All Hallows' School

Ever since I was a child, my family was full of readers. My mom was, and still is an enthusiastic reader, as well as my cousins, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. I, as well was an avid reader, due to my exposure to all of the books that can be found around the house, and in the bookshelf downstairs. For me, books were the go to activity when I was bored, and even if I just had some free time. However, writing isn’t my forte. Sure, I can write an essay relatively well, but creative writing just

Kuk Sool Won of Peoria is a locally owned martial arts school, which is apart of the WKSA (World Kuk Sool Association) Franchise. Ben Mitchell, the owner, took over the first school located in Peoria in 1997, located on Prospect Road. In 2001, he relocated the school to Big Hallow Road, which is where the school was run for 12 years until in 2013 KSW of Peoria moved to its new location just down the street on Glen Ave. Kuk Sool Won is a traditional Korean martial arts that is focused on teaching

readers first met Snape in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he was hated and feared as the “teacher with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin.” However, it is not until the series nears its end in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, that the readers learn that Severus Snape was cruel and brutal for many reasons. One of the most controversial topics in literature is whether Snape was a villain or a hero. In agreement with the latter, I believe that Snape was a hero because he

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Harry Potter and Odysseus There are many acts of heroism as well as leadership. Harry Potter and Odysseus, two similar figures as heroes, yet so different. Harry is selfless and caring; on the other hand, Odysseus is arrogant and prideful. Many people would disagree with these choices; however they show so many similar features that they can almost be each other. They both relentlessly face quests; they both possess courage, intelligence, and ignorance. In Harry Potter (any book of the series is

107 million books and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is ‘only’ the 7th highest-grossing film of all time). You might not like it, but there are people who actually want to ban the books from children, at schools and even at some book stores. These people include teachers, parents, and some believers in faith, who insist that the books are evil and against their religion. In fact, the series is actually banned in the private schools in the United Arab Emirates.You might think this is

Francisca Cardenas November 20, 2015 It’s really difficult to find success there’s many obstacles that cross our paths and most end up defeating us. Some people decide to give up or for others graduating high school is their own success. Everyone has different perspectives of what success is or means to them. In my opinion success is when you’re content with the goals you’ve accomplish or have yet to achieve. If you’ve achieved your goals then you have succeeded. Even

Northerners were generally in agreement that slavery was wrong, yet they were very uneasy with the idea of creating a large, free black population in the U.S. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was a step toward that idea. The Proclamation did not free all slaves, since the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware were exempted, as were Tennessee and areas of Virginia and Louisiana already under Union occupation (Schultz, 2011, p. 265). An important provision, however, was that black