The Harder They Come

Often times, the people who travel the hardest paths in life and come out stronger are the people who are recognized. Taking this into consideration, those who overcome challenges and succeed should be recognized because they inspire others to do the same. In this way, students should be encouraged in school to stay persistent even when their academic courses are very challenging, because even the smartest student will fall short of success if he or she does not stay gritty. In short, students…

down the mountain, falling off drop offs, and hitting jumps all for the thrill and adrenaline. This is my life almost every day of the week. Mountain biking is a huge part of my life and a factor in my distraction from school. Parents say “school comes first” but that phrase escapes me too often because my mind constantly needs the physical exercise to stay happy. My mind isn’t able to focus on school work if it’s not giving me the distraction I need to put life out of my head. This…

will work harder!” Have you heard this before? This phrase implies that no matter what one will persevere and keep on keeping on. Many people in the world today live by this phrase. It was also the motto held by the main character in the book by Upton Sinclair entitled: The Jungle. He lives this way because he thinks that if he works harder, he will live achieve the American dream. I think that this motto is a great motto to live by. In Jurgis’s life, however, it did not always prove to be his…

to constantly worry about being found out and deported. The book doesn’t just tell their struggles to even make it to the competition but there personal struggles of being illegal immigrants and how in the following years our country made it harder and harder for them to get an education for being here illegally. Oscar actually deported himself and was banned from the United States for ten years before he even had a chance to try and gain citizenship. Even though these kids won the competition…

Rhythm: The Villanelle is a complex poem with a specific structure. The rhyme scheme is as follows ‘’aba aba aba aba aba abaa.’’ This means that the final word in the first and third lines in every tercet rhyme together: ‘’harder’’ and ‘’warder,’’ and the middle lines also rhyme with each other: ‘’bit’’ and ‘’tit’’. In the quatrain, the first, third and fourth lines rhyme with the rest of the 'A' lines, and the second line rhymes with the rest of the middle lines, or the 'B.' In this way, only…

Why Rapists Should Have Longer and Harder Sentencings Every ninety- eight seconds, someone is sexually assaulted in the US, and every eight minutes that victim is a child. Their crime. The rape and sexual assault numbers are going up daily, not only in America, but everywhere in the world. Today I will be pursuing you as to why I think that rapist and people who commit sexual assault should have longer, harder sentencings. I will try to persuade you by using facts about sexual assaults,…

Friends usually make life easier. A true friend cares about what you do, helps you solve problems, bring out the best in you and enjoys spending time with you. The saying ¨Thatś what friends are for¨ is somewhat true because you need your friend when it comes to life. They help you get through the worst times for example, failing a test or maybe just drama around. An example of a person who I consider my friend, is someone I went to elementary and middle school with. Now that we are in high…

must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe” (“ Dreams Quotes”). The saying in this quote is that one must dream ,but also believe that is what Lennie, George, and Crooks did. For Lennie, George, and Crooks their dreams were harder to reach. Dreams affect the characters of of Mice and Men through Lennie causing trouble, George choosing to care for Lennie, and Crooks being limited by being African American. First of all, Dreams affect Lennie because he was always…

the HVAC Unit's Life: A dirty air filter is the most common cause of a heating and air conditioning system breaking down. As more and more dirt accumulates in the filter, it becomes clogged causing the unit to overheat. This causes the motor to work harder than it has to, and before you know it, you are calling for a heating…

One’s race and social status may impact one's opportunity in successfully achieving the American Dream. Students who are born into a higher social class are not at an even playing field with those students from a lower class when it comes to education. Children that come from a family in a high social class are usually enrolled into private or more well resourced schools in which there are far less students compared to students who attend public schools that are funded insufficiently and receive…