... into a enormous theater inside the school. Even with the entire freshman class packed in the theater, it was still only less than half full. I sat with friends all from the same middle school. Me and everybody else were looking around trying to catch a glimpse of other kids we might have know ... be english so on and so forth. One requirement stuck out most difficult to me and was most the most important, it was an essay, called your information literature essay, or just a typical research paper, without writing one you were not allowed to graduate. It was encouraged to write in your fre...

• Word Count: 1531
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... Malcolm X, an African American Muslim minister and a human rights activist have been smiled upon because of their interest in books and learning. In his essay "The Achievement of Desire" Rodriguez wrote that, "With every award, each graduation from one level of education to the next, people ... Rodriguez is saying that anybody could succeed. Sherman Alexie, a Native American poet, is able to help students who are like him. His people were expected to be uneducated. Sherman Alexie refused to fail. In his essay "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" he wrote that, " ... is sa...

• Word Count: 1991
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... dreariest of subjects " (4). His teacher, Mr. Fleagle, was described as a very "prim " or very proper person. When Mr. Fleagle assigned the informal essay, Baker put it off and waited until the night before it was due to start on it. He thought about the time he first ate spaghetti and immediately ... he felt that Mr. Fleagle "had opened a door for him ", and ranked his eleventh grade English teacher, "among the finest teachers at the school " (4). He chose the essay topic "The Art of Eating Spaghetti " because it was one of his most memorable moments, and it ended up giving him a life ...

• Word Count: 1603
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... for my survival"(166). She uses creativity as a form of healing. I admire Angie's perseverance and determination to make the best of every situation. Her essay affected my views on the homeless by further emphasizing how much stereotypes are inaccurate. Although I am not very stereotypical, I never thought that someone with all ... an open mind and never judge people by their appearance. Their character, personality, and what's on the inside should be all that matters. The essay "Past Present" by Jimmy Santiago Baca demonstrates the role of prisons in criminal lives. He explains to us t...

• Word Count: 1694
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School