Topic: Do colleges put too much stock into standardized test Many students have the desire to succeed when taking college entrance tests‚ but some students have been proven as bad test takers which means they understand the concepts but are not able to put them on paper. Colleges should not deny prospective students just because their test scores are not as high as the next students; colleges should realize that students are more than just a standardized test score. Tests cannot predict how successful
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“Too Much of a Good Thing”‚ written by Richard B. Woodward‚ recounts the Lewis Hine scandal‚ a time where the American photography market had difficulty proving the authenticity of Hine’s alleged vintage photos. “Materials and Techniques of Man Ray’s Le Violin d’Ingres” by Paul Messier‚ written ten years after the Hine scandal‚ explores Man Ray’s photograph Le Violin d’Ingres by employing various connoisseurship skills to gain “valuable insight into the origins of the print.” It is interesting to
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Do Professional athletes get paid too much? Yes‚ they do‚ Professional athletes get paid over 1 million dollars a year while the normal household salary is only fifty thousand dollars a year. This means that someone who just plays baseball‚ basketball‚ football‚ makes more than an office manager who gets paid a salary ranging from $30‚041 to $63‚184. Athletes get paid more than the people risking their lives to keep them safe. Athletes get paid too much and the amount they make needs to change.
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environment. The use of technology can be helpful during class time. In the other hand‚ others also disagree with allowing cell phones to be used during class. Many students might take advantage of this and not pay attention to the teacher but be texting others or creating a distraction. The noise or the vibration of the phone can annoy others that try to pay attention. Also‚ when someone gets his or her phone taken away‚ it becomes a big distraction to everyone and wastes class time. Cell phones
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address (IP address) is another way that anyone can use to locate an individual. License plates‚ a few numbers and letters that can give police an individual’s address and name. Without control the whole thing collapses‚ but when do governments have too much power‚ when should people disobey?
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Odysseus did not seem to worry about death too much. This should be evident through all the battles he fought in and how he fearlessly leapt right into very dangerous scenarios. By the time Odysseus reached Ogygia he had lost his ships and all his companions had been killed (Homer 435-436)‚ so he was clearly good at escaping death. Once Kalypso‚ the goddess who lived on the island‚ fell in love with him‚ Odysseus seemed to completely lose hope. For seven years he was miserable‚ but he “still longed
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Good morning members of the jury‚ parents‚ teachers and students. My name is Hugo Mendoza and I will talk about dependency on computers. I choose it because I think people must know all the benefits it brings to our daily life. So‚ do we depend too much in computers? The answer is that yes‚ all days we use computers in the business‚ public services‚ education‚ and the most of all entertainment. Even if we don’t note it our life is affected by technology and computers behind all. I will focus about
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addresses that I think provide accurate and credible information on the effects of caffeine on one’s health: - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/food-aliment/caffeine-eng.php - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/NU00600 - http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Positive_And_Negativ e_Health_Effects_Of_Caffeine_a801.html Part B In general‚ the type of websites that I would go to for credible information on this topic (effects of caffeine on one’s health) would be government websites and/or
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considered too much of it. This happens to the entire population at some point or another‚ right? I figured this concept was normal. I brushed it off and continued with my life; figuring everything would be exceptional and work out. Later in life when new friendships arise‚ the matter should be different. Unfortunately‚ I was wrong. As I walk through the hallway‚ you just walk right past me. You restrict from saying anything to me anymore. Everything seems to have changed; it’s not what it used to
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needing advice on what outfit to wear to the party. Traffic is backed up and you know if will take just a minute to reply back‚ so you do. You think‚ there is little risk then BAM (SLIDE 2) you rear end the car in front of you because they stopped and you did not see in order to stop in time. This is what happened to a 16 year old’s car when she decided to driving while texting‚ she hit a parked car. Today I am here to persuade you to not text while driving. Driving while texting‚ is very dangerous
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