Eleventh grade Essays

  • College Admissions Essay: How Football Changed My Life

    926 Words  | 2 Pages

    I was born and raised in Southeast Texas in a suburb hidden amongst loblolly pines. My home is a master planned community conceived and developed with the goal of creating the ideal family and work environment for upper middle class American families. And indeed, families relocate here from around the world in job relocations to make their homes amongst the trees. It is a kid's utopia - a township based on family with extra emphasis placed on the needs and desires of its children. I am fortunate

  • My Most Memorable Teachers

    661 Words  | 2 Pages

    share my misgivings. While I may have been close with each of these teachers, it is very clear, in retrospect, that each was very unique, and represented an entirely different class of teacher. The teacher that stands out most in my head is my eleventh grade English teacher. She had a liberal arts background, and enjoyed the classic American writers; Hemingway, Steinbeck, what have you. She was in the class of teachers who was more impressed by actions and honesty than suck-ups and homebodies. She

  • The Life of a Teacher

    875 Words  | 2 Pages

    high school years. Both my mother and my stepmother are teachers and they have encouraged me to look into the field, but I never became interested until my stepmother asked me if I could help her on a field trip to the circus when I was in the eleventh grade. This trip showed me that I do enjoy being around children and I knew that this was what I am supposed to do. After the trip, I told her that I was interested in the field, and that I would like to volunteer in the classroom. The only problem

  • Personal Narrative On Becoming A Soldier

    1415 Words  | 3 Pages

    months. It was the morning I was drafted to the army. In Israel, every boy and girl who reaches eighteen have to join the army. It is mandatory and it is for a minimum of three years for boys and a year and eight months for girls. During the eleventh and twelfth grade you go through several classification processes, in which the army determines where will everyone serve. The process of classification includes several tests, some of them are

  • Origin Of Surnames

    908 Words  | 2 Pages

    did so for many reasons. The first knowledge of surnames was in the biblical times, they used names that went by geography, for example “ Corey of Carlisle.” The actual use of surnames originated in Europe, and in some Scandinavian areas, in the eleventh and fifteenth century by small villages. The reason that no surnames were used before this time was the fact that most people were illiterate, living in small villages in a country atmosphere. Living out in the country these people had no reason

  • King of the Delta Blues Singers: Robert Johnson

    2996 Words  | 6 Pages

    Johnson. From these accounts the story of Robert Johnson is brought to life, and the events which fueled his powerful music are pieced together. Robert Johnson was born on May eighth, 1911, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Robert was the eleventh child born to Mrs. Julia Dodds. Robert’s mother described little Robert as a playful little boy, who "Always used to be listenin, listenin to the wind or the chickens cluckin in the backyard or me, when I’d be singin round the house. And he just

  • Visions of Utopia

    3129 Words  | 7 Pages

    to Asimov, the history of utopian literature began with religious tales of past golden ages or future paradises. (Asimov gives the examples of the Genesis story of creation and expulsion from the Garden of Eden as an example of the first and the eleventh chapter of Isaiah, which contains the famous line "the lion shall lay down with the calf," as an example of the second.) Utopian literature was first presented in a more scientifically designed (as opposed to Edenic or messianic) form by Plato, with

  • Russell, Strawson, and William of Ockham

    4040 Words  | 9 Pages

    specifically, in the Ockham sense of the word. Willard Quine once remarked that "the nominalists of old . . . object to admitting abstract entities at all, even in the restrained sense of mind-made entities."(1) This is certainly true of Roscelin, the eleventh-century anti-realist who famously asserted that a universal is nothing but a flapping of the vocal chords. And Quine’s remark is true of Ockham as well, in so far as he asserted that a universal is nothing but a particular thought in the mind. Yet

  • World Systems

    1284 Words  | 3 Pages

    were located in the Middle East and Asia. In contrast the European circuit was an upstart newcomer that for several early centuries was only tangentially and weakly linked to the core of the world system as it had developed between the eight and eleventh centuries.” As she mentioned, Europe joined the advanced world system of that time after 11th century, yet till 15th century it was not so effective. Although the states in east were developed, this did not reflect to political arena. Every state

  • Early History Of The Pipe Organ

    1595 Words  | 4 Pages

    since there were upwards of twenty-four bellows per organ (Hopkins & Rimbault 35). Also, with organs of this size, the bellows took up large amounts of space, thus forcing the organ to be located in a fixed place, such as a church. Up until the eleventh century (approximately), pitch and range of organs were extremely limited, mainly in part to the lack of a any style of keyboard. Keys of a sort were introduced around this time, though not in the manner we are accustomed to. “The earliest keyboards

  • Middle Ages Economy

    1386 Words  | 3 Pages

    Each person would give their peer a fee (called the guild) and goods in return for protection. As an old medieval saying states, "No land without the lord, no lord without the land." The system became outdated in the 1400s. During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Europe enjoyed an economic and agricultural boom. A slight warming of the climate and improved agricultural techniques allowed lands that had previously been marginal or even infertile to become fully productive. In the

  • A Formalistic Analysis of The Fatal Sisters

    673 Words  | 2 Pages

    enrich the text, as they allow a closer look at the political situation surrounding eleventh century Britain.  The poems’ sixteen stanzas exhibit an ABAB rhyme scheme, which provides for systematic organization and positive aesthetic effects.  Closer examination of the setting, tone, and imagery of the poem permits insight into the text’s content and artistic genius. The setting for “The Fatal Sisters” is an eleventh century, war-ridden Ireland.  The nation’s fate appears to rest upon the shoulders

  • A Closer Look at Life at Camelot

    1015 Words  | 3 Pages

    symbolizing the knight's strength and victory in battle. To learn about different aspects of a knight's life, you can click on various parts of the tapestry above. GRAPH Knighthood - Although the concept of knighthood existed before the eleventh century, it wasn't until the Norman Conquest, which occurred in 1066, that being a knight become a profession. William the Conqueror organized his cavalry into a group of knights, and as a result a knight's services, majority of which included fighting

  • The Pros and Cons of Seawalls

    1552 Words  | 4 Pages

    bluff that protrudes into the sea. The impact of the waves of the Pacific Ocean against the land was eating away at the bluf, breaking it down into gravel. In 2001, the two proprietors decided to do something to protect their property. On December eleventh, Pismo Beach authorized a Coastal Development Permit that allowed them to begin construction of a seawall to act as a buffer against the erosive impacts of water that crash upon the side of the cliff (W12b). The seawall stands fifteen to twenty feet

  • Leadership

    558 Words  | 2 Pages

    During the summer before my 10th grade year, I received enough voice lessons from my chorus teacher to become the bass section leader of the choir. Also, the year ended with my being one of the first two people to successfully pass the second round in the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Allstate Audition process and finalist of the program. Even though I made an amazing accomplishment, I still needed a lot of help. Before the last concert of my 10th grade year, Tony Rhone, the other Allstate

  • Le Mont Saint Michel

    942 Words  | 2 Pages

    greatest tourist attractions named Le Mereille, this brilliant eleventh century gothic style church is often simply called Mont St Michel. What transforms this fairly typical gothic church into one of the most striking buildings of the world, and the destination of so many visitors over the course of the past twelve centuries, is its magnificent, almost arrogant location. The Church of Mont Saint Michel was constructed in the eleventh century as a gothic masterpiece. It was constructed using Granite

  • Albinism

    522 Words  | 2 Pages

    pigment called melanin. One person in 17,000 has some type of albinism. Albinism affects people from all races. Most children with albinism are born to parents who have normal hair and eye color for their ethnic backgrounds. Albinism is found on the eleventh chromosome, section q, loci 14-21. Oculocutaneous albinism involves the eyes, hair, and skin. Ocular albinism involves primarily the eye. People with ocular albinism may have slight lightening of hair and skin colors as well, compared to other family

  • “Rape Fantasies”: A Text Worthy of Study in the Eleventh Grade Curriculum

    2846 Words  | 6 Pages

    To many, rape seems like a distant and remote problem, something that’s heard about from a friend of a friend or read about in a newspaper. Despite its ostensible distance, rape is a legitimate and serious problem, yet American society condones it through the widespread acceptance of rape myths and gender stratification. The short story, “Rape Fantasies”, written by Margaret Atwood, begins with Estelle, the narrator, eating lunch with her coworkers, receptionists and employees in filing, in the women’s

  • Chronicle Of A Scar Essay

    1318 Words  | 3 Pages

    Chronicle of a Scar Growing up, I was always a tomboy. While the girls were busy playing Barbie, I was building forts and playing in the dirt with the boys. About a month before my eleventh birthday, I went roller skating with my mom, my aunt, and my cousin. I was quite the adventure seeker at that age and liked to skate as fast as I could. Well, of course, I fell. Not only did I fall, but I ended up with a cast on my left wrist for a month. Luckily, a few days before my birthday, my cast

  • Long overdue Conversation

    809 Words  | 2 Pages

    Long overdue Conversation Topic / Scripture : Using the time God gives us; the importance of family; Mat. 20:6 “About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, “Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?” Setting: Anywhere. The audience will assume that this is just a father having a conversation with his daughter, Could be in the kitchen, the living room, outside on the porch…anywhere. Characters: Don – the father. Tender