Standarized Testing Should Be Banned There are many questions concerning the education system. Everyone always seems to have an opinion on this certain topic‚ but no one is producing solutions to the problem. For example are standardized tests really helping the system? The “No Child Left Behind” act was established in the U.S in 2001. The law states that all children in public school have to be tested in reading and writing. This testing starts in grades third through eight‚ and also they have
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Argumentative Essay: Hand phones should be banned from schools Based on my opinion‚ I strongly believe that hand phones should be banned from schools. This is because the detrimental effect of students’ usage of hand phones in school weighs heavier than its benefits. Firstly‚ hand phones should be banned in school because students’ easily loses focus in class. Acquiring knowledge‚ learn something new and to educate one-self are the reasons students go to school. If learning is the priority
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what books are challenged or banned. “Of Mice and Men”is the book that I could see has had a lot of controversy by high school parents over the last couple of years. The book is banned and challenged in a lot of high schools across America. The reasons for the banning of this book is racism‚ profanities‚ and adult themes. For me‚ it’s a high schooler’s book‚ and it is clear that “of Mice and Men” should not be banned. The first reason for “Of Mice and Men” being banned is racism. The feelings of somebody
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have guns banned or have them only for self-defense. It is a big problem for people‚ because they are just out on the street or in a store and the next thing they would get shot and killed. I think that if guns were to be banned‚ they should just ban pistol and semi-automatic rifles‚ because many people like to go hunting and it would take the enjoyment of hunting away from those people. The United States need to look at the big picture and think about what would happen if all guns were banned. There
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Borders between countries should be banned In recent years‚ people discuss many issues in the world. One of them is borders between countries are reason of decline the world economy. However‚ there are many political reasons which prevent abolishment of borders. This essay will try to explain why borders between countries should be banned. There are several reasons why borders between countries should be banned. Firstly‚ they impede trades between countries because‚ countries use different
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Should junk food be allowed at school? Junk food is generally defined as “a diet high in processed foods and soft drinks” (Wiles et al.‚ 2009‚ p.1). By definition‚ junk food contains artificial food colorings and preservatives‚ including fast food‚ oily foods‚ snacks and high sugary beverage. Students usually eat snacks between meals. According to McPhail et al. (2011)‚ the snacking habit among students has increased in the past twenty years. This means students are taking more junk food in a higher
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Jacob Beacham 8th Grade English Mrs. King April 26‚ 2016 Should Smoking be Banned? There are more than 7‚000 chemicals in a single cigarette. Those chemicals can be very harmful. Smoking cigarettes should be illegal because you can get lung cancer and secondhand smoke harms other people that are around you. First of all‚ most people get lung cancer. For example‚ according to the article What Causes Lung Cancer states “That smoking causes about 90% of all lung cancer” (pg. 1). That means smoking
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really upset knowing her pet guinea pig Squiggles could have died because of all the toxins sprayed and deadly tests done by scientists. Therefore‚ animal testing should be banned. Animal testing should be banned because it harms animals‚ all animals are different‚ and most tests are inaccurate. One reason why animal testing should be banned is because it harms animals. If we don’t ban animal testing‚ animals eventually will die off or be permanently blinded. I remember when I first found out about
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The Kite Runner should not be banned in schools because high schoolers are old enough and mature enough to comprehend the content of the book‚ and it is not too obscene for the age group. The Kite Runner shows how it was living in Afghanistan and how nice it was‚ surprisingly how everyone wanted to live there. Then how life changed after the Taliban started taking over. This book showed people in America life from the perspective of someone‚ that is also a child‚ living in Afghanistan and that
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courage‚ and the destruction of innocence. Because of the use of rape as a plot device‚ a large amount of profanity‚ and the racial inequality‚ many believed that the book should be banned and not taught in the classroom as it would be harmful and would not be suitable for children. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird should not be banned because it contains great value by promoting equality and showing that what society thinks is not always best. To Kill A Mockingbird promotes racial equality in many
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