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- 23861: Military Pay
- ... Pay The Military pay raise for 1999 approved by President Clinton has set off many political debates. One of the debates being focused on is military pay compared to the civilian sector pay. I don't believe that all of the President's opposition disputes the military a pay raise. I believe that some may agree that the raise is not enough to solve the militaries' moral and retention problem. The military is not being competitive enough to ... deployments. This has increased responsibility and stress on the soldier. I believe that the soldier is underpaid when compared to the private sector. They deserve annual pay raises that at least match the average American's as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics" Employment Cost Index. The government should also have a "catch-up" raise to close the pay gap. The Army does provide lots of extra benefits other ...
- 23862: Technology And Education
- ... different rates, technology can individualize instruction. They can move at an appropriate pace providing a solid foundation of basic skills. Computer based technologies can administer individualized lesson sequences that branch and remediate according to student's unique needs, quickly and automatically track progress and generate reports (Peck and Dorricot 11). The Internet provides a communications tool, which can assist students in networking within and between schools. Internet technology permits swift student ... about. Many computer experiences for students are through virtual reality and are visually appealing. Students can look at three dimensional animals, such as sharks, seals and whales on their computer screens. But what teachers don't realize is that students get easily engaged in these instances, and only get to see what is on the computer screen and not outside. Instead of being subjected to such images, students must be able ... teachers homework, preparing presentations for class and even finding research without opening a book. And most of this work not only has to be done in the library, but can be carried into the student's dormitories if they would like to work after hours. In all, I believe that technology in education is a good thing. It provides for a greater and more extensive way to research, prepare and ...
- 23863: Affirmative Action
- ... given to some applicants, that they would have a better chance because of their race, creed, color, or national origin. What he had proposed were 'equal' rights, nothing more. I whole-heartedly agree with Kennedy's intention of "affirmative action", it is the distortion of his entire idea into one of absurdly preferential treatment for minorities and women of which I can not agree. Minority leaders, such as Jesse Jackson, have fought bitterly for the advancement of affirmative action. In one essay, Mr. Jackson states that "[t]he only thing whites are giving up because of affirmative action is unfair advantage - something that was unnecessary in the first place (Jackson 173)." If an unfair advantage in unnecessary, then what purpose does affirmative ... sins of American society (Sowell 176)." Using affirmative action as punishment for the ignorance of our ancestors creates a wider gap between the races. "The increase in racial tensions between whites and blacks at U.S. colleges is also related to preferential admissions policies (Pasour 2)." Besides the increase in racial tensions, affirmative action also has a negative effect on those it was designed to benefit. Minorities and women are ...
- 23864: Societal Changes To Improve Li
- Today's society is much different than society was a century ago, or even thirty years ago. Society is constantly changing and reforming to improve the conditions under which we live. Technology, medical health, and social acceptance ... microwave ovens to computers. The one thing that all of these technological marvels have in common is their goal to make life easier and more efficient. Are lives can be so much simpler in today's society. If we need water, then we don't have to go out to the well, we just turn on the tap in our kitchen. When we want to send a message, fax and e-mail are much faster than "pony express". No ...
- 23865: Contrast Between The Lesson An
- ... the rent, and the piano bill, by her cousins bunk beds and Pay for a trip to the country to visits her grand father (112). At the end when the leave the store the narrator s friend, Sugar, is the only one to get the point of the trip when she says: Imagine for a minute What kind of society it is in which some people can spend on a toy what it would cost to feed a family of Six or seven. This upsets the narrator who storms off, needing to think about what she has learned. Now Gish Jen s story I the American society tell the story of an Asian family who having bought A restaurant and making a good living try to fit in to their new environment. The mother wanting to join ... the sponsor invites them to a party where the father is humiliated. I enjoyed both stories a lot and how both shows the American Dream is not a dream for everybody. Some of us don t get it at all while the ones that do get are usually not too happy because people usually Put Them down for being different and not one of them.
- 23866: Minerals
- Minerals Minerals are required to build soft and hard body tissue. Without then we wouldn't exist. They also help out with the nervous system the contraction of mussels and help the blood flow properly. Minerals are classified into 2 major groups. The major elements such as calcium, magnesium, iron, iodine ... and zinc. Once of the most important is calcium. Calcium is used to build up your bones. It also helps to keep your teeth strong. About 90% of all calcium is stored in your bone's. It also helps with mussel contraction. Milk products such as milk, cheese and other stuff it the primary source for calcium. You should have about 1000mg's a day. Magnesium is also another important mineral. This mineral is in most foods. It is very important in containing healthy mussel cells. It also helps in forming bones. Sodium is another kind of ...
- 23867: Critical Essay On The Pedestri
- ... future will be bleak and the general populations are acting like zombies. For long ago he had wisely changed to sneakers when strolling, because the dogs in intermittent squad . These words suggest that he shouldn t be on the streets and there is some danger involved. He pretends to ask what is on television in a joking kind of manner, which indicates that he dislikes everyone being cooped up whith their ... the place seem like it deserted; but now these highways were like streams in a dry season, all stone and moon radiance . What are you doing out says the police car questioningly as if he s committing a crime. Walking Mead replies Walking where, for what as if it s an abnormal activity. And do you not have a viewing screen in you re house to see with? as if you do not need to see things in reality, you just use the television. ...
- 23868: Beta Carotene
- ... of fruits and vegetables plays a key roll in cancer prevention, but whether the preventative action comes from beta-carotene or other nutrients in the produce has yet to be determined. For people who don't like eating their fruits and vegetables, a beta-carotene supplement pill was introduced into the market. Millions of vegetable hating Americans hoped that by taking a pill instead of eating vegetables, they could get the ... vitamin A prevents or retards certain cancers, so that beta-carotene is readily converted to vitamin A in the liver and intestine was seen as an added bonus. More recent research suggests that beta-carotene's prevention effect is due to its antioxidant property rather than to its ability to form vitamin A. People need to learn to take a little bit of time to eat good, healthy foods instead of ... educated about what beta carotene can do for you. If more people ate enough beta-carotene, maybe doctors would have less patients to treat. Beta-Carotene really can help prevent a lot of diseases. It's almost like a natural life-saver. Now I understand why my parents are always telling me to "eat my vegetables, they are good for you." SOURCES 1. "Beta-Carotene: A Nugget of Nutritional Gold.", ...
- 23869: Should Exams Be Obolished
- ... Well, I think, they are wrong because cramming is a part of study method. If a person has a good study Method such as keeping in touch with the books everyday, he or she don't have to study last minute. If they have a good study method, they will surely get enough sleep, free from pressure and tension because they know that they are ready for the exam. And, at the same time the students can have their social life and study at the same times. Therefore, exam does not encourage cramming. It is the student's mistake not to have a good study method. First of all I think that the exams should not be abolished because through exams, the only way for the teachers to get feedback from the students ... the exams there is no way for the teachers to help the weaker students to improve. Our country, Malaysia, is a developing country and need a lot of intellectuals in the future. To ensure Malaysia's vision to become a developed country, exams are important to produce more intellectuals. Furthermore, through exams the students can build their self discipline and Encourages moral standards. A student can build his or her ...
- 23870: Setting In The Lottery
- ... is nature and the outdoors, second is objects of human manufacture and construction and the third is cultural conditions and assumptions. These three things help the reader to understand the characters better in Shirley Jackson s The Lottery . The Lottery is started out by being described as The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day. The flowers are blooming and the ... is much more in store for the reader at the end of the story. Th setting leads the reader to believe that this is your normal kind of town with normal people. But it isn t until the end that the reader finds out that winning the lottery might not be as good as they thought it was. The first type of setting that, Nature and the Outdoors plays a major ... that the characters are wearing. The women wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their men folk . This also shows the reader the time frame because it was not until after the 1930 s that women started to wear housedresses and sweaters. It actually started to become popular in the forties and fifties to wear housedresses. This gives the reader an almost exact time period, which helps to ...
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