On Wednesday, November 18th, my mom and grandma made a visit to my school. We all decided to go to the men’s varsity basketball game where the team was playing against Saint Louis University. My mom is an alumnus of SLU and every year we go to the basketball game where SIUE plays at SLU or vice versa. My mom and my grandma arrived to my dorm around 6pm and then I showed them around my apartment before we headed to the game, which started at 7pm. After finally finding a spot in the busy parking lot
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light switch located just inside the front door. The light does not come on! Now what? 1. Name the problem or question you are trying to solve. One evening I came home late, my husband and children were out for the night, I unlocked the front door, reach in to turn the light on and it doesn’t come on. I go back to my car for the flashlight. I need to identify where the problem is generated from. Why doesn’t the light turn on when the switch is switched on? 2. What is your background research
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Working Hard or Hardly Working? Do you remember when you first entered high school and didn’t know what to think of it? It has happened to most of us, young and inexperienced to the ways of high school. High school is where you find yourself and what you want in life. Even after all the ups and downs, I haven’t regretted anything as it helped me in life and helped me further me as student of life. Even though high School is a learning experience, and there are many differences in how I was in freshman
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Response to Homework’s Time is Over by Valerie Yates Rachel Gao Valerie Yates portrays her attitude towards the idea of homework in the passage, Homework’s Time is Over, as very negative. She has grown up disliking the stressful task and she continues to not understand the purpose of the time consuming work as an adult. According to Yates, there is not enough time for her children to finish their homework in the evening; she would prefer if schools could be lengthened
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I have been actively involved in school activities throughout high school. During high school, I played all five sports (Football, Basketball, Track, Golf and Baseball). I also was part of the drama department, PBIS Team and Sigourney National Honor Society Chapter. The PBIS Team focuses on things our school needs to improve, on such as, improving the character of our student body. National Honor Society also is a great representation of my character and leadership. In order to be selected, you must
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are closer than they seem.” As you prepare to graduate reflect on your time in high school. Senioritis has officially set in. Red Level High School has been a great place for me to grow and learn throughout the years. When I think about all the years I have walked these halls they all seem to blend together and become a blur; it all went by so fast. As I spend my last few days wandering the halls I often reflect back on my life and how far I have come. I will always remember Red Level as the place
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always been my childhood dream to attain the highest education possible. Unfortunately, this dream has eluded me several times due to reasons beyond my control. Despite all the elusions and roadblocks I experienced on my journey to fulfill this dream, my determination and desire has never faltered. This is because I kept my eyes opened and focused on future. My parents separated when I was in 10th grade and things became very tough for me but I was able to graduate from grade school in Nigeria with
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I disagree with the school board adding 1 hour and 30 minutes to the school day. It would mean I would have less time to relax. It would mean that teachers would have more hours that they have to work and take out of their day. It would also mean more stress and struggle for me and other students or teachers. If they added more time to school, many other students and I would have less time to relax. I will have less time to enjoy myself after a hard school day. Other students and I might have
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7. Do you have to travel to get to school and how long does this process take ? Yes, I go with bus so it takes like 15 minutes 8. Do you think it’s possible to have a part-time job and to follow a full-time study? Yes, but you can’t work too much 9. Do you have a part-time job? Yes 10. What kind of job is this? At a company desk, checking people 11. For how long have you been working in general? 4 months 12. Do you leave school earlier to go back to work and do you
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Elementary School from kindergarten to fourth grade and Buena Vista Elementary School from fifth to sixth grade. Towards the end of sixth grade, my friends and I talked a lot about junior high. Sadly, I had to go to a different junior high than them, which was Tevis. I had heard that junior high was much harder than elementary school and was more confusing. I was very concerned about having different classes and having to find them because I felt that I would be late on the first day. During my first
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