Homeschooling: A Better Education My J.C.Evans‚ Westland‚ MI Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants. -John W. Gardner In 2008‚ a survey by ACT college testing service showed‚ “More than 50 percent of students at four year schools and more than 75 percent at two year colleges lacked the skills to perform basic literacy tasks. The study found‚ that those students were unable
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Courtney Murley Jeremy Morris English 101 10 April 2010 Become a Better Driver In every major city accidents happen in which people are injured or killed. These unintended injurious events are caused by a “mistake” made by the parties involved (Hughes). Many people are good drivers‚ but it would be good for people to learn to be better drivers. It will help people if they have to retake their license test when they renew their license. This will help them follow the road rules‚ be more
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The Good‚ The Better‚ and The Ugly As a foreign student I have confronted many difficulties specially when writing English because it is not my first language. In addition‚ once classes started I felt uneasy in English 1301 to be taught by Professor Belz; however‚ once in class I noticed several points‚ for instance‚ the good‚ the better‚ and the ugly facts from taking a college level class for English. First of all‚ while I was taking the English 1301 class I noticed good quality points in the
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SMOKING SHOULD BE BANNED If I could ban anything in the world‚ I would ban smoking. Without smoking‚ the world would be a better place with cleaner air. The environment will not be harmed. The large smoking death toll will decrease significantly and humans will be able live longer. We all know smoking is dangerous‚ even to the people around the smoker. Long exposure to Secondhand smoke kills lives. If smoking was banned‚ non-smokers wouldn’t have to suffer a smoker’s consequences‚ living
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If I were given $10‚000 to better my community‚ I would use it to set out on a new path and investing in my life. I would set out to purse my life’s dreams. If I were given $10‚000 to better my community I would‚ build schools‚ mosques/church‚ donate food and clothes to the needs. Build home for the homeless. Build a community school service for the elders who are English learners. It would be the best opportunity to build homes to the poor. I would also donate to local food pantry or homeless shelter
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Making the World Better One thing I’d change to make the world a better place A world driven by a democracy. This seams unlikely in the world at it’s present condition‚ which is filled with a wide variety of cultures and people. But if it was possible‚ I would abolish the various forms of government that seem to cause many of the problems‚ and replace them with a democracy. There are many aspects to be considered before such a transformation can take place. The place that democracy holds
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Oudekerk 1 Matt Oudekerk Shirley Collins Composition and Rhetoric 6 Nov. 2010 A better environment for learning High schools today are using technology in ways that were not even dreamed of yet when I attended high school. Looking back and using today’s technology as a guide; there are many improvements that could be made to the high school I attended. Technology is the key to improving the environment for learning. Software is now saving time
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Home Schooling: Not the Better Option Many have argued that homeschooling is the better option when raising children‚ yet evidence has proven it ’s not. Homeschooling takes a toll on a family ’s finances‚ a child ’s social skills‚ and overall children are not getting a well rounded education like they would receive in public schools. In an average home where the matriarch would make forty thousand to sixty thousand dollars a year‚ they loose about one million dollars in twenty years. To homeschool
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Patricia Williams ENG 226 DL3 Is Organic Food Better? There have been many different food trends over the years. We have been told about eating low fat diets‚ zero carb diets‚ and now organic. If you are like many others‚ there is a good chance that you have heard that organic foods are healthier to eat. They contain more vitamins‚ minerals‚ enzymes and taste than engineered produce do. Organic foods are also free from insecticides‚ pesticides‚ growth hormones‚ antibiotics‚ fertilizers and a
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English 101 October 3‚ 2013 All Changes Are For The Better Thomas Edison once said‚ “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” It is a valuable saying and imparts great wisdom. People do not see a chance to succeed because it looks like tiresome work. In other words‚ a person prefers bright and shiny conditions for achieving a goal‚ and in most cases overlooks a really good opportunity. When I think about it‚ it reminds me of a time in my life
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