Are School Field Trips Worth It? April Nelson April‚ 2013 Are School Field Trips Worth It? 2 Schools often debate about whether or not field trips are beneficial and worth the cost. The discussion goes between physical cost and the academic benefits for the students. As school budgets get tighter the amount of field trips taken within the school year gets cut and teachers have to raise the money
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“An unexamined life is not worth living” Essay “An unexamined life is not worth living‚” said Socrates who questioned everything in his life. He always asked‚ “Why am I here and what is my purpose.” I would ask myself the same exact thing when I was younger because I always wondered what am I doing on earth and why me‚ what makes me do the things I do. The saying‚ “An unexamined life is not worth living” is very true in its words because living life on autopilot or having no purpose in life is
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September 09‚ 2010 Is the unexamined life not worth living? Socrates was a great man‚ and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history‚ some may find this notion questionable‚ based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary‚ it is! It seems respectful and good to paint a portrait of Socrates
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the bottom quarter of family income went to one of the 238 most selective colleges‚ compared with 78 percent of students from the top quarter (Markell). Certainly‚ these numbers show that students that come from low income families aren’t getting the opportunities that they deserve. With college costs going nowhere but up‚ students from low-income families face tough decisions. Some students choose to attend community college while some make the decision to take out additional loans. There are also
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examination is not worth living ..."(1) Socrates was silenced but his work of teaching the younger generation the way of the examined life‚ or independent‚ critical thinking was to be carried on by his disciple Plato (428-348 BCE). By defining the examination‚ the worth and the life‚ we can give evidence to this statement Worth is defined by dictionary.com as "The quality that renders something desirable‚ useful‚ or valuable." A person can not decide whether something has worth without examining
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some situations were happening which led some of his crew to rebel against him and not defend him in April 27‚ 1521 in the Philippines and unfortunately he died. Was Magellan worth defending? He was not worth defending because of disloyalty to his task‚ lack of concern for crew and harsh/cruel punishment. Magellan was not worth defending because of disloyalty to task. This is evident in the document note; Magellan’s main goal was to reach the spice islands. However‚ while crossing the pacific‚ he
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Bill‚ joins in the beating to which Douglass is subjected. True False ________________________________________ Question 2 (True/False Worth 10 points) After beating Mr. Covey‚ Douglass is forced to flee for his life‚ and immediately goes to the North for freedom. True False ________________________________________ Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 10 points) Douglass decides to enter a complaint against Mr. Covey with his master‚ Thomas‚ who finally instructs him to: return to Mr
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Are Steroids Worth the Risk? One of the most controversial issues with all athletes are steroids. How harmful are they? Is it worth the risk to get a competitive edge on the game? Should it be banned from sports? Steroids are not the answer; not only are there physical bad side effects‚ there are also psychological effects short and long term. The history of steroids dates back to the 1930s‚ the were taking from male testosterone originally. They were used to treat HIV-AIDS and cancer. They
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Is space exploration worth the cost? by David Livingston Monday‚ January 21‚ 2008 Editor’s Note: On January 11‚ the New York Times blog “Freakonomics” published a lengthy post titled “Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum”. The post featured comments provided by a number of people‚ including David Livingston‚ in response to the question. The part attributed to Dr. Livingston was just a highly-edited version of what he originally submitted to the Times. What follows is
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Campus Life As students move on in their lives after high school to college‚ many think that their lives will become paradise. With many house rules abandoned and without a curfew‚ students get the first taste of adulthood. Many think everything will be easy; however‚ from the dining halls to having no money students learn that being an adult is harder than parents display. Campus life shows students what they perceive is very different than the reality of life. In my opinion‚ living on campus
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