The Impact of Respect

The cruelty of young teenage girls is something I will never understand.  How can you think that being mean to someone is funny, or get enjoyment out of it? 

I remember my seventh grade year clearly.  The constant ridicule and mockery of the girls who thought that they were popular and that everyone loved them.  I was the lucky, quiet girl who got picked on that year.  Since I was so quiet, I was their favorite target.  Everyday I dealt with being made fun of, getting laughed at, and talked about for no reason at all.  I kept to myself and never gave them the time of day.  They would not give up though, if it was kicking my back while the whole class sat on the floor to watch a movie, to them waiting to get my attention and then laugh about something I did, they knew how much they got under my skin. 

That year, I missed many days of school because it made me physically ill to think of going to a place where I knew I was going to be picked on and mocked.  I tried to just ignore the whole thing, because I felt bad for all of them since I knew they came from bad homes, and picking on me was their only joy in life.  Even though I did feel bad, I couldn’t handle it but for so long.  I eventually had to get help from the school, where they made me confront the girls.  I told them my feelings, and that I didn’t care if they liked me or not, I just wanted the same respect I gave them. 

Because of what I went through as at middle school, I believe that giving everyone their due respect and treating them with civility is necessary for a happy world. (Word Count 306)

The Generation of Many Faces

Generation Diversity is a pretty fitting name for my generation.  In American history, there have never been more people from more different ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds than there are today.  If you look back, there was not very much of a variation between the types of people you would see walking down the street, but now there is no limit to who you could see or what you can learn.

College campuses are the biggest place you can see just how diverse this generation is.  Young adults come here from all over the world to get a better education, and because of how open minded and accepting we are of change, we thrive on this and let it define us. 

Decades ago, we would never see this many different people living under one roof, but thanks to the forward thinking and social maturity of this generation, we can do so comfortably. (Word Count 152)

The Life Long Affect of a Good Education

In Catonsville MD, there is a little, quite school that everyone knows and loves called Mount de Sales.  It is an all girls high school that was established in 1852 and has much charm and beauty.  Mount de Sales is an important place because of its wonderful history, and the connection it brings to people today. 

Mount de Sales is an extremely beautiful place.  You walk up the old cobblestone driveway and into the 158 year old building that just makes you feel like home the second you walk in.  From the classic, natural structure to the fireplace in the library, Mount de Sales is definitely a homey place to be. 

It was originally a boarding school that housed girls and nuns.  It owned much of the land in the surrounding neighborhood, and contributed much to the neighborhood until they had to sell most of the land.   In the 1930's, they stopped using it as a boarding school, but just as a regular high school.  The Dominican sisters from Nashville eventually took over Mount de Sales and have been running it ever since. 

 I attended high school at Mount de Sales, and it was the best experience I could have hoped for.  Mount de Sales is known for its sisterhood and deep bonding between all of the people who are a part of it.  The school is one big family where everybody knows everybody and you get a strong personal connection with the students, teachers, families, and alums of years prior.

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The Life Long Affect of a Good Education

A place that matters very much to me would be Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville Maryland.  It is an old all girls high school that was established in 1852 that has much charm and beauty.  Mount de Sales is an important place because of its wonderful history, and the connection it brings to people today. 

It was originally a boarding school that housed girls on the one side and cloistered nuns on the other.  It also owned much of the land in the surrounding neighborhood.  In the 1930's, they stopped using it as a boarding school, but just as a regular high school.  The Dominican sisters from Nashville eventually took over Mount de Sales and has been running it ever since.  Mount de Sales has much history behind it, and also is just the most homey and comfortable place you can ever imagine to be in.  I attended high school at Mount de Sales, and it was the best experience I could have hoped for.  The school now has been known for “academic excellence in the catholic tradition” for the past six years.  Mount de Sales is known for its sisterhood and deep bonding between all of the students and everyone else affiliated with it.  Everyone who has ever attended or even visited Mount de Sales is left with a connection to it that is just indescribable.