Standardized testing has been a heavily debated topic for many years because it is not evident if testing is more beneficial or detrimental for children or schools. There are many pros and cons associated with the use of standardized testing. Most educators agree that there needs to be a method of accountability for schools and school districts. However‚ the question remains‚ are students tested too much? Additionally‚ to what extent can a standardize test assess students achievement? Some states
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Animal testing‚ or also known as animal experimentation‚ is the act of using animals for research or scientific experimentation. According to USDA‚ thousands of guinea pigs‚ hamsters‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ dog and etc. undergo inhuman physical and mental torture due to scientific research. Although‚ many argue that animal testing is crucial for advancement of medicine and safety‚ many believe animal testing is inhumane and malicious. In spite of the fact that extensive research shows that animal testing often
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The Nefarious Standardized Testing Michelle Obama once said‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I would not be here. I guarantee you that.” Standardized testing began a long time ago in China. It was a basic form to determine the eligibility for positions in the government of the ruling class. A standardized test is an analysis that is overseen and scored in a scheduled manner. In 2001 President George W. Bush passed the ‘No Child Left Behind’ education
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discussion being brought to the table in many states‚ a lot of testing is being done to find out the real pros and cons deterring welfare recipients. Reaching out to the public teen to young adult age‚ there are many positive and negative aspects to creating this law in every state. States that conduct welfare drug testing combine paper questionnaires with physical drug testing. Many of the news articles that have been written about welfare drug testing have cited extremely low rates of positive test results
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Dealing with the climate change and along with that animals having to survive against it even more because of the fact (more details) that it’s becoming more of a threat than we know it. Animal Welfare is a term not used often‚ but global warming is very known in the world‚ mix those two together and it becomes a whole different topic. Animal welfare combined with global warming is more about how because the world climate is changing animals who live in topical areas and in very cold climates are
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the zoo. I loved to look at the beautiful animals and all the different species that the zoo possessed. As a child‚ I never realized how much these magnificent animals were threatened to extinction because of the wild animal trade. Animal trafficking‚ also known as the Animal Trade‚ is one of the harshest crimes and biggest industries‚ affecting ecosystems‚ the environment‚ and humans worldwide. Animal Trafficking is hands-down a growing industry. The Animal Trade is considered to be the third most
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Seeing exotic animals behind cages or glass walls at the zoo‚ watching Shamu do flips for a fish at SeaWorld‚ and laughing as elephants perform tricks at the circus are all entertaining‚ but is our entertainment worth the suffering these animals endure behind the scenes? The answer is no. The billions of animals that are subjected to abuse outweigh any claimed benefits that can be made of these businesses. The debate of zoos and parks being ethical or unethical has two main arguments‚ these being
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It is brutal and immoral to kill animals for food while there is a plenty of rich nutritional non-animal food. All animals are warm-blooded beings that have emotion and feeling therefore‚ they can experience fear‚ shock‚ and pain. Animal slaughter is a significant issue. “In the United States about 35 million cows‚ 115 million pigs‚ and 9 billion birds are killed for food each year” (Procon.org). How can so many people want to kill animals just because of their tasty meat? For example‚ bacon is one
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Exotic animals as pets? If you had an exotic animal such as a tiger‚ or a bear‚ of whatever kind of animal you appreciate‚ then what would you do with it. Let’s say it lived in your backyard and you just kept it there‚ and as it grew up‚ would you be more and more afraid of it‚ of would you still act like it was a normal pet. Unless you had an animal like a monkey the next sentence will apply to you. When I was researching information on this topic I found and read this article and this lady
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Animal welfare should be a top priority for each and every farm. Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An animal is in a good state of welfare if it is healthy‚ comfortable‚ well nourished‚ safe‚ able to express innate behavior‚ and if it is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain‚ fear‚ and distress (Animal Welfare: What is it). In order to practice good animal welfare owners and managers must be proactive in disease prevention and veterinary
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