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    equally or better prepared socially and academically, when they start on their higher education. The strongest oppositions to homeschooling that I hope to refute are that children who are homeschooled tend to be socially awkward, because they are said to be “isolated from the rest of the world” as I have often heard. Another common misconception is that children who are homeschooled are not prepared for higher education, whether it is going to high school or college. Lastly, children have too much flexibility

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    Home schooling has been an amazing experience this year. 1It has helped me grow in my faith and in my knowledge of the Bible. I have so much more knowledge dealing with the Bible and I am now so much closer to God than I have ever been in my life up to this point. 2I have been more energized and excited to learn, my entire personality has taken a huge turn for the better. I am now an outgoing, bubbly girl ready to learn, that’s from the inside out from the light of Jesus.3 Also, I have been able

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    America is a fond place known to many as the land of life, liberty and the home of the brave. It is a place, where voices are heard, peace is pursued, and opportunity is for all. Although I may not be of advanced age or experience, I have found that even as a minor I have a responsibility to America. I choose to carry out my role as a faithful citizen that respects the laws, property, and my neighbors’ opinions and beliefs; I choose to become the best, unique, and educated American I can be. I will

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    As a Christian there are theses moments in life when you begin to question your faith, these moments of “am I really saved?” At five years old Melissa (Jackson) McCloud accepted Christ into her life as her Lord and Savior and was baptized by her father who is the Pastor of their church. The next twenty years Melissa would have theses uncertainty moments of whether or not she was truly a Christian or just going through the motions with her faith. Melissa felt like an outsider growing up with being

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    Sir George Friedrich Bernhard Riemann was born on September 17, 1826 in Breselenz, Hanover which is now Germany. He died July 20, 1866 he was only 39 years old he died of pleuritic. He went to school at the Lyceum where he would end up living with his grandmother, but in 1842 his grandmother had passed away, so he moved to the Johanneum Gymnasium in Luneburg there he learned about Theology and Hebrew, but soon he was learning more about Mathematics. The director of the Gymnasium notices this and

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    Chris Colfer's Success Have you ever heard of Chris Colfer before? He’s only 27 but he's already one of Times Magazine Top 100 influential people in the world. Colfer does deserve to be one of the most influential people though. Chris Colfer had a hard younger life because he would be bullied of how he was but even though he would get bullied as a kid, because of how he was it helped him get his starting role on Glee. After being one of the starring characters on Glee, he even became an author

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    In the article “Why I Homeschool: The Answers Change Almost as Fast as My Kids Do. But My Commitment to At-Home Learning Remains Strong.” Amy Thornton-Kelly initially home schooled her three children in order to spend more time with them. This was her only reason, or so she thought. Amy Thornton–Kelly explains the many reasons why homeschooling is the best decision she has made. First, she explains that once her husband and her considered homeschooling “the floodgates opened” to the many benefits

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    as age 3. He also said that students in middle and high school should complete 50 hours of community service before they are able to go to the next grade level (Will Obama Use UN Policy to End Homeschooling in America?). ”A crucial part of an education outside of the home is the interaction amongst the students that is used to prepare them to have constructive engagements with fellow citizens when their schooling is over. Interacting with other children who may be taught different belief systems

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    classes as the child’s primary teachers. History has seen many notable homeschoolers such as: author Agatha Christie, inventor Thomas Edison, and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. In the United States today, nearly two million children receive their education through homeschooling. The number of homeschooled children is projected to increase steadily over the next few years. This surge in popularity has presented a crucial question: should homeschoolers have access to public sports? Often, homeschoolers

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    obvious recall of evidence, she builds her credentials from subjects who have personally experiences, controversial evidence, and then by connecting White’s analysis to conclusions to her reader’s choice of choosing whether home schooling is a quality education. In “Home Schooling: A Personal Decision,” Karen

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