Stillness Essay Examples

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The Role of Children in the Family and Society at Large (1007 words, 3 pages)

Parents role is importantly necessary to assist and guide their children through the struggle in life. I believe that adult children should remain emotionally close to their parents until the end of their lives, although children will grow up and have their own family. In my culture, children have been ... Read More

My Personal Experiences with Peer Pressure (944 words, 3 pages)

Behavior is almost contagious among teenagers. Good behavior by peers can spread thought the group. But bad behavior can also by modeled. My mother has it easy now, some teenagers are out late at parties to sneaking out with their friends, while I am at home with my friends. I ... Read More

The Importance of Sex Education to UT Dallas (867 words, 3 pages)

In a large portion of schools in Texas, sex education is not taught or a given class in secondary school. This has led to a growing number of misinformed teens going to college without the knowledge of how to practice safe sex. The problem that starts with secondary education does ... Read More

An Argument for a Multilingual United States (1517 words, 7 pages)

For many years multilingual has been a controversial issue in the U.S. This controversy deals with whether our society is being hurt or benefited by our multilingual society. Our society has the most ethnic groups than any other place. Multilingual is The reason why there are so many people from ... Read More

Identity in Sojourner Truth’s Address to the First Annual Meeting of the American Equal Rights Association (257 words, 1 pages)

Identity in Sojourner Truths Address to the First Annual Meeting of the American Equal Rights AssociationEveryone is this world has an identity some parts of it are changeable and others are not. From birth and all throughout her life, Sojourner Truth has had the distinctiveness of a slave oppressed upon ... Read More

Becoming A Teen Mother (398 words, 2 pages)

On December 8th, 2012 my life had changed forever. I was only seventeenyears old and I had just found out I was going to become a mother. somany things went through my mind. What was my mother going to say, whatwould people at school say, what would my boyfriend say. ... Read More

Why I Hate the History Class (1924 words, 5 pages)

As you growolder and wiser (as I may add) would you believe me if I told you, our booksmay not beall they're cracked upto be?! In other words, "Everything is not what it seems!" "Whenever students talk about their subjects in school, history is often perceived as among the most ... Read More

The Legal and Ethical Ramifications of Internet Piracy (2079 words, 8 pages)

Internet has transformed the online world into a vast, borderless, sleepless market place for goods, including pirated media files. Internet piracy is the unlawful reproduction andor distribution of any copyrighted digital file that can be change hands over the internet. This can be done with music files, videos and movies, ... Read More

William Jennings Bryan and Imperialism (696 words, 3 pages)

William Jennings Bryan presented his speech to a large crowd on August 8, 1900. A topic he felt passionately about, he addressed the crowd about his views on imperialism, with the speech Imperialism. Many may argue whether or not this speech is propaganda or persuasion and it can be hard ... Read More

The Classification of a Friend (1176 words, 4 pages)

Friendships are not gotten in one or two days, it actually takes a long process to choose a friend that will build you up or bring you down in life. As everyone knows for some people making friends is like a piece of cake, but for others it is very ... Read More

Cooking with My Dad (559 words, 2 pages)

If there was a recipe written for you about your life, wouldnt you want to know it? It turns out that there is a recipe to your life, it is the one you are creating right now, each of us has a different recipe but the ingredients are similar. My ... Read More

Your Name And Your Identity (705 words, 2 pages)

Names are important in our society because it gives you a sense of identity. If you dont have a name, then who are you? A name describes who you are and who you want to be in todays society. People are often misjudged by the spelling, or the way the ... Read More

Moving In and Moving On With Life (1057 words, 4 pages)

One of the biggest experiences I've had that had a big impact on me wasmoving in with Miguel and Audrey who are one of my friend's dad and stepmom. Although I've only been with them for about eight months I havelearned so much from both like being the bigger man ... Read More

Learning English (913 words, 3 pages)

In my first two years of high school, I had so much enthusiasm about continuing my study and going to college. Yet, that was not a surprising goal for a high school student because every one of my classmates and friends have considered that as a primary objective. For that ... Read More

Goals in School (476 words, 2 pages)

Many people have goals. My top three smart goals are to join key club and to get more involved in school actives, get a part time job so that I can save up for my career, and the last reason is to drive to school.First of all, I would like ... Read More

Analysis of Martin Luther King Jrs I Have a Dream Speech (985 words, 4 pages)

During the 1960s, racism and discrimination was a huge issue in the United States and among African- Americans racism was the most important. Martin Luther King Jr. had participated in numerous civil rights boycotts and protests, helping people to gain victory. On August 28th, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, where ... Read More

Reviewing Earth Song by Michael Jackson (458 words, 2 pages)

Earth Song is a ballad incorporating elements of blues, gospel and even opera. Michael Jackson never showed any shame in regards to coming out with songs that withheld socially conscious material. Earth Song talked about the environment, animal welfare, warfare, and the destruction and rebirth of the earth. The song ... Read More

Planning My Summer Vacation (503 words, 1 pages)

During this past winter I took the time to plan out my summer vacation. I had to make a few choices as they related to quality of life and finances so I was prepared once school ended to fulfill my plans and not have to look back. As I am ... Read More

The Traits of Heroes in History (801 words, 3 pages)

When I was young I would watch cartoons of glorious individuals thatsaved the world. They had tragic pasts, yet they persevered and used theirtalents to help others. I would always dream about what it would be like tobe one of those heroes, to have super powers and use them for ... Read More

New School: a Short Story (924 words, 2 pages)

Lex threw her bag onto the floor and burst into tears. Why me, she thought, why do I have to grow up and start at a new school? Arent five new schools enough for one child? It was her first day of seventh grade, at yet another new school. To ... Read More

The Impact of Sports on Academic Achievement (1844 words, 8 pages)

The area that is played by the sports for students in their learningprocesses has been and still is a subject of serious interest and debatefor several decades now. According to the observations of variouscritics, students who are significantly involved in various sportsactivities, deflect away from their classroom time. However, those ... Read More

Being Pakistani in Post-9/11 America (1538 words, 6 pages)

The air had a delightfully sweet smell to it. The scent of fried sweets, snacks, and breads from the streets overcame the odor of car pollution and each person seemed to have been perfumed with concoctions of sandalwood and rose. The streets were busy with people running back and forth, ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Mr. White From The Money’s Paw (543 words, 2 pages)

Mr. White, a character in the monkeys paw, develops the theme things are not always as they seem throughout the short-story. To begin with, when Mr. White is initially introduced to the monkeys paw, he sees it as an ordinary Indian souvenir. When Sergeant-Major Morris tells the Whites about India, ... Read More

Stopping Conflict with Syria (517 words, 2 pages)

How to stop the civil war between Syrias government lead by president Bashar-Al-Assad and the civilians is a question many are pondering the answer to since March 2011 when the uprising began. In Kofi Annans essay Preventing Conflict in a New Century he focuses on how to deal with conflicts ... Read More

Spanish Influences on the Exploration and Development of California (981 words, 3 pages)

Exploration parties had been sent to California from England and from Spain to look and learn about the land. When the Spanish originally sent their exploration group to California coast, they did not see many apparent resources of the land. However, there were many more exploration parties sent by the ... Read More

Becoming a Mother, Soldier and a Student (930 words, 3 pages)

Once I reached adulthood, I became a mother, a wife, and a United States Army soldier that joined and served during a time of war. These changes in my life have made me who I am today. I cannot envision my life without any one of them. Life always has ... Read More

The Strengths and Weaknesses of My Writing (565 words, 2 pages)

As individuals who have been in school most of their lives, most of us are well acquainted with writing. Around third grade is when we started dabbling in essays, and as the years progressed so has the difficulty level of writing. We are introduced to more advanced vocabulary. We also ... Read More

Growing Up (636 words, 2 pages)

Its a battle I will have to face for the rest of my life, but its a battle Im determined to fight. There are wounds that are impossible for a person to see on the outside, the kind of wounds that are so easily hidden on the inside. I even ... Read More

Short Story Set in the Future (2335 words, 6 pages)

July 17th, 2020Improvement of technologies has brought a lot of changes on the Earth. More than 90 of the land on the Earth is now urbanized. A lot of factories have been constructed and most natures are gone. There are fewer trees compared to couple years ago. However, there are ... Read More

Interviewing a Family Member (1233 words, 3 pages)

As my sister and I walked down the old familiar road and entered the door to Aunt Sherry and Uncle Rays house, we were greeted with hugs and smiling faces. My aunt, uncle, and other family members who were hanging out in the house welcomed us in, and everyone sat ... Read More