Are you positive you want to do this? I heard this in the back of my head as I walked into the gym at Freeport Middle School. I was there for the first practice of the Freeport Force basketball team. As I moved closer to the doors I could hear basketballs bouncing continuously. I also heard shoes ...

The principal of General Brown High School was wrong to remove eighteen individuals from their sports teams for attending a party.During the winter sports season of 2000, principal Steve Vigliotti removed eighteen athletes from their teams/squads for attending a party that had alcoholic beverages at...

It was the night of the Freeport High School's Junior/Senior Prom. The dance ended around eleven o'clock pm, and then everyone went to the post prom. The quarterback of the football team and his date decide to go and by some alcohol for them to have after the post prom. The arrived at post...

Basic Life Objective: My main life objective is to simply just be happy. In addition, I want to be at peace with who I am, where I am, and what I'm doing. I also want to surround myself with beautiful people and things, create abundance and awareness with my art and photography, and travel the ...

A wise man once said, "For everything lost something is gained, and for everything gained something is lost." That famous statement, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, illustrates a very important fact of life. Throughout my life I have experienced several life changing events that I have gained or lost s...

Laird Harrison, in "A Classroom in Which You Can Speak Your Mind," believes schools should separate boys and girls. Laird Harrison said that even though a single-sex education might not be an optimum decision to help "every distracted student," it is considered a good solution fo...

My name is Clifford Wise Jr., I'm going to tell you about my history of substance abuse. Then I'm going to tell you about my attitude towards crime and drugs now.It all started when I was about 11 or 12 years old it was my first time skipping school. I was supposed wait for my cousin to come pick me...

While the temptation to hit the snooze bar at 4:30 a.m. would be difficult to resist for even the most disciplined early-bird, my father never flinches at answering the bell at what many consider the middle of the night. The astonishing fact is not so much the time he rises but the reason behin...

January January is the month of new beginning's and celebration. It is the time to celebrate the coming of a New Year with friends and family. A New Year means more opportunities. More opportunities to start over and for fill new promises. During January we get together to party and have ...

Dead Men's Path The villagers were very superstitious they even had their head priest come and talk to the new headmaster about this little problem. As far as the school property being destroyed I think it was both the souls of the ancestors and the newly dead. You also can't count ...

The Difference between a Brother and Sister While growing up, my brother and I were really close. We did everything together; we had the same friends and everything. As we got older, this changed so much. We did not communicate anymore. It was as if we had nothing in common anymore. When Gary was ...

This story is about how an eighteen-year-old orphan named Judy Abbott was allowed to go to college. It all began when the John Grier Home, the orphanage where she lived, had a faculty meeting, where a question of her future came up. It was decided that a trustee who only until now only sent boys to ...

When I was younger, I grew up in a really nice neighborhood and I really couldn't complain about my immediate family because everything back then seemed a lot nicer than what the rest of my family had. While I was in elementary school my parents were together but before finishing the fift...

I was born and raised in Hong Kong. Living in a city that is always hustling, my life was very structured. I was always doing my homework or preparing for my exams. My schedule hadn't changed much since the day I went to school. I never had too much time to think about who I am and who I wanted...

School was almost out. And i was having a horiible day, week in fact. Just a week left and it would be summer vacation. I couldn't wait for the last day to be over with; no more teachers, no more elementary school, and a lot more sleep. It was a normal day, and I took the bus home from school ...

Jennifer Lopez was born in the Bronx, New York on July 24, 1970. Jennifer considers herself to be a Puerto Rican and she is very proud of her Hispanic heritage and culture. Her father is David Lopez, a computer specialist, and her mother Guadalupe Lopez, a Kindergarten teacher. Her parents recognize...

This story is actually a mix of about three terribly misguided kids that have committed a crime. The first story is about Derek King, 14, and his brother Alex, 13, that killed their father by beating him to death with a bat last November, in Florida. They received seven to eight years in prison. N...

The National Enquirer UFO causes a 40-car pileup The thunder and lightning that disturbed this cold dreary morning was caused by an unidentified flying object. Bob Thomas, a teacher at Orem High School, was driving on the freeway when he spotted...

What can I say about my name it's Alex, that's my title, it tells you who I am. I was given this name by my mother when I was born. Many things can be said about my name. I personally like the name for instance, when you say the name Anthony it stands out for some reason I don't know ...

The only way to know for sure if a path is right for you is to take and follow the path all the way to the end. Unfortunately life can only allow so many misdirection plays and crossing of paths. There are many paths to choose from and every decision everyday of one's life can lead further dow...

Daddy? It has always been just my mom and I. There was never a really a strong father figure in my life since the day my dad left when I was just five years old. He just packed his bags and left, as simple as that, I never saw him ever again. I wasn't able to get to know him, didn't...

Sabrina, The letter in which you have written to newsweek magazine has got me thinking about how many kids in my school actually smoke. Maybe one day they will conduct research to see how many kids actually do smoke! From knowing the people around me I would think that the numbers are pretty h...

"More Than Just Camping" by Bee Yang Introduction To Social Work Jack Isbell June 7, 2000 "More Than Just Camping" Are teenager really different these days? I mean I was once a teenager, I must know....

Unmasked, Stolen Comparison Essay In this essay I'm comparing Stolen which I saw at Malvern Theatre and the unmasked performance which I took part in at school as part of a Gcse Drama course. Unmasked is a play about young people from dysfunctional families in modern day middle class Britai...

Saul, John. Comes the Blind Fury . New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1980. 383 pages. 1. The Pendelton Family arrived at Paradise Point and began moving into their new home. Michelle, their 12 year old daughter, found a doll in her closet and she named it Amanda. 2. Michelle met her neig...