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English 112 Assignment - No Child Left Behind?
Grade Received: B-
Tiffany McCallum
E. Bynum
ENG-112 FGT03
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND?
I have found, as my journey through college has progressed, that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB Act) poses a problem to the general education of our society. I believe that this problem is caused because states are allowed to calculate test scores as they wish. ( Read more... ) -
Just a rant
Everyone keeps asking me if I'm going to vote on Tuesday. Here is my global response: Why does it matter? Politicians do nothing but feed you things to make you vote for them. 90% (rough estimate) of the things they say they will do, they will not happen. The politicians will make excuses like "we had other issues to address" or "we didn't have the ( Read more... ) -
Sorry, but this is stupidity.
(15:07:02) Wager: Why is my character facing yours ( Read more... ) -
Sociology Assignment - Life Today
Tiffany McCallum
Professor Carol Savchak
Sociology 210 E01
April 28, 2010
LIFE TODAY
I believe that life in the United States is becoming worse. The Social-Conflict theory, which is derived greatly from Marx, supports my own-which is life is becoming worse with modernization.
This modernized country takes the form class society, or a capitalist society ( Read more... ) -
Sociology Assignment - Tracking Pros and Cons
Tiffany McCallum
Professor Carol Savchak
Sociology 210 E01
April 24, 2010
TRACKING-PROS AND CONS
Tracking is a practice of “ability grouping,” or the action of placing students of like abilities together. For example, a placement test shows student A and E have a 90% understanding of the material covered in the test, whereas students B, C, D and F only ( Read more... ) -
Sociology Assignment - Capitalism VS Socialism
Tiffany McCallum
Professor Carol Savchak
Sociology 210 E01
April 10, 2010
CAPITALISM OR SOCIALISMWhat do they mean?
First, a definition is in order! The term “socialism” means “a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the ( Read more... ) -
Sociology Assignment - Societal Evolution
Tiffany McCallum
Professor Carol Savchak
Sociology 210 E01
January 31, 2010
SOCIETAL EVOLUTION
Whether it is Karl Max, Max Weber, Gerhard Lenski, or Emile Durkheim, sociological theories on societal evolution vary. Each theory offers its own valid point, but may not compliment the other.
Durkheim’s theory, in summary, states that our social evolution ( Read more... ) -
Sociology Assignment - Creation
Tiffany McCallum
Professor Carol Savchak
Sociology 210 E01
April 17, 2010
CREATION
The creation story that I chose is the story that comes from the Wakaranga people. These people are from, what is today, Zimbabwe. The story was very interesting to me, simply because it was straight-forward to understand, and not the common type of creation story you ( Read more... ) -
An update
Most of you have already heard the good news. I GOT A JOB! What comes with jobs? No time for anything you WANT to do. No, I'm not bitching. Before you even think it ( Read more... )