Catherine McNeilly Dr. Corrine Hinton English1301 September 25‚ 2014 Abolish the SAT Every year seniors in high school are forced to take the SAT. SAT scores have been looked at as a sign of intellectual aptitude since 1933‚ but with the increase of tutoring‚ AP classes‚ aptitude tests‚ and higher GPAs‚ has the SAT become outdated? In Charles Murray’s essay “Abolish the SAT” he argues that‚ indeed‚ the SAT no longer serves a purpose. The SAT used to act as a democratizing force that would
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to banks then it could add up to 4 cents per penny. Surely we have to get rid of this nuisance by proposing a bill to abolish the penny in Canada. Pennies are heavy‚ a nuisance and isn’t worth carrying around in your pocket. This is why most people leave them on the ground or collect them in a jar. In fact a small study by the mint suggests that 42% of consumers would rather abolish the penny. The bill will eliminate the penny from our currency and retailers will have to round the total after tax
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No Logo People once bought products based on interest and the quality of the product. Now‚ choices are based on the top brands or what the celebrities are using or wearing. In the documentary ‚“No Logo” by Naomi Klein‚ the author uses rhetorical persuasion to explain the corporate takeover of the world‚ and also the globalization of these corporations. There are both gains and losses our society faces as corporations continue to consolidate within the commercial marketplace. Klein’s argument
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PATHO DQ 2 The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide‚ community-based‚ voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Together with its supporters‚ ACS is committed to helping people stay well and get well by finding cures and by fighting back. Critical Thinking Questions: Imagine that a family friend or colleague has just been diagnosed with cancer. Explain how the American Cancer Society might provide education and support. What ACS services
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Naomi Klein in her book No Logo outlines her thoughts as to how marketing and advertising by a company has made a dramatic shift from showcasing a product‚ to the branding of the company name. Companies have now shifted their focus to creating an association between the company and an idea. The company then uses this idea to sell their products. In her book she also addresses the growing massive globalization of corporations into global Goliaths. She makes the claim that such large corporations
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Abolish the Penny Between 2001 and 2006‚ there has been an increase of .6 cents for the reproduction of the penny. This increase displays economic problems that may lead to fatal ones. The penny is composed of 2% copper and 98% zinc. These elements are exponentially in demand causing the price of these materials to skyrocket. Many Americans think the penny is putting our country in jeopardy with financial losses. This meaningless coin is losing money for the mint‚ and should be abolished.
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In “Abolish the SAT” by Charles Murray‚ Murray argues that there’s no benefit in keeping SAT test‚ thus it should be demolished. The author supports this point by comparing and analyzing the relationship between high school grades‚ SAT scores‚ and freshman grades in college‚ stating how the meaning of “SAT” has changed over time‚ and stating that wealthy kids have advantages of getting high scores on SAT than those who are poor. Murray states “Again‚ the SAT was unnecessary; it added nothing to
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Sanders’ primary appeal is pathos‚ and he uses it in various ways to illustrate his purpose. Firstly‚ his diction demonstrates use of pathos‚ because the author incorporates words with emotional contexts and meanings such as “seductive”‚ “unglamorous”‚ “tolerance”‚ and “respect”. Second of all‚ Sanders connects with the reader and their feelings through the use and repetition of personal pronouns‚ especially “we”‚ “our”‚ and “you”. On the same note‚ the author employs words such as “people”‚ “human”
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Ethos is when a person is making a point based on credibility (CITE). Fred used his own credibility and experience to persuade me to purchase the Apple TV. He advised me to purchase the Apple TV since I am a huge Apple user. Since I own a MacBook and iPhone I have the option to connect all three while I could not do this with the other digital media products. Pathos is used to appeal to a person’s emotions (CITE). For example‚ Fred showed me a demonstration of what type of applications are on
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OFFICE. This system is a complex topic that involves philosophical‚ pedagogical‚ and pragmatic issues for all students. We all have our own ideas of how grades should be assigned‚ and what they should tell us about the student’s performance. This grading system rests on the assumption that the level of student performance will not vary much from class to class. In this system the instructor usually determines the percentage of students assigned each grade‚ although it may be determined (or at least
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