socially and academically without the added pressure of a standardized test that has some questionable elements. Michigan’s composite score for 2013 was 19.9; there are those who wonder whether or not it is indicative of Michigan student’s true academic prowess. Many would hold that it is not. Standardized tests such as the ACT are unfairly biased. Therefore‚ the test misrepresents a student’s true intelligence and academic competency and decreases a student’s chances to receive needed scholarship funds
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Law Enforcement Reporting & Recording Writing Importance Scenarios 1-4 September 15‚ 2010 Week 1 By ???????? Prepared for ???????? Importance of Written Communication in Criminal Justice A Criminal Justice career can be greatly enhanced with good written communication skills for the following reasons: one reason is that it is important that our written documentation and reports are clearly stated for interpretation. The well written report or document provides the audience with the
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The protagonist of Carl Sagen’s Contact‚ is Ellie. I believe her to be an unusually intelligent individual with a much greater awareness of the larger universe. We first encounter Ellie on page four at her birth‚ generally a time no one remembers in any specific detail‚ but the author wished to highlight her exceptional intelligence by noting she was cognizant at that early moment of life. In her opening dialogue she is only two years old. She expresses a reasonable request to be picked up by
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Descriptive Essay of Analysis Germany and Japan both played vital roles in World War 2‚ their positions as Axis powers and their strategic advantage at the beginning of the war made them both aggressive in their nature - this led to Germany’s initial invasion of Belgium‚ which started the war and Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii leading to the systematic and official inclusion of America into the war. Germany‚ before the start of World War 2 was a fast growing and economically stable country
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There are several ways used to pass a particular theme or message. This information could be passed through the word of mouth to mouth‚ through writing or a film. Films have become one of the most used ways since it is very convenient and easy to pass information of any kind. This paper‚ however‚ tries to criticize how some people have used the film in some ways that are considered to be not correct. The paper focuses on the film “The way of the dragon” and “wild strawberries” in the rhetorical analysis
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They both attended West Point as Hunt went to war‚ Pendleton went to become episcopal priest (Tagg‚ 1998). The strategic prowess became evident in the battle of Gettysburg in the favor of Hunt. General Pendleton was unable to fully exploit the capabilities of his cannons. He employed his gun conversely each Battery had a variety of cannons (Tagg‚ 1978). The lack of artillery
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Beowulf the Epic Hero What does it mean to be a hero? Like anything else in this world‚ the definition of the word hero can be argued. Some may say that a hero can be passive‚ that is if he or she refrains from doing a certain action it makes them heroic. Others would argue that to be truly heroic the character must never turn tail and always face the obstacle head on even though he or she may die in the process. So is Beowulf a hero? Yes‚ Beowulf is a great epic hero‚ but his greatness comes
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RULER NAME: • ABU DHABI: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan. • DUBAI: Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid al-Maktum. • SHARJAH:Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed al-Qassimi. • Fujairah: is ruled by Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammed al-Sharqi. • Ras al-Khaimah: is ruled by Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammed al-Qassimi. • Um al-Qaywayn: is ruled by Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmed Al Mu’alla. • Ajman: is the smallest emirate and is ruled by Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid al-Nuaimi. TYPE OF FOOD IN U.A.E: The modern diet of the United
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In The Odyssey‚ Homer gives Odysseus qualities of cleverness and skill while he overcomes his obstacles. Odysseus and his men face these challenges when Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ curses Odysseus and his men when Odysseus tells Polyphemus who blinded him. Polyphemus then prays to Poseidon who asks for chaos on Odysseus’ voyage home‚ and he would rather have him dead than return home hurt. Because of this‚ Odysseus faces many decisive tasks ahead of his embarkment back home. When he lands at the
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independence that would give them a better life in the future. However‚ slavery still continued after the war and the black could not officially serve in the military. But on the other hands‚ many northern states abolished slavery as a reward for the prowess and loyalty of African Americans to the national cause. Also in some states in the north‚ black people who lived there were even granted the franchise for a limited time. For example‚ in Virginia‚ about 150 black men‚ many among whom were slaves‚
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