Another worldwide test that students take is the Program for International Student Assessment or the PISA. The PISA test is given by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or the OECD. The PISA is a standardized test that assesses 15 year olds all over the world‚ and it examines their abilities in science‚ math‚ and reading (Department of Education). The PISA is a test that many high school students take all over the world. 72 countries participate
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Blackfish SeaWorld is considered one of the most magical places on earth. With majestic animals that aren’t seen in everyday life‚ come alive to please thousands of people a day. While we believe these animals are happy and enjoy the attention‚ Blackfish has given us reasons not to believe the false advertisement. While comparing these animals to the wild‚ we see that they are not as free as they should be and deserve to live in their natural habitat. One of the animals that the film focuses on
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Being in an Internship at the ICEI (Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative) program at Westfield State University has allowed me to have a better perspective on what people with disabilities could potentially benefit from. ICEI (Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative) is a program that attends to people with disabilities aged 18-21‚ from Westfield and nearby public school districts. Art Therapy is one of the programs that is offered through ICEI and if it could be implemented correctly‚ I
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contemplated murder is dwarfed in magnitude by comparison with the crime you have committed. In committing the act of murder‚ the criminal kills only his victim…in your case‚ I believe your conduct in putting into the hands of the Russians the A-bomb years before our best scientists predicted Russia would perfect the bomb has already caused‚ in my opinion‚ the communist aggression in Korea‚ with the resultant casualties exceeding 50‚000 and who knows but that millions more of innocent people may pay
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The definition of a ghost is “a disembodied spirit imagined” (“dictionary.com‚ year”). To some people‚ this word is a joke. For others‚ it is a normal part of life. About 50% of people believe in ghosts‚ and 37% in haunted houses. This might be why ghost hunting shows are such a hit. There are shows such as “Ghost Adventures” and “Ghost Hunters”‚ which are now in their 8th and 13th season. Now more people are conducting their own experiments and trying to communicate with the dead (Radford‚ 2014)
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with the drug cartel‚ issue that has caused the death of millions of Colombians‚ and it has also influenced its political instability. Right now they dominate 40% of the Colombian territory. This issue that has affected Colombia for more than fifty years‚ is coming to the end with the peace talks made by the Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos‚ or that is what they want us to think. Colombians have been waiting for this nightmare to end‚ they dream about
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it is safe to use hydraulic fracking‚ others state that it is dangerous to society. Many people believe fracking is harmful to the environment because it pollutes the air and water and can possibly inject harmful chemicals in the earth. For many years‚ scientists have studied the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water sources. With much controversy they say that hydraulic fracking is “subject to both federal and state regulations‚” and there “have not been any instances” where fracking has contaminated
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ENGLISH: TEXT RESPONSE “The characters in ‘Year of Wonders’ lose faith in humanity rather than in God.” To what extent do you agree? Geraldine Brooks’ novel “Year of Wonders” explores how grief and difficulty can cause peoples’ faith to undergo change. Brooks focuses on the various ways in which characters struggle to maintain faith in humanity and God and‚ often‚ turn to alternative sources of relief. Many attempt to maintain their faith in humanity‚ as is exemplified by the Mompellions‚ who
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obtained from a social/development history form‚ an interest inventory and interviews with Bailey Stanton; Bailey’s mother‚ Abigail Stanton; and Bailey’s teacher‚ Ms. Elizabeth Thatcher. Bailey’s mother‚ Mrs. Stanton‚ reports that Bailey is a thirteen-year-old seventh grade female attending Hope Middle School in the Valley County School district. English is the primary language spoken at home where she lives with her mother‚ father‚ and two sisters age fifteen and seventeen. Also her older brother is
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Growing up can be hard. But growing up with depression can be ever harder. Depression is an uprising issue that keeps growing. Around the world‚ there is an estimated 350 million people suffering from depression (“Media Centre”). For some‚ depression takes over their lives and they end up taking their own before their life gets better or they get treatment. However‚ there are ways to help someone with depression. Taking and antidepressant or going to therapy are two options they could help someone
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