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The Beauty of Innocence

 Write a well-developed essay that argues your position on the extent of the importance of innocence. "When I grow up, I want to become a doctor, when I grow up, I want to be a professional athlete, and when I grow up, I want to marry a billionaire! " These are often sayings of young children who have yet to know the hardships and reality of what life actual entails. What children don't know is that people have to work vigorously to become a doctor or professional athlete and it isn't that easy to find a billionaire that wants to marry you. They don't realize that they might not achieve their dream job because they they didn't study hard enough or because that path was simply not fit for them. Children are often too innocent to understand the awareness of the "adult" world; however, I believe innocence is a characteristic that should be valued with age but the loss of innocence is important as well...
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No Pressure!

Take a clear position on whether or not pressure is beneficial towards success. "No pressure" is a commonly used phrase to sarcastically indicate that something is, in fact, very important and will put pressure on someone. Pressure seems to be a controversial topic on whether or not it can be helpful towards achieving success. So, does the "weight"  upon our shoulders really reflect a favorable outcome or can it lead to unhealthy amounts of  stress? I believe pressure is not beneficial towards success because it creates unnecessary expectations and may give rise to impulsive decisions that will result in the loss of morality. Despite pressure being a motivator to overcome obstacles, pressure generates a high level of undesirable expectations that can become a burden to restrict success.  For an example in the book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be, Frank Bruni expands on the idea that students should not feel pressured to attend high ranked colleges b...

Hope in the Midst of Suffering

Hello again! I have to admit, reading these past few weeks have been rough.  I finally got the courage to read a historic nonfiction book but I found myself deeply lost and re-reading the pages over and over again. I originally started reading a book about the role of women in World War II but I couldn't get myself to finish the book so I ended up abandoning it. Then, I began to hunt for a new historic nonfiction book that I would be able to enjoy. One of my classmates, June, had told me that books about the Dust bowl are usually very interesting so I found a book upon that topic, which is why I'm currently reading a historic non-fiction book called, The Worst Hard Time  by Timothy Egan about the Great Depression leading up to the Dust Bowl. I choose to read this book because I never really studied the depression or Dust bowl. I thought this book would give me a chance to fully understand the devastating effects. I've read 230 pages of this book for the past three w...

There's No "I" In North Korea

   Hello, for the past 3 weeks I've finished my first book of the new school year and I've been trying to read more outside of class by dedicating at least 20 minutes to reading but that has been a challenging goal to maintain. With taking 4 AP classes, I realized its been a hassle trying to find a peaceful time to read. I've never really hated reading but I've also never really loved it either so maybe that is a reason why I have trouble keeping the reading goals I've set for myself...Although the first few weeks of school have been pretty rough, I really want to grow a passion for reading through out my junior year.   The book that I currently finished reading is memoir about a Korean - American journalist who receives an opportunity to teach at an all male elite university of North Korea.  Suki Kim records her journey and feelings towards her experiences  in living in one of the most dangerous countries in the world as a foreigner. Wi...