The town of Richmond takes great pride in their basketball team, and Coach's stance to keep the team from having access to the gym, causes outrage in the community. ... Even in the real town of Richmond half of the student athletes never graduated. ... His cousin is a very well known drug dealer around their town. ... He says that no man should use it because it is a demeaning word used to demoralize our ancestors. ... Since Timo did not get all of these done he will not be able to play in any of their games. ...

• Word Count: 1751
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

At this grade I began to play more sports, and I disliked playing with kids not as good as me. ... Race or money could not help you play better and so they were nonexistent in our minds. ... They came from several different sides of town and there was a diverse mixture of people on the team. ... Both of us had the goal of playing on the varsity team as soon as possible, but we knew there was a better chance of being struck by lighting than that happening our freshmen year. ... We simply all had the same goal of playing to the highest level of our potential. ...

• Word Count: 1852
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Growing up, I never really saw a problem with obesity in our country. ... Our parents grew up with notably different standards of living than we have today. ... As children we would always be outside running around and playing with our friends. ... After being born in Tennessee, I was raised in a small town in Mississippi. ... How is this affecting us and our diet? ...

• Word Count: 1987
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Teachers in our society have to deal with kids being rude and sometimes out of control. ... In Bellamy's book it said that they still played games and sports, but it was just for fun and there was no real competition. I don't see why people would even have fun playing sports if there was no competition. ... Sometimes I would not even get home from out of town games until eleven or twelve o"clock at night and by that point I was way too tired to do any homework. ... Even though our society is far from perfect I like living in my world. ...

• Word Count: 1738
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Issues like inadequate teaching staff, lack of materials, limited education, and unequal education face our education system today. ... While elementary school children are playing games, high school students are being deprived. ... For example, a small town farm community with around 200 students in attendance may not have the materials (textbooks, learning tools, and computers), educational staff, and resources as a large private school. ...

• Word Count: 1529
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School