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    Standardized Testing Standardized testing has been practiced in schools across America since the mid-1800’s. Today, they are used to assess where a student is placed in their educational career. Standardized tests commonly test students in the subjects of math, reading, writing, and science. Colleges also partially base their admissions on standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT. According to the Pew Center on the States, annual state spending on standardized tests rose from $423 million to almost

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    “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry and “Fences” by August Wilson, its characters fight for their dreams regardless obstacles in their life. Nevertheless, they expose their sense of self-absorbance while seeking their dreams. Dreaming and aspiration are human senses, but when one considers his or her dream more important than the others, dreaming becomes another aspect of selfishness. In general, to fulfill

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    rule does not apply to this event. Speaker: Nesia Mahege (NM), Acting Country Manager, British Council Tanzania Discussant: Constatine Manda (CM), Department of Political Science, Yale University Chair: Adjoa Anyimadu, Research Associate, Africa Programme, Chatham House What was discussed? The discussion focused on the “Next Generation- Youth Voices in Tanzania” report, a research project that gathered more than 3000 responses from the Tanzanian youth on career prospects, aspirations and fears. This

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    with this statement, “Guerdan thinks getting rid of SATs would encourage many more students to apply to schools that they would not have previously.” Guerdan also said that, “Many students look at SAT score ranges and are deterred from applying to schools that they think are ‘too good for them.’ However, if these scores were not part of the picture anymore, then more students would be encouraged to apply to the schools they want to” (Kim). Efficiency There is also a more pressing issue with the SAT:

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    I was born in Delta State, Nigeria. I am one of eight children. My mother was an orphan and my father lost his own father at the age of 7; both my parents grew up in poverty in Nigeria and managed to succeed because of the education they were fortunate to receive. I mention this to illustrate that my parents taught me the value of an education and have provided my siblings and I with the right access to resources to ensure we succeed academically. My family voluntarily migrated to the UK when I was

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    Lifestyle Preferences affect attrition or influence career attitudes of early-career public accountants. The research follows an initial sample of 253 newly-hired, entry-level public accountants (133 male accountants and 120 female accountants). Analysis of data on career attitudes and Lifestyle Preference collected after three-years indicates an association for female accountants' data but not for male accountants. The research also finds that career attitudes have higher explanatory power for

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    Through my experience in a military medical specialty, two primary aspects of military medicine motivate me to become more engaged in this profession. First, I value how the Military Health System leads based on principles rather than profit. This viewpoint in a medical setting emphasizes care focused on the best interests of its patients. Second, the privilege of caring for service members and their families is a rewarding experience. A medically fit community enables its members to perform their

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    Proposed Study 1.Title Musical Theatre or Folk Opera? —Porgy And Bess As A Battleground A. Contribution to scholarship George Gershwin (b Brooklyn, NY, 26 Sept 1898; d Hollywood, CA, 11 July 1937). He is an American composer, pianist, and conductor. He began his career as a song plugger in New York’s Tin Pan Alley; by the time he was 20 he had established himself as a composer of Broadway shows. Gershwin wrote the “Folk Opera” Porgy And Bess in three acts and published it in New York, Alvin Theatre

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    I completely apply myself to finish high school with the highest GPA possible in order to get into a respectable school, and enroll in college right after high school. I choose to attend an in-state 4-year university while living with my parents. There are financial and developmental advantages to getting at least a bachelor’s degree. Longitudinal research suggests the longer a person remains in college, the higher they perform on Piaget’s formal operational tasks and other measures of abstract reasoning

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    a list of annotated references drawn from pedagogical journals in business, how each teaching approach meets the needs of learners in specific ways, and the strengths and challenges of the approach. The proposal is now under review at two leading academic publishers. Another medium-term project is creating a global network of academics partnering closely with practitioners, managers, and refugees focused on all resettlement issues. For my higher education-focused research, a medium-term project

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