Writing Sample 1:Standardized Testing2
        This paper was part of a research project done on Standardized Testing in a State and Local Government class my junior year. Standardized Testing2 explains the possible benefits of using alternative assessments as an alternative form of testing.

Writing Sample 2:Standardized Testing3
        To every pro there is a con...Standardized Testing3 addresses the new concerns about implementing alternative assessments, and the possible solutions to both.

That's Jazz:
     It was in the middle of June, the spirits were high, and the night was young. As I walked out of Presentation Hall, a famous jazz spot in New Orleans, it all came together with a cat; The story of "The Big Easy."

Or'leans Morning:
        My stepfather, Bill Cobb, sits quietly pondering the day ahead, as the stately oak peers in and blocks the hot morning sun.