Dennis Kerns ENG1021: Argument Analysis Polished Version As cell phone use continues to grow in young‚ tech-savvy generations‚ so does the investigation of it’s negative effects. In a study conducted by a German research team in 2002‚ it was found that almost 40% of all 9-10 year olds in Germany owned their own cell phone; and that was 11 years ago! An Australian researcher conducting a similar study in 2003 confirmed that 77% of Australians ages 11-13 owned their own‚ personal mobile
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Analysis of “Violent Media is Good for Kids” Gerard Jones’ essay “Violent Media is Good for Kids” was a very interesting paper. He opens with a story of him as a child‚ “alone and afraid” of the rage that was inside of him. His parents taught him that violence was wrong and that rage was something that could be simply overcome. Jones’ main argument was aimed at parents‚ saying that they are stifling a child’s natural instinct of anger and rage. He wrote that “we send the message to our children
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stinks and it does. Almost every child in the world thinks that homework is useless. If you don’t like homework this is the essay for you. More Time To start with‚ kids should have no homework because they can spend more time with friends and family. Sometimes kids want to do things that they can only do at a young age but they can’t because they might have lots of homework. Kids already have to spend seven hours at school‚ it’s just not fair that they also have to spend 1 to 2 hours at home trying
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In his op-ed “Are Kids Too Coddled‚” author Frank Bruni’s claims that parents are overprotective of their children from real life struggles‚ with the new Common Core State Standards. Bruni describes a school in California that instituted a rule that bans students wearing sweatshirts that they received at a party advertising the fact that they went to a party to which the other classmates weren’t invited to. It’s sensible for a school to take action to address situations that are under its control
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Shamyra Jones Vejea Jennings English 097 March 23‚ 2013 Why Do We Hate The Smart Kids? My initial reaction to Grant Penrod essay was flabbergasting because even thou I am not in high school anymore I could look back and remember how all the jocks did get more recognition then the nerds. In my days at school the nerds were the smart people or the teacher’s pet. According to Grant Penrod‚ “Social stereotypes began to emerge as early as high school.”(Grant. Chapter 57 Pg. 692) I agree with
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Is Education Making Kids Less Smart? More and more studies and articles are coming out every year saying that our education system is plummeting downward and each year it is only getting worse. In particular‚ it is the nation’s high schools that are falling behind and not a lot of effort is being put forth to change this hopeless and vicious cycle. Most people blame the students saying they are not yet disciplined enough to care about his or her education and others say the teachers are only interested
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Research Essay: Beauty Pageants and Self Esteem in Kids Beauty pageants: A confidence boost for kids or setting kids up for disaster? Children competing in beauty pageants have a higher chance of eating disorders‚ mental health problems‚ and self esteem issues in the future. More then 2.5 million beauty pageants are held a year with over 3 million girls competing‚ 100 million being kids in the age range 4 weeks old to 18 years old. Nearly 6% of these girls will or are suffering from depression
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Literacy essay Grand Canyon University ECH 225 Literacy development in kids entails the nursery school level of literacy growth; emerging literacy‚ evolving reading‚ developing writing‚ early appraisal‚ figurative tools just to mention. Literacy development in young kids comprises Curriculum Goals‚ Curriculum Materials‚ Instructional Strategies and Encouraging Home-School Relations (Barbara & Hindman‚ 2010). This paper majorly focuses on instructional strategies on literacy development in
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This essay will examine the article ‘Sweet and Sour Served by Kids in the Kitchen’. This article was written by Tim Soutphommasane and published in The Australian on December 10‚ 2010 (Soutphommasane‚ 2010a). According to his website‚ Dr Soutphommassane is a left-wing‚ political philosopher and commentator. He is a University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights and School of Social and Political Sciences. He has been a regular columnist for The Australian
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Why Kids Should Shoot Guns “When I shoot I think it’s so much more fun than playing with anything else that’s in my room.” Said 7 year old Vanessa Aguilar. People claim that kids shouldn’t shoot guns‚ and that learning young isn’t helping at all. But actually kids who learn younger are actually more responsible and respectful with and towards guns. I believe kids who learn younger actually keep their learnings with them‚ if I’m honest I probably shot my first gun when I was 5‚ I had my father
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