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    In childhood‚ children get a candy for a job well done. In school‚ students get a treat for a job well done. In society‚ adults get paid with money for a job well done. However‚ it seems that students are getting paid for getting good grades lately. In states ranging from Texas to Massachusetts‚ a growing number of students are being rewarded with cash for good grades or test scores on Advanced Placement and SAT exams. Though money is a good incentive for kids to try harder in school‚ it has more

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    title is to ensure that all children have a fair‚ equal‚ and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach‚ at a minimum‚ proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments" (107th Congress‚ 2002). In other words‚ the bill was established with the purpose of ensuring that no child is left behind by implementing services‚ with a combined effort from the school‚ parents‚ and student‚ which will assure

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    Indonesian‚ English‚ Visual art‚ HPE) I have displayed the seven PLP capabilities‚ but as always‚ there is still room for improvement. My literacy skills were shown through my English course in which the teacher said I am “able to write well-constructed paragraphs to develop an argument” and can “create her own justified interpretations.” Numeracy strengths were represented through advanced mathematics in which I am a “highly accomplished student who is working above the standard for year

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    of tests they have is ‘about right.’” Some people support standardized test and some don’t. I believe in standardized test because they cost a low amount of money‚ most parents‚ teachers‚ and administrators approve these tests also. Test don’t cost a lot of money. Since they don’t cost a lot of money the school can use the money for other things like better food‚ more equipment for the playground and balls so you would be able to play basketball. The test provide a lot of useful information with

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    especially when you are facing a situation where universal moral rules have to be broken. That’s the scenario we are are presented with where the master mind of a terrorist attack who is call KSM has been captured by the CIA. He posses valuable information that could prevent another terrorist attack. However‚ he is not cooperating even under coercive interrogation methods. As a result‚ one of the agents suggests torturing his two kids who are under their custody. As unethical as torturing kids is

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    Argumentative Essay: Standardized Tests Standardized tests have caused plenty of disagreements for years. From parents‚ to even teachers. The parents are worried about all of the stress that the test causes their children‚ The teachers disagree with the tests for the fact that they are used to evaluate them inaccurately. Some students also move at a slower pace than others and the test has its unfair advantages. These tests make some students feel like a failure when they don’t pass. The whole

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    exercised with due care to protect infringement of other people’s rights. Information censoring is the act of controlling communication between people. Censoring includes the restriction of what information may be passed‚ seen and heard. The state government frequently practices information censoring‚ and it is a violation of human rights and the freedom of speech. Therefore‚ the American people do not believe that information censorship is right since it violates the human right of liberty of expression

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    Standardized tests are also used as an assessment to measure the progress that a student has made in one academic year. Of course‚ one test would not be sufficient for assessing the student’s academic capability but‚ the test results would be a fairly accurate indicator (Thompson). Educators can take advantage of standardized tests by assessing where the student falls in their grade level on a national scale. If the student is falling behind academically compared to his peers‚ his educators will

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    MANAGEMENT MMM006-07-8A Can Advertising Be Standardized or Not? [pic] Student: Tran Phuong Nhung Student Number: 16024551 Submitted: Friday 7th December 2007‚ 17:00 Introduction “Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing‚ but nobody else does.”(anonymous) Advertising is considered as the most tangible component of marketing communication as well as an important and powerful tool that can affect the overall company

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    When I take standard test I do ok because I get tired because you have to read this essays and then you have to answer questions. You have to do A LOT of them a it’s tiring. I consider myself as a good test taker if I know what I’m doing. If I don’t know what it is then I’m most likely going to score low on it. I have been like me that because how am I supposed to score good on a test if I haven’t learned it or understood it? That’s why I have always been that way no matter what. But somethings I

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