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Standardized Testing Albert Einstein once smartly enlightened, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish for its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it’s stupid” (qtd. in Pettigrew). Every individual learns in his or her own way and holds genius talents that are unique to them. That being said, it is unfortunate that our society would judge each child, adolescent, or adult by the same national standards through standardized testing. Each student has a…

“The Bullard House” case today was about the familiar negotiation that we might have experienced or would have a high possibility to do in real life: real estate negotiation. In this kind of transaction, quite frequently, there are the participation of agents who work for their clients’ interests. Sometimes because of their commission from the transaction, sometimes in order to fulfill their clients’ real purposes, they try to make the deal at any cost. From “The Bullard House” case, we could…

significant to this theme, where as the author notes, in such a marriage whom you marry is irrelevant. For instance, when Maria says, "... her mind being fixed as that of a well-bred young woman should be, upon a house in Park Lane, a country house at Wimbledon, a handsome chariot, and two prodigious tall horses and footmen, and a fourth of the annual profits of the eminent firm of Hulker and Bullock ...", she states that she may as well marry Frederick 's father for the same reason (Thackeray…

Gender Pay Gap Historically gender pay discrimination has been more prevalent in our working world, as women have been seen to be inferior to men especially in the work place, hence the believes that women should get less for work done regardless of how much of the work they have done compared to the men as the role of the man is in a work place while the woman’s primary role is to build the home. This believe though not scientifically proven, but rather a human believe that women are less…

1. Identify three key characteristics of the marketing concept. Concerned with the identification of the customer’s needs. Organisations must make sure that they know exactly what their customers need if they want to survive and make a profit. Britvic show that they do this as the owner of the organisation found out that customers needed a cheap way to get Vitamin C, by doing this he managed to make bottles of juice with Vitamin C that stayed fresh for longer. All functions responsible for…

1973 between a woman, Billie Jean King, and a man, Bobby Riggs, titled the “Battle of the Sexes,” that the nation started to realize women should be viewed on an equal playing field in not just sports but, in life. Billie Jean King is a six-time Wimbledon singles champion, four-time U.S. Open title winner,…

This essay will focus on three theories in relation to crime prevention; Situational Crime Prevention theory, Community Crime Prevention theory and the Developmental Crime Prevention theory – in terms of their effectiveness and how they are supposed to work. We will also look at whether the type of ‘crime prevention’ approach is the real solution to reduce the problem of offending. Crime prevention is an idea that has been around since crime existed and has evolved over the years. Although its…

In this report I will be discussing the different types of communication used in the clip of Andy Murrays interview by Ross Jonathan. Communication is an essential characteristic of human functioning. It can take place either intra-personally, this being within individual’s own self, or interpersonally, this being with other individuals. In the clip of Andy Murray’s interview with Jonathan Ross, interpersonal communication was taking place. During the clip Ross uses verbal communication in…

The gender pay gap is determined by the difference in annual wage of men and women throughout a country (cite). This literature review will discuss the topic of ‘why do women earn less than men’? Throughout the globe this seems to be a sensitive issue and one that has had many debate over the years. However it is important to shed light on the situation, because without the needed help and support, women may never have the opportunity to access pay that is equal to their male work colleages.…

Life comes with many obstacles and challenges. In the 1960s-1980s, during the Feminist Movement, women were fighting for equality, for liberation and for freedoms. Brenda Lager was born and raised in the inner city of Cincinnati in the 1950s. She grew up in a blue collared family and her ancestor descended from indentured servants from Scotland. Brenda Lager had many disadvantages in her life and was restricted in the way she had to live her life. She is a military wife and a mother of two…