2014 End to Standardized Testing Standardized testing was originally created to measure students’ performance and progress. In recent years‚ the public school system has relied heavily on the information this test provides‚ in doing so creating controversy. The debate over standardized testing has raised an inquiry question: What are the effects of standardized testing on the United States public education system? Students are taught only to pass tests‚ Standardized tests are not a true
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Ari Lit 2000 4/9/10 Kafka and his Father In Franz Kafka ’s novel The Metamorphosis‚ The relationship between Gregor and his father was a clash of personalities that isn ’t clearly explained. As readers take a closer look at Kafka ’s letter to his father it reveals that there is more to this story than meets the eye. The Metamorphosis does not say much about the relationship that Gregor and his father had before Gregor transformed into a giant bug‚ but it does show what that relationship was reduced
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Patience Patience is bitter‚ but its fruit is sweet. But what does patience mean actually? According to “Free-Dictionary.com”‚ the definition of patience is the capacity to endure hardship‚ difficulty‚ or inconvenience without complaint. Patience emphasizes calmness‚ self-control‚ and the willingness or ability to tolerate delay. As we all know‚ patience is one of the main virtues and is hard work‚ and costs one. However its fruits‚ the results and rewards surprises one pleasantly. For
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Patience and Longsuffering After observing things over time and thinking about how we react to situations‚ I thought it might be fitting to talk about patience. This is a newly acquired gift for me personally. I remember praying and praying for God to give me patience with people that I had to deal with on a regular basis‚ but I wasn’t really prepared for what was to come with gaining and learning patience. At the time‚ I thought if I could just deal with the person I would be able to deal
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unsatisfied and confused. Many have questioned why the protagonist of the novel‚ Huck‚ regressed into the character he was before his journey to free Jim‚ a slave. During this expedition‚ Huck grows into the person he would be without the influence of a racist society. After this journey ends‚ however‚ Huck’s character immediately recedes and begins to act out past habits as Tom‚ his friend‚ returns to help Huck with a perilous and “adventurous” scheme to determinately free Jim. After their adventure‚ Tom
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“Patience is a Virtue” Patience is a virtue that every man and woman must strive to have. Without it‚ things can go horribly wrong‚ people would have faced much fights and arguments and there will be chaos in this world. Those who are impatient waste their lives thinking of the future. Furthermore many times‚ bad experiences often help build a better character‚ so if you are always rushing throughout your life without waiting for the results‚ how can you learn from your mistakes? Impatience will
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memories. In the novel‚ Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse‚ Siddhartha goes through a number of different experiences as well as searching high and low to find the meaning of his existence‚ the meaning of life‚ and the meaning of communication. Throughout the novel‚ Siddhartha encounters a lot of trials and temptations that leave him questioning and searching for meanings of why he went through what he went through and what will happen in the near future. One thing that Siddhartha uses to try and find
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"Siddhartha" is one of the names of the historical Gautama‚ and the life of Hesse’s character resembles that of his historical counterpart to some extent. Siddhartha is by no means a fictional life of Buddha‚ but it does contain numerous references to Buddha’s philosophies and his teachings. Although Hesse’s Siddhartha is not intended to portray the life of Gautama the Buddha but he used the name and many other attributed to reflect the legendary atmosphere and the pattern of his heroes transformation
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with his new father until he feels neglected‚ then he runs away. He took a train from Meridian to Maycomb which was 14 miles away (187). Dill told Jem and Scout one of his extravagant stories‚ as Scout calls them “big ones” (63)‚ about the way his new father supposedly treated him. Dill told them he was “bounded in chains and left to die in the basement by his new father” (186-187). This was another way for Dill to show how much he doesn’t like his new father. What really happened is that his parents
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World Literature - Siddhartha The search for ultimate peace with one’s self is one of the everlasting quests that humans seek to obtain during their lifetimes. This concept has inspired the likes of Hermann Hesse in his novel Siddhartha. It details the journey one man takes to obtain ultimate divinity and the multiple steps he takes in the process‚ including parts of life that are both good and bad. The protagonist Siddhartha sacrifices all of his possessions to obtain a frugal‚ pious lifestyle
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