Growing up in a family that has a dominant military background has influenced who I am as a person today. Back in Vietnam, my father was a veteran that helped serve the country he grew up in. The gruesome images of poverty and deprivation during war time had sparked his inner fire, thus, motivating ...
Many of my fellow competing applicants of the Presidential Scholarship honor outstanding accomplishments within their academics as well as extracurricular activities, earning them presidential chairs. Although I commend them for their achievements through their hard work and consistency, I am proud ...
With the rapid development that our world is facing with new inventions and the man-made technologies that have become essential to every mans daily norms, engineering has become the worlds most powerful force. However, behind every successful engineering firm are people who run it. From the point t...
The essay "The True Cost of Entering a DSA School" by Brenda Tan, talks about the DSA routes and the causes and impacts of entering schools through DSA. The recent Raffles Institution students not able to enter Junior Colleges has sparked a buzz about IP and DSA schools. I do agree with the author's...
My thoughts went to my grandmother when I awoke early last summer to the shrill sound of my mother's screams. Bounding to the living room, I found my little brother lying lifelessly in the arms of my mother. He had stopped breathing and was turning blue. I refused to let this happen again. Without h...
In the year 1999 at Richmond High School, only 6% of all high school students were enrolled in college in the fall immediately following graduation (Coach Carter). This is the case for Richmond due to the lack of motivation from the students and the faculty. Ken Carter takes the job as the high sch...
This generalization created by The Regents Board has sparked a flame of fury amongst the families of special needs children, especially since the commencement credential could potentially hinder their child's chances of employment or going to college in the future. ...
