... still in high school even more. I knew I needed to do my better than just my best in high school. I had to study hard, pass all my exams, and take the Sat's. It wasn't easy but I am very glad that I had those people in my life to push me to do better than I ever thought that I could. Daemen College was the only ... an A+ student. I know that I am capable I just have to apply myself. College has become my main priority. I dropped all of my friends and rarely do I have free time to have "fun". To help me maintain a social life while keeping my grades up I hang out in study groups in the l...

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I remember it vividly: September 15, 2013. Fortuitous enough, I had a free period all to myself during the last class of that day. As I meandered through the bustling halls on the way to my locker to collect some unfinished homework, the vexatious ... . However, on my way, a group of boys had laid in my path, adorned with backwards hats and battered sports jerseys all gathered in a tight-knit circle. Taken aback, I could not help but pause and observe such an unusual sight. The boys, pointing and laughing, jeered at the core of their ring of jocks. Curiosity rushed through my veins and overca...

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... fear without shame. We all know it is scary, some just choose to shake it off as if it were just dust blowing in the wind. Sometimes shaking doesn't always help. When I took my first step as a lowly freshman on the Union Mine campus I thought I was war-torn enough to handle high school having just been the big dog 8th grader ... class of the day. When I crossed the threshold into my 4th period class all that passed through my thick skull was that it was the last period of the day. I sat there like a brain fried caterpillar on the 4th of July not even paying attention to what was being s...

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... disapproval. She constantly rejected Anne's mother along with Anne and her younger brother and sister. Anne soon learned that she would not have the same opportunities in the so-called "free" nation in which she lived simply because of the color of her skin. In the areas of her life that allowed it, Anne learned to be successful. She was an ... she far surpassed the performance of her white cousin, she was not considered to be equal, let alone superior. She worked as domestic servant for much of her childhood to help her mother and new stepfather make ends meet and provide for their gro...

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... . While there, more independence is given to the student with the options of choosing from a catalog of courses. Electives can provide a creative outlet, such as art and music, or can help you in the business world internationally, such as Spanish or French. In high school, students study long and work hard to be accepted into the university of their choice. High ... to plan out their future. Students are well aware of what the requirements are for certain colleges and what is needed to ascertain those goals. For example, a certain GPA and SAT score, number of years with a foreign langua...

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