Two men are walking to temple. The older man says to the younger man‚ "So‚ do you know why the Jewish people aren’t voting for President Bush?" The younger man replies with an inquisitive "No." "Well‚" says the older man‚ "the last time the Jewish people followed a Bush they wound up wandering in the Desert." This recent political joke is in reference to the Exodus story of Moses and the burning bush. As stated in the bible it reads: "Moses was tending the flock of Jethro‚ his father in law‚
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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 should you be Moral? Why should we be moral? We should be moral‚ because it is a way of how to behave towards each other‚ with focusing on being mostly concerned with situations of humans living with other humans. Questions like how should we behave towards each other? What are the rules and how do we learn them‚ also why do we have to have them? Let’s say there were no laws. How would we treat strangers or people that we know? Would the society be safe to live in? Without laws‚ there would
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The Rebel Flag: Hate or Heritage For many years now‚ the people who reside in the southern part of the United States have been in the heat of a major debate. This great argument is about whether or not the Confederate flag should be allowed to fly in public areas. Many people argue the rebel flag is a symbol of bigotry and racism in the United States. Others argue that the flag is a symbol of Southern pride and a sign of where we come from. The flags meaning is rooted deep in the history of our
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history‚ education‚ and expression? This might make you feel angry‚ uncomfortable‚ and sad. Banning the confederate symbol is just wrong. Why would they want to take away something with so much meaning? There is a history that educates people everything about the Confederate States of America. It shows us the foundation of our government. The flag history shows how some of the most important amendments came about. If we banned the confederate symbol this country would never know were
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the combustion of a candle? The purpose of this lab was to find out the properties and characteristics of a candle. Also the purpose was to find the remnants that the combustion of a candle leaves behind as gas. I learned that the candle that is burning releases a certain gas into the air. I also learned that limewater has a chemical reaction when exposed to that gas and turns red. Hypothesis: For this Lab‚ my hypothesis was that the candles are going from solid to gas because of a high and quick
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fail to realize is how accurate these topics written about are to the everyday events in our lives. The banning of your book‚ Thirteen Reasons Why‚ is unreasonable and unfair because it focuses on suicide which is a growing issue today‚ emphasizes the importance of one’s actions‚ and addresses relevant topics of our time. One of the reasons your book should not be banned is because of how well it speaks about suicide. Experts say‚ the third leading cause of death for college-age youth (12-18)
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Montreal Is Burning Essay #1 Presented to Professor In the Course of History 260 The day was April 10th 1734 and Montreal was on fire. Undoubtedly back then‚ Montreal was a very different place than it is today; it was a trade and military town of about 2000 people. Canada would still have 100 years before she became a nation and it was a time when Montreal’s social class mirrored that of its indigenous home France. Slavery was very much a part
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Why the Federal Reserve System should be Eliminated There are many reasons why the Federal Reserve System should be eliminated because it manipulates the United States economy. The Federal Reserve creates boom-and-bust cycles; these are a type of cycle experienced by an economy characterized by alternating periods of economic growth and contraction. When the United State’s economy goes through these alternating periods the Federal Reserve inflates the money supply by telling the Treasury to print
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The Political and Economical Effects of the Burning of Washington‚ D. C. by the British The Burning of Washington by the British in 1814 had a social and economical impact on America. Over forty years after United States had succeeded in gaining independence from the British‚ Britain still sought to enforce their will on American long after the “taxation without representation”. At the turn of the 19th century‚ the United States was seeking to expand within its own border and beyond. As a result
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