Why We Need Alternatives to Standardized Testing When was the last time the United States placed first in global mathematical performance? In the latest score reports‚ the U.S. didn’t even place in the top 30 countries. Over the last few decades‚ students in the United States’ public education system have been scoring progressively less in areas such as mathematics and science. As one could imagine‚ this is a very alarming trend that could be detrimental to the advancement of our country if
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In some countries‚ if people don’t vote they can get arrested‚ fined‚ and killed. This is called mandatory voting. I believe that mandatory voting is unacceptable. I believe that mandatory voting is objectionable because it makes indecisive people vote‚ it takes away a part of free will‚ and has to harsh of punishments. I believe that it is awful to make indecisive people vote because they may not like either thing‚ it will take 20 times longer to finish the voting process‚ and it will make
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where i stand on gun control is that i believe we should have the right to get a gun but i feel like we might need to keep the rules and regulations on guns because everyone doesn’t have the mentality that if you have a gun it can kill someone if you pull the trigger and some people have illegal guns that just have them for violences are so they can protect there self from other people who have guns but we do have people that believe guns are here to protect us not so you can just kill someone but
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How did extreme nationalism alter the Enlightenment tradition? To Volkish thinkers‚ the Enlightenment and parliamentary democracy were foreign ideas that corrupted the pure German spirit. With fanatical devotion‚ Volkish thinkers embraced all things German: the medieval past‚ the German landscape‚ the simple peasant‚ and the village. They denounced the liberal-humanist tradition of the West as alien to the German soul. Among the shapers of the Volkish outlook was Wilhelm von Riehl (1823–1897)‚ a
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I Customs and traditions in the UK Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. Britain is different from our own country. This is natural. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published. Foreigners coming
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know is that the Hispanic culture has a lot of background and traditions that have been held for years. Like the Day of the Dead‚ Cinco de Mayo‚ and Sanfermines‚ the Quinceñera is very prominent in all Hispanic culture. But‚ these aren’t just celebrations they are symbols. In particular‚ these festive celebrations have many age old traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. For example one of these traditions is called “ The Changing of the Shoe”‚ this custom is a very distinctive
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think about? Burning builds‚ grass fires‚ car fires‚ all the modern day stuff‚ right? Has one ever sat back and thought about how firefighting started? Going back even 100 years‚ one will see such a big difference. Firefighting is a bit of a family tradition‚ in some stations. For example‚ station 11‚ the Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department‚ has been passed down for three or four generations with the Sicchitano family. They eat sleep breath firefighting. Also Firefighting is not just mom and dad passing
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Macquarie College Year 10 Against The Tide Essay Essay Question: How has the composer of your set text developed ideas about one theme in their novel? In the novel Against The Tide‚ Irini Savvides develops numerous themes. One of these major themes would be family. Savvides develops this theme in depth by using descriptive language and literary techniques such as poetry and imagery. She explores this theme in her verse novel in an effective way. She incorporates different cultures colliding
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Hindu Religious Traditions Paper Most people in the world derive their religious beliefs and traditions from their parents and peer influences. From a religious point of view‚ "There are many definitions for the term religion’ in common usage. [Broadly defined]‚ in order to include the greatest number of belief systems: Religion is any specific system of belief about deity‚ often involving rituals‚ a code of ethics‚ and a philosophy of life’" (Robinson‚ 1996). However‚ in examining Hinduism‚ it
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Tiffeny Sammons Kate Schultz Composition 1 # 1535NA 17 July 2010 Greek Wedding Traditions I chose to focus my report on the observation of Greek Wedding traditions. It is different from our culture as where Greeks believe they should marry into their own religion. If for some reason they should want to marry outside their religion the outsider shall have to be baptized into the Greek religion to be married in a Greek church. The outside of a Greek church is similar to a catholic church
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