Arjun Agrawal Essays

Intro      I have had such a good time over here at this public speaking and debate club. You won't be able to imagine the tremendous amount of things I have learned in this class. I can't wait to graduate and to move on to higher levels. But here are my thoughts about this class: Body       First of all, I had lots of fun! We made many funny speeches that we all enjoyed. No one was ever teased about their speech. We were too focused at the comedy of the speech.      Secondly, I am more confident towards public speaking. I am not nervous anymore to speak in front of an audience. I have also improved so much! before I used to be a puny person who's voice could barely reach the audience. But now I speak more clearly and loudly.      Lastly, I have a more positive outlook towards my life. I got so much appreciation. Now I like to think of a glass half full instead of a glass half empty. I am more interested in college. I seem nicer to my little brother. I also don

Intro      I have had such a good time over here at this public speaking and debate club. You won't be able to imagine the tremendous amount of things I have learned in this class. I can't wait to graduate and to move on to higher levels. But here are my thoughts about this class: Body                     I had lots of fun!                                          made many funny speeches that we all enjoyed.                                                                            more confident towards public speaking.                                          not nervous anymore to speak in front of an audience                                          speak more clearly and loudly                                                 -got so much appreciation. Now think of glass half full instead of a glass half                                                            .                                                 empty.                                      

The creeper By: Arjun Agrawal      Imagine the fear of meeting your worst enemy. My worst enemy is a creature from the game Minecraft. I love the game Minecraft. In fact, I play it every day. In the game, you can use your creativity to build structures. But creatures called creepers try to destroy it. Here is the story of when I encountered a creeper, my most feared enemy.      Like every winter vacation, my family and I were on a train to Las Vegas. It was raining cats and dogs. In fact there was a thunderstorm. Lightning was striking beneath the dark gray clouds. Suddenly, the lightning struck the train! Contrary to my suspicion, nothing happened. Then I looked into the seat in front of me, to my worst nightmare, sitting there was a creeper! This is a creature that blows up slightest irritation.      In the game, I have good skills for killing a creeper with a bow and arrow! But in real life, its a different story. I don't know how to kill a creeper. I didn't know what

Intro "All aboard" yelled the train conductor. My family and I got into the train. As we took our seats I saw two of my worst enemies!!! It was Justin Beiber and a creeper! (Justin Beiber is a not-human thing, creeper is a green thing that explodes when mad.(they have temper problems)  ) very sad and at same time mad Body Justin Beiber start singing very annoying song Then started to smell something Justin Beiber farted! he was eating bags of cooked beans with bubble gum! friend and I felt like going bizarre Creeper also got annoyed... It went to the front of train, jumped off and exploded! Railroad broke, train drove on ground heading towards the lake Ending Getting close to enormous lake Everyone scared of drowning in lake friend and I didn't know what to do! then I remembered Justin Beiber's bubble gum! I snatched the unopened bubble gum which did not smell, chewed it, and threw it at one of the train wheels! As I expected the bubble g

     "All aboard" yelled the train conductor. My family and I got into the train. As we took our seats I saw two of my worst enemies!!! It was Justin Beiber and a creeper! (Justin Beiber is a not-human thing, creeper is a green thing that explodes when mad.(they have temper problems)) I was very sad and at same time mad that those two were there!      After a while Justin Beiber start singing his very annoying songs. Then we even started to smell something!! Justin Beiber farted! He was eating bags of cooked beans with bubble gum! I felt like going bizarre! Sadly the creeper got pissed off... It went to the front of train, jumped off and exploded! The Railroad broke had broken and switched the direction in which the train was driving!! The train drove on ground heading towards the lake. I though we were all as good as dead      We were getting close to the enormous lake. Everyone was scared of drowning in it. I didn't know what to do! Fortunately, I remembered Jus

Intro      Have you ever wanted to play a boomerang that would fly back to you? It is a lot of fun! You can play alone or with a set of friends. Little skill is needed. Every flight is different. It gives hours of entertainment Boomerangs have been used for 3,300 years. It was first used by pharaoh Tutankhamen in Egypt for hunting. Now days we use it for fun. I am here to teach you just how to make one out of paper. Here are the instructions Body Instructions show them how to make and play with it  using no tape. 1: rip or cut paper in half 2: fold in half 3:fold flaps into fold 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9.... 10. This paper boomerang goes 2 feet away from you then comes back! ... Conclusion      All in all, paper boomerangs are quite easy to make. It allows you to share experiences with your friends outside in sun with fresh air. It gives you hours of entertainment. I hope you have fun with the boomerang.

                                         3 WISHES Intro  If I had three wishes, what would I do with them? I could desire the whole world, but all I care at this point in life  is playing video games. After a lot of soul searching I came up with these three wishes: A powerful laptop to play games, trillion   dollars to buy all my games, and immortality to beat and finish playing every single game. Body           Wish 1: First of all, I have a desktop. My parents setup parental controls and time restrictions so that I can only play on Fridays. It is  really hard to crack passwords. So I wish I could have a powerful laptop which I have exclusive control over. I wouldn't have to beg my parents to do the password for the computer and all that stuff. I can play any games. whenever I want and wherever I want.           Wish 2: I desire video games. Video games cost money. I don't have any money.  I believe there are about 1000 fun video games in the world. so if each g

     Imagine the instructional time and money that could be saved if the STAR test was eliminated. This could be the case if the state of California stopped requiring standardized testing at every grade level. Although some people feel the exam should be used every year, I disagree. Standardized testing is not needed every year because it costs lots of money, it takes away instructional time, it may not  properly represents the students ability, and the STAR test may discourage students .      First of all, I believe that requiring every grade to take the STAR test is costly. STAR tests  uses lots of paper. If the state make first graders also take the test then that will just ,make things worse! For example, there are millions of first graders in the US. Testing requires  millions of sheets of paper to be copied and printed. If each sheet of paper costed 3 cents, it  could cost more than  $30,000!                                                                      Pursuing