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    Year-Round School

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    "Don't fix what's not broken," is a great quote that makes sense of why year-round schools shouldn't be opened anymore. Both students and teachers lose quality family and friend time, along with countless other important activities. The traditional school schedule has done nothing to prove itself corrupt, and does not deserve to be changed, or replaced. With so many cons, and not enough sufficient pros, the idea of year-round schooling should never have even been presented in Michigan. Because…

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    Year-Round Education

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    Year-Round Education: A Necessity for the Future Generations In the global environment, we live in today; there is a growing need for nations to help support other countries through goods and trade. At the root of this, is the need for our youth to have a well-rounded education to contribute in the work field. If our youth do not have the best education, it will be hard to compete in today’s global economy. Traditionally schools have adopted the calendar of a nine-month year with an extended…

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    The Thirty Years War

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    unleashed in Europe in the seventeenth century, whose causes are including religious reasons The immediate result of the war, and yet would last for nearly two centuries, was the consecration of a Germany divided among many territories. The Thirty Years' War restructured prior to distribution. The decay of Spain became clearly visible. France was the main beneficiary of the Peace of Westphalia. While Spain was occupied with France during the French period, Portugal declared its independence.…

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    “Koen?” Mr. Blume, my sixth grade teacher read off the roll sheet. “Here!” Koen said as he raised his hand. It was the first day of my sixth grade year. I was sitting straight up in my desk while wearing my brand new school clothes. My mom had curled my hair for this special occasion, and I was even allowed to wear a bit of mascara on my eyes. “Mia?” Mr. Blume read. Another girl sitting across the room from me had perked up, and her and I simultaneously shouted, “Here!” “Mia Aicher?” Mr.…

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    The Thirty Years War

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    The Thirty Years’ War of the Holy Roman Empire originated as a religious feud between Prosthetics and Catholics that later advanced into a political conflict across Europe. Over the course of thirty years, Europe had exhausted itself at war and was faced with devastating losses, both religiously as the divide could not be solved by war, as well as political turmoil. The evolution from religious argument to political conflict is what marks the Thirty Years War as a turning point in European…

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    Hundred Years War

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    The Heroine of Medieval France How strong is your desire for wealth and power? If you ask the monarchs back in the medieval years, they would have probably told you “So strong it causes a war between nations”. History has proven their bid for power and wealth. In a specific case, the Hundred Years War was a battle of ownership for the French throne between the English and the French. But the more specific reasons were the ambition of French monarchy to expand their land, which contradicts…

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    Five Years Eighth Grade Moving has always been difficult for me, and being a navy brat didn’t help any. Eighth grade year I told my parents that I wanted to stay in Virginia and finish high school in one school system. I decided this after I realized I had spent all but kindergarten in a different school and in middle schools case, a different state for all three years. That same year they had all the eighth graders packed into a hot and stuffy auditorium to sit and…

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    Chinese New Year Vs. American Christmas On Friday, February 16th, 2018 the next celebration of the spring festival, also known as Chinese New Year, will take place. This is the most important part of the year in China, and is comparable to our Christmas. The two holidays have some similarities, but the two cultures are very diverse, causing many differences. In the story “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan, these differences are seen at a Christmas dinner with both Chinese and American guests. The Chinese…

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    Year-round school is a topic that is brought up in multiple occasions. School legislatives and students constantly debate on the effects of schooling being year-round. some may argue that it is giant step in the right direction and other may feel its unfair. Many schools have started participating in year-round schooling. It is a newer concept that may sound appealing to some school boards. They believe that this type of schooling would lead to higher test scores and overall better education…

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    Year-Round School Calendar

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    the traditional school year calendar for a year-round school schedule. What exactly is year-round school? According to www.opcionescholarparaninos.org, it is a school with a calendar that exchanges a longer summer vacation for several shorter breaks at various times in order to reduce the need for extra review. Most students in year-round school are in class about the same number of days as students on a traditional school calendar. What some people don’t understand about year-round is that it…

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