of “girlfriend.” Let’s say your teenage daughter, Madison, is a junior in high school, and her prom is coming up. She tells you that she has a date already, and you’re overjoyed! You can’t wait to hear all about this mysterious boy who asked her! You ask for his name, and she tells you that her date’s name is Valerie. After a bit of…

What comes to mind, when you think of mother’s participating in their child’s high school life? Maybe it’s the lack of parental participation, or perhaps it’s that overzealous mom, who just have to participate in everything. Have you ever wondered, that the lack of knowledge, could keep mothers from being productive in school. Maybe you have the mom that’s so focused on her career, she forgets about her child education. Do mothers feel once their child gets to high school they should treat…