final exam will be in three parts: multiple choice, primary source analysis, and three major essays. I won’t be allowed within 2 miles of you when you take the exam.” The words of Mr. F, my AP US History teacher, reverberated between my ear drums. He either didn’t notice or didn’t seem to care: “The AP US History exam will be on a Saturday in mid May. It’s graded on a scale of 0 to 5. Zero being the lowest possible score, 5 being the highest.” A student in the front row raises her hand, interrupting
My History Observations at Sierra Vista High School To begin, over the course of this semester, I had the opportunity to conduct my history classroom observations at Sierra Vista High. This high school is a public school located in Baldwin Park and is part of the Baldwin Park Unified School District. Sierra Vista High School has a student population of 1,895 students. The student population consists of 90 percent Hispanic, 6 percent Asian, 3 percent Filipino, and 1 percent white. These demographics
Why am I interested in attending the JC/LISD Academy? This question has be reverberating in my mind since my first attendance at an informational dinner in eighth grade. The concept of being able to thrive and excel in a College environment at such a young age enthralled me even then, though I lacked the maturity and willpower needed to take on such a responsibility in the eyes of my parents. Continuing on the standard educational path to ninth grade, I couldn't help but feel that I was missing
teachers should allow us to discover and interpret for ourselves. Opposed to Freire 's view is the opinion that teachers should teach and students should simply absorb what they are being told. They should listen and soak up as much knowledge as possible but not question what they are learning. Many times teachers are able to get through more material this way, and some would argue this makes us smarter as students. I myself have experienced this way of learning in my AP Biology classroom last
have a unique perspective on things, and teachers should allow us to discover and interpret for ourselves. Opposed to Freire 's view, is the opinion that teachers should teach and students should simply absorb what they are being told. They should listen and soak up as much knowledge as possible but not question what they are learning. Many times teachers are able to get through more material this way, and some would argue this makes us smarter as students. I have experienced this banking
creates antibodies targeted towards membrane phospholipids or their related plasma proteins, which manifests as persistent venous or arterial thrombosis and/or fetal loss. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is quite the hefty name, and its mechanism is just as intense. In the most simplistic way, APS deals with the human immune system. The same immune system that helps you feel better when getting a paper cut or the flu. The immune system works hard to help the body stay healthy. It is
I quickly ask, following up with a message expressing lightheartedly that she was saying nonsense and how I cared for her deeply. “ Wendy, promise me you won’t be mad?” She asks, dodging my questions. I quickly agree, knots of anxiety building in the pit of my stomach. Being a highschool student with 2 AP classes, one honors class, and being part of 2 clubs, plus being in avid, you can expect little sleep and an abundance of homework. To add on to school work, you also try to volunteer and be
Why are you interested in participating in the University Honors Program (500 words) I have completed many IB and AP courses throughout my high school career. I have taken AP Biology, AP World History, IB HL 1 (equivalent to AP BC Calculus), AP US History, and AP Human Geography and will complete IB HL 2 (similar to Calculus 3), AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, and AP Statistics. I have taken all honors classes my freshman and sophomore year. I always challenge myself to achieve higher goals. I understand
the Associated Press it was ethical to publish photographer Julie Jacobson’s image of Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard in the Afghanistan war. In 2009 a group of Marines were ambushed by Taliban figures in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. The AP photographer Jacobsen was in patrol with the soldiers and captured the image of 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard. As he lay there wounded surrounded by his troops she took images of his suffering moment shortly after he was struck by a
against North Vietnamese Forces from May 10–20, 1969. The battle took place on Ap Bia Mountain in the rugged, jungle-shrouded mountains along the Laotian border of South Vietnam. Ap Bia Mountain anchors the northwest corner of South Viet Nam's A Shau Valley. The valley has been a major infiltration route for Communist Forces from the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos to the coastal cities of Northern I Corps since1966. Ap Bia Mountain dominates the northern valley, towering some 937 meters. Official