The Grading System is Bad by Kok Hiew Lam of AL2 Students who get A’s‚ couldn’t apply the knowledge and yet‚ ’on paper’ still look more educated than the student who earned failing grades and even if the student could apply the knowledge. Generally speaking‚ grades do not accurately indicate how much a student has learned in a class. Assessments too should be based on real world application of the knowledge
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Thousands of people are affected by the abuse of drugs each day. Very few people know the dangers of taking drugs. Many of the abusers are in their teens. They are addicted and can not stop. Why would people take drugs in the first place? Some people feel pressured into drugs because of their surroundings. Their fellow peers push the person into choices that they might not be ready for. This is known as peer pressure. The other reason to do drugs is because the popular people do it. Teenagers think
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Nixon : A Bad President? Nixon revisionism was probably inevitable‚ and no doubt will continue stronger than ever in the wake of its subject’s death on April 22. The old caricatures--Nixon as villainous schemer‚ mad bomber‚ domestic underachiever-- were bound to collapse‚ because they were built more on Nixon’s personality than on his record. A more recent crowd‚ however‚ at a further remove from his presidency‚ is reconsidering that record. Look beyond Watergate‚ they say‚ and you find a blemished
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though goes to school is one of the compulsory things in our life? When we are in school‚ there is a list of rules to limit us to expand our thinking ways and restrict our hobbies. In the article “School Is Bad for Children‚” John Holt reveals some problems of the current system of schooling that are bad for children. He argues that the educational system nowadays teaches students so many fake things and makes them become lazy. Also‚ he provides some solutions to deal with the problems as well. In Holt’s
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Bad Feminist Feminist: A person who believes in the social‚ political and economic equality of the sexes. “Feminism” is a complex noun that is perceived in hundreds of ways‚ some positive and some negative. Roxane Gay’s novel‚ Bad Feminist‚ expresses that feminism is a movement that needs to be guided and lead by confidence in one’s values and beliefs‚ teamwork and support‚ and recognition that equality should be universal. The fight for feminism needs to be driven and lead by those with the passion
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At its core a family is a system of reproducing and keeping offspring safe and preparing them for the world so as to keep the species alive. It can be considered the same as a pride of lions or a pack of wolves. They have a structured hierarchy and consist of at least one parent figure and one child. Because of our increased intelligence the interactions between each member of a family differ from family to family. These relationships are what separate us from animals‚ although this separation
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YouTube: Good or Bad? Some people believe that nothing good can come from YouTube‚ due to the fact that there are so many people using the site and many uploaded videos are left uncensored. YouTube was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley‚ Steve Chen‚ and Jawed Karim (crunchbase). YouTube is the leader in online video sharing. In November 2006‚ YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. The first YouTube video was entitled Me at the zoo‚ and shows co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo
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I come to realize that the economy in the 1920s was bad because it was the beginning of the Great Depression. But the depression could have been avoided if the Feds became more aware in the beginning and stopped over looking it. The great depression led to unemployment and factories being shut down. The Great Depression was in the 1920s when the stock market crashed. During the depression there were a quarter of teens in the country living on the streets by themselves. It started because people wan
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Carbs: Are they good or bad? So which is it? Are carbs good or bad? The answer is that they are both. * By choosing carbohydrates full of fiber we can increase the health benefits of good carbs. These carbs get absorbed slowly into our systems. Examples: whole grains‚ vegetables‚ fruits‚ and beans. * * We can decrease the health risk of bad carbs by eating fewer refined and processed carbohydrates that take away beneficial fiber. Examples: white bread and white rice. How does our
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Abortion Many people may wonder‚ abortion is not bad I mean it was your decision.We don’t see it but babys who aren’t borned yet do. It may hurt a mom but it hurts more a baby. Babys who aren’t born yet are innocent they haven’t lived a life‚ so why not give them a chance. We know the baby is inside a mom‚ so she gets to choose wether or not she wants the baby.But think about it would you want to take a unborn babys life away? That ugly word abortion is a intentional termination to pregnancy
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