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High School Research Paper

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High School is a period in one’s life where one grows into the person he will be as an adult while discovering new characteristics about himself. Jesuit develops in its young men a profile that includes five qualities of turning boys into men for others. Jesuit has helped me in my progress in reaching my ultimate goal of being a better man when I enter adulthood. Jesuit has helped me to progress in all five qualities in my first three years, but I believe I have progressed furthest in the qualities of committed to doing justice and loving. In my years at Jesuit I have become more committed to doing justice in multiple ways. I have “become more aware of my selfish attitudes and tendencies which would lead me to treat others unjustly”. Jesuit …show more content…

When I was in 9th grade I failed a vocab quiz because I didn’t write it in my planner. My classmate in front of me got an A, and bragged to me about it. I became angry and made a rude remark. I received a P.H. Now whenever I would like to make an insult to a fellow student I curl my tongue. That situation is just one of many that have taught me to treat others more justly by being aware of certain tendencies. I have begun to see “the importance of public opinion and voter influence on local, regional, national, and international policies”. When I first entered Jesuit, I did not care what people really thought of me or if people knew what I really thought of them. I realized in my time at Jesuit that if people like you and they believe you like them, life is a lot easier. I was in 8th grade when I received my first and only Saturday P.H. at Jesuit. When Top called me in for cheating I wasn’t worried because I knew I had not done anything wrong. I entered Top’s office with a smug attitude and didn’t even respond to his questions with “yes sir” and “no sir”. Top soon made me realize that my …show more content…

I have found my “relationships with the opposite sex more mature”. Jesuit is an all boys school, but it teaches valuable lessons about one’s relationships with females. I’ve learned, mostly from sitting around the lunch table, that all girls are not to be looked at solely for the purpose of getting with them. I am a sophomore now at Jesuit and I currently have no girlfriend or any relationship like one, yet I find myself talking to the same girl every day, multiple times a day. We go get food together and we hangout all the time, but we are just friends. I receive many questions each day to if we are a couple. It seems odd for me to think about us together because we are such good friends. I can see why people would think otherwise but in my eyes she is just like any guy friend I might have. In my first years at Jesuit I would not bother being in this kind of relationship with a girl because it seems pointless to do so if we aren’t dating. Through my “service to others, I am beginning to appreciate the satisfaction of giving myself for other people and thereby finding life enriched”. Most of the 8th graders at Jesuit don’t do much to help each other out in school. In 8th grade its everyman for himself, but by the end of freshman year, the students rely on each other. Throughout most of my sophomore year this year I would make flashcards for English class. When a classmate of mine noticed I

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