Too Much Time on My Hands

their family and friends, they are exceeding 31% greater in school. Happiness helps kids to improve in school, however some people disagree with this argument. In his autobiography, by John Stuart Mill(1909), claims that people focus on happiness too much, and that people are displaying the wrong activities to find it. To support his thesis, John Stuart Mill creates his own opinion that the reader could relate to. The author wants to catch the reader’s attention, in order to push them to focus…

body’s right standards to function correctly. That means when you exercise and eat healthy your body will be able to do more things.But that is not the only way the body can stay healthy, another way is brushing your teeth, showering, washing your hands, etc.. Those are ways you can stay healthy because you can fight away sickness and not let germs get everywhere on your body and in your body. Your body needs to stay healthy because if it does not, your body can get really sick with many…

Chapter 4 -Emily- When I opened my eyes, I immediatly shut them again. This is much too bright.. I opened them to slits and sat up. I was lying in white bed with a very thin matress. Two large glass windows were on the right side of the room and right next to me a machine was peeping. That was when I realized that I had a needle stuck into each of my arms. Probably against the shock, I thought warily running through my hair. I felt filthy. My hair was definatly greasy and I could still smell the…

Growing up, I took ballet once or twice a week. I had an instructor at my old studio who really gave me my ballet foundation when I was young. I finally realized how important ballet was when I was in eighth grade or about freshman year of high school. However, I had no classes available for me to take besides twice a week with the same instructor. When I moved studios senior year of high school, I started taking ballet 3-4 times per week with an instructor that really educated, pushed, and…

Mrs. Heningburg’s class was central to my development as a writer because it made me more confident in my writing and made me more aware of others reading my work as a writer. After hearing my last writing assignment's result in the class, I started expecting a high scoring on my writing works. The compliment about my essay from my sixth-grade teacher changed me, so let's start from the beginning. Mrs.Heningburg’s sixth-grade last writing assignment changed my attitude and work ethic towards…

and in my case, it definitely doesn’t. Home was in Hernando county Florida. When I lived there, I only got up to middle school and part of the way through eighth grade before my move to Tennessee. The difference between Tennessee in Florida isn 't just that everyone here would get beat to death for their blatant racism, but the fact that there is much less diversity in Tennessee. It 's quieter, less riled up, and with everything I 've gone through, I can speak that life here drags on much more…

(Father) No one is greater than God Elo – (Daughter) The bug crawls across my finger so slowly that I get sleepy watching it’s tiny legs crawl up my arm and onto my dirty dress. I get sleepy a lot anymore, though. Without food, I don’t have much energy. This morning I used a lot of my energy getting water for Mama. The bucket is heavy and my muscles are almost too tiny now to carry it all the way to the house. Opening my sleepy eyes, I see Mama sitting in the corner, cooking a handful of beans…

Germany reacted to cruelty of WWI and questioned the meaning of old decorative art. Nothing was the same anymore after so much of suffering. There was nothing romantic about butchering humans in trenches. Art had to change to face new times. Many artists paid…

smaller than the span of my arms, the body harness with the lanyard attached to an anchorage point does nothing to quell my lifelong fear of heights. Despite this, the possible regret of missing this opportunity demolishes any apprehension. “Grab a leaf from the Quercus alba” Bob, the assistant arborist, challenges me to do so back when I stood on solid ground. So with a white knuckle grip on the bucket, a steady hand on the hydraulic controls, and all the trust in the world in my harness, I…

addition to the school and a switch in their grading system. Now, the school board is debating on whether Royalton Middle/High School should convert from a block schedule to a seven period schedule. As a student, the switch would have a negative impact on my learning abilities and cause more harm than good. Two reasons why the school should not undergo with the change are less stress on students, and more effective teaching. Some may argue that during a seven period day students will learn more…