you ever heard that too much television can ruin a child’s mind? Malcolm Gladwell proposes in his article‚ “Brain Candy‚” that playing video games or watching television is just as important as reading a book. Gladwell is using rhetorical appeals to prove that in fact‚ video games are not dumbing down society. Pop culture is helping to improve test scores and knowledge. In “Brain Candy‚” Malcolm Gladwell does affectively use rhetorical appeals to convince his audience that pop culture is making our
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crystals at a more rapid pace. The purpose of my experiment is to grow a large amount of crystals on a wooden skewer. Rock candy is a candy made with sugar that I chose to attempt to grow on a wooden skewer. This delicious candy is actually crystallized sugar that I grew from a sugar-water solution. In this science fair project I have learn how to grow my own rock candy and determine if you use different types of sugar‚ it will change the growth rate of your sugar crystals. When I added the extra
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Pine Crest is a very helpful school‚ which accomidates each student very well‚ except that the older students are not set apart from the younger during lunch. The eighth grade class recieves much responsibility and privilege because of their maturity. This grade should receive the ability to eat lunch anywhere around the school with teacher supervision‚ no littering‚ and no disruptions. The entire eighth grade class is affected by this change because it will give them much more responsibility and
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the internet‚ play games and much more. The variety of functions has increased dramatically. They have also become a lot cheaper. Thus more and more young people now own a mobile. So should they be allowed to bring them to school? Mobile phones can cause a distraction in education. They can disturb teachers and students. For example‚ if you were working hard on a piece of work‚ concentrating hard‚ and a person’s phone rings‚ it disrupts the whole class. You may become side-tracked or the teacher may
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Student dress codes have long been an issue of debate. At first glance‚ it may seem that student dress codes don’t allow students the freedom to express themselves. However‚ there are benefits to having a student dress code. Dress codes have been shown to give students extra time in their day‚ reduce student differences‚ and improve school safety. These benefits outweigh the lack of expressiveness students may experience. Therefore‚ schools should have student dress codes. The first benefit
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of athletes at the school are put to a lower standard than the rest of the population. Being a student Athlete is a lot harder than just being a student. With long practices everyday‚ no matter midterms‚ or finals‚ being exhausted after school and then going home and having to study or finish homework or a project. It can sometimes be hard to squeeze in the work load. Of course‚ I realize‚ this isn’t the problem everywhere. Not all athletes have bad grades‚ McEachern High School has always been know
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The Sugary Secret of Self-Control By STEVEN PINKER; Published: September 2‚ 2011 New York Times Ever since Adam and Eve ate the apple‚ Ulysses had himself tied to the mast‚ the grasshopper sang while the ant stored food and St. Augustine prayed Lord make me chaste but not yet‚ individuals have struggled with self-control. In today s world this virtue is all the more vital‚ because now that we have largely tamed the scourges of nature‚ most of our troubles are self-inflicted. We eat‚ drink
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Candy is a love for many people around the world young and old‚ but has anyone thought about what you are actually consuming. Plants‚ fruits‚ etc. that are used to make candy are produced with synthetic or chemical fertilizers‚ weeds are controlled with chemical herbicides and insecticides are used to manage pests and disease‚ all of those chemical are in your candy you consume. Along with chemicals there are artificial colors‚ flavors‚ and preservatives. Studies from American Academy of Pediatrics
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and then leave whatever they are doing. Studies shown that kids need recess‚ however‚ it is being banned. Middle school students should have recess because it helps keep them healthy and recess benefits the brain and recess helps develop peer relationships. Recess is a very important part of the school‚as much as other regular classes. This becomes very essential as child uses all the senses at once and learn and interact
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Low Yee Ching 5S1 In my opinion‚ I agree that school children should be allowed to work after school. Let me explain to you why I think so. Firstly‚ school children nowadays are very free after school. Therefore‚ they should be allowed to work after school so that they will not have the chance to get involved in any crime. Besides‚ they can learn to be independent while working. This is because they always expect everything to be prepared for them. So‚ it is a good chance for them to learn how
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