Personal Essay: Pauline Hunter

Though the parents constantly ensure that they do the opposite of the social norm, they’ve made sure to inspire Jeannette with the values of schooling. Alongside Jeannette’s parents value instillments with an added extra persuasion from her sister, Jeannette takes the leap and enters into the world of academia with an Ivy League college acceptance. “I applied to its sister college, Barnard, and was accepted.” (Wall 250). Even with her upbringing Jeannette is still bright enough to make her way into a good college, a college that most would say “trash” like her didn’t deserve to attend.

The events recounted in Anne Frank’s Diary took place during World War 11. By 1933, the strongest party in Germany had gained ultimate power with Hitler under their command. Hitler was Germany’s dictator who spread his gospel of racial hatred through politics. While poverty and unemployment were at an all time high he launched a campaign of anti-Semitism. Hitler’s main target was the Jews, claiming that they were “racially inferior.” He developed an idea of a Master Aryan Race, the need to rid Germany of “inferior people”, such as Jews and Gypsies, and the need to expand Germany’s borders. In doing this, he caused many Jews to abandoned their homes and go into total isolation. The Frank family

The Holocaust was one of the most tragic event in history when about six million Jews lost their lives to the Nazi. It was a very tragic and evil thing that the Nazi’s did. However, a Jewish girl, Anne Frank, said this: “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Through everything Anne and her family went through, she always saw the good in things. After reading the play about her diary, I would have to agree with Anne’s quote. One of the main reasons I am agreeing with Anne is the kind and selfless thing that she did for her family and the people in the Annex on Hanukkah. However, I can see why you might disagree with Anne and myself by Mr. Van Daan and his selfish and unkind actions.

Rachel Carson is considered one of America's finest science and nature writers. She is best known for her 1962 book, Silent Spring, which is often credited with beginning the environmental movement in the United States. The book focussed on the uncontrolled and often indiscriminate use of pesticides, especially dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (commonly known as DDT), and the irreparable environmental damage caused by these chemicals. The public outcry Carson generated by the book motivated the U.S. Senate to form a committee to

The first thing on the agenda of my visit was my official tour of the school. As I walked around the main campus I began to picture myself as part of the pack. With each new building I saw, the more I fell in love with the school. Everything from the glowing red-bricked education buildings to the exquisite student building, Talley Student Union. After I had walked the magnificent campus, it was time for my meeting with the head coach, Bryan Bunn. I had never met Coach Bunn or even talked to him, only email. When I stepped into his office with my mom every one of my senses was heightened. I could hear my heart beating out of my chest. I could hear every pipe that had water running through

One undergrad student who is now a senior, Cassandra Skinner, tells how her choice to attend an HBCU was difficult due to the misconception that these types of schools were “ghetto” or “ratchet”. But after her first semester, and being on the cheerleader squad, she realized that this is where she belonged, with “her

Each year, the National Beta Club sets out to find the most motivated, bright, and involved seniors within the organization. Upon discovering these students, each is named a beta scholar and is rewarded with a scholarship toward pursuing their higher education. The process is highly selective and competitive, with only 256 nationwide being recipients of the honor. This year, Pickens High is proud to announce that one of our own emerges amidst these ranks- Ginny Morris. Through years of hard work and perseverance, Ginny has climbed her way to the top. A salutatorian, senior class secretary, and a Beta Officer, amongst numerous accomplishments, it comes as no surprise that she has earned this prestigious award and scholarship. Congratulations,

When asked about her time so far at UM she stated, “I don’t like it here. I just don’t like school and I think the people here are too different then back home.” Further expressing a concern that she feels very isolated while at UM, a contribution to Sarah’s poor grades may derive from the fact that she was too preoccupied with adjusting to an environment that is so new to her that it is a shock. The oddity of Sarah’s comment though is that she has already built strong relationships with many people at the university, including her roommate. Sarah states her roommate is most influential in making her feel as if she is not alone as she is always there to talk to and comfort her. This scenario is not uncommon among many college students, but it is especially prevalent among first generation college students because of the strong ties to family that are often seen with these type of students.

Since the 8th grade, I’ve known I wanted to be a student at Howard University. Howard University has cleared every major specification that I so very looked for in school in a way no other school could ever. From the moment I stepped on campus the beginning of my junior year, I knew this was the place that I would be able to thrive and inherently become a better “Me”. Howard exudes a certain liveliness that attracts me… Whether it’s the prestige and notably, the mass opportunities presented to all of its students, or the noticeable ambition that exude off each student; I Matthew Smith want to be part of it.

Dear reader, please keep in mind, difficulties affect people in varying degrees. Also remember, it inspires Ann Parrish. Given her unorthodox approach toward adversity, she excels at her job.

The person I have chosen to do my essay on is Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. Gardner is my advisory teacher. When I first started school here at Potosi High School, I had a very difficult time adjusting to this new place. I had come fresh out of a homeschooling program and before that, I attended a small private school. I was scared that I wouldn't do well in this school. I was especially nervous about grade checks. I've always been a good student and made good grades, but I was worried that the stress of switching schools would get to me and I'd struggle. Mrs. Gardner has been encouraging and empathetic to me since day one. She has reminded me not to worry so much and that as long as I'm doing my best, that's all that matters. She has taught me

It was one of the many saddest events that occurred in the history of the world. In the following paragraphs you will be reading a summary or a “movie review”, what ever might call it, about Anne Frank. At the end of the review I will write about my opinion to the movie.

With no relatives to guide his way, Reyes would be the first to travel down the college road. Regardless, he was up for the challenge and began enrolling in advanced placement courses from middle school until high school. He dreamt of huge ACT scores, AP credit, and rigorous work that would ensure college readiness. Unfortunately, Reyes’ was never able to focus the energy required in advanced placement. The same classes he thought would rise him to college stardom become his end. After performing poorly in all his AP classes, Reyes’s GPA was so low, kids taking regular education courses were better off. Things were so bad, schools such as Texas State and Texas Tech University returned letters of rejection to the poor senior. The people who were “too dumb to get into any regular school”, as put by most college seniors, were labeled “losers”. It was an embarrassing time for Reyes’, but still, he decided it was time to change his ways. He’d always wanted to attend the University of Texas at Austin, so he decided if he had to attend community college, he would fix his image by transferring to a prestige’s

Paul Tough starts us off by throwing us right into Venessa Brewer’s shoes. A started from the bottom where Vanessa triumphs in high school and becomes able to be the first in her family to get a college degree. As bright as Venessa is, she struggled in her first semester at college. She thought that she was the only college student having trouble making that transition. Tough then goes more in depth with kids, especially the disadvantaged ones, who struggle with college. Tough goes to a couple of professors, David Laude and David Yeager, to find out why it’s a problem and how can they fix it? Both Laude and Yeager wanted to help lessen the failure gap between disadvantaged and advantaged students. They addressed this problem by setting up support

comparison I can think of is when I moved to middle school. I was the