Midterm Essay November 15‚ 2012 "Alfie Kohn‚ author of Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars‚ Incentive Plans‚ A’s‚ Praise‚ and Other Bribes (1993)‚ contends that rewards and punishments are “two sides of the same coin” (p. 50). Although rewards are certainly more pleasurable‚ they are “every bit as controlling as punishments‚ even if they control by seduction” (p. 51). According to Kohn‚ if we want youngsters to become self-regulating‚ responsible‚ caring individuals‚ we must abandon
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Examinations‚ as we know it‚ have emerged to be the main theme of modern education in the ever-changing landscape of academia. In an education infrastructure that is as unpredictable as the clouds‚ it is somewhat ironic that the system of examinations as a means of judging a student’s ability has prevailed through the years. Every person‚ in their quest for knowledge‚ would inevitably encounter numerous modes of examinations through the course of their academic journey. As much importance has been
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said that over 3 million athletes and bodybuilders have used illegal steroids in this country alone (Street 1). If many people already use steroids why not make them legal and let people take them at their own risk? Or perhaps do you think steroids should stay illegal because they have harmful side effects and promote an unfair advantage in sports? With the growing concern over steroid use in our country‚ we must look at what is really best for the future of our athletes and the spirit of competition
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This anger has been brought to them through the protest that they have acted with‚ not standing or kneeling during the national anthem‚ in the past few years. Football players should be protected by the first amendment of the constitution‚ which is for free speech and protest. Football players should not be punished for their action about the issue in which they protest in the United States because it brings awareness to social issues‚ players that have high profile social status; consequently
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Do you think parents should be punished for the crimes their teenage children commit? Teenage crimes are on the rise and in trying to prevent this condition from aggravating‚ people start to consider an alternative solution - to punish the parents instead. The question is‚ are parents really the core of the problem or are there other bigger issues we have to consider? Punishing parents by law is certainly not the ideal way to handle these rising crime rates. Though it cannot be denied that parents
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Should Religion and State Separate? The issue of separating the religion from the state has not been resolved by now. Many people are still debating whether religion and the state should or should not be separated. Opponents of religion and the state separation often use the arguments related to their religion scriptures. On the other hand‚ supporters of religion and the state separation use many sources outside religious scriptures and factual data to refute the other party’s arguments. Hence‚ I
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if not‚ certainly on the news. These crimes all have one similarity to them; most of them were intentional. Criminal intent is a necessary component of a "conventional" crime and involves a conscious decision on the part of one party to injure or deprive another. This is one of the three categories of “mens rea‚” the basis for the establishment of guild in a criminal case. The criminal should have a guilty mind when he commits the crime. My client‚ Oedipus‚ has been charged on the account of patricide
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incorporated into all community colleges. Therefore‚ community college should have free tuition because it could make America more academically successful‚ it is financially feasible project‚ and it could solve tuition inflation and student loan debt. One critical reason why the government
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Shakespeare should not be taught in South African schools “To be‚ or not to be : that is the question :” To be taught in South African schools‚ or not to be … I say‚ TO BE ! Shakespeare provide us with deep insight in human behaviour by using poetry to express human behaviour in a personal‚ group based and universal situation. Thorough knowledge of his work can only be favourable to success for all students that study some of his marvellous work in South African schools as well as across the world
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Animals should not be used for research Imagine an animal suffering‚ with no way to help itself. Imagine a human being forcing an animal to suffer and not doing anything to help. This is what happens when animals are used for research to test products that most people do use. Every year almost 8‚000 animals suffer from being used for research. Animals are subjected to burns‚ electric shocks‚ and other painful experiences that researchers subject them too. Animals are given diseases from the researchers
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