incentives like merit pay can lead to risky behaviors and bad outcomes in our educational system. It is my belief that incentives like higher pay alone is never sufficient enough to motivate teachers or anyone with a real passion for their vocation to perform better. I find myself in the court of public opinion that incentives like money are a short time motivator for most people. I have looked at research material and information from experiments and initiatives to implement incentives like merit pay or
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Is the Internet a sea of information or a source of human catastrophe or a forum for democracy or a source of rumors? President Lee Myung-bak‚ speaking at the June 17 ministerial meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development which discussed the future of the Internet economy‚ said that the Internet without trust can be “a poison instead of medicine.” He expressed concerns about spam mails hiding under anonymity and the spread of lies and incorrect information that threaten
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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ the economic theory utilized by Great Britain towards its empire was known as mercantilism. The idea behind mercantilism was to amass wealth through a favorable balance of trade‚ or exporting more goods than were imported. Within the idea of mercantilism‚ the colonies were meant to be a source of raw materials and a market for manufactured products. Even though the mercantile theory seemed to prosper between England and the colonies‚ the underlying
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Advantages of Credit Rating Different benefits accrue from use of rated instruments to different class of investors or the company. These are explained as under: A. Benefits to Investors 1. Safety of investments. Credit rating gives an idea in advance to the investors about the degree of financial strength of the issuer company. Based on rating he decides about the investment. Highly rated issues gives an assurance to the investors of safety of Investments and minimizes his risk. 2. Recognition
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Are Newspaper’s Dying? The first newspaper was printed in 1605‚ and has thrived throughout the centuries. They have provided the public with news including political events‚ crime‚ local news‚ sports‚ the weather and much more. However‚ with the recent growth of the internet‚ the newspaper business has faced many hardships. In most countries‚ paid circulation is falling. The question arises whether or not newspapers will die out completely‚ or adapt and overcome. The world currently is
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Dying To Be Thin: Anorexia Nervosa The individual may not recognize that her weight loss or not eating at all is a problem. Anorexics may be afraid of losing control over the amount of food they eat; thus‚ they want to control their emotions‚ and reactions to their emotions. Stacy was a beautiful 16-year-old girl. At that age everyone adored her: her friends‚ her teachers‚ her parents‚ etc. She was on the honor roll in school. She was very athletic‚ being on the track team‚ soccer team‚ and the
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Cricket: Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century‚ it had developed into the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. The ICC‚ the game’s governing body‚ has 10 full members. The game is most popular in Australasia‚ England‚ the Indian subcontinent‚ the West Indies and Southern Africa. Yes‚ cricket is the
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Facing a War with Himself Traumatized‚ regretful‚ and full of guilt; Dally Walker writes about a doctor who returns from the Vietnam war with memories so horrific‚ he is not able to talk to his wife or family about it. From the day of his arrival home‚ he returns feeling disgusted with himself and his actions. Twenty two years have passed since his arrival from the war he continues to think of everything that happened. The story beings with him speaking of the great love for his wife and daughter
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"Play it as it Lays" is a very intriguing read. First of all‚ the main character‚ Maria‚ is an extremely relatable . Though the novel documents her spiral into mental illness‚ Maria’s struggles are caused by tragedies every human being must endure at some point in their lives such as heartbreak‚ loss of loved ones and making difficult decisions‚ which in Maria’s case is whether or not to have an abortion after becoming pregnant during an affair‚ . Maria often times resorts to alcohol‚ drugs‚ and
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[edit]Proto-globalization Main article: Proto-globalization The next phase‚ known as proto-globalization‚ was characterized by the rise of maritime European empires‚ in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ first the Portuguese and Spanish Empires‚ and later the Dutch and British Empires. In the 17th century‚ world trade developed further when chartered companies like the British East India Company (founded in 1600) and the Dutch East India Company (founded in 1602‚ often described as the first multinational
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