Chatellier English 121 9/25/13 Measures to Improve Schools In the op-ed piece “Our schools must Do Better” Herbert brilliantly states that teacher quality and/or effectiveness is not adequately gauged by certification. Indeed‚ Herbert was onto something when he said “teacher certification has very little to do with whatever it is that makes good teachers effective”. While this idea is vaguely explored by Herbert‚ it has promising grounds‚ which could yield significant
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My reasons for college are probably just like everyone else’s. I went to college because I wanted a better life for myself. I decided to switch jobs‚ so I would not be living paycheck to paycheck like my parents had in the past. I know I did not want that‚ and that was the main reason why I had decided to go to college. Another reason was I wanted to get a better education other than just a High School Diploma. Many government jobs‚ as in the one I have chosen to pursue‚ required a bachelors degree
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"Better living through better chemistry" Chemistry affects our lives in many different ways‚ everyday. The air you inhale everyday is an element called hydrogen. Chemistry affects us in good ways and bad ways. So‚ I decided to do it in both points of view. Without chemistry our lives wouldn’t be as easy it is right now but there is a other side to it. Without chemistry we wouldn’t have communication‚ transportation‚ medicine‚ and
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to the ways of society‚ but in order to truly accomplish what we want in life‚ we need to stray away from the “normal” and choose our own individual path. A unique person may not always have crazy hair or clothing‚ but may also be someone who follows their own road. Living as a transcendentalist means becoming your own self and not letting society tell one how to live their life. The Dead Poet’s Society by Peter Weir and works by Emerson and Thoreau all show that if a person follows their heart and
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The results of this revolution would completely change the way humans acted. How they worked‚ the amount and type of goods they bought‚ the family structure‚ the social structure‚ and the way individuals thought were all changed. But‚ despite its advances‚ the industrial revolution made life harder for most people at the time because of poorer health and low wages. While some may argue that living in the cities meant access to better health care the evidence supports the idea that the health of
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sexual‚ and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says‚ "It ’s a girl‚” says Shirley Chisholm. From then on they‚ as are born into their bodies‚ get to develop in them‚ get the chance to get comfortable in their skin‚ get to ponder what type of woman they wish to project to the world‚ make mistakes along the way while being encouraged and molded by their families and society into their feminine gender roles. But‚ even though they get to muse over how and what they want to be
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holidays people are more likely to disdain you if you do something bad. If someone was born or died at midnight on New Year’s Eve what year or day would they put on your epitaph. The holidays make people extra ethical because they know that if they make a poor decision then they will be punished worsley.
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Influences in our lives As we get older‚ we change‚ either for the better or for the worse. In either ways‚ people around us play a huge factor in influencing the way that we are. Living for what feels for a lifetime; you may be influenced by the environment and all the people around you and not even realize that they are the reason behind changes in your personality. It is simply amazing how everything around us affect the way we are. Through my experiences‚ three groups of people who influenced
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certain individuals‚ primarily homosexuals and supporters of homosexual marriages. This opposition‚ due to this mainstream view‚ exists because certain states such as Minnesota deny same-sex marriages. In Thomas B. Stoddard’s article "Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚" Stoddard begins by defending homosexual marriages through partners‚ Karen Thompson and Sharon Kowalski. Both women were denied a legalized nuptial by the state of Minnesota even though they resided together and exchanged vows. On November
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cold‚ cold climate. This traveling is really hard. Alaska’s geography was difficult to explore because of the mountains‚ climate‚ and how you get there/ traveling. This mountain is bigger the a skyscraper. One way mountains make it hard is because you can’t just go through them. These mountains are so large if you have to go up there you might even have breathing problems. You have to go around the mountains because they’re in way. That means you have to travel longer and that means more time in the
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