Junior

In the story, “How I Lost the Junior Miss Pageant” by Cindy Bosley, the narrator tells her story about how she lost the Junior Miss Pageant. She takes us on a journey about how she watched pageants and rated the females as if she was the judge and how she got into the pageant and practiced. She told us about her and her mother’s struggles with money, men and ultimately how she lost the pageant. She went even further after the pageant was over, to tell the reader how disappointed her mother was because

Lost the Pageant But Discovers the Hidden Truth In Cindy Bosley's essay, How I Lost the Junior Miss Pageant, she reflects on a childhood memory of her experience with a beauty pageant to expose how society pressures everyone to be perfect. Bosley enters the beauty pageant after Bridget, her friend, suggests they enter the local Ottumwa Junior Miss Pageant. By entering the contest, Bosley gains the opportunity to fulfill her “mother’s secret hopes” that her daughter will win a beauty pageant (33)

Flossie. ​“Mr. Exeter, Junior had collapsed and was sent to the emergency room!” Her voice was mixed with panic and consternation. Lawrence’s mind went blank and his phone dropped on the white speckled with gray tiled floors. ​“Dr. McCoy, are there any way to save my son?” Lawrence Exeter Senior pleaded. ​“Mr. Exeter, I believe you did not know about Junior’s conditions for the past few months. Junior is diagnosed with…” Dr. McCoy remarked. ​“Dr. McCoy! Patient Lawrence Exeter Junior is flat lining!” the

There are many reasons that one would want to be a Junior Fellow but I think that the most important one for me is the variety of opportunities that this program opens for me. I have a deep passion for understanding how and why it is political actors act the way that they do. I think that the Junior Fellows program opens up the way for me to dive head first into the field of research and gain the necessary tools to be an effective researcher. Furthermore, as a student transferring with so many credits

western region, Junior Mints. Western and eastern scientist have been amazed by the complex mating system of Junior Mints, and now they bring their discoveries to the public. They claim that the funnamno must be shared with the world, for it could change the lives of all humans on earth. To begin, the Junior Mints are place in the monumental Junior Mints box. After a series of tests, it has been determined that the box contains and produce a set of impregnating vitamins to the Junior Mints which will

Left Behind”). In the unfortunate events of discrimination and prejudice against First Nations, they are at huge disadvantages and do not have many rights (McCue, "Racism against Aboriginal People”). The famous writer, Sherman Alexie, also known as Junior, is able to share and beautifully capture his experiences through his book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Throughout his novel, he shares his struggles growing up being Native American, who is a hydrocephalic, has a stutter, a lisp

kill my daddy”(203). People have very different beliefs and ways to show their beliefs. Junior shows his belief in God by praying for his father to arrive safely at the school. After losing multiple people that he cares about he became so upset and cold and he needed hope from God that he wouldn't lose his father as well. Some people do not believe that prayer works and use different ways to ask for things. Junior was so happy to see his father he started laughing. He knew that if he had a lot hope

Junior year was full of many new experiences. We were now classified as upper classmen! Just like any of the other years in high school this year had just as many ups and downs. One of the main stresses in eleventh grade was the SAT. For sure one of the scariest things that I have ever had to do. All of the preparation going into it and the amount of studying made me feel as if I wasn’t going to have a brain by the time the testing was over. I took college and career readiness, which really helped

I walked into the high school gym 15 minutes before it started. I was ready to kill it. I could already smell the fresh new volleyballs for the upcoming season. It was the last day of junior varsity volleyball tryouts. “Hi Amber!” exclaimed Taylor, the junior varsity coach. I waved, sat down, and got my shoes and kneepads on. There were many upperclassmen in the gym ready to make the team they had all made the previous year. Honestly, it was pretty intimidating being a freshman surrounded by all

A look back at the institution of education over the past 20 years will reveal that once upon a time a bachelor’s degree was long since considered the marker of ultimate success, the highest level of achievement that one could make in their lives. In those days, if for some reason you failed to march across the stage on graduation day after an epic, four-year stretch of high tuition, long nights studying, and unrelenting professors that found great joy in riding your back, then you had indeed failed