Good Grades, Good Money

“Earn an A? Here’s $50”

Chicago Tribune

 

         One article that I thought was very interesting that I found was in the Chicago Tribune was “Earn an A? Here’s $50” by Carlos Sadovi. It’s talks about how over 5,000 students at 20 different schools in Chicago will receive money for their good grades. What will happen is that every 5 weeks, students will be tested in Math, English, Social Studies, science and Physical education. When a student receives an A, they get $50, a B is $35, and a C is $20. The students get paid half of it upfront and then the second half when they graduate. That means, a student would be able to make up to $4,000 by the end of their sophomore year. Chicago Public School official agree with the tradition and say it will do much good.

            I believe that this new system will benefit the students in the Chicago public schools dramatically. For many students, the idea of getting good grades and then going off to college seems like a long shot. I think that now, kids will set short term goals get good grades, thus getting money. Then by the end of senior year, they will look back and see their good grades and then may use the money they receive after graduation to go to college. I also like this because the money is coming from donations, and not from taxpayers. 

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Some may say different, but the three most enjoyable and interesting movies made within the last 20 years include Pulp Fiction, Sin City, and Fight Club. Each movie demonstrates impressive acting, profound directing, and has incredible plot outline, that few other movies can compare to. One aspect of movies I feel that people have forgotten about is that movies should either have a type of artful approach to the making of the movie, or try to send a message within the movie. Take Fight Club for example. The movie illustrates how materialistic people are in todays world are, and what it meaning to be free from judgment and how the government wants you to act. An example of this in the movie was when the main character, Tyler Durden, comes back to his apartment building, seeing his place ablaze because of an accident that had occurred there. While living in his apartment, Tyler clung to catalog adds, constantly buying new sets of matching furniture and kitchen ware. Later in the movie he realizes that he had done it himself, as he was in one of his split personalities and consciousness. He does this to himself as a way of being free and escaping from the artificial reality that people live in. Tragically, young people today merely focus on dazzling special effects and a hyperactive visual style instead of acknowledging the message or artfulness of the movie.

-Also, one of my favorite movies I forgot to mention was Kill Bill vol. 1