Schooling is seen as a necessary part of life in America for generations‚ needed to transform the children of the nation into happy and productive individuals. Unfortunately‚ there seems to be a problem with overall performance. According to the Program for International Student Assessment survey administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2012‚ the United States ranks 27th in math‚ 17th in reading‚ and 20th in science. According to the OECD the US spends more on
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Cons of Cloning http://bvsd.k12.co.us/cent/Newspaper/dec97/p6/stories/andrea-cons.html In this article "Cons of Cloning" by Andrea Castro‚ the point is made that there are many positive things about cloning; but there are also many bad things that could happen if men were to fool around with cloning. The main thing that was pointed out to be the negative part of cloning is that people would lose their individuality. Soon cloning the same people over and over and over and over again would create
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to inoculate themselves. The campaign proved effective as a reporter stated‚ “The [Polio Eradication Campaign] has led to a sharp drop in polio around the world—from around 350‚000 cases in 1988 to fewer than 2‚000 in the year 2005” (Aldrige). Not being able to see the aftermath of such ailments is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand‚ first world nations are at an advantage of not having to view the awful symptoms of some diseases; on the other hand this leads to complacency. Just because a disease
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of corporal punishment which means to slap a child on the buttock. In the United States‚ spanking is a form of correcting a child’s behavior or a way of disciplining. The Harris survey of 1‚250 adults‚ conducted many statistics. One statistic showed that eighty percent of American parents spank their children and believe that spanking is sometimes appropriate (National Minority Politics). Some parents think spanking should never be done‚
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On this topic of gay marriage I’ve chosen the two ethical theories of utilitarianism and the Kantian ethics theory. On the pro side the utilitarianism theory plays a huge role when referring to this topic. Some may argue that it is constitutional and some may say that it just isn’t the right thing to do in this country. With this theory the actions are said to be judged in terms of promotion of human happiness. If someone is happy why it should matter what the law or government thinks. It’s important
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Using an ADHD prevalence rate of 5 percent of the population this translates into a minimum annual Cost of Illness (COI) of $42.5 billion‚ with a more likely estimate being twice that amount. These costs are staggering and comparable in magnitude to other serious medical and mental health problems in both children and adults. It is noteworthy that ADHD is somewhat unique among chronic childhood conditions because its impact‚
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Intelligence is defined as the capacity for learning‚ reasoning‚ understanding‚ and similar forms of mental activity (Myers‚ David G). For being an easy concept to understand‚ it’s actually very difficult to thoroughly examine with confidence. Intelligence tests have been studied for decades. A few of the hurdles for these tests are reliability and effectiveness on producing a genuine result. It has been transformed into a scientific process. A key scientific process is asking questions to find out
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Facebooking - Time pass actitivity. For - It definitely is a time pass activity as it contains lots of fun activities‚ like games that are used by people on a regular basis to get out of their boredom. - Being a social networking site it is just a means of communication where people can make new friends or connect with long lost friends. - People become so addictive towards it that they spend most of their time socializing via facebook. - People meet new people; make new relationships
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Melissa Mathison wrote the screenplay‚ but the essence of the story for E.T. actually came from several inspirations of Spielberg. After the tremendous popularity and success of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (it was nominated it for eight Academy Awards and winning two)‚ the studio (Columbia Pictures) urged Spielberg to make a sequel‚ but he was reluctant to do so at the time. He eventually wrote a treatment for a planned sequel and commissioned screenwriter John Thomas Sayles to complete a
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In today’s society most children that participate in a sport get a trophy no matter what. There are many arguments for and against this idea. Some believe that this idea preserves the child’s confidence‚ while others believe it sets them up for failure. Much of the evidence for each case has strong scientific support behind it. In a poll‚ the votes for only winners get trophies go up as the ages of the pollers go up. The votes for all kids and only winners even out the younger the poller is.
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