districts. If spring break gets shortened‚ these students would be out of school two or three weeks before their friends. Also‚ one of the main reasons to shorten break is to avoid conflict with‚ and allow more time for standardized testing. However‚ about ___ parents opted their students out of the PSSAs last year‚ and that number is expected to grow this year and next. Also‚ school is not supposed to be based on standardized tests‚ so basing our year’s schedule off of it seems extremely
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f you want to live in Maine or on the East Coast‚ this is the perfect time to buy a home in Brunswick‚ Maine. As the market has improved‚ buying a home has become an easier task. You can try to do it yourself‚ or you can let a realtor help you find your home. Located in the mid-coast region of Maine‚ Brunswick is a beautiful place to live. Raise your family in a safe and warm environment‚ and get the best of both worlds. Cities like Portland aren’t too far away‚ and the homeowner that lives in Brunswick
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Many meat eaters believe that eating meat is healthful and humane‚ while many vegetarians say it is not. Facts and evidence shows that being vegetarian (not eating meat) could potentially be healthier for people. Evidence from studies show that if someone is a vegetarian they can still get all of the protein‚ vitamins‚ etc. to live‚ being vegetarian can reduce the risk of health issues‚ and that it saves resources. Being vegetarian is a smarter choice than eating meat because of many reasons that
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Statistics show that every 53 minutes on average‚ a person is killed from a drunk driving crash. In this case‚ an article shows that‚ “U.S. teens were responsible for about 2.4 million episodes of drinking and driving a month in 2011” (UPI NewsTrack). Put it another way‚ in a month underaged drinkers were responsible for taking the lives of many people. When you are drunk‚ it can impair your decision-making abilities
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Many wild animals across the world are removed from their natural habitats and forced into captivity. Many are subject to abuse all for entertainment and profit. Unfortunately‚ many people who say they “love animals” may actually be contributing to the suffering of these animals because they are unaware of the things going on behind the scenes. Whether it’s simply seeing animals at the zoo‚ watching the whale shows at SeaWorld‚ riding elephants‚ or swimming with dolphins; people see these as fun
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Rittenberg & Tregarthen(2009) states that “the core principle of command socialism come from the underlying concept of social man. The socialism is system believes that Capitalism is based on the self-interest of human and this is contrasted with characteristics humans begins.”(p.492‚ para 2). The communism or command socialism comprises of four major components of “propaganda‚ political arm‚ planning agency‚ and managers‚”(Rittenberg & Tregarthen 2009‚ p.492‚ para 2). In this system the ownership
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Homelessness is defined as a condition of people without a roof to stay‚ they lack of security‚ and exploitative work for living wages. Homeless people often face an intense struggle just to stay alive despite the fact that society turns its head from the problem. When you see a homeless person on the streets how do you react? Do you turn your head and ignore them? Do you become angry that they are living on the streets? Do you feel frightened and avoid the situation all together? Or do you see
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Over 11.4 million illegal immigrants are currently in the U.S‚ many of which are causing problems for U.S citizens. Illegal immigration has been called a good thing for the economy and for helping jobs‚ but illegal immigration brings more problems than solutions. The U.S government should deport illegal immigrants or enforce immigration laws. Through illegal immigration‚ there have been increased crime rates‚ escalating cost to U.S citizens‚ and drug trade throughout the U.S. Illegal immigrants
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“Teens and drive‚more like they drive and die” The community that I have chosen is teen drivers. The reason I chose teens instead of all drivers is that they are the least experienced. Experience is key in being successful in any task of life. Especially if that task is potentially life threatening. Cars can potentially be killing machines‚ as a society we need to make sure our drivers are as safe as possible. As a teen driver myself‚ I have seen the bad driving habits that teenagers have
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School uniforms are an outdated tradition. School uniforms have been around for many years‚ but in this day and age‚ isn’t it time schools begin to phase out uniform and allow students to make their own decisions on what they wear to school? The main topics are comfort‚ cost and respect. I believe that allowing mufti in schools is in the best interest of the students and families. Comfort is one of the leading reasons for preferring mufti to uniform‚ because let’s face it‚ in order for students
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