Should the SAT be used for college entry? Thousands of high school students spend the spring semester of their junior year stressing and studying for one of the most important tests that will get them into college‚ the SAT. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)‚ created in 1920‚ is used to select each year’s incoming freshman class.(source ) The “standardized test” is regarded as the test that will predict how students do in college. Therefore‚ colleges use students SAT score as the deciding factor
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INTRODUCTION VISION: We will enable people to experience a better quality of life by providing enriching and inspiring lifestyle solutions’. MISSION: WE BELIEVE In people and their unlimited potential; in content and in focus on problem solving; in teams for effective performance‚ in the power of the intellect. WE ENDEAVOUR To select‚ train and coach people to obtain higher responsibilities; to nurture talent‚ and to build leaders for the corporations of tomorrow; to reward‚ celebrate
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In a world where the population is growing at an alarming pace‚ the agricultural biotech corporation Monsanto and its scientists are now trying to create solutions to feeding the people more abundantly. Many claim that the solution to end famine start and end with speeding up the process of growing food. Nearly 15 percent of United States households struggle to put food on the table and by growing food faster it may decrease this statistic. Genetically modified foods have been researched and put
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When CrossFit exercise was first developed they had a specific purpose in mind. This purpose was to have an exercise program that lead to overall stability‚ endurance‚ and strength. They wanted a person who did these exercises to be given a program that would give them overall fitness. When you start a CrossFit exercise program you will have a variety of exercises that include gymnastics‚ calisthenics‚ weight training‚ and other different fitness routines. A good workout regimen helps focus on your
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I’m A Good Dog‚ I Swear Pit Bull. The negative connotation commonly associated with this breed of dog was produced by society. Most people imagine an aggressive fighting dog that’s ready to attack when they think of a pit bull. Although some dogs of this breed are attached to dog fighting‚ the breed as a whole is not involved with the illegal violent events. One specific breed should not receive discrimination based on the bad decisions of some dogs owners. Pit bulls are the most misunderstood
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If one’s family were dying off‚ due to poor living conditions‚ and there was a way to rehabilitate them was to keep them in a facility that closely resembles their homes and they were fed and cared for properly cared for‚ would that be a fair proposition? That is the basic idea of zoos. The zoo is a facility where animals‚ with descending population numbers‚ are cared for‚ rehabilitated‚ and usually released back into the wild. Wild animals that are taken care of properly‚ in places such as these
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At last the campaigning is over‚ and $4bn (£2.5bn) later - more than 10 times the money committed by the United States to fight Ebola - the candidates fighting for 33 of the 100 seats in the US Senate and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives will await their fate as the results begin to roll in on Tuesday. That’s not all. Voters in more than half of the US states will also be electing governors‚ as well as other state office-holders such as secretary of state and attorney general.
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Why do people hunt and kill whales? What’s the point? Well many people do it to survive and make money‚ is that such a bad thing? There are three million whales left in the world and only 1‚500 are killed each year and decreasing. Whales are used for food‚ business‚ and most parts of the whales are used for essential materials. Most people believe that whaling should be illegal everywhere because it is destroying the population soon to be endangered ruining the food chain‚ however nothing on the
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The role of the deacon has been part of the church for centuries. In order to become a deacon‚ an individual must fit the required criteria and endure the proper training. Deacons have many jobs within a parish. Their roles and responsibilities differ from other parish members. The job of a permanent deacon has pros and cons and has recently been restored within the Catholic Church. Permanent deacons must fit a certain criteria‚ go through training‚ fulfill their duties to their parish‚ and endure
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Let’s face it‚ the days of camping by the lake with nothing but the stars and water to look at are long gone. With technology such a huge part of daily lives. Because technology is such a huge aspect of our lives‚ it is almost impossible to get away for a few days without taking at least some pieces of technology with you. In order to ensure that you can survive the trip‚ and still enjoy the technology that you love so much. The main piece of technology that you are likely to want to take with you
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