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          The topic for my group’s satire project was educational profiling. Educational profiling, in the context of our project, is the discrimination of students based solely on the courses they take in school. This topic is important to me because I have seen first hand the impact it has on students. The pressure put on those in various classes leads to insecurity and tension. This problems exists today due to the increased competitiveness within schools and the desire to be a top student. In regards to teachers, there is also that sense of competitiveness when wanting to be a superior school.         Additionally, schools similar to ours that contain a variety of different levels of learning can be prone to profiling such as this. It is clearly a result of not enough interaction with those different than us. When you step into an AP or honors class you are immediately told that you are smarter than those not enrolled in those classes. Similarly, those not enrolled in AP or honor

Writer, activist, and comedian, Dick Gregory, in his narrative, “Shame,” recounts a personal story of social class discrimination and shame. Gregory’s purpose is to reflect on a lesson of how discrimination can be experienced in places such as school.. Gregory achieves his purpose by employing the rhetorical devices repetition, resentful tone, and imagery. Dick Gregory uses repetition throughout his narrative to convey his message of shame. In paragraph 5, he illustrates a negative and resentful scene by continuously stating the things e was pregnant with. He stated that he was “pregnant with poverty” and “no daddy in the next room,” to show the severity of his social class situation. Repetition was used in this narrative to emphasize the hardships he faced, each having a negative effect on him. He uses the word pregnant to explain these hardships, things he had to deal with but can’t do anything about them. He couldn’t be clean, buy new shoes, or have better living

Subject: Standardized Testing Audience: School Board, High School Students Purpose: To educate and promote change Speaker: Hannah Kihulo, a high school student         Ladies and gentlemen, throughout my years of high school I have seen first-hand the stress that comes with standardized testing, and i'm sure everyone in this room has experienced it at one point. As a high school student, standardized testing does not fully reflect the information we have learned. Many students with versatile talents and skills cannot show them through this method. In addition, students often feel insecure when taking standardized tests because it causes them to compare themselves to their peers.           If we look at the countries in the world that are at the top in education, such as Finland, it is clear that their methods our extremely different than ours. However, they are still more successful. The students in Finland do not have any standardized tests, or any tests with multiple choic

            Hello everyone. My name is Hannah Kihulo. I was born on January 30th, 2001 in Harlem New York. I have spent most of my life in Brooklyn, but I moved to queens about four years ago. During middle school I was home schooled. However, right before I started freshman year, I decided that it would be best to spend my high school years in a public school.               There are many things in my life that I am passionate about. For one, I am really interested in current events issues that are going on globally. In fact, my dream is to work for the UN to help solve the social, political, economic, and many other types of problems that are going on in the global community. Another thing that I am passionate about is baking. I first learned to bake when I was 7 and it soon became something that I found joy and comfort in. Makeup and fashion are just a few other things that I enjoy.                 I have several skills in life that I would like to improve on. Public speaking i