Homecoming Journal Entry

Throughout the novel “Homecoming,” the effects of the slave trade on the characters are explored. For example, Quey, the son of Effia, feels the pressure of carrying on his father’s slave industry in the midst of struggling with his identities. According to Quey, “he was one of the half-caste children of the Castle, and, like the other half-caste children, he could not fully claim either half of himself, neither his father’s whiteness nor his mother’s blackness. Neither England nor the Gold coast” (Gyasi 55). Quey makes it clear that he struggles to find his place in the world because he could never put an identity on himself. When asked to accept a position in his mother’s village, Quey was not enthusiastic about it because he had

All I want, and all I have ever wanted, is for people to view me as a leader. Someone you can come to for advice when needed, or one of my best qualities, to make people laugh when they are feeling down on themselves. In September of this year, 2017, I was chosen as one of the candidates for Homecoming King. In October, I was chosen to be the Homecoming King. I could not have been more honored to be a representation of my school. A teacher had seen me working as a student helper in the main office, and just had to tell me, “Kurt, congratulations,” I replied with a gracious thank you. She then went further to tell me, “ It is so nice when good things happen to good people,” replying again with a compassionate thank you. Then, it had become apparent

I feel that homecoming shouldn’t be abolished. Abolishing homecoming would be upsetting to students and former students. The reasons I feel this way is because homecoming could be so much fun, you also get to know more about your school and learning their traditions of the school.

I belong to a school that has 1,301 students enrolled. I was nominated and voted on by the entire student body to be on the Homecoming court. September 4th, 2015, I represented the senior class during the annual Homecoming game. When asked about homecoming I simply say, “Homecoming was my favorite high school memory and I’m grateful to everyone who let me be apart”.

Another Veteran’s Day has come and gone, but the number of veteran students on college campuses across the nation is growing and expected to increase by 20 percent within the next few years according to data from the Veterans Affairs campus tool kit.

Most veterans look forward to returning home to their family. However, many veterans face new problems once they arrive home. It is estimated that 30 percent of veterans develop a mental problem within three to four months of returning home. Below is a list of mental health issues that veterans may face when they return home:

If you have not already looked into it, ASU does have a Veterans Honors Stole that they offer for graduation. There is also a special ceremony that can be attended as well for students who are Veterans. I have included the links below. Please be sure to submit your application once you have everything set with your graduate program, and I will be happy to process your application. Let me know if you have any questions and thank you for service.

Lurking in the 83-degree weather of October is a classic high school theme. There are dozens of movies whose entire plot describes a high school homecoming. Homecoming rituals at my high school are very cliché; everything revolves around dress up week, the football game, and the (dreaded) dance.

"Your name is Andrew. You are 13 years old. You are an orphan. And your life sucks."

So much has happened this week. My mind is too jumbled to focus on my homework. Kenna is suddenly back in my life. There was a man in my room last night. The accident today under the bleachers...

As I am embarking a great new adventure I've come to think it be wise to record, for myself or future generations of my kin, the stories of my travels thus far and my impending journey to the town of Jamestown in the colony of Virginia in the Americas. But before the promise of the New World, I must expound upon my journey in the old.

Morgan, Kris and the kids get here in the morning. I turned in my class work for the week ahead of time because I knew I wouldn't get it done with them here. We go to court on Tuesday for the finalization of Kris adopting the kids. It will be a great

Sadly, today is Monday November 10th and that means today is school. As I got up and glanced at the time, I froze. I had to quickly get dressed and eat.

     Through out life people go through so many hardships. Whether it be good or bad there is always something that comes out of the situation. One of the most exciting but yet scariest events would be graduation. For a lot of people, graduating from high school is a goal. It takes a lot of time and effort to achieve that goal. In the long run, it opens a lot of opportunities for people to succeed. Graduation is the end of high school, and the beginning to life.