...Do I want to be forty thousand dollars in debt right after college? Do I really know what profession I want to pursue? These are all overwhelming questions that a high school senior has to answer. Among them are the pressures that everyone should go to college that our society dictates today. Charles Murray in “What’s Wrong with Vocational School?” makes a strong case that America needs to look at higher education in a different way. The second article “On Real Education” by Robert T. Perry states that America needs more college graduates. Both articles make good points, but Murray makes the point that not all are made for college. In the article “What’s Wrong with Vocational School” by Charles Murray he believes that college is not necessary for some people. Murray takes a look at the IQ test and how it could determine if students are academically capable or ready for college. An IQ test could possibly measure if you are college material or is there another path that would be better. Any score below 115 would mean that college is going to be difficult and hard. According to Murray the top 15% to 25% of the population should go to college for a four-year degree. College is the acceptable thing to do for them. This does not mean doom and gloom for those with a score of lower than 115. There are hundreds of other occupations that would be engaging and profitable. It would save you time and money to focus on a vocational skill or trade or even a two-year...
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... Torture is the act of deliberately inflicting severe physical or psychological pain and possibly injury to an organism, usually to one who is physically restrained or otherwise under the torturer's control or custody and unable to defend against what is being done to him or her. Torture has been carried out or sanctioned by individuals, groups, and states throughout history from ancient times to modern day, and forms of torture can vary greatly in duration from only a few minutes to several days or even longer. Reasons for torture can include punishment, revenge, political re-education, deterrence, interrogation or coercion of the victim or a third party, or simply the sadistic gratification of those carrying out or observing the torture. The need to torture another is thought to be the result of internal psychological pressure in the psyche of the torturer. The torturer may or may not intend to kill or injure the victim, but sometimes torture is deliberately fatal and can precede a murder or serve as a form of capital punishment. In other cases, the torturer may be indifferent to the condition of the victim. Alternatively, some forms of torture are designed to inflict psychological pain or leave as little physical injury or evidence as possible while achieving the same psychological devastation. Depending on the aim, even a form of torture that is intentionally fatal may be prolonged to allow the victim to suffer as long as possible . Although torture was sanctioned by some...
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...Is Change Necessary? Jason Jacobs Is Change Necessary? Is Florida crying wolf in his article “How the Crash Will Reshape America”? Not if you look at the state the economy is in today. In Florida’s article, he tells the reader that nowhere is safe in the United States in regards to the recession. However, his article is not all doomsday information, but an introduction to build from on how the people of this great nation can adapt and overcome this slump and rebuild the country into something better. Florida’s article lays out a few key ways the nation can adopt to start the transformation process into one that will continue well into the future. Two of the options; reducing home-ownership in favor of renting and encouraging growth in key areas have already begun to take place. Home-ownership rates have continued to fall since 2005 and do not look to stop anytime soon. In the latest statistics supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau, home-ownership rates are at 65 percent in the first quarter of the year; this level is equal to 1995 home-ownership rate. At its pinnacle in 2005, home-ownership rates reached 69.2 percent. This dramatic decrease is synonymous with the recession of 2008. While the home-ownership rate has decreased, the number of investors who buy foreclosed home increased; the idea behind this increase is the abundance of homes that may now be rented. The option of renting a home or an apartment today is seeing a lot of traction...
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...STUDENT’S NAME ID Đàng Thành Mai Thảo BABAWE15048 Bùi Thanh Thùy BABAWE15038 Nguyễn Ngọc Thúy An BABAWE15128 Mai Quỳnh Như BABAWE15097 INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: Đoàn Kim Khoa TOPIC: Is Tet no longer suitable for Vietnam? (Thanhniennews.vn) SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE According to the writer of the article, Tet is not appropriate for the current Vietnam economic situation. There are three main reasons the author argued. Firstly, the majority of the poor have to spend a great amount of money during Tet event, which pauperizes them and may get them commit crimes. Secondly, before and after Tet celebration, people get lazy and pay less attention on work, which not only slows down the whole business but also waste time and money. The final reason is Tet holiday interrupts Vietnam economic sectors while our country is integrating global economy, which can bring to some serious consequences. THE COUNTER-ARGUMENT ESSAY Global economy has become a common trend nowadays. Vietnam, a developing country, has to face lots of difficulties in making suitable policies for current economic situation, so that the international integration can be rapid and effective. One policy according to an author of the article “Tet is no longer suitable in Viet Nam” (Thanhniennews.vn) is that Tet festival should be removed or modified because it has many negative impacts as well as inappropriate for Vietnam economy. In my opinion, Tet is the most valuable traditional festival, hence...
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...expression. The author exercises it to put down his perspective, the public exercises it to tell him he is hurting and disrespecting certain communities by doing so. The ban over the movie ‘Dam 999′ in Tamil Nadu, however, was due to the time of its release. Thereby it could be considered fair. Ongoing issues between the Kerala government and that of TN would have been agitated further with the film’s release. But a total ban over it was something not called for. These two perspectives of viewing this issue where from one, controversies appear totally senseless or could be handled in a more clear way and from other where they seem necessary, puts us down from coming to any possible conclusions. Though a nation wide awakening symbolizes unity and the success of advancements in technology, it makes us wonder at times whether they are particularly necessary. The state wide protests and the jeopardy created due to the postponement of the release of ‘Vishwaroopam’, the film, in TN, unnecessarily...
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...Bailey Ormond Friday, October 6th “Disguise Is Necessary” 1 In The Odyssey of Homer, disguise plays an influential role in the development of the plot and Odysseus’ return to Ithaca. In Book 1 of The Odyssey, Athena uses disguise to influence Telemachus. Athena comes to Ithaca disguised as Mentes, an old friend of Odysseus. Mentes convinces Telemachus to go search for his long lost father (1:271-279).1 Athena’s use of disguise in the opening book puts faith in Telemachus that his father may still be alive; this is very important for the development of the plot because Telemachus was on the cusp of giving up hope that Odysseus would never return home. The departure of Telemachus also reveals the character of the suitors as they plan to murder him upon his return to Ithaca. The suitors have already been characterized as greedy and disrespectful but their plot to kill Telemachus is evidence of how despicable they truly are. In Book 6, Athena uses disguise to persuade Nausicaa. Athena visits Nausicaa while she is asleep disguised as “the daughter of Dymas, famed for seafaring, a girl of the same age in whom her fancy delighted” (6: 22-23). Using this disguise Athena urges Nausicaa to wash clothes the following day (6: 25-31). Without Athena stirring Nausicaa in her sleep, her and Odysseus would not have been acquainted. Athena also persuades her to have a favorable opinion of Odysseus by making him appear more handsome and favorable than he actually is (6: 223-231). Athena’s use...
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...over-time hours or further cost. We have concluded that there is a need to re-direct some of the workload from Mrs. Disselkoen, part-time assistant: back to Mr. Snyder, full-time assistant. For Mr. Snyder to retain his full-time hours, all work relating to Miss Hilo would be forwarded to him. Following, Mrs. Disselkoen assures us she will return to a high level of proficiency with her original workload, within her part-time schedule. To keep you informed, minutes from additional discussions would be passed on to you. After speaking with Miss Hilo, although not confirmed until her medical leave has concluded, I am under the impression she will not be returning to her position. With that in mind, as well as time constraints, I believe it is necessary to begin the process of seeking her replacement. In order for Executives Mr. Frank Daley and Mr. R. Alane to preserve their work standards, the added workload they’ve taken on should be considered temporary, therefore, with minimal effort and cost, a company-wide email and interoffice memos should be sufficient in recognizing employees aspiring to a promotion. If Miss Hilo returns to her position and demonstrates her previous level of competency and productivity, then all workload should revert to prior of her medical leave. However, with a final notice from Miss Hilo, I would be prepared to begin...
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...In the world of today, society has a set of rules in place in order to keep their communities safe and well-habituated. These rules are the reason why we can talk walks, go to school, and perform a various amount of activities without the fear of being persecuted by another individual; however there are in fact, those who commit crimes ranging from theft to assault and even murder. In accordance to the law, the police-force are given the power and authority to persecute any person who commits a crime. When an individual commits a crime that warrants a physical means to stoop them, the police-force are put in charge of persecuting them. In short, the “Police use physical force to the extent necessary to secure observance of the law or to restore...
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...Are Honesty Test Necessary? The articles I chose are on the subject of honesty tests. The con Article True lies: the dishonesty of honesty tests, talks about how the test can be fooled into thinking someone is honest when the truth is that they are not. The example he gives is that of a nun, Sister Terressa, who was denied employment with a bookstore after having "failed" an honesty test by getting the lowest score ever on the honesty test. This article also talks about how honesty tests lack validity in the science community as there are many false positives that keep dishonest people with a company. This is different from the pro article I found, Ways to curtail employee theft, as this article says that honesty tests cut employee theft by 40% in two years. Which is great because employee theft accounted for 38 % of total losses from employee theft, shoplifting, supplier theft, and misplacing of goods, which is about the same percentage as shoplifting. The article also states that the eight to twenty dollar tests can be the difference in 2% of goods stolen that accounts for the margin of a company’s viability and failure. Conclusions Honesty Tests are necessary to hinder employee theft. Honesty Tests can be fooled as they are not an exact science. The cost of not giving honesty tests includes merchandise stolen and/or company funds stolen. A company has to be careful when they pick the supplier of their honesty tests, as exams that do not meet rigorous professional...
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...Is proof for the existence of God's necessary? Monica Carter PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Zummuna Davis October 3, 2012 When you ask a human how the universe evolved some will say that man created the universe. Next question, how can man create something in outerspace? Now the room is silent, why is that? How can you answer a question that cannot be answered. So why do you need proof that God exist, what will that prove, that people are actually worshipping God, instead of a what people say is an inanimate object. In the beginning God created the heaven and earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (Genesis 1:1-2). There are many traditional proofs for the existence of God, and we will look at three, the argument from design, the ontological argument and the cosmological argument. There are many ways that the universe might have been, it might have had different arrangement of planets and stars; it might have begun with a bigger or smaller big bang; the vast majority of these universes would not have existence of life. We are fortunate indeed to have a universe that does. The argument of design, picture looking at a rectangular skyscraper and examined the structure within it, you might think that this intricate structure was not the outcome of mere chance, but had been designed. Now look at the universe, is it possible that such...
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...result, self-satisfaction and happiness. We are all aiming for a good happy life in which pleasures outweigh the pain. But first we have to change what is inside us. Life is all about choices, if we choose to have a positive mind and thoughts, we will bring all the positive things into our lives. I think that this is the first and important step toward happiness. It is almost impossible to find someone who is hurting himself or making bad and harmful decisions in order to be sad. Happiness is not achieved by exaggeration; we should balance between the two extremes. Too much tranquility or too much excitement is harmful. Equilibrium between the two of them is perfect, which is called the ‘golden mean’. Tranquility and excitement are both necessary in our lives. For example, two classes of yoga and a party or diner out per week are good enough for a happy mind. As Mill says, “With much tranquility, many find that they can be content with very little pleasure. With much excitement, many can reconcile themselves to a considerable quantity of pain.” (3). If you choose to have a calm life maybe one day you will get bored, and a life full of events and excitement will make you tired. Both extremes don’t make life more enjoyable. Let’s imagine Linda, she has everything a woman dreams about, latest jewelry, bags, cars and a wonderful house in front of the beach, but she dropped out from school since high school and she doesn’t work. Every time she is with people and they ask her what...
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...We all can agreed that are health is important. We all want products that are safe. We don’t want to waste money on products, or drugs, that do not work. Finding cures, and treatments for diseases is important to us. We all want safe medical treatments that will have no side effects. There are those who believe that animal testing is necessary to do. When there wasn’t advanced technology or new methods in the past, animal testing contributed a lot to medicine. Many animal trials helped find treatments for many diseases. They important roles in breaking life-saving discoveries. “Dogs were injected with extracts made from the pancreas of other animals, which led to insulin therapy for human diabetes” according to Ri Scarborough. Scarborough...
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...in the future as well. Eccles’s main argument relates to the fact that financial data does not fully indicate business performance. Other factors, including quality, customer satisfaction, market share, competitive analysis, and innovation, often reflect a company’s economic growth and condition to a much fuller extent. Customer service and satisfaction, for example, is a definitive logical step in the development of quality measures. Even if the company is doing well financially, Eccles argues, a low quality measure and customer satisfaction will deter future business growth, which will bring down the company’s worth in the future. In order to start a revolution in performance management, Eccles claims that five critical steps are necessary: developing an information architecture, putting the technology in place to support the information architecture, aligning incentives for managers and employees under the new system, drawing on outside resources for measures, and designing a process to ensure that the other four steps occur fluently and effectively. Many...
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...The issue of whether initiatives are necessary with our electoral system is one which has been questioned over time. It is an issue of Direct Democracy. Should states allow citizens to make laws directly through ballot initiatives? Some say that it is every citizen of this country’s right to take part in legislation when it involves matters that directly affect them. Others says it should be left up to the lawmakers and politicians who are elected by the people to make these sort of decisions on their behalf. If there is an electoral system in place in which citizens vote in candidates who they believe will make the right decisions and know what is best for the people then why are there initiatives? This paper will examine both sides of the issue and make a determination as to the practicality of initiatives in our current electoral system. Those who believe that initiatives are necessary site many reasons. There are those who say that initiatives change citizens’ policy preferences and that they also lead to defective laws. It is a matter of whether the...
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...over-time hours or further cost. We have concluded that there is a need to re-direct some of the workload from Mrs. Disselkoen, part-time assistant: back to Mr. Snyder, full-time assistant. For Mr. Snyder to retain his full-time hours, all work relating to Miss Hilo would be forwarded to him. Following, Mrs. Disselkoen assures us she will return to a high level of proficiency with her original workload, within her part-time schedule. To keep you informed, minutes from additional discussions would be passed on to you. After speaking with Miss Hilo, although not confirmed until her medical leave has concluded, I am under the impression she will not be returning to her position. With that in mind, as well as time constraints, I believe it is necessary to begin the process of seeking her replacement. In order for Executives Mr. Frank Daley and Mr. R. Alane to preserve their work standards, the added workload they’ve taken on should be considered temporary, therefore, with minimal effort and cost, a company-wide email and interoffice memos should be sufficient in recognizing employees aspiring to a promotion. If Miss Hilo returns to her position and demonstrates her previous level of competency and productivity, then all workload should revert to prior of her medical leave. However, with a final notice from Miss Hilo, I would be prepared to begin...
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