High pressure

Hannah Gray is an unpopular sixteen-year-old girl who absolutely loves going to school; she attends Central High, a large urban school in the middle a fast-paced city. As Hannah walks out of class, a group of popular students approach her, staring her up and down with crooked smiles. They tell Hannah that they’re going to skip the next class so they can sneak off behind the high school to smoke. One of the popular girls tells Hannah that she would be cool and fit in better if she snuck off with

Is High Blood Pressure Responsible for Heart Disease? High blood pressure and heart disease are becoming more and more common within hospitals globally. This comes as no surprise due to the correlation in the increase of the diagnosis for obesity and people being overweight. High blood pressure and heart disease are often linked, due to the consequences they have on one another. This article will look at how high blood pressure may cause heart disease. What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure

Continuing a post-high school education is a massive pressure that parents give their kids and in most cases, the reason being, is that they want their kids to have a better way of life than they themselves ever had. Usually the topic of college arises when the child is in high school and the options of whether or not it is the best decision for the person seem to be the topic of most dinner table conversations. In some cases the only option is going to college. This stubborn and strict attitude

As a student at a high-achieving middle school school where high grades and academic excellence are stressed, I often feel pressure to exceed standards set for my level of education. There are many nights, as an eighth grader, that I have pulled all-nighters not because I wasn’t done with a project, but because I wanted it to stand out. For me, finishing a project isn’t enough, I feel pressure to do better than my classmates. After I finish it I have to proofread it several times and I usually find

High Blood Pressure can progress because of no display of symptoms; and is called the “silent killer” because most people are unaware that they have it. What Is Blood Pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries. When the doctor measures your blood pressure, the results are given in two numbers. The first number, called systolic blood pressure, is the pressure caused by your heart pushing out blood. The second number, called diastolic blood pressure, is the

or even learning. The unnecessary pressure that today’s high school students suffer from has a huge effect on social lives, mental stability, and

felt the pressure of high-stakes testing as a student, a teacher, an administrator or even as a parent? The goals of federal and state governments of high stakes testing are to improve schools. The government believes if there are negative consequences tied to standardized test performance then teachers and students will work harder which will increase test scores. The use of standardized testing dates back several decades but with the passing of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2002, high stakes testing

result in perfection. This saying remains in one’s brain through middle school and into high school, carrying over a certain mindset that induces stress. Pressure from parents, teachers, and even peers to get into college adds to this stress and can seriously affect the mentality of students. For some, success in high school dominates their every waking hour, their every action, their every thought. As a high school junior, I know all too well the stress of maintaining a good grade point average

Peer pressure is defined as “influence from members of one's peer group” according to dictionary.com. To this day being popular or well liked is one of the biggest problems on high schoolers minds. Humans are creatures of habit. We seek to be well liked and to have lots of friends. When we are not invested in what someone we are interested in is, we often pretend to like it. Even going so far as to participate in certain things we would normally not. High school is often difficult for many young

Making the right decision under pressure is one of the most stressful things you can do. Sometimes it seems even impossible to make a choice. This essay is about mine. I believe that I made the right choice to come to United High School. There comes a time in a middle school child's life when they have to decide on what high school they want to spend the next four years of their life in. Some don’t have a choice, as they have not even conceived the idea of taking the magnet exam. But some students