George Orwell’s book 1984 (1949) shows a futuristic dystopian society‚ through the perspective of a character named Winston Smith. Winston lives in Airstrip One‚ which used to be Great Britain before the world broke into superstates. Britain is part of the state Oceania‚ which also includes North America‚ South America‚ Greenland‚ Australia‚ and parts of southern Africa. There are two other superstates‚ Eurasia‚ which includes Russia and most of Europe‚ and Eastasia‚ which includes China‚ Japan‚
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Diagnostic tests are used to identify the needs of students that may need extra guided instruction by testing specific skills. Standardized tests are a type of diagnostic tests that are used to diagnose individual learning problems or strengths of the students. The most commonly used forms of standardized testing are when they are used to evaluate students’ progress and teachers’ and schools’ effectiveness (Slavin‚ 2015‚ p.385‚386). Benchmark assessments are another way schools will assess students
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The Shakers‚ also known as the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing‚ are a religious sect most known for their faith‚ craftsmanship and handmade furniture. They are‚ however‚ more than meets the eye. These quiet people are generous beyond their means‚ humble to a fault and remarkably forward-thinking as well as technologically inclined. The Shakers were born out of frustration from Quaker reformation in England. This reformation addressed a specific practice in which followers
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In our readings‚ we have seen examples of how society can be undermined or destabilized. Among the major causes of such damage are: injustice‚ lack of respect and responsibility to others‚ self-interest‚ abuse of power‚ conflicts‚ war and fighting. For example‚ in Hesiod’s “Thegony”‚ we can see that Auranos and Cronus were unjust and self-interested leaders‚ because they only cared about themselves. Auranos was only interested in mating with Gaia. He did not care about his children; therefore
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Despite the 2012 decrease in the amount of standardized testing to be administered across the state of Texas‚ the use of this particular testing has gained extreme momentum in the academic arena‚ weighing heavily on students‚ parents and teachers. There are increasing efforts to now alleviate the use of tests in elementary and middle schools. Currently for high school students‚ standardized testing is the end-all for some students upon matriculation and they are being over-tested‚ taking multiple
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For you‚ what is normal? After browsing lousily in the blog topics given and after three garbage drafts of different topics‚ at last‚ I found the one topic I really get to put my mind on. Actually‚ it interested me to write about this topic because this is one topic which a friend and I debated about. At that time‚ we had different views on how we say that a certain person is normal. I think everyone is just too normal and ordinary that everyone does different things
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In doing so‚ we as nurses need to be diligent and compliant with our documentation‚ using the proper standardized healthcare terminology to establish a uniform representation of nursing care; an “unambiguous description of how nursing problems‚ interventions and outcomes are documented” (Hebda & Czar‚ 2013‚ p. 300). Our textbook (Hebda & Czar‚ 2013‚ p. 298) uses the definition of standardized terminology as; “structured and controlled languages that have been developed according to terminology
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I feel that the author is trying to say some students aren’t motivated enough when it comes to standardized test. Walberg and Brown think that if you motivate students enough they will do better on standardized test. One of the things I notice when reading this article is they motivated the students right before the test. So they are testing the effect of a little bit of motivation. I think the author did a logical study. I feel that the author she have also mention academic levels of each school
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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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down‚ silently‚ and feel your nerves begin to kick in. You are told that you have only sixty minutes to answer sixty questions. As time ticks down‚ you realize you are not going to finish‚ so you start randomly guessing. This is a real life example of what happened to a fellow peer of mine‚ during the ACTs. The topic I decided on‚ is why standardize testing has more negative impacts‚ instead of positive. The main reason why I decided I wanted to do this topic is because this year I will be taking the
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