Schoolwork

Alex Johnson is a young male who comes from a working-class family. Both of his parents work all day and night just to make ends meet, and they don’t have much time after work to pay attention to Alex or his academics. Alex also has a part-time job as a fry cook at a fast food chain in order to help his family out financially, and he must also care for his three younger siblings while his parents are at work. Due to these family responsibilities, Alex misses class more often than most of his…

should not be in schools to raise grades, save money for the required classes, and allow students to focus on their work. Although sports may be more fun than studying for a test, students will elevate their grades by focusing further on their schoolwork. “America lags behind other countries academically and over 20 nations have greater high school graduation rates” (Ripley 10). The first semester of Premont Independent School District they had “no upcoming games and because of this, 80% of the…

Take your kids trucking with you One of the hardest parts of the job for a truck driver is being away from family for extended. It’s tough to be out on the highway, logging hour after hour, knowing your children are at home running around the backyard without you chasing them completing school projects without your help. But have you ever thought that they might be the ones who are actually missing out? Driving across the country can often be just as educational as school. Many parents take…

they’ll help me grow as I continue on my journey and will encourage me to succeed in each of my classes. By achieving these goals I have to encounter ways to accomplish them. That’s by putting in effort, being positive, and staying focused on my schoolwork. Even though there might be obstacles that I have to face when fulfilling my goals, I plan to push forward and remain humble. My main goal for the this class is to maintain an “A” throughout the semester. The other goals I plan to…

Affordability, increased focused and equality for all! By eliminating the current dress code and replacing it with uniforms we can finally create a more welcoming school environment for students of all kinds. In terms of affordability, the average cost of a school uniforms is between $100-125 according to howmuchisit.org a company that uses sources such as the Wall street journal, Bloomberg and CNN. According to teenage research unlimited, the average amount of money female students spend on…

Let’s start off this essay with the classic quote, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” The members of the Carolina community, students and staff, could learn a thing or two from my stories and actions, not my appearance. Based on my appearance, I radiate a sarcastic, apathetic, typical athlete vibe; unbeknownst to many, that is not an accurate representation of myself. I’m going to be blatant, inside and outside the classroom, I am a natural leader. Cocky? Yes, but there is no need for modesty…

e-communication style sometimes bled into school assignments. About half said they sometimes omitted proper punctuation and capitalization in schoolwork. A quarter said they had used emoticons like smiley faces. About a third said they had used text shortcuts like “LOL” for “laugh out loud” ( Lewin, Tamar. “Informal Style of Electronic Messages Is Showing Up in Schoolwork, Study Finds”). The fact that text messaging is able to affect one’s health is not all surprising. There have been…

Success is not solely based on ones background. Backgrounds vary among person to person and can often times rather influence the passion and drive that helps individuals reach their goals. Many successful people credit their success to adversities in their life and see the failures in their life as motivation to do better. While some individuals come from backgrounds that would much rather hinder others from reaching success. Learn to overcome hardships and reach success through their own…

Jordan. We use grit to accomplish our goals every day and most people don’t realize it. In fact, we do not give up but we tend to keep trying. Another term to call that is “grit.” Grit is needed in playing sports, learning instruments, and doing schoolwork. Sports required a lot of perseverance. Perseverance is when you keep trying until you finally reach your goals. For instance, Michael Jordan did not start as being a pro basketball player. He failed multiple times but was motivated to do…

Is junior high starting out awful? Well, junior is awful unless you know what you're doing so I wrote up these tips on how to survive. Junior high is really important because this is when you start growing up and when a lot more responsibility is placed onto you. Remember that life will go on and it really doesn’t matter how popular you are because it’s only three years and then it’s all over. No one will probably remember it anyway who was and wasn’t popular. Junior high is also fun because a…