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Differences in Japanese and U.S. Schools
Overhearing a teacher say “Education for Japanese and American students is mostly the same.” got me thinking. Is it really? I did some research on the topic and was shocked at what I found. My research did not support the teacher’s statement. First of all, the schools’ calenders and curriculums are different. In Japanese schools children go to school six days a week from 8:30 to 3:00 for 240 days a year. Compared to
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Gun Control Does Not Reduce Crime
Gun Control Does Not Reduce Crime Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped, where teen-age gangsters shoot it out for a patch of turf to sell their illegal drugs, and where innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive-by shootings. We cannot ignore the damage that these
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Prayer in School
An issue that has been constantly debated for years is whether voluntary prayer in public schools should be permitted. A student should be allowed to pray voluntarily at the beginning of each school day based on many reasons. Prayer based on moral beliefs reinforce good citizenship as defined by our forefathers. A daily reminder of a need for the belief of good over evil is a necessary part of this society. Daily voluntary school prayer
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Abington School District Vs. Schempp
Abington School District vs. Schempp Required School Prayer In 1949, a state-wide law was passed in Pennsylvania that required public school students to read scriptures from the Bible and recite the Lord’s Prayer everyday in class. This law stayed intact until Edward Schempp challenged it nine years later. Pennsylvania wasn’t the first or the only state to enforce law making it mandatory for students to read from the Bible during school. Twenty-five additional states had
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Society’s Drug Policies - Drug Problems
Society’s Drug Policies Introduction In the world today there are many policies and ways to deal with the use and abuse of illegal drugs. The abuse of drugs alone has been shown to cause negative economic, social, and mental problems in society. This negative externality is a problem in almost every society but each society has developed different ways of approaching this issue. In this portfolio, I will review two different views that policy makers
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Uniforms in School
Uniforms in School In both public and private schools the appeal of school uniforms remains controversial among students, parents and school officials; as a result of this, some schools have abandoned the uniform policy while at the same time other schools have initiated one. Both sides of the debate have reasonable points to their argument. While the pro-uniform side believes that uniforms help to reduce violence and drug use in schools, some research has shown
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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Vaccine Most vaccine-preventable diseases are caused by germs that are called “viruses” or “bacteria.” Vaccines to help prevent these diseases generally contain weakened or killed viruses or bacteria specific to the disease. Vaccines help your body recognize and fight these germs and protect you each time you come in contact with someone who is sick with any of these diseases. There are a series of steps that your body goes through in fighting these diseases:
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Ignorance in Your High School Principal; My Trip to His office
I walked into his office. The look on his face was distasteful. He made me feel inferior to him. Not the way you should feel around your high school principal. I didn’t feel welcome, or even accepted. His beady eyes burned holes in my skin. I sat. He gazed into my tired eyes, and he asked me the following, "What’s going on?" How am I supposed to respond to this sort of question? If I
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The American Drug War – a Conflict Theory Perspective
In the mid to late 20th Century, the United States has experienced several states of Cultural Revolution. The Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Movement, the anti-War Movement during the Vietnam era, and the increasing presence of a widespread, politically active and highly vocalized youth counterculture led the United States government to feel that maybe, they were losing control of their population. The white, upper class men, who for centuries had dominated the political realm, began
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Gun Control
Gun Control Gun control is a topic that can be debated for days. Firearms have and will continue to affect many lives. Trying to eliminate the bad people from getting their hands on firearms should be done with a sort of vigilance. One way of doing this is the Brady Bill. The Brady Bill was implemented to so that those who desire to own a gun must go through a background check first. “The Brady
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Control of Mice
The house mouse is remarkably well-adapted for living year-round in homes, food establishments and other structures. Homeowners are especially likely to notice mice during winter, following their fall migration indoors in search of warmth, food and shelter. Once mice become established inside a home, they can be extremely difficult to control. Reasons To Control Mice Although most people consider mice less objectionable than rats, mice are more common and cause significantly more damage. Mice are
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Student Chronicles: Tales of a High School Student
Student Chronicles: Tales of a High School Student Jan. 8, 2007 A.D. It's a pretty good day, all things considered. School has just started back, I got my schedule, and I have the same classes as last semester, unfortunately, and where still on this ridiculous A day B day schedule. By the way my name is Marquis Harding, but everybody calls me "Slim." I'm in the 12th grade at Stratford high. My story takes place
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Marijuana: Illicit Drug or Logical Substance?
Marijuana: Illicit Drug or Logical Substance? For decades upon decades, marijuana, and the legalization thereof, has been a heavily disputed and greatly controversial topic in America. As stated by Eric Voth in his article “Should Marijuana be Legalized as a Medicine?” marijuana remains, by far, the most frequently used illegal drug. However, after analyzing the facts that lie before us as of today, it can be seen that marijuana should in fact be legalized. On
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Student Drug Testing Program
Student Drug-Testing Program: An Overview The Problem By the 12th grade more than one-third of high-school seniors have used drugs. Teens surveyed say drugs are their number one concern. 62% of high-school students and 28% of middle-school students report they attend schools were drugs are used, kept or sold. Substance abuse adds to least $41 billion dollars to the costs of elementary and secondary education, teacher turnover, truancy, property damage injury, counseling, and other costs.
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School Uniform Requirement
It's official -- the largest school district in the U.S. has adopted school uniforms. Over a half-million elementary-school students in New York City will have to adhere to a dress code by the Fall of 1999. The president of the school board said the policy is "important to diminish peer pressure and promote school pride," but that it's not "an act of magic to transform schools overnight....It isn't going to replace good teaching, good principals,
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School Ties
The movie starts off in World War 2; with a high amount of animosity the main character David Green is a middle class Jewish citizen who lives Scranton, Pennsylvania. He gets a scholarship to a rich school known as St. Mathews Prepatory in Massachusetts. David a Middle class citizen going to rich prep schools causes social class differences. Not only was he a Jew but he was also a middle class citizen, who was looked
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Impulse Control Disorders
IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS Many of the self-control disorders involve disturbances in the ability to regulate an impulse - an urge to act. People with impulse control disorders act on certain impulses involving some potentially harmful behavior that they cannot resist. Impulsive behavior in and of itself is not necessarily harmful; in fact, we all act impulsively upon occasion. Usually our impulsive acts have no ill effects, but in some instances they may involve risk. Consider
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Organization and Bureaucracy in Schools
Running Head: Organization and Bureaucratization: Strengths Weaknesses and Risks Organization and Bureaucratization: Strengths, Weaknesses and Risks The organization of schooling in the United States has been a topic of great controversy for many years. We compare ourselves to other nations weighing the pros and cons of alternative organization of education. We see the benefits of the centralized school system used in many developed European and Asian nations, but we are hesitant to move from the
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Answering the Need for an Art Centered After-School Program
ANSWERING THE NEED FOR AN ART CENTERED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM Answering the Need for an Art Centered After-School Program Rhonda Bush Program Development HS 33, Kennesaw State University Abstract The need for after-school programming within the city of Marietta was investigated due to a genuine curiosity that was sparked within me while driving one after-noon. The destination that day was to simply arrive at a friend’s house to watch a movie or two. In route, I
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How to Prevent Influenza
General Purpose: Problem solving Specific Purpose: I want the students to learn how to prevent influenza Thesis Statement: Influenza can be prevented with simple preventive measures INTRODUCTION: Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, is one of the most common infectious diseases. It can be deadly. The flu affects everybody. It is a source of illness and death every flu season, which runs roughly through the fall and early winter months. Although for most people
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Archetypes in High School Movies
David Denby explains the typical high school movies in detail in his article called “High-School Confidential: Notes in Teen Movies”. According to Denby, there are three character archetypes in high school movies; the popular girl, the jock, and the outsider. For some reason these movies usually take place around the time of prom, where miss popular expects to be crowned for her…popularity. Denby described the first character type, the popular girl, as usually a
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Drugs
The first time I did acid isn't the most interesting time I've done it, nor the most scary, but I guess it would still be a good read. I was going down to a friend's house on a Friday night. Everyone was planning to get majorly fucked up. A lot of people were going to do Dramamine. I read an FAQ on it, and it said if you have Asthma you shouldn't do Dramamine...and to
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Should Teenagers Have Access to Birth Control?
Should Teenagers Have Access To Birth Control? Over time, the issue of whether or not teens should have access to birth control has been debated. Parents, teachers, church groups, doctors, and even the government have all had a say in the discussion. There are some who oppose birth control for teens. However, there are those who believe that having birth control as an option is the only choice. Republican Senator Glen Grothman of West Bend,
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Enhancement Drugs - Friend or Foe?
Running head: ENHANCEMENT DRUGS - FRIEND OR FOE? Enhancement Drugs - Friend or Foe? Enhancement Drugs - Friend or Foe? It is not unusual now a day to open the newspaper to the sports section and read about athletes using performance-enhancing drugs to excel in their competitions. The pressure of excelling in competitions and finding short cuts to training hard has caused many athletes to taking performance-enhancing drugs even if they risk their health and
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Analyzing Weapons Control
Weapons Control What can we do about weapons control? In times like the present, the U.S. and the United Nations are dealing with a huge international problem known as weapons control and an example of the weapons control problem, is the constant battle with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, involving weapon inspections by the UN. The UN has the right to inspect weapon facilities and the manufacturing of weapons of any country in the world. But
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