The Louisiana Purchase is arguably the greatest real estate deal in history. It more than doubled the size of the United States. We gained approximately 530 million acres of land for 15 million dollars; about four cents an acre. Before the purchase‚ the French had control over the land west of the Mississippi River. Therefore‚ by gaining this land‚ America also gained control of the Mississippi River and correspondingly‚ access to the Gulf of Mexico and the port of New Orleans. Because of The Louisiana
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10 Lessons You Weren’t Taught In Law School It is often said law schools fail to prepare students for the actual practice of law. Yes‚ law school does a good job at training you to “think like a lawyer” and spot issues‚ do legal research‚ draft legal documents‚ and put together a legal argument. But there are so many practical things that law school doesn’t teach you‚ especially a number of soft skills. This includes things like social grace‚ communication‚ language‚ personal habits‚ friendliness
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Connie Matthiessen in her article‚ Girls’ and boys’ brains: How different are they?‚ “There are no real differences between girls’ and boys’ brains that affect how they learn‚ but rather stereotypes that we want to exist‚ so we enforce them”. To alter these stereotypes we just need to not teach them. The real problem is not whether the student is male or female‚ but rather their race and class. The discrepancies in research for having the education of different sexs differ so much that many people
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child’s progress and compare them to others throughout the country. It allows them and their teachers visualize what they need to do to help the children. When standardized tests are used appropriately‚ a great deal can be learned about how well schools function. According to Gale Pages‚ “That information [Standardized Tests] allows educators and policymakers to make better-informed conclusions about how much students are learning‚ which in turn allows them to make better-informed decisions about
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I think that William Shakespeare novel Romeo and Juliet should be taught in the ninth grade and in this essay i will be explaining my reasons on why i think it should be taught in high school. One reason i think it should be taught in high school to ninth graders is because it relates to the drama in high school with all the relationships.I think it relates so much to us in high school because just like in the movie juliet family is really protective of her and her well being just like we have or
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The Oxford 3000 Basic Words a‚ an indefinite article abandon v. abandoned adj. ability n. able adj. unable adj. about adv.‚ prep. above prep.‚ adv. abroad adv. absence n. absent adj. absolute adj. absolutely adv. absorb v. abuse n.‚ v. academic adj. accent n. accept v. acceptable adj. unacceptable adj. access n. accident n. by accident accidental adj. accidentally adv. accommodation n. accompany v. according to prep. account n.‚ v. accurate adj.
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Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Ourselves The day and the life of a teenagers‚ is consumed with text messages‚ Face time‚ Instagram‚ Twitter‚ YouTube‚ and Face book messages. Many of us watch TV‚ listen to music‚ and “live chat” with our friends by way of the “smart phone”. I’m sure our parents wished for once‚ we would “look up” from our phones and have an actual conversation with them‚ but we can’t. We’re addicted to our phones. And sadly‚ this is typical living
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Should Children be Taught Sex Education in Schools? Sex education is a term people read and hear nowadays. It has become a part of human normal lives. It is no longer considered a taboo in the society. In fact it is now a very popular topic for debates everywhere. What is sex education actually? Does it inform people about sexual relationships? First of all‚ sex defines as ‘the physical act in which the sexual organs of two people touch and which can result in a woman having a baby’ (Oxford Dictionary
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prevents many things from being deemed as either right or wrong. For example‚ a lot of times somebody does the wrong thing‚ but for reasons that are not explicitly wrong. The Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal demonstrates this example well. The Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal refers to the 44 Atlanta schools that were found to have cheated on standardized tests a few years back. Educators manipulated the tests to make the students score higher and were eventually caught. The grey area
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home schools vs public schools It’s known to us all that home schools are the education of children inside the home while public schools are generally primary or secondary schools mandated for or offered to all children without charge(Dictionary.reference.com‚2015). As the compulsory education which is promoted by governments all over the world develop fast nowadays‚ choosing whether homes schools or public schools has become a confused problem for many parents.In this case‚someone may argue that
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