Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas SAT Words

Biology Project

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Biology Project

I chose to research the affects of different foods on one's heart rate for my science project. I am working with Kadeem Kamara. Our materials will be peanut butter and cookies. We have started our write up and are only waiting to fill in our data. The final project and write ups are due January 18th. 

Geometry PowerPoint on Plato

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Topic Choice Essay

My topic for National History Day this year is on the Battle of Gettysburg. It will be focused in on the effects of the battle on the town. I will also do some research on the Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the impact of the speech. I have some background knowledge on the topic already. I know that the battle took place from July 1^st-3^rd 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg is located in central Pennsylvania towards the Maryland-Pennsylvania border. There were many reasons why I chose this topic. First of all, I have already done research on Gettysburg when I was in middle school. Secondly, I have traveled to Gettysburg with my family many times, so I know much background information and have much appreciation for the history of it. I would like to further my knowledge on the battle. I am yet to figure out how this topic relates to this years theme of conflict and compromise. I am thinking that the compromise could have been that t he war eventually led to the molding of one nation, as opposed to having a nation bound by the north and south.

Religion in School

There are many views on whether religion should play a part in school and limitations on religion in school. Religion should not be practiced in school. The limits of religion in school should be strict, the reason being the many clashing viewpoints on religion. There is a fine line between teaching about religion and indoctrinating people on religion. Garments should not be worn in school, period. No matter your religion requires, school should not be a place to bring it! I understand the importance of religion to some people, but to bring it into a learning environment I don’t agree with. While, I do acknowledge freedom of religion, there should also be a separation between church and state. School should not be a place to foster these views in any form. An example of this was the famous court case Engel v. Vitale (1962). This case dealt with reciting prayers in public schools and whether It was constitutional. The court eventually ruled 7 to 1 that it was unconstitutional.
Personally, I don’t practice any religion. Religion does not appeal to my life or me. I think I can live just as happy and fulfilling a life without religion in it. Finally. Religion is irrevlent to the attributes of education in public schools.