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It may be surprising to learn that 1,300 detentions for cell phone violations were given out to students in TBJH during the 2016/2017 school year. If schools embraced this technology, students would be using their cell phones to help them learn, therefore eliminating the 1,300 detentions given out for violation of cell phone rules. Misuse of cell phones is distracting and all too common, but new technology makes it easier to monitor these devices, let alone the immense amount of advantages cell…

they’re going to go bankrupt. With some simple division I learned that the Louisiana Senator just asked Congress for 250 BILLION dollars to rebuild New Orleans so if you lived in a family of four people you would get $206612. Washington DC are your calculators broken? Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Dog License Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit…

each category for the presenter to highlight items such as the high scoring item(s) within a category. The third worksheet was research and background work on the legally defined space per Florida State Statue and other references. A space matrix calculator was built into the worksheet and current vendor information was obtained, included, and compiled into the application. The last worksheet was research on a possible simulation lab. This information included site visits to current colleges and…

In 2015 almost 13.2 million students enrolled to attend a four-year institution paying a little more than $9,000 a year. The costs for college are too high for any average person or student to pay for. With the costs going up every year, the additional costs, and the low amount of money earned by an average person makes it all difficult to attend and finish college. With only a twenty-five year difference between 1982 and 2007 there was a four hundred and thirty-nine percent increase in the…

tricky questions life brings them later on. Academic dishonesty, also known as cheating, is a rapidly spreading issue in which students continue to take to the next level. From texting during an exam to copying the answers on the inside of their calculators, these students have thought of it all and now it is up to us to find an end to this problem. Point Loma High School, a school known for its outgoing students, winning sports teams, and it’s legacy of academic integrity, but is this school…

Swinging the door open, I press my sweaty palms against my jeans and nervously walk to the front desk. “I’m here to pick up my results,” I choke out. The woman behind the desk asks for my name, and I give it to her. She hands me a thin stack of papers, still warm from being printed. Leaning towards me she whispers, “You know, you can come back and retake the math segment in thirty days if you want to, sweetie.”…

ownership of cell phones, we don't have to either. In the event that we have to know the meaning of a word, we will Google it as opposed to looking for the closest dictionary. On the off chance that we have to take care of a basic math equation, a calculator is constantly open on our smart phones too. Technological zombies are all over, even on the roadways. You can detect the most exceedingly terrible of us, messaging while at the same time driving, diverging into the different side of the…

Imagine it’s the year 1958, you are a teacher at post-secondary level. There are about 100 or so students in your class. What if you wanted to give them a work sheet full of problems to do or even a test? To do this, every test or work sheet would have to be written out by hand. Students and teachers alike have the invention of the photo copier in 1959 to thank for getting rid of this daunting task (Purdue University). A machine as simple as a photo copier or a project can help students and…

Can technology ruin happiness? People today regularly use their mobile devices to communicate with friends, but they do not take advantage of the chance to talk in person with those who are around them. As a result, using technical devices can make people isolated from the real world. Quality of life is influenced by the extent to which a person is happy, safe, and healthy. Technology has had a larger influence on human life and society overall than it used to a few decades ago. Although…

The Canary Islands consist of seven volcanic islands that are west of Africa and make up an archipelago. The name of these islands are Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Gomera, Palma, and Hierro. These islands are home to three different species of lizards called G. atlantica, G. stehlini, and G. galloti (Lab Manual: Lab 6: Island Biogeography and Evolution: Solving A Phylogenetic Puzzle Using Molecular Genetics). The Canary Islands were named the Fortunate Islands by the…