Examinations - has it killed education? How it began? Ancient China was the first country in the world that implemented a nationwide standardized test‚ which was called the imperial examination. The main purpose of this examination was to select for able candidates for specific governmental positions. The imperial examination was established by the Sui Dynasty in 605 AD and was later abolished by the Qing Dynasty 1300 years later in 1905. England had adopted this examination system in
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WHO KILLED JON BENET RAMSEY? The brutal murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas night in 1996 shocked America to its core. Just as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder seven decades earlier had seared the nation’s consciousness‚ this murder of a beautiful and talented child in a wealthy Boulder‚ Colorado home --renewed every parent’s worst nightmare. It has been nearly three years since this violent crime occurred and no one has been brought to justice. At 6:48 p.m.‚ Dec
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deeds. “Are you sure this is supposed to happen?” Mel asked. “I don’t think this is some normal murder‚ I also think this is done by a wizard.” Dus replied. "Shouldn’t we find the murderer and stop them?" Mel asked sitting next to Dus on the patch of grass. "Only if Keith were here‚ he’d know what to do‚" Dus said. Mel looked at him and suddenly an idea came to her mind. "The man‚ the one I heard in the forest the other day‚" Mel explained‚ "He sounds exactly like
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Tim Burton has enthralled the people of today with his movies such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Big Fish. By just looking at one scene in any of Burton’s films‚ one can see that Burton makes films more than just a film. Burton not only makes the movies thought provoking and interesting‚ but he connects the strangest of things into real life. In these weird and amazing worlds Burton’s films create‚ Tim Burton uses shots and framing‚ lighting‚ and camera angles to
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Chaos is What Killed the Dinosaurs‚ Darling Michael Lehmann’s Heathers‚ a dark twist on the classic 80’s teen film genre has been praised by audiences and critics for over 25 years. Its crude satire and confronting content provide powerful insight into the likes of society and power roles. Juliette Neilsen evaluates the decision of its inclusion in the recent Global Citizens film festival and its continual relevance. Heather told me she teaches people "real life". She said‚ real life sucks losers
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American men into both a violent and ambiguous battle against a foreign third world country. Also a young American‚ the veteran‚ Tim O’Brien elaborated much of his experience in the Vietnam War through his short stories. Mr. O’Brien illustrated in words his side as a surviving American soldier who trudged through a war he also disfavored. Significant experiences from Tim O’Brien’s past had influenced him into a writing career. Born the first of October in 1946‚ the author grew up far away from the
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As of August 24‚ 2011 Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple Incorporated. Tim Cook was a temporary CEO from January to August of 2011 in place for the ill Steve Jobs but has now gained the official title of CEO of Apple in replacement of Jobs. As the CEO Cook now is in charge of the day to day operations of Apple as well as all major decisions for the company. He now holds a very substantial and hard position. Apple has always prided itself and attempted to be an innovation leader in
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July 14‚ 2009 Experiment 6: Fractional Distillation. Separation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Abstract: A mixture of cyclohexane and toluene were separate from one another by fractional distillation in order to measure the composition of each fraction and prepare the sample for gas chromatography. Introduction: Distillation has been used since antiquity to separate the components of mixtures. This method has been used to manufacture different organic chemicals but the most recent application
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society that never has enough‚ and we’re willing to tear down others to get what we want‚ or to ruin their happiness. Two texts that portray these values of society include "Othello"‚ a play written by William Shakespeare and "O"‚ a film directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Today I will be contrasting these two texts and in more depth contrasting two parallel characters‚ Othello and Odin. The different language and medium of production of the two texts reflect the time in which they were written. Othello
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Life Forever Changed In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O’ Conner a hard lesson is learned through the character of a grandmother to a murdered family that pleads to the killer for her life. The grandmother is described by the killer at the end of the story here‚ "she would have been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life" (338) By this the killer meant that it took a tragic event in order for her to understand herself. Throughout the
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