Manley Professor Ingram ENG 101 11/01/14 Are Grades Necessary? Are grades really necessary? Alfie Kohn attempts to persuade in his article called “From Degrading to De-grading” from Acting Out Culture‚ how he believes grades are ineffective‚‚ and should no longer exist‚ for many reasons. Kohn thinks grades are degrading and he provides examples and reasoning in support of why he thinks grades and de-grading (abolishing grades) is necessary. How does the mass of people think about this issue of
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Tertiary level education is necessary for a successful life. As eschewed by‚ Dr. Eric Williams‚ the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in the early 60’s‚ ‘The future of our nation lays inside the schools bags of our children.’ In those days it was very evident that the level of education in Trinidad and Tobago was little to none existent amongst the citizens. Therefore‚ it is fitting to say that a tertiary education is mandatory for a thriving life in today’s world. There
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Is marriage necessary or not? Human beings are subject to evolution‚ not only physical but mental too. During this evolution some of the human inventions evolved too and one of these inventions is the marriage. Even though‚ the marriage invention could be attributed to religion; the marriage still continues to be a human invention. Going back 40 or 50 years we will see people living a happy ever after story in the marriage and some of those marriages still continue together until our days. Where
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Dear school board members‚ Students need more space to put their school supplies in which they can’t because their locker partner is taking all the space; therefore‚ lockers should be allowed to one student only. One of the reasons you should agree with me because sometimes you can’t trust your locker partner because he/she will get you in trouble and accuse you for something you didn’t do. For example‚ when you inspect all the students locker in the end of the school year and you find something
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Is Homework necessary? Homework continues to be a controversial topic. The debate over homework is an old one‚ with attitudes shifting throughout the debate over the years. Proponents and opponents make cases to support their views on the necessity and importance of homework in the development of the student and the construction of knowledge. Good and Brophy (2003) indicate that many view homework as‚ “An important extension of in-school opportunities to learn”. While some proponents of homework
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Why Is Buying Air-freighted Foods Not Necessary? Buying air-freighted foods is becoming much more popular in the recent decades. It is often believed that each and every kind of food has its country of origin‚ especially those foods with local specialty or very famous around the world. If you want to taste exotic foods with the best quality‚ you should go and buy those air-freighted which come from its original country. But personally I believe that it is not necessary to buy the air-freighted
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of nutrients: carbohydrates‚ fats‚ fiber‚ minerals‚ protein‚ vitamin‚ and water. These nutrient classes can be categorized as either macronutrients (needed in relatively large amounts) or micronutrients (needed in smaller quantities). The macronutrients are carbohydrates‚ fats‚ fiber‚ proteins‚ and water. The micronutrients are minerals and vitamins. The macronutrients (excluding fiber and water) provide structural material (amino acids from which proteins are built‚ and lipids from which cell membranes
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Are computers necessary? Computers have been around for many years and it has become difficult to imagine life without them. They are present almost everywhere we go - at the supermarket‚ at the bank‚ at home‚ in the car. Computers are more efficient than we humans are‚ at least when it comes to calculations and related topics - as the name computer implies (to compute - to calculate). The question is‚ however - could we do without computers? Are computers really necessary‚ or do we just use them
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Face book is a social network which allows you to communicate with your family‚ and friends from all around the world. Some people may say that Face book is necessary because they find it to be easier to communicate with their friends and family. Other may say that it is unnecessary because they thought that face book is just another way to keep in touch with their friends and families. Many people around the world use face book to chat with their friends and families. Some of us may find it more
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Are the Rich Necessary? Economic Problem and Science If we can promote economic growth through cooperation‚ the scientific method could help us separate the truth and error to find the best approach for cooperation. However creating wealth is not the same as building a building‚ an engine and etc because same set of rules doesn’t apply to everyone. Economics is a human behavior and humans are extremely unpredictable. The Rich Some people referred to as egalitarians or equalitarian wishes
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