Randolf's Argumentative Analysis

Teachers shape the minds of students to realize what their purpose is in life. Lately, because of certain educational reforms, it has been hard for teachers to say what they need to say. “In 40-plus states, the math and English guidelines determine the knowledge students have to master by the end of each grade, what they’ll be tested on this year, and in many cases, how teachers and principals will be rated at their jobs once those test scores are released” (Strauss). Most educational reforms are adopting standardized testing and should be reconsidered. Statistics even show that since we have taken part in reforms like No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core State Standards math and reading are declining. These standards tell teachers what to teach and what the students should know by the end of the school year. The reforms also evaluate teacher performance by how well the students learn the information. Some people believe educational reforms should not be telling teachers how to teach their students, and others believe that the reforms are absolutely fine the way they are. However the truth is educational reforms are yet to be perfected.

In arguing that anti-Confederate southerners played a central role in Confederate defeat, Freehling shifts historical debate to ground that is at once familiar and novel. Historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust and Paul Escott have identified internal disaffection as the primary cause of Confederate defeat while Gary Gallagher has suggested that whites in the Confederacy maintained their support for the government even as military losses ended the war.[1] The South vs. the South expands the scope of inquiry, looking beyond internal fissures within the Confederacy to the divisions in broader southern society. In Freehling's telling, anti-Confederate whites undermined the Confederacy by remaining outside the nation while slaves sapped Confederate

The civil war did reduce sectional antagonist a huge amount but it also made the United states One Nation. The war was a test for the nation or in this case ANY nation for those dedicated to see if they could endure and a final resting place for those who died and for the nation to live. There was division between the north and the south which eventually brought upon the Brutal Civil War. In president Andrew John’s Amnesty proclamation, the Union forgave the confederate and made them swear on an oath to faithfully support, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States. “The union eventually showed that they had no “antagonist” against the south which made the United States One nation once again. The soldiers that risked their lives

There had always been differences between the northern states and southern states before nullification and secession. This came down to differences in the core drivers of their economies. The south was more oriented towards Agriculture while the north was driven by industrialization. What this meant was that the south was more reserved on the consistent calls by abolitionists in the north. Abolition of slave trade would mean an almost complete collapse of the economy in the South.

In 2011, Jennifer Connell was attending her nephew, Sean, 8th birthday party, Connell walks into the backyard and upon seeing his aunt, Sean runs and jumps to hug her. Causing Connell to fall backwards landing on the ground and breaking her wrist in the process. Instead of doing something rash, like, accepting he is eight and it was an accident since the laws of physics are not clear to him yet, she did the rational thing. She filed a lawsuit - against the nephew. She claimed that the nephew had been "careless" and wanted $127,000 for emotional suffering and medical bills. In her claim she stated that she had recently attended a party and her inability to hold her "hors d'oeuvres plate was distressing and embarrassing. Deliberation lasted a mere twenty minutes. The jury awarded Jennifer Connell nothing.

The first talk featured Miki Kaneda and focused on the manner in which the idea of prestige is entrusted in the current time period. The argument was that though prestige can still be gained through traditional institutions, such as conservatories and companies, new music and its practices broadens accessibility to prestige. The multi-media, multi-genre, and collaborative elements present in the performance practices of those involved in the New Music scene, such as WetInk of New York, demonstrates how successful this new model of prestige can be in reaching new audiences and of maintaining financial sustainability in a market environment.

Many college students may be exposed to an abundance of material that may trigger them in some type of way. Many colleges have tried to combat these problems but most seem to fail because there is no possible way of knowing what triggers someone. After reading some arguments on trigger warnings, I found all of them less compelling than Brianne Richsons argument. Out of every article I read, None of them even mentioned where the trigger warning stopped. Anybody could be triggered by anything as long as it reminds them out a fearful event. A persons emotions and past is unpredictable which also makes their triggers equally as unpredictable. The thin line that she described thoroughly is definitely the tie breaker between Richsons article and

Countless of students are not being educated as well as they should be. The article argues, the wrong test can ineffectively evaluate quality of strong teachers. Therefore, those teachers become penalized. Whereas, the wrong test can fail to identify a weak teacher. As a result, the student is who suffers in the end. Secondly, the article discusses three primary purposes for the educational testing’s; compare, to instruct, and to evaluate. Comparison allows the educational system to identify score differences among students, whereas instructional testing is an ongoing evidence of a student’s level of achievements. Lastly, evaluation is to determine the quality of teachers. So, if the tests are appropriately implements, students can benefit. However, comparison has dominated the American education system.

The dependence on standardized tests has depreciated education by taking attention away from school curriculum. These mandatory tests, unfortunately, “are being used in high-stakes ways to evaluate and punish teachers” (Strauss). Standardized tests create quotas that are required to be met and force teachers to teach students how to pass tests rather than learn the material of the subject. It is not enough these days that a teacher’s students perform well in the classroom; teachers also have to worry about the same students performing well on a standardized test. Schools are also affected by these tests because their rankings are based on their students’ scores. Consequently, this puts pressure on teachers to make sure students have good test taking abilities in order to score well on these standardized tests. This obsession with getting

As 2017 came to an end and 2018 started, many people have expressed their optimism in regards to last year. An exception to this shared optimism is Nicholas Kristof, author of the article, "Why 2017 Was the Best Year in Human History." Kristof believes that 2017 was, "...probably the best year in the long history of humanity," and he makes this argument apparent throughout the article. However passionate he may be, I still see issues with his argument.

A positive spotlight shines on the GMC Canyon and the Chevrolet Colorado, a pair of midsize pickup trucks with an available turbo-diesel engine.

Stated by the Executive Director of Color Of Change and op-ed author of The New York Times, Rashad Robinson acknowledges that, “In 2012, the Supreme Court took a step toward righting a terrible wrong by banning mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for children”. Even though this was passed there Are still many juveniles that have not gotten a resentencing. According to Rashad Robinson believes that “Consider Michigan, where prosecutors are denying parole or shorter sentences for 60 percent of juvenile lifers, even in cases where parole boards have recommended them. In Oakland County, northwest of Detroit, the share is a whopping 90 percent”. Recently, there are still juveniles receiving long sentences that are basically

In the epilogue of “The Teacher Wars,” Goldstein concludes with several assertions about the teaching profession. She asserts that teacher pay is an important matter, that the legacy of “normal schools” and elite teacher training must be ended, and that tests should return to their role as a diagnostic tool in the classroom, and not an analytical tool used to measure teacher effectiveness.

Zilberstein (2013) states that there are many theories concerning the effect of our neurological wiring when using digital media. Zilberstein positions that since the brain is plastic and changes with experience, digital use can improve some abilities while decreasing others. Older individuals were found to improve brain activation mostly in visual areas. Cognitive improvement was also found with the brains ability to analyses and scrutinize data. She found the negative aspects were not definitively substantiated since research did not include research to support if the subjects had preexisting dilemmas. The theory of excessive media use by children, could possibly interfere with crucial learning, if it interfered with the child’s opportunity

According to the Oxford’s dictionary “reasonable” means to be “based on or using good judgment, and to be fair or practical”. Now, the way that Prager is utilizing the word is in the perspective of just using mere “logical” reasoning and not taking into consideration any ethical or moral values. He presented various scenarios were some individuals “logical” reasoning led to very atrocious scenarios. For example, Hitler’s logic on why he thought it was a good idea to annihilate a race based on his own agendas and or ideals. We all know that, in that case, reasoning did not arrive to Oxford’s definition to the contrary it achieved completely the opposite.