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    How might the Year of Jubilee be like having a good education in today’s society? The Year of Jubilee is a time when all things in society are essentially erased, forgotten, or reset. Any debts that people may have are forgiven, the slate of all people is wiped clean of any wrongdoing, in other words, during this time, all people are placed on a level playing field. No one has a comparative advantage over anyone else. So, if we were to compare that the the education system in today’s society, it

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    the California attending year-round school jumped 29%.” Wow, year-round school is really helpful. Year-round school is a school that runs throughout a year. Before you run in the woods hiding from year-round school, it is only 180 school days like a normal school. This means that summer vacation is shortened from 14 weeks to 5 weeks. And in the fall, spring, and winter there are 3-week breaks. Some people want to keep their summer vacation while others don’t. I think that year-round schools should be

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    “I enjoyed carpentry and it was very good to me for 12 years”. This was a quote said by the actor, Harrison Ford, as he was discussing how helpful the trade of carpentry was for him. A carpenter is one who repairs and constructs frameworks and structures. They install siding, kitchen cabinets, and they also drywall. The pieces they build and repair are usually made from wood. Becoming a carpenter is a perfect choice for someone who likes physical work, has excellent employment opportunities, and

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    Bibliography: Is Year-Round Schooling a Good Idea? DeNisco, Alison. “Year-round schooling gains popularity.” District Administration, vol.51, issue 9, Sep. 2015, pp. 15-18. EBSCOHost, web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/ pdfviewer?vid=7&sid=8ba58932-7aa0-4e73-9fe1-0e04bda54f5f%40sessionmgr4008. Alison DeNisco reports that the number of year-round public schools have increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2012. There are now more than 3,700 year-round schools nationwide. 55 percent of students come to year-round

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    system is on the ropes” (Reasons Why Year Round School Is A Good Idea-Screenflex). Did you know “students at the year-round school demonstrated significantly higher average in math and reading scores” (Higher Achievement at Year-round Schools)?. Which is why School should be all year around because children would remember the information more, and business can earn more money. Children would remember the information more if they were to go to school all year around because kids always forget most

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    ENGR101 Term Paper “Good Year for Blimps” Group #9 Dorian Puentes 009193325 Rogelio Ruiz 008672298 Alex Quijije 008846316 Kyle Rahill 008743161 Jose Rivera 008864594 Contribution Made by Each Member: “Moral Aspect’s”: Dorian Puentes “Social Aspect’s”: Rogelio Ruiz “Legal Aspect’s”: Alex Quijije “Pioneer Aspect’s”: Kyle Rahill “Environmental Aspect’s”: Jose Rivera California State University, Long Beach College of Engineering ENGR101 SEC09, Fall 2010

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    take the traditional route and enroll directly out of high school, there is also a troubling decision to wait a year before attending college. Out of all of the high school graduates in the country, there are 31.4% of high school graduates that do not attend college. Students who do not attend college directly out of high school will struggle to learn the

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    Twelve Years a Slave is an Oscar winning movie about the main character Solomon Northup, a free black man lives in New York in 1841. He makes his living by playing the violin in many events and ceremonies in New York. He is abducted by two men who take him to visit

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    article “Viewpoint: Gap years are good for students – and for schools” published in USA Today gives an adequate opinion on the benefits of student out of high school taking a gap year and also the effects it has on the schools. Kelly suggest a gap year for students, as he explains a positive story on Malia Obama’s gap year experience. Kelly explains, Malia had been accepted into Harvard, but desired to take a deferred enrollment so she could take advantage of the gap year. Which then allows her

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    all year round, I believe students would never look forward to school and would affect their learning. Therefore, in my opinion, I do not believe school should be year round. Why Year Round School Is More Harm Than Good Year round schooling is a topic that is emerging widely throughout the United States in this day and time. It is said that it is suppose to better the school systems and help students with their schoolwork. However, I think year round schooling could do more harm than good to

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