“Making the Grade” by Kurt Wiesenfeld‚ was published in June‚ 1996‚ in the Newsweek magazine‚ explaining the possible threats of grade inflation and cynical grading. After thoroughly analyzing Wiesenfelds article‚ I was astonished at how critical and potentially dangerous it is‚ in the present university grading systems‚ to allow students alleged “potential” to outdo effort and intelligence. Weisenfeld later states‚ “Last year a light tower in the Olympic Stadium collapsed‚ killing a worker. It collapsed
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Making the Grade Kurt Wiesenfeld Kurt Wiesenfeld is a physicist who teaches at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He wrote this essay for the “My Turn” column of the June 17‚ 1996‚ issue of Newsweek. It was a rookie error. After 10 years I should have known better‚ but I went to my office the day after final grades were posted. There was a tentative knock on the door. “Professor Wiesenfeld? I took your Physics 2121 class? I flunked it? I wonder if there’s anything
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Kabaddi (sometimes transliterated Kabbadi or Kabadi; (Bengali: কাবাডি‚ Hindi: कबड्डी‚ Kannada: ಕಬಡಿ‚ Malayalam: കബഡി‚ Marathi: कबड्डी‚ Punjabi: ਕਬੱਡੀ‚ Persian: کودّی، کبدی‚ Tamil: சடுகுடு‚ கபடி‚ Telugu: కబడ్దీ‚ Urdu: کبڈی) is a South Asian team sport. The name is derived from the Tamil word (கை-பிடி) "kai" (hand)‚ "pidi" (catch)‚ which is translated into "Holding Hands".[1] Two teams occupy opposite halves of a small swimming pool / field and take turns sending a "raider" into the other half‚ in
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Megan Collins November 15‚ 2012 Mrs.Axiak Period: 5 Hello there my name is Mrs. Bonnie Beaver‚ Im a tourist as you can see‚ but I will be taking you on a tour of Penncellvania Cellsburg. Penncellvania Cellsburg is a beautiful and amazing city just off the Mediterranean Sea. Also‚ everything in the city relates to cells‚ as we will learn on our tour today. Today the tour is about cells relating to the parts of a city. Enjoy!!! Over to the right is the entrance to the city limits‚ the
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Compute any number in the Fibonacci Series easily! Here are two ways you can use phi to compute the nth number in the Fibonacci series (fn). If you consider 0 in the Fibonacci series to correspond to n = 0‚ use this formula: fn = Phi n / 5½ Perhaps a better way is to consider 0 in the Fibonacci series to correspond to the 1st Fibonacci number where n = 1 for 0. Then you can use this formula‚ discovered and contributed by Jordan Malachi Dant in April 2005: fn = Phi n / (Phi + 2) Both approaches
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Da Lat city In everyday life‚ I think most of us must meet a lot of trouble and suffer from stress because of hard working and studying. Therefore‚ I suppose the best way for you to relax is having vacation in Da Lat city. You know‚ every year‚ there have a large number of visitors visiting Da Lat city because of the fame and beautiful sights. So it’s said that Da Lat city is the paradise of Vietnam First of all‚ Da Lat is known much as it has an ideal environment. In fact‚ many people want to
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‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy Pupil Unit Includes Formative Assessment Strategies Critical Essay: Poetry ‘Valentine’ by Carol Anne Duffy By the end of this Unit you will be able to write Critical Essays on the poem ‘Valentine’. You will be able to write relevantly about the central concern(s)/theme(s) of the poem and be able to support your views by reference to appropriate poetic techniques. You will learn about/revise the following techniques: Imagery
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Customs‚ Courtesies‚ and Traditions The Army is an organization that instills pride in its members because of its history‚ mission‚ capabilities‚ and the respect it has earned in the service of the Nation. A reflection of that pride is visible in the customs‚ courtesies‚ and traditions the Army holds. Adherence to them connects us with soldiers throughout America’s history.The Army has its own customs‚ both official and social. Some have been handed down from the distant past while others are of
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CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL) FINAL ESSAY Index: The objective ----------------------------------------------------------------------- pg. 3 CLIL and Political Domination------------------------------------------------- pg. 3 and 4 CLIL and the Role of Teachers------------------------------------------------ pg. 4 CLIL and Content ------------------------------------------------------------------ pg. 5‚ 6 and 7 CLIL and Materials ----------------------------------------------------------------
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1. What is the major decision facing CCM? What is the timeline or sequence of events leading up to the decision? 2. What is your evaluation of the external environment‚ industry‚ and competition? 3. What is the position of CCM in the marketplace? What is your evaluation of the new product development” prototype and market testing” process used by CCM? 4. In light of the customers and their behavior‚ and your previous analysis‚ how would you position the U+ Pro skate in the marketplace?
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