Standardized testing is very frowned upon by students my age‚ but I do not think they are that bad. I understand all of the positive things that standardized tests bring; from seeing how smart one is compared to the rest of the country at their age level to letting teachers know what they need to elaborate on the next year. Standardized testings also keeps schools and teachers accountable. Yes‚ standardized test do have their negatives‚ but overall I believe that tests are a good thing. Standardized
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this section of time as the Dark Ages but most call this the Middle Ages because it wasn’t as bad as people make it out to be. It is actually a period of hope for the people in Europe‚ many great ideas and inventions came about because of this period of poverty and weaker city structure. Even though some people only look at the bad of the times‚ the big picture we should look at is what came from the bad which is all these great new cities and buildings and ideas of the Renaissance which would’ve
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Wal-Mart: Good or Bad? Wal-Mart has long been a staple in our economy. The store has allowed us to perform most of our shopping in one convenient location‚ thus cutting down the amount of time required to perform our shopping compared to going all over town to shop for what we need on day to day basis. Lately‚ people have been arguing whether Wal-Mart is actually beneficiary or not to the economy‚ and about the way it treats its employees. One such group calls its self the Wal-Mart Watch and they
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This would be bad because if people had to move from Pennsylvania to New York because of war or something else those people could not use their money from Pennsylvania in New York. This could easily make people poor when entering different states. Also trade between
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Animal Testing: The Good and the Bad Introduction: Animal testing refers to the experimentation carried out on animals‚ in which the animal is compelled to undergo a process that causes them pain or death. It is conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of human resources such as medication‚ nutritional food value‚ cosmetics‚ as well understanding the complexity of the human body. Animal testing is often performed by injecting or force feeding animals with potentially harmful substances‚ exposing
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big surprise for the entire planet. Which leads me to ask: is the rise to power of Donald Trump a good or a bad thing? In my view‚ it is a bad thing. To prove the truth of my thesis‚ I will address the two following arguments: First of all‚ Trump is a businessman not a politician and second of all‚ he doesn’t seem like a unifying leader‚ at the contrary. First of all‚ I think it is a bad thing that Donald Trump became president of the United States because he
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Competition: Good or Bad? In a recent study conducted by the American Journal of Education‚ 73 percent of the college respondents surveyed stated that competition‚ for the most part‚ had helped them throughout their educational career. The study‚ conducted over a 2-month period at 7 US colleges‚ reveals a general consensus among students at a post high school level‚ however still shows a disconnect between students with different attitudes to the topic. Nevertheless‚ it presents the underlying
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There are many different variations of the definition of gentrification. It can be a very complex topic since there is no definitive definition and no one can agree on whether it is good or bad. Negative connotations are usually associated with the word. Gentrification happens in many different cities and areas all over the world. The gentrification of a neighborhood can shift its characteristics and its uniqueness that initially appealed to home buyers. Gentrification consequently drives out the
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point of view that may not be necessary be true. The battle of the Somme occurred on the 1th of July 1916‚ with the English and French army fighting against the German. English’s army’s leader‚ Haig‚ was considered to be a donkey‚ meaning to be a bad general. The historian John Laffin claims that Haig was an awful leader; he says that “Haig really thought he was doing what the people wanted him to do” which makes us think that he was being a good general. These facts may not be true as it was take
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ripped apart because of one man with an awful childhood who could persuade millions. Adolf Hitler was this man. He was born April 20th‚ 1889 in Braunau‚ Austria. Adolf was the son of Alois Hitler (he was 51 when Adolf was born). Alois was strict‚ had a bad temper‚ and was very abusive. Alois was strict and abusive because Adolf’s half-brother had ended up in jail for theft; Alois didn’t want that to happen again. Adolf’s mother‚ Klara‚ however was nothing like her husband. She had a kind loving soul.
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