Racism is a hot topic all over the world‚ but what really is racism? Miriam-Webster defines racism as “poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race; the belief that some races of people are better than others.” In more colloquial language‚ racism is discriminating anyone because of their race and or ethnic background. Racism is all around us‚ and racism will be prevalent until the end of time. The idea of racism developed from “xenophobia‚” which is the fear of foreign peoples
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In 1900‚ an estimated six percent of elementary school children received bilingual education‚ which is double the current level. In 1968 the Bilingual Education Act was passed‚ which did not require bilingual education‚ but used students’ native languages in the curriculum to one degree or another. With the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001‚ bilingual education was left far behind‚ and was no longer a part of the national framework for elementary schools (“Bilingual Education”)
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Various things in today’s society undoubtedly attract a great deal of attention; one of those things in the most recent of news is transgender becoming more relevant or popular. With this specific topic comes plenty of controversy on things such as discrimination‚ laws‚ and most commonly the public opinion of current days society. One major issue with transgender in today’s society is discrimination. Discrimination is basically to single out an individual or group based on their race‚ gender‚ color
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He Shoots and He Scores? George is a kind hearted guy but he is faced with the murder of his best friends. Was it the right thing for him to do? In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ George shoots Lennie to save him from Curley’s wrath‚ because George loves Lennie‚ and to protect Lennie from himself. George must shoot Lennie because Curley would torture Lennie until death. Everyone in the ranch knowns‚ “‘Curley’s still mad ‘bout his hand’”(Steinbeck). Lennie had previously broken Curley’s
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“My first instinct is to push you until you break‚ just to see how hard I have to press‚ he says‚ his fingers squeezing of the word ‘break!’ My body tenses at the edge in his voice‚ so I am coiled as tight as a spring‚ and I forgot to breathe. His dark eyes lifted to mine‚ he adds‚ ‘but I resist it.’ ‘Why… I swallow.’ ‘Why is that your first instinct?’ ‘fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up. I’ve seen it. It’s fascinating.’” In this scene‚ Tobias brings about the importance of how fear means
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Teacher unions are very powerful in American education. Two primary teacher unions‚ the National Education Association (NEA) and the National Federation of Teachers (NFT)‚ together represent a large majority of teachers in our country. Teacher unions such as these have grown tremendously in membership and political influence over the past few decades. As a result‚ they have acquired a vast amount of resources that are used to their advantage; examples include using their funds to affect political
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Standardized Testing: Good or Bad? If someone was to ask you “how do you define student achievement?” what would your answer be? Would you say student achievement is measured by state achievement tests? Or would you say that student achievement is too complex a subject to be objectively measured? There are many important skills students must be taught‚ and we need a way to effectively measure if they are in fact learning those skills. However‚ standardized tests cannot effectively show the learning
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The Death Penalty A society operates around communities of people who work together and do their part to form a functional place to live. Many people benefit from others throughout society without even knowing it. Society functions and benefits from people doing their part to keep our community safe and people benefit from society as well‚ but there is an exception. Criminals who have committed a crime that has placed them in prison for the rest of their life‚ without the possibility of parole
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It’s the first day of school and you have to find the perfect outfit to make a good impression. Instead of tearing through your closet‚ making a huge mess‚ you can just grab your uniform and be off. You don’t have to worry about making a good first impression because everyone looks the same. Uniforms would be a beneficial addition to Lafayette School. To start off‚ in school‚ most middle school students are bullied because of what they are wearing. If everyone has the same clothing‚ bullying wouldn’t
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There is nothing better than dipping your feet in the pool on a scorching hot day. Some people enjoy it so much that they’ll even put their kids in danger to make sure that they get the chance to do so. Take Amber Schmunk for instance. Schmunk purchased a plastic pool from her local store so that she‚ her kids and their friends could enjoy the last few days of warm weather. After realizing that she wouldn’t be able to fit the pool in her car‚ she decided to place it on the roof rack. However‚ not
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