Standardized testing is very frowned upon by students my age‚ but I do not think they are that bad. I understand all of the positive things that standardized tests bring; from seeing how smart one is compared to the rest of the country at their age level to letting teachers know what they need to elaborate on the next year. Standardized testings also keeps schools and teachers accountable. Yes‚ standardized test do have their negatives‚ but overall I believe that tests are a good thing. Standardized
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Money in the World of the Great Gatsby is a Bad Thing Money in the world of the Great Gatsby is a bad thing and it negatively influences everyone in the book. Throughout the book‚ we see its negative influences and it corruptive powers. There are examples of this being true throughout the book. From how it destroyed Gatsby to even how its ability to desensitize the rich from their ethics and morale code. Money destroyed Gatsby. From the very beginning‚ money became Gatsby’s bane of existence. His
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Kinney Dec 6‚ 2012 Smokers have the right to smoke At the NOVA Alexandria campus there has been a debate whether NOVA should ban smoking in all areas in campus. This debate is very critical because there are a lot of smokers in Alexandria campus. They may restrict smoking in certain areas but they can’t prevent students to smoke in the hall campus. If NOVA will ban smoking in all areas‚ that will create hate behavior between smokers and non-smoker students. Smokers argue that they have the right to
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Affirmative Action the good‚ the bad and the ugly Dawn Fletcher-Adams University of Louisville Soc 210-01 Race in the United States America is called “the land of opportunity” however‚ most of the countries citizens are not able to enjoy the benefits that the title provides. Being able to accomplish scholastic goals‚ attend a four-year college‚ and to have an influential career‚ are not obtainable for many‚ even though they work hard. Our nation has long been plagued by an ugly occurrence
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smoke. He is just one of the many students gathered outside any of the residence | | |halls smoking together. The university provides students with a room‚ a bed‚ and a meal plan‚ but many | | |students also need a place to smoke where they can avoid the harsh weather conditions. Although smoking | | |is legal for people over 18 years of age‚ student smokers who live in the dorms are as surprised
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doesn’t have the ability to sell or use the product‚ which is often the case‚ and they are ripping it apart hoping to gain clientele by looking like a hero or they are simply jumping on the band wagon of shredding a particular investment... because everyone else is‚ or they just want to sell their book... it happens on a daily basis. The most recent example of this is in the case of non-traded REIT’s‚ but we have also seen it with variable annuities and just about every other financial product being
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Cigarettes be Banned Altogether Smoking should be banned because it causes so much harm to our society. Smoking is known to cause several horrible illnesses such as cancer‚ long-term respiratory diseases‚ heart problems‚ strokes and of course premature death. Approximately 19‚000 Australians die every year due to cigarette smoking. Smoking causes 10% of the world’s deaths‚ making it the largest cause of preventable death in the western world. Smoking‚ on average‚ cuts off 7-8 years of
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Is Wal-Mart bad for the Economy? Wal-Mart is the largest employer in the United States‚ and the largest public corporation by revenue. While the argument can be made that the United States’ largest employer cannot possibly be bad for the economy‚ Wal-Mart’s habit of dominating markets and use of less-than-honest labor and business practices has contributed to the steady decline of the traditional American small business. Wal-Mart’s conundrum with the economy is that it provides premium services
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Smoking vs. Non-Smoking Beth Neeley December 10‚ 2012 Composition One Susan Kling ENG111 Abstract: Persuasive essay on why the production and sale of cigarettes should not be banned. Includes‚ opposing arguments and refutes to the opposing claims. Call to action asking non-smokers to try to better understand the issue from the smoker’s point of view and come to a compromise. Keywords: Nicotine‚ Addiction‚ Advertising
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Sugar: The Good and The Bad Although sugar is bad for you‚ and good for you‚ it can damage your health. You should be the person that realizes this for yourself; you are the person in control of your health. Jamie Oliver states‚ “Our generation is going to live 10 years less than our parents.” This quote is crazy to me because it is true. I feel like majority of the people in out nations health is getting worse. But‚ in my opinion‚ I do think there are a lot of people trying to be more aware of
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