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January 1, 2016. The ball dropped at midnight like it does every year, and people around the world cheered on the coming of the new year. For most, a new year equals new opportunities, improvement, and overall, hopes for a better year than the previous one. I was one of the people that thought this on that particular New Years. 2015 hadn’t been the greatest year of my life, so that meant 2016 would have to be better. As much as I wanted that and wished it were true, it wasn’t at all. On New

My favorite season of the year is summer because of the warm weather, the school vacation, and the endless fun. I really enjoy the warm weather because it’s the perfect atmosphere to do outdoor activities. My favorite part about summer has to be the fact that school is closed for two months. During summer, you’re free to do whatever you want, not worrying about curfew or waking up early for school. Summer time is a great time to relax with friends and family by soaking up the sun at a beach or simply

Senior year: first game of the region tournament. The gym was packed. The student section was the largest it has ever been and they were roaring. I was two points away from scoring my 1,000th high school career point. Two points. I had just been fouled and was on my way to the free throw line. I stepped up to the line. I said a quick prayer to God that he would let me reach this milestone that I have dreamed about since I was a little girl. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see my Mom, the rest

that they have at least one child first. Spring Festival better known as Chinese New Year as to be the most interesting part of the culture. These two weeks is the most important time of the year. This is the time they stop everything even quit their jobs and go back home. Many people go to work in big cities since as Shanghai but they are from many miles away in more rural areas. So during the Chinese New Year they leave everything behind and go back home, some never return to their jobs. Other

experience, and perspective a student can bring post gap year.” (Fred A. Hardon). A gap year is a period, usually, one academic year, taken by a student as a break between secondary school and higher education. The gap year as we know it started gaining attraction in the US in the 1960s. During their gap year, students usually travel and experience other cultures, gain work experience, learn other languages, and volunteer. Initially, taking a gap year has not always been socially acceptable in the US,

elements like socioeconomic status. Students taking a gap year must possess a structured plan and must actively seek productive ways to explore their passions to dully utilize it to their benefit. Often enough, a student’s background will determine his or her effectiveness in a gap year. While students at prestigious universities like Harvard exhibit higher GPAs, one should note that for students of low socioeconomic status taking a gap year puts them “at a sizable disadvantage compared to peers who

life. A gap year is a new phenomenon which is recently very popular among young people. In the past, people would not be able to take a gap year, and they had to continue their study non-stope in order to obtain their desired degree. Having a gap in between their study would cause significant damage to a future profession, but nowadays the tradition of studying straight forwards is abolished, and no one considers a gap year as a problem. Many schools and colleagues offer the gap year to their student

A gap year between high school and college may just be the one thing students need. It provides students with some time off of school, and by taking a break from school, much of their stress and pressure is relieved. There are so many ways to spend this extra year that students gain. The possibilities are endless. It gives people time to gain new experiences. One could travel the world, or simply adjust to a working lifestyle in their hometown. There are countless options to take advantage of and

students in their second year of college have many decisions to make. It is a time when these students are achieving competence and developing autonomy (Lemons & Richmond, 1987). Difficulties arise such as in choice of core curriculum courses or in maintaining interpersonal relationships which can precipitate crises of confidence (Boivin, Fountain, & Baylis, 2000). No longer having the support of “the fabricated society” (Margolis, 1976) of the first year experience, the second-year student must now more

I resented my Mom for grounding me the first month of senior year. This was the year everyone loves everyone, the year everyone comes together, the fun year. Senior year is the year of letting bygones be bygones, the year you forgive your peers for all the wrongdoings they have done. Or in my case the year to apologize and mend the bridges I set ablaze in my past three years. I was what you would classify as a social climber throughout high school. I worked my way up the social hierarchy stepping