Endangered Languages CONOR MCDONOUGH QUINN Languages that are threatened with the loss of natural generational transmission are referred to as endangered languages. Language endangerment generally occurs in the later stages of language shift‚ that is‚ when a speech community moves away from their earlier variety‚ dialect‚ or language to a new one or new set thereof (Fishman‚ 1991). While the processes of endangerment and extinction have likely been constant throughout the history of human language‚ the
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Introduction to Psychological Testing PSY/475 May 28‚ 2012 Dan Riner Introduction to Psychological Testing Tests are used to evaluate‚ identify‚ and give meaning to human thought and behavior. A test is a process that is used to observe behavior and describe that behavior using numerical scales or fixed categories. The five major categories of psychological tests include mental ability‚ achievement‚ personality‚ interests and attitudes‚ and neuropsychological. Tests are primarily used in clinical
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Nicole Capuano Nicole Castle ENGL-1210 Final Essay November 28‚ 2007 Inefficiency of Standardized Testing Preparing for college takes four years in the making. Students spend their high school career building up their eligibility for their desired college or university. In these four years‚ there are nights of non-stop studying for final exams‚ part time jobs‚ and countless numbers of extracurricular activities. Unfortunately‚ this still is not enough for colleges. Today‚ either the American
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Standardized Testing Costs and Value In this time of the 21st century‚ standardized testing has increased dramatically within the United States. Standardized tests is any examination that is administered and scored in a predetermined‚ standard manner. These tests were originally created to measure a student’s college readiness and future academic success however‚ studies have proved that standardized tests do not measure a student’s factual knowledge. There are two common types of standardized tests
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Animal testing goes all the way back to the ancient times of the Greeks and Romans. Doctors would dissect animals in hopes of obtaining new knowledge. These animals lived a life of daily confinement. The only change in their lives came from being called into a research experiment that would eventually end in death. During the research and testing these animals would be subjected to experiments‚ including everything from injecting with new diseases‚ poisoning the animals‚ burning their skin along
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upon which their futures so highly depend? This phenomenon of accountability testing and holding teachers accountable for scores has swept across the country‚ creating a negative approach to educating the youth of America. Due to the lack of validity of these tests and the negative effects on teachers and students‚ standardized testing is ruining the public education system. With accountability for standardized testing being a new trend in America‚ today‚ many do not realize how long ago they were
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Within the next 24 hours‚ approximately 27‚000 animals will have died from being tested on. Animal testing involves various forms of lab experimentations and procedures on living creatures such as dogs‚ pigs‚ farm animals‚ and rodents. The tests performed are most commonly used to determine the specific effects of a consumer or industry product such as cosmetics‚ medicines‚ and chemicals. Animal testing is extremely inhumane due to the administrations conducted on the animals. They suffer through a
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Animal testing has been used a lot throughout the years and now it is time to make a change. Animal testing has caused harm and death to over 100 million innocent animals per year for the sake of human progress. Today there are many alternatives for animal testing that scientist can use in experiments instead of animals. These alternatives are more efficient‚ less expensive‚ and do not cause harm to any living being. Instead of introducing animals to malignant diseases‚ and killing them for research
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animal testing. In fact‚ if animals aren’t used for medical research certain vaccines for rabies‚ hepatitis and other diseases wouldn’t be curable (Trull). However‚ many people argue that the human anatomy differs from that of animals. Nonetheless‚ animals and humans still share common features. For example‚ monkeys‚ just like humans‚ share the same fundamental use of hormones to counteract infections‚ which has helped scientist improve research (Trull). For the people who doubt animal testing should
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humans to be made into food. 100 million animals are tested a year on cosmetics‚ skin care‚ and many more chemicals. My specific advertisement is on animal testing. Animal testing is when people test makeup and other products on animals and can harm or even kill animals. Thousands of mice‚ guinea pigs‚ rats‚ and rabbits suffer and die in testing every year just in the United States alone. The brands go that are used and tested on animals‚ such as; Mac cosmetics‚ toothpastes‚ shampoo‚ skin creams‚ and
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