Betsy Devos‚ Secretary of Education‚ has a plan to reform education and the school system as we know it. She is for School of Choice‚ also she wants to implement a system in which student are able to choose what school they want to go too. The states that if they leave their public federally funded schools their dollars would go with them to their next schools. She is for public charter schools to be fully federally funded. Our president has been slowly sowing the seeds of hate in our cultural soil
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week together for three years straight results in a very close relationship between a coach and its’ players. This relationship‚ whether it be good or bad‚ can impact a team immensely. I have experienced a great relationship with my coach and team. Betsy Boetger‚ also known as B.R.‚ is the West High girls’ basketball coach who I have shared this relationship with. B.R. is a superior coach because she genuinely cares for her players‚ is very organized‚ and constantly pushes us to do our best. Miriam
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In the article “Twixters” written by Betsy Hart‚ she expresses the dilemma of the increasing amount of people‚ usually ages 24-28‚ who are living with their parents for an extended period of time. These people have begun to be referred to as Twisters. In this article I mostly agree with the points that she makes about how Twixters are hurting themselves by making this trend more and more popular. In the article‚ it gives examples of multiple adults who still live at home‚ going from job to job
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Book Report: Tornado The title of the book is the tornado. The author Betsy Byars wrote the story in 1996. A historical event that marked that time was one of the worst blizzards in American history‚ killing more than 150 people. The setting took place in the Midwest‚ on a farm‚ between 1920-1940. There are many characters‚ but there is only one real main character (the dog). The main character is not based on a real animal‚ but several animals. This story is an example of fiction‚ because it’s not
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As discussed in the micro-reflection‚ gendered racism is one of the most challenging types of discrimination to combat. My micro-reflection of “gendered racism exploits the intersectionality of multiple minority identities. How can we mute its effects?” alludes the article I read about the multiple layers of discrimination against Black Muslim women. However‚ I believe that the gendered racism is actively practiced on a day-to-day basis. Recently‚ the inauguration of President Trump in the United
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The Effects of Gendered Toys Professor Claire Renzetti and filmmaker Daniel Curran examined a study from 1985 by Dr. Roberta Steinbacher and F.D. Gilroy‚ in which they asked many expectant couples whether they preferred a sex for their unborn children. The vast majority replied they did not care if their unborn child was male or female. Despite this Professor Renzetti and Mr. Curran begin to look at various studies on how the different sexes are raised in families. Professor Renzetti and Daniel
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As I start to read "The Truth About The Betsy Ross Story" we look at the American flag. Do you see what Robert Morris saw? Stitch by stitch the history of the making of the flag and the lady behind the stitching. We don’t look at the flag seeing Betsy Ross’s name on our heart. Nor do we see that she is a fourth generation Quaker. Growing up in the Griscom household with 17 siblings‚ she was well educated and took to sewing. Robert Morris traced Betsy’s history back to being one of the first
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Globalization: Making Connections to Strangers Mistreated women in China who are sought out laborers of transnational corporations; the impoverished citizens of Kensington‚ Pennsylvania; Mexican women who are systematically raped at the United States-Mexican border; and the first democratically elected president of Haiti: these are all people who seem to have little or no connection because of their different races‚ physical location‚ and cultural backgrounds. However‚ all of these people are
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society being a cis-gendered woman but I’m still at a disadvantage. Growing up‚ I had a smart mouth; I was always questioning things and ‘talking back’ as any child does. When I was in third grade‚ just moved into a new school being the little smart child I was answering the teacher’s questions just like how I did at my old school. There was another little girl who was shy (and so adorable!) who transferred just around the same time I did. Anyway‚ the teacher loved me‚ and I loved me too! However‚ after
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Betsy Stockton was born a slave in New Jersey in 1798. Her master‚ Robert Stockton presented her to his daughter and son-in-law as a gift. The Greens encouraged her to learn after she came to live with them. She was even allowed to attend classes at the Princeton Theological Seminary‚ where Rev. Green was the current president. In 1816 Betsy got saved. Before her conversion‚ she was considered quite wild‚ but Rev. Green saw that she‚ “met with a saving change of heart.” When Betsy told Rev
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