13th Birthday Research Paper

Growing up I have always had huge goals set for myself and I have had a lot of obstacles that have had a big impact on where I want to go in life. Those obstacles made me realize that maybe I can be different my life and that lead me to where I am today, senior year at Mountain View High School. I’m Caroline Kalcheff, and this is how I used my past issues to develop my future goals and dreams.

Growing up in Theresa was an experience that will live with me until the day I die. Theresa is a town with a population of roughly 2,000 people and it is very rural. Theresa is a blue collar community where everyone works hard and everyone plays hard. I saw this 24/7 at home. It was a small town. Everyone knew what was going on with everything in the town. The town of Theresa was basically one giant family. I went to school their from Kindergarten through 4th grade. The school was three blocks from my house and I would walk to school and back every single day. I usually had people who would walk with me. Some of those people I am still friends with to this very day. This was were I got my very first taste of school and first taste of friendship. One friend that I have made in Theresa is standing up in my wedding in July. Growing up their was a blessing for so many reasons. Probably for reasons I may realize later in life.

Bar is a Jewish Babylonian Aramaic word meaning son and bat means' daughter in Hebrew, and Mitzvah means commandment or law. Which means bar Mitzvah and bat Mitzvah translate to the son of the commandment and the daughter of the commandment.

Since I was in a Jewish day school, I dreamed about having a Bar Mitzvah. A Bar Mitzvah is a Jewish tradition where a boy becomes a man in the community at the age of 13. Being a considered a “man” means that you are responsible for your own actions. It is also recommended to participate in holiday traditions. For my mitzvah project, I decided to donate sports equipment to Bautoon Middle School. This school is located in South Central, which is very poor neighborhood in Los Angeles. Unfortunately for the students of this school, they had little to no sports equipment. In my opinion, all children should have the luxury of being able to play sports. I am very grateful that I had the opportunity to the give back to this school. There are multiple

The teenage period is normally known for being the best chapter of someone s life.. a period full of fun and happy moments. The period where they get to build their own personality and develop their opinions about almost everything.

Growing up, I was raised in multiple different environments. From the beaches of Florida to the mountains and high elevation of Missouri and to the hot plains of Texas. I have moved a total of 7 times and gone to 6 different schools. That's insane and I have been able to meet some amazing people!

Bat Mitzvah is a ceremony that is celebrated for girls transitioning into adults in the Jewish community. In the earliest days, Bat Mitzvah was a short ceremony that included a blessing by the child's father. In the modern time, Bat Mitzvahs include Torah Readings, Speeches and a Celebration. In the beginning, Bat Mitzvah was not a ceremony for girls.

Growing up as an only child, you learn lessons about life earlier than most kids. I learn that you have done everything yourself. There is no one else to blame when there is trouble. I moved seven times, meaning I have lived in seven different houses or places. With moving that many times I learned to not get attached to people or places. For school, I ended up moving to four different school districts. Two of the school districts being private and the other two public schools. My experiences from both types of schools gave me an insight to how people do things in life. Therefore, I got the chance at a young age to meet at various people that live in our country. I'm first generation born and raised in the United States. Both my parents went to college in the

In the picture if you look quickly you would assume my sister was older, but in fact she is actually only 13. I have noticed for the past few years the 13 year olds of today don’t look like the 13 year olds when I was 13. They actually tend to look a lot older and near their 20’s. That’s because millennials of today try to look and act older. They think it’s cool to wear all the older looking outfits, do their hair everyday, and wear tons and tons of makeup.

A Bar Mitzvah, the marking of manhood in the Jewish Culture. “Bar” means “son” and "Mitzvah" refers to “commandment” in Aramaic which happens to be the vernacular of the Jewish people. In the marking of man hood which takes place at the age of thirteen. There are three main parts to becoming an adult in the Jewish Culture. Celebration of the first Aliyah, which takes place once the boy is thirteen. The Obligation to observe the Jewish Commandments and the ability to take part in leading different religious services. In todays practices it is common to do more then say a blessing and take part in religious services.

We have teens in our community that are thinking about or already doing drugs or cigars. One way to fix this is to make a teen center so teens aren’t provoked to take drugs or smoke. They’ll have activities such as art, music, and physical health. They can drive to the center and pay for a year or month to participate. They can head over after school and do their homework with the help of tutors that understood the subject that they’re struggling in. Therefore, they can be sure of finishing homework and can do an activity of their choice after.

Imagine assembling and disassembling AK-47 in high school! Stacy, is an international student from the University of Oregon. Stacy’s life growing up was different and a little bit similar to to how other people in the US grow up.

Growing up in a family where the average education level is middle school can change the way that you are perceived in the world. My mother is the only person to get an Executive MBA. This has influenced me to go to school and get my degree to change the statistics put upon my family. Growing up my mother has always put the pressure on me to push myself harder and be my better self. When I first came to America I did not speak a lick of English, I would remember my mom sanding over me with a ruler and would hit me every time I said a word wrong or if I were to misspell a word. This has instilled in me to never give up and keep on trying until everything was correct with no mistakes. By the second semester of kindergarten I was already the best

In summer 1942 we headed up to my parents country house in Texas like we did every summer for many years. Nothing ever exciting seemed to happen but I didnt mind that being a 17 year old girl you'd expect me to be at my most rehbelious stage in life but not me. The most that would ever happen is a few partys here and there around this area, my friend Frances invited me out to a campfire that was being held on the beach I decided to go since this would be the last year staying here before I headed to New York to try my shot as a actress, My parents had incourged this and got me a couple of auditions if that failed I wasnt too upset because that had been my parents dream not mine id always wanted to be a journilst for the New York Times. The war was going on

Spending your whole like with an eroding secret is like spending your life stuck in place. Once my family was made aware of my past I was finally released, and I hit the ground running.