In the article‚ “The Case Against High Sports‚” Amanda Ripley outlines the flaw of the United States education system as prioritizing athletic sports over academics. The article is a well thought out argument that has supporting evidence‚ a strong thesis‚ and a counterargument that can be disapproved. Looking over the article and various other sources‚ I have come to support Amanda Ripley’s central claim: “as states and districts continue to slash education budgets‚ as more kids play on traveling
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Should Condoms Be distributed in Schools? While Rush Limbaugh article may be convincing‚ but when reading his article his argument is not secure. He uses Argument ad Hominem Post Hoc Ergo and Proof by Example‚ He’s article is vague by his poor choice of words and not interacting with his audience in a direct way. Rush Limbaugh states in his 12th stanza line 11’ “if anyone is trying to trick students‚ its Planned Parenthood and this band of hedonists who try to tell kids that a condom will protect
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of the name The word condom is probably derived from Latin "condus" meaning receptacle. Another explanation is that the gut condom was invented by the English army doctor Colonel Quondam in around 1645 and that the word is a corruption of his name. We do not know who invented condoms‚ but we do know that they were in use. There is evidence of this in the writings of Marquis de Sade‚ Casanova and James Boswell. The latter‚ a Scottish lawyer and writer‚ protected himself against sexually transmitted
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Oleferuk 6/19/09 English 120 Condom Distribution in Public School Systems According to the Center for Disease Control‚ there are approximately nineteen million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported every year. While this number seems astounding‚ it is more surprising that nearly half of those instances occur in the 15-25 year age group. Furthermore‚ nearly 300‚000 unplanned teenage pregnancies arise mostly because of poor or no condom use (Ventura 53). Condom use has proven to be a very
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Larza v. Board of Education “Against School” is an essay that argues the true effectiveness of the current public school system‚ and how it affects children later in the real world. John Gatto‚ a teacher of 30 years in the Manhattan school system and winner of many prestigious teaching awards‚ discusses how high school was just a breeding ground for boredom. The boredom not only affects the children‚ but also the teachers. Gatto believes that the children in the school should be able to manage themselves
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Yes B. No (2) Do you know where you can get a condom? A. Yes B. No (3) Which place is your prefer for purchasing the condoms? A. Supermarket B. Vending machine C. Online D. Sex shop E. other place (4) Do you feel embarrassing or strange feeling when you are buying condoms? A. Yes B. No (5) Is it convenient for you when you want to buy condom? A. Yes B. No (6) Why do you think it is difficult to obtain a condom? A. too expensive B. they are sold too far away
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Against School The article Against Schools is a very intriguing article or could case great debate and concern about public schooling systems in America today. Born in Monongahela‚ Pa‚ John Taylor Gatto is a retired America school teacher with nearly 30 years of experience in the school system. Gatto is a recipient of many awards such as: The New York City Teacher of the Year award in 1989‚1990‚ and 1991 and The New York State Teacher of the Year award in 1991. He is broadminded perilous of compulsory
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Against School John Taylor Gatto Against School is an article that represents the writer’s view and his experience in the American schooling system .This articles were written by John Taylor Gatto. He is an American teacher who spends thirty years in good and bad schools in Manhattan. He found out that boredom was his specialty as teacher. Also he was not the only one who was bored as an instructor and if we ask the teachers about their boredom they will blame kids. Whereas kids blame
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Beata Gubernat 16 April y Against School John Taylor Gatto The main subject in John Taylor Gatto’s essay is the schooling system and all it’s weaknesses. He argues that‚ the real objective of mandatory schooling is not according received wisdom to make good people and citizens‚ but to reduce individuality‚ put down dissent and originality just in order to make populace manageable. Taylor Gatto provides number of arguments in favour of his thesis. Essay is coherently and consistently written
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As I entered the trading post in a small border reservation community I passed two Navajo youth leaning against the wall‚ one leg propped behind them for support. They wore black tee-shirts‚ one declaring “Indian Pride on the Rise‚” the other showing a heavy metal rock group “Twisted Sister.” Both wore high topped basketball shoes and hair free flowing to their shoulders. One spoke to me. “Hey‚ are you the lady who is talking to dropouts? You should talk to me. I’m a professional dropout.” I did
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