In my argumentative essay‚ I will discuss the problem of why standardized achievement tests should not be used to measure students’ achievement in denver public schools. When‚ by whom and for what reason were standardized achievement tests created? How has the purpose of these tests changed since their beginning? I found a lot of information regarding this issue in different scholars sources. In my essay‚ I will use some of them in order to prove my argument that denver public education authorities
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Writing and Reading (II) Argumentative Essay Michael Cheng 96501001 Jennifer Kao Apr. 25‚ 2009 It is not worth the expense and risk to make a manned flight to Mars A human mission to visit and land on the planet Mars has long been an attractive subject and a debatable issue. In terms of expense‚ risk‚ worth‚ and morality‚ proponents and opponents of whether it is necessary to send manned missions to Mars never come to a compromise. Even though proponents has brought up many excuses seemed reasonable
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Argumentative Essay In recent years‚ laptop computers have been playing a ubiquitous role in society. Generally speaking‚ there are more and more people carrying them along in restaurant‚ airport lounges and bookstores. On the other hand‚ laptops are also an important component in the educational process. As a matter of fact‚ they do offer an array of advantages‚ while some people think using laptops in the classroom is a learning impediment and a distraction. Although some people suggest that laptops
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Odyssey Argumentative Essay In the epic poem Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus encounters many obstacles around the Greek islands on a struggle to get back home to his country‚ Ithaca. Through many hardships and hurdles‚ Odysseus as the main “hero”‚ proves to more sturdy‚ durable‚ and enduring than the rest of his crew. Though getting back to Ithaca was the main complication‚ it is more important to recognize the experiences along the journey and how Odysseus has grown and developed through it. In order
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The Great Gatsby Argumentative Essay “The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost‚ which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.”-Azar Nafisi This quote sums up Tom buchanan perfectly. He is seen as a monster to Nick‚ and a very aggressive person to everyone else‚ including his own wife. However‚ he also has a lot of money and a very nice house. Many may say that Tom is the Representation of the American Dream. Tom’s achievements of the American Dream impacted
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Ada Vargas 9/12/12 ENGL 111-D40 Argumentative essay Sex education in high schools High schools should provide better sexual education. Prevention is better than cure. The federal government should provide more information in schools and required sex education in the first year of high school. This is important because there are a lot of sexually transmitted diseases‚ teenage pregnancy‚ and teen abortions. Boskey (2011) stated that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are “some of the most difficult
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Abortion Abortion is a huge problem throughout the United States. It needs to be stopped. Abortion can be defined as the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. Abortion is not justified for three reasons. One‚ having an abortion is taking away an innocent life. Two‚ there are not many reasons that make it okay to kill an unborn baby. Three‚ every child needs to be given a chance to live‚ because every child is wanted. To begin with‚ having an abortion is taking away an innocent life.
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Justin Brown Brown 1 English 1010 10/20/10 Obesity in America When people think about health what usually comes up is cancer‚ or some kind of disease that will hold you back. Not many people really think about one of the biggest issues out there that people don’t really take serious. It’s called Obesity‚ I know you might think you know what that means but do you really know what it is?. In America there are thousands of hundreds of people that or obese. Over 2/3rds
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“Zoos have a huge role to play in education and protection of our vulnerable wildlife” – Professor Tim Flannery‚ prominent environmentalist and Zoos SA Ambassador. In recent years the importance of zoos has been recognised. They are a valuable asset to our society because of the role they play in education and awareness for animals and the breeding programs that have been formed to fight possible extinction. Due to the high standards of animal care in well managed zoos‚ it can now be a satisfactory
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Between 1915 and 1920 a mass killing occurred in the Ottoman Empire where an estimated 500‚000 Armenians were slaughtered. Historians have argued on the causes of these massacres and whether or not the Armenian Massacres should be considered genocide. More specifically‚ historians argue if the Armenian Massacres were precipitated by Turkish nationalism‚ Armenian rebellion‚ or Western and Russian influence. There are two main opposing views in this argument of genocide‚ the Western view and the Turkish
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