The problem of teaching to tests, and over emphasis on tests in general may get much worse if it is not corrected. Many people base achievement solely on numbers and statistics. ... Many people would still just look at the overall scores, notice the U.S. is low again, and become angry and demand changes be made. ... If people stopped worrying about why America is consistently lower, and just let the teachers teach and the students learn, we will have no problem at all. ... This gives many people a chance they might not have elsewhere to learn. ...

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It read "We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union." ... The officials at the Philadelphia Convention decided that the Virginia Plan was the best decision for the country and its people. ... When the Constitution was written the people were concerned about one person gaining too much power over the people. ... The Constitution therefore decided to create a leader for the American people, the President. ... The Constitution has certainly stood up to the test of time....

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Lastly, Jendian introduced us to "Implicit Association Tests Bias " a test that showed hidden race biases in our unconscious mind. I took three different race bias tests and on all three I was scored to have strong bias against black people. The test was about relating words to black and white faces and my scores showed that I unconsciously associated blacks with being lazy, violent or aggressive. ... PART II: I was shocked to see my results on the Implicit Bias test, because I never considered myself to be racist whatsoever. ... To be totally honest I don't really associate myself with b...

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Pennsylvania's testing procedure is a prime example of America's insufficient practices. ... The permit test consists of only eighteen questions and fifteen correct is passing. What are these people thinking, that one short, simple test is enough to assess a teen on rules and regulations of driving? ... The second step on the road to a teenage terror behind the wheel is the road test. ... This test contradicts the seriousness of driving with its simplicity. ...

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They select over achievers who have high grade point averages and high test scores. ... When it comes to test scores not everyone are good test takers. ... Rather you pass a test should not determine rather you are smart or dumb. ... There are also some people who do not understand anything in the entire course but they end up passing their college placement tests. ... In college, there are plenty of people to look up to that can help young people to stay on the right track. ...

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"Alcohol abuse on college campuses has reached a point where it is far more destructive than most people and today realize and today threatens too many of our youth." ... Many people who were antisocial growing up begin drinking abusively earlier in adolescence. A clinician test given to suspected alcoholics or taken personally is called the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). The test given to check for pathological alcohol abuse is known as Criterion A for alcohol abuse. ... The underlying reason is that people who participate frequently in this activity crave sensation. ...

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When it exploded 2,000 feet above the city, it resulted in 90,000 people dying instantly and 200,000 people being injured due to the bomb. ... • Testing whether their bomb actually worked and to what extent. ... They chose to do this to for several reasons including: • To test whether the atomic bombs would actually work and to what extent of the impact would have. ... The number of people which died directly from the impact of the bomb was 70,000. ... The clothes people were wearing were burnt from their bodies within a 1 ¼ mile radius. ...

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The people of this country are inadvertently being persuaded to focus on issues such as these to deflect from the real crisis in America. ... Scientists have even estimated that by the year 2015, one in every ten people will have been exposed to the HIV virus. ... I think it is absurd to merely make these filthy disease-ridden people feel better. ... Through medical records and government required medical testing, all infected persons would be identified. ... Medical testing on all citizens, as well as tourist and immigrants, would then be performed every day thereafter until all contamina...

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Unfortunately, there continues to be bigotry among Americans; however the number of people who are racist has been significantly reduced over the past fifty years. ... Unfortunately, African-Americans faced severe intolerance after the Civil War, as many white people found it hard to accept a former slave as their equal citizen. ... Another unfair voting restriction were literacy tests that only blacks were forced to take. As slaves, blacks were not permitted to receive an education, resulting in the imminent failure of these tests. ... In order to ensure that racism in America is diminishe...

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This would show that the driver has stayed up-to-date on all traffic laws and changes, as well as test the skill level of the driver. ... Paying the employees who would be needed to administer the tests would be another financial cost. However, there are ways to cut down on government spending such as making the testing only available one day a week, therefore cutting down on the hours worked each week by the employees. ... Another concern of this solution may be that elderly people would feel discriminated against due to this requirement. ...

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Most states measure student growth with standardized test. ... People make career out of jobs they enjoy and not out of their love for money (AFT, 2000). ... Who succeeds when the teacher cheated on standardized test because 50 percent of the class did not master the skill or standard prior to testing? ...

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She even gets to experience the humiliation of the urine test. ... Because of poor education, many cannot pass a basic test that applicants take when filling out the application. ... They are real people. ... Drug test that are talked about in this novel are very routine. ... This country needs to start taking care of its own people before we worry about people in other countries. ...

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What people mean when the say "war for freedom from other races" is that if white people do not discriminate, then in 70 years or so, they will be the minority in America, and they can not let that happen (CounterPunch). If people do not preserve racism, white people will lose their hold on the world and become the minority. ... People often refer to IQ tests to determine intelligence but according to the Atlantic, "[people who discriminate racially based off IQ tests] misunderstand the implications of what those tests indicate even when they are credible; and they fail to fin...

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Also, white people can read these posters, the Abolitionists could possibly make others see how cruel everyone is treating slaves and get more people to help them out. Not all people were against slavery however. ... There were literacy tests, which made it so you had to be able to read and write in order to vote. In addition, the Grandfather Clause which was if your grandfather or any relative voted prior to the 1860 election, then the literacy test was exempt. ... Groups like the KKK formed, and many tests that prevented African Americans from voting also happened. ...

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Minorities and people in poverty are educated unequally. ... The educational system in America was established to prepare people for industrial manufacturing. ... Get tough policies and zero tolerance gave way to high-stakes testing, alienating students that needed the most help learning. ... Giving students high-stakes tests is extremely unfair; especially for those children in poverty who may be wondering when the next meal is coming. ... The children are not at fault for being uneducated, the people in charge of the state of the educational system are the policy makers that ostracized child...

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In the wake of the beltway sniper attacks people have cried out for tougher gun control laws and the need for older laws to be enforced. ... During the sniper investigation, police used a ballistics test to determine that the same type of weapon was being used over and over again in each attack. After the gun was recovered, police were able to identify the rifle from the use of the ballistics test. ... There are more than 500,000 gun-related crimes each year, and people must focus on stopping the crime before it happens. ... Our country deserves a war on illegal guns, keeping guns out of the ...

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A drawback on Affirmative Action has been tested before and shows a dramatic difference. ... Many white people have attempted to fight for their rights. ... He was not accepted despite scoring higher on standardized tests than almost all of the minority applicants. ... It is understandable that people used to see a need for Affirmative Action. Many wanted schools to be integrated, and saw a need to have rules regulating how many people of each race attended a school. ...

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The classrooms are crowded, violence is growing, and test scores are falling. Some people believe the ways the schools are funded are the reasons behind these problems. ... Many people who believe strongly in the First Amendment's establishment clause, which establishes the separation of Page 2 church and state. ... Private schools do not have to hire certified teachers, administer statewide tests, and do not have to release such facts as employee wages, benefits, and test scores. ... However, through all of the controversy over what will be right for the school system...

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From a historical point of view, a revolution is a series of events that causes significant change in the lives of many people and whose effects can still be felt today. The American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Russian Revolution of 1917 are all examples of successful and significant changes in the societal, economical, and political status of a large group of people. ... During Reconstruction, the question of who would control the re-inducted states was present in most people's minds. ... By this time, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and "good character" tests, as wel...

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Affirmative action is beneficial to some people; but not everybody. ... An example of how it is wrong is if there are 100 people applying for a job. ... The top ten people on the list include eight whites and two minorities. ... In another case, there are 1000 people applying for a private school. ... The top 20 on the list of the grades on the placement test contained 150 whites and 50 minorities. ...

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Affirmative action is beneficial to some people; but not everybody. ... An example of how it is wrong is if there are 100 people applying for a job. ... The top ten people on the list include eight whites and two minorities. ... In another case, there are 1000 people applying for a private school. ... The top 20 on the list of the grades on the placement test contained 150 whites and 50 minorities. ...

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Now if marijuana helped to make people perform better at work it isn't hard to imagine the harsh laws against it being lifted. ... Manditory drug tests are still given and regardless of the fact that legal speed produces the same effectas illegal speed, if a drug test shows that illegal speed is present in the blood stream the employee is fired or sent to a drug rehab program. ... This double standard is used simply as yet another way for the government to display the power they hold over the American people. ...

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A Summary of The Nuclear Weapons Cleanup Abstract Many people feel that nuclear weapons have served as a security mechanism for our nation. ... The first test was conducted July 16, 1945 at the Trinity Test site in Alamogordo, New Mexico. ... In my opinion, it is well worth spending the money now to keep a problem from happening that could leave people in lawsuits or even worse, a nuclear holocaust. ...

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Americans welcome people from all lands, all cultures, all religions, because they are not afraid. ... However this approach can be seen as unsubstantiated when one takes into account the words of Phyllis Schlafly "ISI administered a very basic test on American history, government and economics to 2,500 Americans age 25 and older. The multiple-choice test asked citizens to identify terms that everybody should know, such as the New Deal, the Electoral College, Sputnik, "I Have a Dream" and progressive tax, The 2,500 adults scored an average of 49 percent that means they get a pit...

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People were just out to have a good time and make easy money. ... Although the Great Depression to many was thought of as one of America's worst memories, I like to think of it as the "Great Test" of America. ... There weren't any televisions, most people didn't have cars, and there were nearly no other modern technologies for people to waste their time on. People helped other people every chance they had. ... The economy was doing better and people were making money. ...

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