The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) 1. Inchoate: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; I am glad your inchoate proposals for integrating the company were not accepted this time‚ thus saving us face. 2. Profligacy: recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant‚ profligate behavior; Anderson’s profligacy cost him his job and its better you tighten up your belt before you go the same way. 3. Sui Generis: being the only example of its kind‚ unique; Mr. Bill Tandy generated his
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future is to look like. In Fahrenheit 451‚ which was written in the 1950s‚ there is a future where intelligence is banned and is replaced with athletics and mass media. Books were being burned and the world was in chaos. The present is not far from that. 50 years from now‚ there will be fewer governments and the governments will be larger. There might even be only one government controlling the nations. There will be more totalitarian governments with much more control over the population. There will be
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three grades of thinking are. He believes that most people are grade three thinkers. Grade three thinkers tend to feel‚ and not to think. Golding gives an example of his teacher Mr. Houghton‚ who would always talk about “good life‚ sexless‚ and free of duty”‚ while “his neck would turn of itself” if a girl passed by the window. “Mr. Houghton thought with his neck.” A grade-two thinker is someone who can detect contradictions—someone who is critical but does not produce fresh ideas. While grade one
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student’s main energy to keep him/her well until lunch. Besides breakfast‚ sports and nutrition must be well-balanced. 2. Stress As told from above‚ stress can be deadly for some students because it can drop their performance down to the lowest level if not being taken care. There are many factors that can cause stress‚ such as too many assignments‚ exam preparations‚ and lack of self-confidence. Stress must be eliminated as soon as possible before it affects entirely to student’s performance.
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The ‘50s and ‘60s: Decades of Prosperity and Protest (DBQ) Historians tend to portray the 1950s as a decade of prosperity‚ conformity‚ and consensus‚ and the 1960s as a decade of turbulence‚ protest‚ and disillusionment. These stereotypes are largely true‚ though‚ as with everything in life‚ there are exceptions to this perspective. Therefore‚ the historians’ portrayal of the 1950s and 1960s is accurate for the majority of Americans‚ though some groups were clearly exceptions. The 1950s were characterized
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believe that if kids knew that they would get paid if they did well the average grade would go up. Going to school for a kid is like an adult going to work so kids should get paid too. If a person who worked in a office knew that if he or she worked harder they would get a promotion the employee most likely would work harder. If kids get paid for having good grades the rate of school suspensions would decrease. Also kids grade point average would increase. Lastly they would be better behaved in class
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Student Name Teacher Name School System Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Achievement Test ~ Grade 4 Item Sampler Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What is the TCAP Achievement Test? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What are the questions testing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Who will be tested
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For generations‚ parents have pushed children to get good grades. Many of my classmates are given cash‚ iPods‚ and even cars as rewards for good grades. This obsession with grades comes from the belief that school success means more opportunities for higher paying jobs and a better life. Since grades are indicators of school success‚ good grades are seen as essential. But can grades in high school predict future success? While good grades may indicate the mastery of content‚ what they really demonstrate
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My task was to produce a grade book for primary school teachers; the aim of this spreadsheet was to allow teachers to input scores and record student progress. In this report I will attempt to explain the processes I went through to produce the grade book. Step 1 In order to create a professional‚ user friendly grade book‚ I firstly wrote a list of the items I wanted to include in my spreadsheet using Microsoft Word‚ before I started creating it. I did this so that I could make sure I had
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Despite the vast changes in fashion during the 50’s‚ the general term to describe the style is “put together.” From poodle skirts to leather jackets‚ everyone was always dressed to the nines. The types of looks that were popular amongst teenage girls were the classic‚ rebellious‚ and sailor look. On the other hand‚ teenage girls would dress “all out” for special events‚ which was looked down upon if a special event was not going on. During the 50’s‚ teenage girls could be seen rocking a short-cut
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