Abstract This paper analyzes Chester Finn's article "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Test?", which concerns national education testing. It explores Finn's view that national educational testing is the solution to the problems confronting education today.
From the Paper "Chester E Finn Jr has written an article that supports establishing national testing standards for schools. This is not a balanced article that considers the advantages and disadvantages of the issue and ..."
Tags: education, big bad test, finn, national, education, testing
Abstract This essay is about how good and bad kids come to be just that, good or bad. Studies have shown that there are certain things that kids who can be classified as good all seem to have in common; unfortunately, there are also common denominators for kids considered to be bad. This report attempts to show how and why this type of research is so important and to present a solution for the types of problems that produce bad kids, suggesting that the solution can be found in developmental assets.
Introduction
Assets
Search Institute
From the Paper "There have been many studies conducted throughout history to try to find the key or the catalyst that change all kids into either good or bad kids. "We concentrate on alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, largely because of the funding that schools receive from the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program and because of public opinion polls that consistently rank drug abuse near the top of local school problems." (Rose, Gallup, and Elam 1997) Until very recently, the consensus was that this phenomenon was a completely random issue or a completely natural process contained in some brain cell or DNA strand. But, it has been discovered that there may be specific reasons why some kids get involved in dangerous activities and others become contributing members of society. "
Abstract The paper explains how the article "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Public Opinion Polls" classifies polls into good, bad and ugly categories. The paper relates that "good" polls use primary source information and are very open about their sources of information, so readers can check facts for themselves. The paper contrasts this to the "bad" polls, which are manipulations of information and poll results, and which do not reveal links to sources for polling information. The paper then discusses how advocacy groups can sometimes create "ugly" polls in the interests of specifically manipulating facts or bring a polling agency into disrepute, an unethical practice.
From the Paper "This website makes a crucial explanation of the difference between polls. It points out that polls in their purest form as we know them are meant to inform the public regarding general public opinion in a sampling of large sectors of the population. The site seeks to point out to students who are just learning how the world works how they can identify the difference between polls, which the author categorizes into the three categories of the good, the bad and the ugly (Renka, http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/renka/Renka_papers/polls.htm). The author is concerned about the amount of bad polls that are on the internet, which can be further subdivided into bad polls and ugly polls."
Abstract This paper discusses the internal and external causes of bad behavior in the classroom. The internal causes are described as being part of the student's psychological make-up. The paper outlines revenge, compliance, defense, being offended and image as being internal influences of classroom misconduct. The paper evaluates the influence the environment has on a student's behavior. The external causes of bad classroom behavior presented in the paper are negative media exposure, domestic violence, abuse and loss of a close relation.
From the Paper "Abuse, in all its forms, leaves the most negative and lasting impact on a student's psychology. Abused students are hardest to recover from their abuse trauma. It leaves them unable to build and retain cordial relations with anyone. Most abused students are found to stay aloof and cold in attitude. If others try to forcefully mix with them, make fun of them or try to share things about their life, such students can burst out in a very bad conduct in classrooms, even to the extent of attacking others (NASP, 1999)."
Tags: abuse, violence, misconduct, environment, envy, revenge, defense, media
Abstract This paper discusses the Tuskegee Syphilis project and a book, "Bad Blood" by James Jones, that reports about the project. The paper discusses the duration of the project and the negative objectives of the study. The paper also discusses the main theme, racial bigotry, of "Bad Blood", and the horrific descriptions it provides of the Tuskegee project experiments.
From the Paper "James Jones? Bad Blood is certainly one of the most popular books to emerge from 1990s decade. The book can have a profoundly disconcerting impact on the readers but is definitely worth reading because of the well-researched contents. This book exposes the unethical behavior of government and medical community, which resulted in the death of hundreds of black men during a torturous government-sponsored Tuskegee Syphilis project which lasted 40 years and caused immense harm to poor illiterate African-American families."
Abstract This paper explores three of George Saunders' stories from "Civil War Land in Bad Decline" in order to demonstrate how the distortion of social norms helps the reader to understand that the norm itself is already absurd. The stories that are examined are the title story of "Civil War Land in Bad Decline", "Bounty", and "The 400- Pound CEO".
This paper discusses that four works of science fiction stand out for their use of bad engineering: Jules Verne's "From the Earth to the Moon" (1865); Karel Capek's "R.U.R"(1921); Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1926); and Maurice Elvey's ?Transatlantic Tunnel
Abstract This paper discusses that some of the devices and instruments featured in many popular science fiction novels and films are, in essence, conceived through bad engineering, meaning that these devices and instruments are neither practical nor possible according to present scientific knowledge. The author points out that Verne's "rocket to the moon" stands as the ultimate example of bad engineering, even when one takes into consideration that Verne was using his imagination as a means of conveying his ideas to the reading public, who, at the time of the novel's publication, were obviously quite ignorant of science. The paper relates that Capek's plot in "R.U.R" is the seminal robot motif that has influenced every science fiction film, but the vision of creating a race of robots that take over the roles usually assigned to human beings in the context of work and labor was far-fetched for its time and is still so even in the 21st century.
From the Paper "Michel Ardan then suggests that the spaceship launching will be powered by a formidable quantity of guncotton, and that the occupants of this spaceship will be protected from the shock of the launch by a layer of water filling the space between the vehicle's double walls. There will also be thick glass portholes for observation, sealed during the liftoff and then opened by screws controlled from the inside of the vehicle. The air supply will be renewed by oxygen obtained by heating potassium chlorate, a powerful oxidizing agent. The flight, of course, will be monitored from the ground by a powerful Rocky Mountain telescope operated by the Cambridge observatory."
Abstract This paper examines the role of paintings in ekphrastic poetry (the rhetorical description of a work of art). It shows how Elizabeth Bishop makes her fictional painting 'real' through her poem, "Large Bad Picture". It presents a comparison between "Large Bad Picture" to W.H. Auden's "Musee des Beaux Arts." The paper also provides an examination of how Bishop divides her poem between setting the scene and then delivering the poem's argument.
From the Paper "Having settled her reader comfortably, Bishop then takes the next two stanzas to describe in clear, precise language the subject of the painting. In one long sentence enjambed over two stanzas, she describes the sunset, the span of high blue cliffs and the small caves that dot their base. The final line of the third stanza returns the reader to the title describing the caves that riddle the cliffs as being "masked by perfect waves." (12). Her description of the waves as being "perfect" give the first hint of her contention that this is a bad picture. The reader begins to understand that this composition, while possibly well executed, is unrealistic, that the painter has seen perfection in natural phenomina that are inherently imperfect and organic."
Abstract This report reviews Harold S. Kushner's "Why Bad Things Happen to Good People" and provides a positive view by the paper's author. The essay includes examples from Jewish history.
From the Paper "It would be so much easier to live in a world where God punishes the evil and rewards the good; a world where everybody knows only good things will happen to them if they follow God's commandments and calamity will be visited only upon those who do not. However, that type of world would eliminate the freedom to make choices between good and evil. People who chose to be good because they will be rewarded are no better than trained dogs performing for treats. The choice is meaningless."
Abstract The paper discusses how, in the short story, "Betel Nut is Bad Magic For Airplanes", author John Kasaipwalova portrays the importance of civil rights and shows, through his characters and narrator, what an important part they play in civil society. The paper discusses the injustice the native people feel at this point in history and how it is apparent in every part of this short story. It shows how, using situations and speaking with the voice of the native people of Papua New Guinea, Kasaipwalova weaves an entertaining and message driven story about the quest for social justice.
From the Paper "This exchange shows the clear rage and anger the people felt at being subjugated by white people, being colonized and told to follow unjust laws that were no their own. The narrator says he wants, at that time, nothing more than to be a true kanaka. He wants to fight the colonizers down and retake what he believes is rightfully his, and he is willing to do whatever it takes, even go to prison, to try and prove that he is right, and return civil In liberties to the natives of the island."
Abstract This paper explains Sartre's concept of bad faith, defines its meaning, analyzes why it is possible and discusses the terms pour-soi and en-soi. In the process the author discusses "the self as nothing", the self as not being what it is and being what it is not; freedom, responsibility and Sartre's concept that "There are no innocent victims."
Abstract This paper responds to an article entitled "When Good Analysts Go Bad" about the failures of stock analysts in 2000, answering a series of questions about the article and what it might mean for investors.
Abstract This paper reviews and discusses the article 'Why Do Good Managers Set Bad Strategies?' that appeared in Forbes Magazine (2006). According to the paper, the author analyzes the many insights from a presentation by Dr. Michael Porter during the Wharton Schools' SEI Center Distinguished Lecture Series regarding how difficult it is for companies to define their own competitive and distinctive identity, defining key metrics of performance needed to manage their businesses.
Outline:
Statement of the Problem
Description of Procedures
Flaws in the Procedural Design
Analysis of the Data
Limited and Justifiable Conclusions
From the Paper "Starting with the concept of the home base nation and its critical measure of competitiveness being productivity, Porter oversimplifies and obfuscates the true measure of a nation's competitiveness by creating just a single dimension on which a nation evaluates its competitiveness. As many critics have pointed out, a multinational corporation with operating subsidiaries and reach into literally over 100 nations like General Electric drives up productivity in subsidiary nations, like Singapore for example yet does not necessarily translate this into a higher standard of living for Americans. This dichotomy that others point out show that home base productivity is irrelevant to global strength. It is actually the ability of multinational corporations, through a mix of the Porter diamond attributes in addition to tight integration with local, state, and federal or in the case of other nations, their ministries of trade that encompass an entire nations' trade policies that matter most. "
Tags: corporations, competitive, bargaining, position, trend, customer, consumer, china
Abstract This paper examines how nail biting overtly appears to be an insignificant and a common bad habit and how medical and psychological research does not have the same opinion on the correct rationale for the behavior. It shows how research findings point to the fact that the bad habit of nail biting can be a consequence of a number of medical ailments such as nervous tension or constant worry but can also be merely an ordinary bad habit. Remedy of this bad habit varies according to the individual however, frequent grooming and the sense of self care play a vital role in effectively eradicating nail biting.
From the Paper "In most cases, nail biters relieve their tensions by biting nails. Thus this habit is taken to be a tension reliever by most people. In individuals who are not accustomed to nail biting, the habit can be generated through any sort of discord in their family, group of friends, workmates, or school colleagues.
On the whole, the habit of nail biting is a replacement of one drawback with another problem, based on the reason of the nail biter. Ninety nine percent of individuals who are into the habit of nail biting either have inconsiderable issues that bring about anxiety, or have this as an unchanging habit. Very few nail biters have deeper emotional complexities that result in nail biting (McClanahan, 1995)."
Abstract The paper describes periodontal disease as an infection of the gums and tissues that stems from gingivitis and leads to the degradation of gingival tissues and alveolar bone, resulting in tooth loss and potentially carcinogenic lesions. The paper shows that many people suffer from this disease due to genetic reasons and from bad habits that catalyze this inflammation. It shows how bad habits such as malnutrition, smoking, alcoholism, and brushing habits can all attribute to the formation of this disease.
From the Paper "At this point, the bad habits discussed this far have been minute because most people are not going to consciously think about how many vitamins, carbohydrates, or proteins they are consuming; and at the same time most people have already developed their brushing habits and are reluctant to change. The one bad habit that has its negative consequences that people are aware of is smoking. Smoking is bad for overall health, but its affect on oral health has been of significant interest to researchers within the last few years."
