ARGUMENT ESSAY RANDOM DRUG TESTING Drug abuse has always been a very delicate question as it always it deals with the health‚ well-being and even lives of human beings belonging to any country. Many people have argued that mandatory drug testing is a violation of their civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment grants you the right against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ otherwise known as a person’s right to privacy. However‚ employers have the right to know whether
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Genetic testing…The Way of The Future What are the implications for this new technology Genetic testing‚ aka DNA testing‚ allows doctors to check if there are any possibilities to inherit diseases‚ and can also be used to determine a person’s ancestry or biological relationship between people. It is important to understand the background and implications behind genetic testing as testing may be able to identify the odds of have of having a child with a genetic disease‚ but it can also result in
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use of drugs (mainly marijuana) and the lack of the drug testing by the school. In my opinion it should be mandatory for all athletes to be drug tested at least once a month‚ regardless of the size or type of school that they are attending. Even though drug testing may be too expensive for community colleges‚ very good athletes who can make it far with their gift don’t because of the freedom they are given with the drugs that they are using and not being tested for‚ this is why drug testing should
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Standardized testing may be a nightmare to some of the students‚ but it is impartial to everyone. Standardized testing is a professional‚ stander and reliable test that measures a students’ learning ability throughout all the courses‚ as well as to conduct them in the study filed. In many countries‚ a lot of schools give students standardized testing before they move to the next academic level or grade‚ as well as when they graduate from school. Personally‚ I think standardized testing is a very important
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standardized testing. According to Education Reform “A standardized test is any form of test that (1) requires all test takers to answer the same questions‚ or a selection of questions from common bank of questions‚ in the same way‚ and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner‚ which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students.” although standardized testing may seem like a good idea‚ it is not for many reasons. Standardized testing is inaccurate
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Mandatory Drug Testing of High School Athletes Brandon had always wanted to play football for his high school team. He had always been one of the slowest and smallest boys in his grade. While in 8th grade‚ he was introduced to performance enhancing drugs. He was sold on the fact that they would make him stronger‚ faster‚ and maybe give him a shot to make the high school football team. During his first year of taking the performance enhancing drug‚ Brandon had increased strength and self-pride
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Teachers are expected to take up work related to testing in addition to their regular teaching duties. One study found that teachers lose between 60 and 100 hours of instructional time in a year due to testing and the institutional tasks that surround it. Standardized testing is not an accurate reflection on a student’s ability. They often measure a student’s access to resources rather than one’s skill in a particular area. Standardized testing may provide students with tests that are not developmentally
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3 Sep. 2013 “Do School Drug Tests Violate Students’ Rights?” To many students and their parents‚ taking a drug test is a violation of privacy. For the students it is ridiculous and embarrassing to pee in a cup for the school to test. Doing so without even telling the student first or asking if they are doing drugs. Some students refer to the U.S. constitution to show that random drug testing is a major violation of privacy. School drug testing should not be allowed because it is not
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Drug abuse is a major problem in our society as a whole and increasingly within our youth. In recent years‚ many school districts have implemented student athlete drug testing programs within their schools. Athletes were targeted because student athletics are voluntary and the "athletes are often held to higher standards than other students‚ keeping their grades up for example" (Tantillo‚ Wen & Morgo‚ 1995‚ p. A22). "The issue of drug testing has caused a national debate that still persists. The
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Animal testing is the scientific use of animals in research to find cures for diseases. The experiments may require killing the animal to find research. Those who agree with animal testing argue that it is useful since it allows scientists to find medicines and cures. On the other hand‚ others argue that animals are being mistreated in the process. I think animal testing should be banned since it is cruel‚ other alternatives can be used in place‚ the body systems of humans and animals differ‚ and
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