Secondary orality

“Put some meaning into your words,” said my chorus teacher as apathetic faces and idle mouths stare back at him“ A folk song of this magnitude should not be sung with such a light heart”. My ears tune into the dissonant voices surrounding me slowing interpreting the lack of passion already evident to my teacher. Subconsciously, my eyes and head slowly move downwards trying to shield themselves from the wave of indifference flooding my class. As I open my eyes, I am met with the gaze of…

Many colleges have adapted honor codes that is used to encourage integrity. Students that attend the college are taught through the honor code to be independent and are expected to follow these principals. Students must learn to distinguish what is morally wrong and right. Therefore, colleges should have honor codes. With the use of honor codes, students attending will succeed in being independent and honesty. Reasons honor codes should be put to use because people spent money on scholarship to…

Reflecting on the past long, but yet short four years of high school, I cannot help but be exhilarated for the next four to come. I can remember the first day that I walked into the JROTC room like it was just yesterday, butterflies floating in my stomach, my nerves everywhere with a smile on my face because I knew that is where I belong. As time went I took advantage of the program by joining the Armed Drill team as another cadet. Within one year of hard work and innumerable amount of…

Hockey player Wayne Gretzky once said,” You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky is a former Canadian hockey player. This quote shows that in hockey, if you don’t take the shot you will always miss it. If you don't try you never know what will happen or will never succeed. Not trying can never give you what you want. This quote also shows, if you take the shot you have a chance of making it. This is important because if you don’t try you never know if you're going…

My tennis coach and piano teacher will never be able to fathom why I spent so much time for this moment. My heart was trying to escape my chest when the speakers called my name, as hours upon hours of frustration were dedicated to what would be (hopefully) only 20 seconds. My trembling hands began flat on a timer, and the judge unboxed the puzzle that engulfed my life for nearly all of high school. I picked up the Rubik’s cube, and began to solve. My first speedcubing competition was in…

Erik Erickson dissimilar to human behaviorist Urie Bronfenbrenner theorized that humans had a discontinuous development which occurred in eight stages, each one corresponding to the individual’s age. Much like Sigmund Freud Psychosexual stages, within each stage, there is a psychosocial crisis, a tension between two extremes that will generally have one outcome. But unlike Freud Erikson focused more upon interactions with society, emotions, and mental states rather than biology and in some…

Upon my entry into high school I could be described as an overweight anxiety ridden freshman. At this time, my anxiety was rooted in my fear of school and mirrors. School because of the hundreds of students waiting to cast their judgments upon me and mirrors because of the reflection that appeared. My morning routine had entailed two hours of countless outfit changes and a great deal of mental breakdowns. As the day continued I would consciously avoid all mirrors and if I saw my reflection I was…

When thinking about the road to success, most people think about getting into a good college and graduating with a degree in order to get a stable job. But what happens if you do not have a college degree? In "Degree Inflation’ may be pushing workers out of the middle class”, Alan Murray and Geoffrey Smith tackle the emerging problem of degree inflation by listing important facts to bring attention to the widening gap between college graduates and non-college graduates. Murray and Smith report…

In Texas, a second-grade teacher went viral for her no-homework policy, earning lots of gratitude by parents across the country of young students. Children around North America don’t like doing their homework or find difficulties doing it. Therefore, should students stop receiving homework by their teachers? In the first place, homework puts students off learning, it takes a lot of time up and of course students have different living styles. In other words, homework is not an accurate way to…

Is a college education valuable ? College is an opportunity for a better education. Through college, one can improve their study and work skills. By developing these skills, one can be successful in the workplace. College is valuable because of greater wealth, insurance, and a better education The first reason why college is valuable is because of greater wealth. Throughout college one has the opportunity to make more money. According to the article, “New School Year, Old Story”,…