Why I chose this topic: Should the SAT be used for college admissions? The SAT has been a huge controversy for a long time‚ however‚ it wasn’t until several months after getting into college that I began to really question why it’s used for admission. The only answers I really got from the college board was that it is “designed to assess your academic readiness for college and provides a path to opportunities‚ financial support and scholarships‚ in a way that’s fair to all students. It also keeps
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using? Countless animals today suffer due to painful tests done by cosmetic companies which sole purpose is to create the newest skin creams‚ hair dyes‚ and makeup for their buyers. Animal testing has existed for a very long time‚ but now many countries are taking steps to ban the sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals. If you open up your makeup bag most likely you will come across a product that has been tested on an animal. In this essay I will explain animal testing in terms
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they learned‚” a blog post written by a professor entitled “What do our grades measure? Academic savvy or actual learning?” mentioned. This had me thinking‚ what is the purpose of our grades? Should we use it as a basis to determine if whether or not we are intelligent? Then I realized: No‚ academic grades should not be the basis for measuring intelligence since they are based upon standardized tests‚ they can be influenced‚ and they do not measure learning. According to an article entitled “What is
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Given the potential dangers of nanotechnology‚ should it be used to lightweight sports equipment? Nanotechnology has an array of uses‚ from sunscreen to sporting equipment. Sports equipment has been vastly innovated by the discovery and application of nanotechnology in recent years. The highest end tennis racquets‚ baseball bats and even racing bicycles all use nanotechnology to combine strength and lightness provided by this technology. Some of the bicycles made with nanotechnology are priced at
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After reading many sources over the past week about the use of technology in schools my point of view on this topic is that technology is a good thing that should be used in all classrooms around the world. I think that technology is a good thing to use in classrooms because students can you the laptops or tablets that the school gave to them to check their grades digitally and turn in their assignments. The technology that the students use in school can prepare them for the future jobs that will
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The Medical Breakthrough of Stem Cell Research English IV K- 4 27 January 2013 The Medical Breakthrough of Stem Cell Research Someone you care about is suffering from heart disease‚ juvenile diabetes‚ Alzheimer’s‚ or even forms of cancer and the only hope may be through stem cell research. Would‚ or should‚ you support this study? You‚ like many researchers and scientists‚ should have great hope for stem cells and its ability to cure heart disease‚ cancer‚ and neurodegenerative diseases
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Freedom‚ in itself‚ is a basic human right. Without freedom‚ you cannot pursue life as it was meant to be lived. Adolescents‚ no matter what age‚ race‚ or gender‚ should have the freedom to choose the way they live out their days autonomously. Therefore‚ I believe that adolescents should have the right to make autonomous medical choices if they are mature enough and can understand the consequences of the decision about to be made. “Freedom is a sacred and inalienable right that all human beings
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Animal Testing Essay Ellen DeGeneres said “ If you want to test cosmetics‚ why do it on some poor animal who hasn’t done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So‚ rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit’s eyes‚ they should throw it in Charles Manson’s eyes and ask him if it hurts”. Animal testing is the worst thing you can do to an animal. We use animals as pets‚ companions‚ and best friends. Animals are even used to test products such
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Animal cruelty is the main reason why fur coats should be banned; many animals are killed and injured just for their skin and fur. Animals suffer almost everyday. The Humane Society of the United States mentions “Suffering is a common ingredient in all methods of procuring fur‚ from fur factory farming to trapping.” (qtd. "Introduction to The Fashion Industry” para. 1). The Humane Society of the United States talks about how‚ in the production of fur‚ animal suffering is a big ingredient‚ which means
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FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Foundation and Undergraduate Programmes 2011 School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine Foundation in Science School of Nursing B.N. (Hons.) Nursing Dip. Nursing Foundation in Science INTRODUCTION Built on the principles of audacity‚ perseverance‚ integrity and excellence‚ UCSI University is a leading institution of higher learning with campuses in Kuala Lumpur‚ Terengganu and Kuching‚ Malaysia. Started in 1986‚ UCSI University is the flagship institution of the
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