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...achieve its goals. Although Palin’s focus on improving education for such students is well-intended, her suggestions will not truly fix the current problems. Instead of merely funneling resources into private schools, the government should use the money to revamp public schools’ programs and thus give all children—including those with special needs—the education they truly deserve...
...landed on heads all five times, a person who had witnessed the series of flips would be more inclined to choose tails on the sixth flip. This person thinks that since the outcome of tails is bound to occur eventually, there is a higher probability of tails occurring and thus bets on this outcome, even though there is no statistical change in tails actually coming up. “This is a basic human idea that if things have equal probabilities, they have to even out in the short term as well as the long term, and this...
...professors could create “some really interesting courses” to fulfill these categories. The Gen Ed committee has also had trouble this year filling the social science categories Societies of the World and United States in the World. Only one of the 13 science classes approved thus far—Science of Living Systems 12: “Understanding Darwinism”—was designed specifically for the Gen Ed program. The other courses, including both of the science offerings approved last week, have previously been offered either as department or Core courses. Harris emphasized...
...Plumber was also a good move. McCain was able to take a confusing argument about Obama’s tax plan and make it resonate in the age of the ten-second soundbyte. Although most Americans do not make $250,000 a year, many Americans aspire to do so. Thus, most are not excited to be burdened with extra taxes when they get there. Furthermore, McCain argued, if small businesses have their taxes increased, then those who work for small businesses or consume small businesses products are affected by lower wages and higher prices. This line of reasoning was conveyed...
...consumer of this commodification and faulty data, who perpetuates the rankings by using them. U.S. News is, after all, a publication. If there were no readership, it would not be able to continue its dastardly deeds. As long as people continue to pay attention to the rankings, thus lending them a popular credibility, U.S. News will continue abusing them...