Imagine arriving home. You received a letter. This letter has a letter grade in red ink. All this paper says is “F”. Your grade for your life up until now has just come in. You have no idea why this is your grade. You don’t know what mistakes you made or how to fix them. In school systems today, grades are handed out left and right without any students learning their mistakes or finding out ways to get back up from a mistake that was made. I believe intelligence can be measur

I am a college student with ADHD, and of course I take medications to help me focus. I believe that medications do help a lot, but if you’re anything like me, when you are off the medications you’re a completely different person. Throughout my years of learning I have had many ups and downs with the medications prescribed to me. I have been taking ADHD medications since the second grade. My grades were extremely low, and I was very hyper, I never listened to my teachers. When

Being a student athlete since middle school, I became familiar with teamwork and in believing that there is no "I" in "TEAM". Meaning, you can't accomplish winning by yourself. When the work is split up amongst a team, it becomes easier to accomplish a win. Being a student athlete, and having interest in sports (specifically basketball). Group work in high school made classes and learning easier, and now in college I prefer it over working individually. In my rhetoric and com

Imagine building up your life in a place. Imagine being uncertain of what your future will be. All of this because you lack proper documentation that justifies your presence in that place. Since President Donald Trump ended DACA in September 2017, that is the uncertainty DACA recipients face now more than ever. For those who have no idea of what DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, consists of, it is a renewable two-year program that grants amnesty and a work permit

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Philosophy, Art, and Film are interrelated and each one affects each other. Film is a rather new art medium in which we have barely tapped into its full potential. Thanks to its mainstream nature, it has helped spread awareness of controversial topics. These Film makers draw inspiration from readings predating the birth of Christ to present day. Some of these philosophical ideas influence film makers, influencing how these film makers see the world. The problem that mov