Thinking...........

Okay, sitting in Mawhinney thinking about this essay. True to form, I chose a topic that some agree soem don't and is near impossible to agrue with actual comcrete proof because not many people will admit the consequences. My topic is that graddation requirements should be nation-wide, not this state-to-state shit we have going. Sorry if I'm not allowed to cuss on this, I'm half-asleep, it decreases my vocabulary. Why I think this is becasue of the inevitable consequences. The states are ranked by how hard it is to graduate from each state. The top two are the only states that have regents, New York and California, the bottom three are all in Dixie, Alabama, Lousiana, and Mississippi, respectively. Obviously, since I, as military brat, went ot three high schools, starting in NY and finishing in AL, have been affected by this greatly. I took 8 regents exam for no reason, Bio, Chem., MathA, MathB, Physics, French, Earth Science, and English. And passed them all, which is possible if you're a bored over-achiever and stupid (or smart) enough to take two science classes in the same year, by the middle of 11th grade ( and if you'r a year ahead in math). I used to be all those things, bored, a year ahead in math, taking two sciences (they were AP too), and lets face it to do that you have to be an over-achiever. Funny thing, with those requirements alone I would've gotten a Honors Regents Diploma here, there's only one kind of diploma in AL, the one they give you if you pass their boring Grad. Exam in 10th grade and then pass 12th grade, all I put in school in NY, worthless. Okay, done whining and bragging. There's a reason I came back to NY for college though. Matter of fact, my step-mom and lil bro still live in AL, and I could've gone to college in AL and i wouldn't have had to work or pay rent or buy my own food like I'm doing now. I turned that offer down to not have another diploma from state #48. Here I am simply, trying to get a diploma that will allow me to get a goverment job. An AL diploma will say two things, #48 and southern accent, not good qualifications. Wow, this is long, I should've sat down to work on my essay. Sorry if I bored you, signing off.