Larissa J. Taylor-Smither. Elizabeth I: A Psychological Profile. The Sixteenth Century Journal‚ Vol. 15‚ No.1 (Spring‚ 1984)‚ pp‚ 47-72 Larissa J. Taylor-Smither’s article‚ Elizabeth I: A Psychological Profile‚ researches into which factors determined Elizabeth’s position as an effective leader and how she achieved success in her reign‚ despite the odds stacked against her. The text seeks to understand why male attitudes towards ruling women still remained negative despite this successful reign
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educational system once asked a headmaster why so little standardized testing took place in British schools. "My dear fellow‚" came the reply‚ "In Britain we are of the belief that‚ when a child is hungry‚ he should be fed‚ not weighed" (Bowers 1). Even though this quote can be construed as being comical and light-hearted‚ the anecdote suggests the obvious question: "Why do we do so much standardized testing in the United States?" Standardized testing places incredible amounts of stress on teachers and
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Standardized testing has had a growing emphasis in this country. “A typical student takes 112 mandated standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade‚ a new Council of the Great City Schools study found. By contrast‚ most countries that outperform the United States on international exams test students three times during their school careers.” (Washinton post) School systems now are getting so caught up in these different tests‚ they are forgetting the real core of what they should
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Should high school students be required to pass a standardized test before getting their diploma? No‚ I would say I disagree with this approach. Why? Seniors in high school have already worked so hard to get where they are‚ I don’t think it would be fair to make them pass a standardized test. I understand the concept of having students do standardized testing to test their knowledge. However‚ I would not think it would be fair to make them take a test before being able to graduate. If the students
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Standardized Testing Should be Abolished “Will that be on the test?” This is a question that every teacher and professor has heard and the question every student has asked. In today’s schools‚ students become so focused on a test that they don’t get a quality education‚ instead they learn to do well on a test that does not affect their education whatsoever. Since the 1980’s standardized testing is continuously taking on many names and acronyms such as Texas Assessment of Basic Skills‚ Texas Educational
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get test anxiety and score low on a subject that they normally do every day. Graduated shouldn’t be set on one certain test because there are many aspects to high school that are completely outside of the classroom. Also there may be students who have done nothing throughout high school‚ but they “look good on paper” therefore they get away with doing the bare minimum and graduate because of one test score. To begin‚ taking a test can be different for every student. From personal experience I know
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Journal Article Review Summary In this journal article‚ the authors discuss the importance of treating people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder otherwise known as PTSD specifically in the Department of Defense. Of four different treatments that were recommended by the Joint Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD‚ eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment and its effectiveness are covered in this journal (Russell‚ 2007). EMDR treatment concentrates on the correlation
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students have two things on their minds- summer and‚ sadly‚ standardized tests. Annually‚ around one million students take the ACT and SAT- even if they do not plan on attending college. Although the SAT and ACT are required‚ recently some colleges are saying they are not looking at the tests scores as much as they are looking at everything else. The tests should not be able to determine the student’s academic abilities. Standardized testing should be abolished because a lot of money is wasted‚ a lot
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A 43 year old woman had a mass in her right thigh for approximately one month before she went to her doctor. The doctor gave her an examination and found the mass to be firm‚ painless‚ and stationary. He then followed up with ultrasound and MRI testing. The results reveled the size shape and location of the mass. Surgery was scheduled to remove the mass. When it was dissected a gel like substance spilled out indicating a ganglion cyst. They did a microscopic examination of the cyst and it showed
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on prior research the authors affirmed that the ROR1 associations with human breast cancer contributed to tumor-cell growth and survival via the activation of PI3K‚ AKT‚ and cAMP-response-element-binding protein (CREB). In lieu of reading this article for review‚ it is apparent that certain deficiencies are observed in context composition. In the initial remarks authors do not define any relevant terms that are used throughout the paper. There is essentially not enough background information given
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