School's New Policy

14 Sun street

Tel Aviv, 52345, Israel

March 12, 2013

Mr. Adar Arad

The Principal 
Kugel High School

POB 14457

Holon

Dear Mr. Arad,

Lately, my school's policy became(gr.-has become) more strict in order to improve students' behavior. One of decisions you made, was expelling students who disrupt the lesson automatically, after the second warning. Many students, including me, are against this new decision and (I) hope you will be convinced by this letter to change your policy.

First of all, students who will be expelled after being warned only twice, wouldn't be as motivated to improve their behavior. In my opinion, it's just like 'judging a book by it cover',  students will be judged only by their two mistakes, without getting to know their motives, and without teaching them how to behave better. As a result, the school would seem very stiff(ww.) and apathetic to the students, and it will hurt their motivation to behave better.

In addition, I don't believe the expelling policy is effective, or suitable for students who behaved badly during a lesson. As I see it, instead of trying to earn their teachers' forgiveness or rethinking(מיותר) about(מיותר) their bad behavior, the suspension is mostly considered enjoyable to students. It will motivate students to misbehave, since they aren't actually getting punished, they get a day off from school and have a good time.

To conclude, I would appreciate it if you consider my suggestion and change your new policy. You can see clearly from the above, that expelling students who disrupt the lesson automatically is ineffective for both the students and the school's reputation. In order to satisfy everyone, please reconsider your decision and think deeply(ww.) about what I wrote. hoping you'll make the right choice, 


Sincerely yours,

Emma Smith

Good work.
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Daphna

The Million Dollar Question

Some say that "hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard", while others believe that a good starting point makes the difference between a successful person and a regular one. The question whether success in life depends more on hard work or talent, causes lots of arguments. As I see it, hard work is definitely the key to success. 

Being talented may be helpful, however, without hard work you won't be able to be successful. No one is perfect even if you are very talented, in order to be successful you need to be the best, one step ahead of everyone else. Just like the saying "practice makes perfect", those who work very hard in order to fulfill their dreams have a better chance to be successful than the 'talented' ones, who don't try as hard.  

In the long-term, those who work harder succeed more. Even if you manage to be successful without hard-work, you probably won't be as successful as those who worked harder. Hard work makes you more experienced, helps you deal with difficulties and leads to better results. For example, my best friend is a 'math genius', however, she prefers spending most of her time watching T.V instead of studying, while I study very hard. Therefore, she always score(gr.) lower than me in tests. 

To conclude, I would say that success in life depends more on hard work than on talent. Hard work helps you face difficulties, it makes you better, more experienced and successful. I recommend, to never give up and always work hard in order to be successful, it can only benefit you and improve your chances to be a successful person. 

Very good wrok! Well done.
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Daphna

All My Son's- Post Reading p-116

                                                                                                                January 4,1949

Dear diary,

Yesterday something horrible has happened. My father killed himself. I don't know where to start, but I'll try.

Two days ago I had a big fight with my dad, since I realized he was responsible for the death of 21 pilots by shipping cracked heads during the war. I was so shocked and disappointed from him, I couldn't bare the thought that my own father, the one that loved me so much, could be such an irresponsible person and  take the life of others.


However, I am disappointed from myself too. I ran away. I didn't try to understand him for a change, and now look at him! He is dead! and I'm living with this guilt  faults(מיותר) forever...
When I came back home, life wasn't any easier. I apologized to Ann for suspecting my dad and doing nothing about it, but I couldn't do anything about it, I couldn't  put him in jail. However I wish I did, maybe he wouldn't be dead now.

I felt as if my dad started to understand he was wrong, when he said he would turn himself in, right after reading Larry's letter. When Mother realized he wasn't alive she was devastated. We all were. Somehow we all knew he wasn't alive; but hoped Mother was right. My brother killed himself because of his(מיותר) father's actions. This must have been a shock to my father,therefore, he was incredibly sad.  

I suspected him(מיותר). It didn't occur to me that  "Joe McGuts", who survived jail and returned very proud of himself, would give up so easily. Especially, after all the things he said to justify his actions. I was blind and rude. My mother told my to stop, to give it up, however I didn't.  I tried to be an idealist and teach everyone, including my father, that there are(gr.-were) wider consequences for their actions. However, what I didn't understand is that there are(gr.) also consequences to my own actions.

The moment the gunshot was heard I knew it was my father. Scared to death, yet hoping I was wrong, I got into the house. Eventhough I knew the truth, I couldn't believe what I saw. My own dad was lying there, without an expression on his face. I can't feel guilty enough, I tried to teach him a lesson, tried to be an idealist, however I wasn't aware of the consequences. Knowing that one of your kids killed himself because of you, and the other is willing to put you in jail must be devastating. If I could take it back I wouldn't be rude to him, I would try to understand. I love and miss him so much, and will forever feel guilty for his death. 

That's All for today,

Chris

Great!
(96)
Daphna