Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely be used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions
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Why technology takes the full attentions? Is it because the human can’t do anything without helps from smart inventions. Nowadays‚ a person becomes very far from the nature and that depends on technology‚ it has been a key of knowledge which helps society to create new special things and optimize the life routine. Also‚ technology tries to guess what you want next and help you to improve in today; it’s become same as of air the human can’t live without it. Technology makes the life very comfortable
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Howard Zinn takes an interesting side when it comes to Columbus and his exploration in A People’s History of the United States. While others praise Columbus for what he discovered‚ Zinn condemns him and attempts to shed light on what treacheries that where committed during the explorations. His focus on the more negative outcomes causes a shift in perspective than most are used to and shows details that many historians may have left out or simply glossed over. In order to back up his opinions‚
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if we take away religion and people as pastor Suleiman away from it. But before then‚ Christians should not kill Muslims as pastor Suleiman urged them to do. Life is so precious. We must protect it. There is no basis for taking another man’s life. The only allowance is if you are trying to protect your own life as natural law dictates. No one should allow pastors to deceive them to kill fellow Nigerians. All religions‚ traditions and conventional wisdom forbid murder. The clerics should do the
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States from 1492-present. It is a perspective of history from the regular man’s point of view‚ instead of the pioneers’ perspective and high society of this nation. The book rotates around the perspectives of history from the persecuted perspective. Howard Zinn makes it clear from the earliest starting point that he will esteem the perspectives and encounters of the mistreated over the oppressor’s perspective. He depicts the success from the Native’s perspective American populace. He depicts subjugation
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you ever seemed to be more problematic than your parents because of too much home works to accomplish? Have you also ever stayed up for home works until Mr. Sun bids you a hello? Or have you uttered the lines “I’m too tired‚ I do hate home works! And why are these home works invented?” These experiences probably signify the experiences of a student when it comes to home works. According to Farlex of the free dictionary‚ homework is a work‚ such as schoolwork or piecework that is done at home. In
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WHAT IS FAIR TRADE‚ AND WHY SHOULD IT MATTER? You’ve probably heard about Fair Trade‚ maybe even seen signs in supermarkets advertising some of their produce as Fair Trade grown. Well‚ everybody likes to think things are "fair‚" but just what is a Fair Trade grown product like coffee beans or tea? The Fair Trade movement is based on a set of six principles including: ∑ Fair price: Democratically organized farmer groups receive a guaranteed minimum floor price and an additional premium
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in High School: Should They Have to Take Finals? In recent years‚ there has been the debate on whether or not seniors should have to take finals. When most people were freshmen‚ seniors didn’t have to take finals if they met the requirements. When people were sophomores‚ seniors didn’t have to take finals if they met the requirements. When people were junior‚ seniors didn’t have to take finals if they met the requirements. Now those freshmen are now seniors‚ they have to take finals. Those freshmen
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over whether we as a society should continue testing on animals. It seems for many this topic has quite a moral grey area. Some see it as something that is necessary in order for scientific research. Many of our scientific achievements of the last century have involved animal testing in some way. Others however see it as something that is wrong and unethical and feel like it should be abolished. Organizations such as PETA have developed‚ arguing that animals should have the same rights as humans
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way for people to express their imagination. All people should have access to books. When students want to read‚ most have a full library of books. Some schools limit what their students read and ban them from reading certain books. The policy of banning books is ineffective because it gives students reason to read the banned book and individual parents can decide what their child reads. By banning books‚ students become curious as to why it was banned so they are drawn to reading it. “By demanding
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