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It was one week before auditions. Seven days, one-hundred and sixty-eight hours, and what felt like millions of seconds between me and an audition room that would decide my fate. Since the beginning of freshman year, girls would dream about the day they would have the opportunity to sing as a member of the most elite choir at Wayzata High School: Concert Choir. From ten minute Mozart masses to twelve part harmonies, there was not a single student who didn't salivate over the perfect chords and…

For the purpose of confidentiality, the informant of following narrative will be referred to as Benji. All other people mentioned will also be given aliases to protect their identities. Probability dictates that as an individual goes through life, they are bound to face rough patches which make that person change for the better or for the worse. I began to understand this idea during my interview with Benji. I asked Benji to come to my room so I could ask him some questions about his life,…

basics of STEM, demand for engineers, and programs for women have been essential to the development of keeping the attention from women. Consequently, the problem for a career in secondary education in math is the lack of interest from young women. Since there is a large demand for women in STEM careers, jobs in secondary education specializing in math can become a vital step in the development of young women pursuing a career in engineering. Currently, the demand for…

As a senior in high school I have spent thirteen years of my life in the public school system participating in countless standardized test. My third grade year our school system began taking SOL’s, standards of learning, and it was then that education switched from what the teachers felt was important to what the government insisted we needed to know. It was then that it no longer mattered what we knew instead, all that mattered was we could fill in answers to obtain a grade of excellence.…

A Step-Mom but a Real Mom She changed my whole entire world. She made me who I am today. She may be my step-mom but she is the real mom I’ve never had. No one has ever loved me as much as she has. She took care of me ever since I was a baby. Making me the young woman I am today. I never thought anyone could care for me as much as she has. She helped me see how people are really supposed to care about people and their children. She turned my whole entire life upside down. In the early ages of my…

Standing in the middle of the hall, looking at every new face makes me feel so lost. No one was there for me to turn to or talk to. This was not what I expected when coming to Stanly Early College. At that time, I was only fourteen years old with no friends at Stanly Early College, which made me feel very out of place. It made me regret choosing Stanly Early College because at first I thought I would get to know different people, but I only ended up being alone. My loneliness made me feel as if…

I was born in Misawa, Japan. I moved to St. Mary’s County, Maryland, when I was 3 years old. My dad was deployed for months at a time but I was too young to really understand where he went or when he would be back. My brother always said I was the lucky one, my dad was always there on my birthday and holidays, while he, rarely saw my dad in his childhood. It was rough, knowing my dad was in Iraq, Afghanistan, and under the ocean, during a war, but for some reason, I never had the thought that he…

On this earth, most people are forced to get an education at a young age. We think that children need to start learning early on in life instead of waiting until adulthood. As a society, we want our young people to be as intelligent and creative as they can be. That’s why there are elementary schools and preschools to help children develop learning skills early on. This can benefit a person greatly in the long run. That’s why I believe that education is an effective and easy way for an…

SHY “Alex would you please be quiet for one second?” asked my mom. It’s funny that she always says this to me, because I got my talkative side from her. She talks more than I do, most of the time at least. Everyone else thinks that I am just shy, but that is not the case. If you really know me, you know that I am very outgoing. I have a ton of friends, that support me. My friends know my strengths and my weaknesses, and they could tell you that being shy is not one of my weaknesses. Because I…

In a time where traditional college is becoming more and more expensive Community College offers a more approachable alternative to those seeking to escape their cave and reach enlightenment. According to Moneycrashers.com students are expected to save at least twelve thousand dollars when attending Community College over the course of a two year degree (Eneriz). Everybody receives essentially the same high school education however what people chose to do to further their education can be a…