Introduction Our nation is at risk: this is how the legendary “A Nation at Risk” opened its scathing assessment of American public schools in 1983. The paper gave five recommendations to fix the problems of the U.S. education system: strengthened requirements‚ measurable standards‚ higher pay for teachers‚ increased time in the classroom‚ and accountability. Today‚ the country still faces many of the same problems‚ such as teacher shortages‚ low test scores‚ and poor teacher training programs. In
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1.Explain what citizenship in the nation means and what it takes to be a good citizen of this country. Discuss the rights‚ duties‚ and obligations of a responsible and active American citizen. 2.Do TWO of the following: a. Visit a place that is listed as a National Historic Landmark or that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Tell your counselor what you learned about the landmark or site and what you found interesting about it. b. Tour your state capitol building or the U.S. Capitol
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The Weight Of The Nation The first film in "The Weight of the Nation" series is about the obesity epidemic and the serious health consequences of being over weight or obese. The first character in the film is Cindy. She was born and raised in Bogalusa‚ Louisiana. Cindy was only 99 pounds when she got married‚ she has struggled with her weight ever since her first pregnancy and it has only gotten harder for her. Health in the early childhood can have serious consequences later on in life. The
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A Terroristic Nation The nation of Iran is poised to strike with nuclear devastation towards the United States and several of its allies. How long does the world have before this is the headlines of every newspaper and television news report? What are the nations of the world to do with a nation that is willing to use nuclear weapons as a strike of terrorism? Can this be stopped and if so how? These are just a few of the questions that are arising as a result of Iran’s recent rhetoric and actions
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anRomanticism in American Literature brought us some of the world’s greatest writers ever to live. Writers such as Edgar Allan Poe‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ Herman Melville‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ and Henry David Thoreau all wrote during the Romanticism period. Without them we would not have stories such Moby Dick‚ Resistance to Civil Government‚ The American Scholar‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ and Edgar Allan Poe’s most notorious works such as The Raven and Annabel lee. The Romanticism movement started in Europe
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1. Which of the following is a planning technique? (Points : 5) Drafting Revising Proofreading Clustering 2. Analytical reading will be hindered by _____. (Points : 5) Annotating a text in the margins. Previewing a text by skimming. Reading only the abstract of a text. Discussing a text with a classmate. 3. Which of the following is a revising technique? (Points : 5) Editing for grammar Correcting punctuation
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Reading is one of the most important lifelong activities. Young children are connected with reading and books long before they actually know how to read. It starts when a child has the first book in his hand or when parents read to him from a book. It is a wonderful way for young children to spend time together with their parents. The interaction that is going on between a child and parent when they are reading together has some important components. One of them is predictability—as these activities
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In the short stories “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and Revelation” by Flannery O’ Connor the alienated antagonist are both the keys to the enlightenment of the protagonists Grandma and Mrs.Turpin. They are both egocentric‚ judgmental and believe they are holier than thou. They are thus confronted by those for whom they alienated The Misfit and Mary Grace. Those they assumed to be inferior now shine light on there clouded minds. In the beginning of the story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” The Misfit
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Homework Questions Homework 1 1. Discuss “Cathedral” in terms of James Joyce’s theory of epiphany (in the fiction section). What is the epiphany in the story? Who has it? How does the epiphany relate to the title? 2. Discuss the importance of tone in the story “Cathedral‚” particularly the narrator’s tone. How does the tone affect the reader’s perception of theme? How does it enhance the epiphany? 3. Why is the meeting between Mala and Mrs. Croft in “The Third and Final Continent” a significant
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SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP: A Sole Proprietorship is a form of business that is owned and operated by one person. A sole proprietorship can be started with no state filing that is required. The sole proprietor has unlimited responsibility for all business gains‚ losses‚ and debts. A sole proprietorship does not distinguish between personal and business assets. * Liability: A sole proprietorship has unlimited liability. This can affect all the owners’ assets‚ both business and personal. * Income
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