Competition in not necessary for learning: (against 1) I strongly oppose the motion. Competition drives innovation. Competition improves quality. Competition increases choices. Competition spurs people to ’do their best’. Do you think that we should behave like ostriches that when they see a threat they put their heads in the sand to avoid confrontation? In my opinion‚ eliminating competition from schools is a misguided attempt at ensuring that no one’s self-esteem gets trampled
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While I do understand that surveillance cameras have many practical purposes in today’s world‚ I still find the very notion of them disturbing and unnerving. It is too easy to slip over the line between necessary and invasive . That line is just too thin. While I realize that many of the surveillance cameras are installed in buildings for sound reasons‚ the idea that I am being watched as I walk through a store‚ across a parking lot or
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Is Homework Really Necessary? Where is your pencil! Get your books out now! Stop mucking around! Get on the table this instant! Do you recognise this? This is just an average day of my life with my parents when I have to finish my homework. Is homework really necessary? I do not think so. Homework is just hours and hours of late nights that ruin your social life and sporting activity.
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uphold the democracy and the government that serves the people. Some of these include the right to vote and the ability of citizens to maintain their status. But who’s to say some citizens wouldn’t take advantage of it? Why is an informed citizenry necessary? Well‚ without it‚ our democracy would collapse. A democratic society depends on its citizens separating the wheat from the chaff‚ forming good
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Taking care of others in a bad situation. Helping someone even though one has chores to do. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ characters take action and show they are good in many ways. The definition of good is morally right. All of these characters show they are morally right in many different ways. Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚and Atticus Finch‚ are all examples of good people because they stand up and help others instead of walking on by. Tom Robinson shows he is a good and moral person
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of standardized tests are answering affirmatively to what the questions has asked. These days schools are using this method to measure one’s brilliance. Although standardized tests show the fundamental‚ basic knowledge of students‚ they are not necessary because they do not go indepth into a student’s knowledge and using those scores to decide their future is not reasonable. Standardized tests are put on high pedestals and people say they deserve to be held on high because they have lasted for very
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The Difficulties Math Places on Students: A Summary of “Is Algebra Necessary?” In “Is Algebra Necessary?” by Andrew Hacker‚ an emeritus professor of political science at Queens College‚ City University of New York ‚ Hacker critiques algebra‚ claiming that students are not passing‚ and that this is limiting the level of education available to them . Hacker suggests that if we make math more practical‚ by adding things such as “citizen statistics‚” more students will succeed. In the beginning of his
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[insert name and address] January 29th‚ 2013 Paul Anderson The Acting Company PO Box 898 New York NY 10108-0898 Re: Actress position Dear Mr. Anderson‚ Having achieved many goals in my career path‚ I am interested in applying for an actress position at The Acting Company. I came across the thrilling new production of “Gone with the Wind” and I would be happy to audition for the role of Scarlett O’ Hara. I am currently enrolled in the theatre arts programs at Houston Community
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Tuitions: A necessary evil? TRENDS: Is it just exam phobia or more? Chitra Aiyer speaks to parents and teachers to analyse the surging popularity of tuition classes in the City. Tuition classes have come to be a mainstay and are a big part of our educational ecosystem. With the kind of competition children these days face at every stage‚ parents are stressed like never before. Age they start going Children in Bangalore seem to normally start tuition classes somewhere around the 7th or 8th
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Mallory Causey Morality of Abortion I. Introduction In this paper‚ I will argue that abortion is morally acceptable in certain situations. In defending this argument I will include the reason behind my decision‚ and I will provide an alternate example using the same general principle. After explaining my principle I will give clarity to two arguments that may be presented by others. Finally‚ I will conclude by describing any changes that I have made to my general principle. II. Argument
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