I wrote an Op-Ed article to The Daily Nexus‚ the UCSB-run campus newspaper. I discussed the topic of antibiotic resistance and how bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics is on the rise. Various strains of bacteria are no longer affected by some antibiotics‚ which could become a significant threat in the future if modern antibiotics are ineffective. We as humans rely heavily on antibiotics and other medications to deal with diseases and other illnesses. Modern medicine was one of the greatest advancements
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the Vietnam War‚ every one of those soldiers fought the same war‚ but for different reasons. The actions took by the United States during the Vietnam War created major controversy throughout the people of the U.S. As a navy soldier in the Vietnam War‚ Ed Shottenbauer told his story on what he thought about the war and how the war changed his life after coming back to the U.S. The process of becoming a soldier can be difficult and can affect one’s life during and after war. The nature of war causes a
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Ed doesn’t care. He has lived long enough to realize it doesn’t matter what people think. His hair is balding on the top‚ goes down to about his shoulders‚ and is as white as snow. He wears the same outfit everyday: a battered pair of jeans‚ ford belt buckle‚ and boots. He doesn’t wear a shirt‚ I always think he wakes up and can’t find a shirt so he makes himself just decent enough to go outside. He has tattoos all over his chest‚ and could be the scariest looking person I have ever seen. When we
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many get lost between their two worlds. When an individual struggles with their own ambition and tries to balance this with self and others‚ they often get lost and as a result create conflicts between their personal and academic lives‚ as shown in Ed Kleiman’s short story North End Faust. This story depicts a man‚ Alex‚ who struggles to balance his ambition with his personal life and‚ as a result‚ grows overly fond of isolation‚ even though he knows the damage it can cause. Alex is a passionate
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Show Recent Messages (F3) Jasmine: SORRY THAT TOOK EVEN LONGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BECAUSE Jasmine: my grandpa called Jasmine: he’s really sad Jasmine: his best friend died Heicho: OH NO I AM SORRY Jasmine: I never met him and he was 90 something? Jasmine: ono poor grandpa and the guy’s family though Heicho: YEAH THAT IS SAD. I’m sorry Jasmine: IT"S OKAY Heicho: AHH OKAY Jasmine: Do you want to write? Jasmine: If you do not want to‚ it’s okay you know! Jasmine: We can talk and
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Special Education and the Principles of NCLB 2001 AED/222 July 25‚ 2010 Tracey Morgado Special Education and the Principles of NCLB 2001 There are five core principles of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) 2001. The five core principles are strong accountability‚ expanded flexibility and control‚ methods based on scientific research‚ expanded options for parents‚ and highly qualified teachers. The five core principles can affect diverse learners both positively and negatively.
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Emily Dickinson’s poem “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves” at first glance appears to be a simple riddle‚ with the obvious answer being snow. As is typical of Dickinson’s poetry‚ there is much to be found within for contemplation and her profound perspective of nature‚ life‚ and the human condition shines forth. Written in simple‚ mostly monosyllabic words and with a masterful use of poetic devices she produces some powerful themes within the beautiful imagery. Though the words are simple and the poem
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E.D. Hirsch JR. makes a case in the writing “Preface to Cultural Literacy” that to be culturally literate‚ is to possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern world‚ and how cultural literacy is the only outlet for disadvantaged children. This has created debate about how the American Education system has been following a flawed system created by Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Dewey. Hirsch believes that for a better future we must reform the education system and change the ideas of
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made more progress than those in co-ed secondaries. The fact that pupils with the lowest test scores when they started secondary made the biggest leap in girls’ school will reopen the debate about whether more children should have access to a single-sex education in order to drive up results. The number of girls schools has dwindled in the state sector since the 1970s and has been dropping more recently among private schools‚ as more and more parents demand co-ed schools. Only 221‚000 girls and 160
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of responsibility‚ and that is one not many children can take on. For Bonnie and Ed Tait that was not the case. The couple had two girls‚ which for them‚ meant nobody would take on the family farm. Carrie Tait‚ one of their daughters that as children their father would say “I’m happy I didn’t have any boys.” Carrie’s parents wanted to still keep their land however they auctioned all of their mechanics. Bonnie and Ed decided to auction everything that was on the farm but opted out of auctioning
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