Should Students Get Paid For Good Test Scores?

 

INTRODUCTION

                               Would it be fair to give students cash for their great grades? Can the students handle it or will they be responsible and be careful? The big question is should students get paid money for their grades. Currently, there is a debate going on if students should get paid for their high test grades. Some people believe they should not get it but other people believe that they clearly deserve it. According to the article it states ''70 percent of them scored high enough to qualify for college credit, compared with 50 percent before." This means that it actually helps students. Yes, I agree and I declare that students should get cash for their great test scores because it teaches kids to work for something, encourages kids to do better in school, and more students pass classes and get college offers.

SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH

                        My first reason was that it teaches kids to work for something that they want. The students want to get the money but they also have to work for it which this idea sparks off. Kids want to have a lot of money so they can buy stuff and this teaches them that they need to focus on their studies and do good in school in order to do that. My second reason was that it encourages kids to do good in school. In the articles it states “I had a boy last year who was your quintessential average rural student: always dressed in camo, his dad was a mechanic,” he said. “He signed up for A.P. statistics, I worked with him, and he came out passing the exam.”  This demonstrates that it encourages kids to get better grades to get the cash. Without this  kids are bored and have no interest in school but know they have something to motivate them to get better grades. Kids will also tend to not focus and take school less seriously but when they get paid they are encouraged to keep their grades high. My final reason was more students pass classes and get college offers. In the passage it states '' Brian Leonard, who teaches A.P. calculus and statistics at Lake Hamilton High School in Arkansas, earned the largest award, $12,500, because 65 of his students passed the exams. '' This means that when they pay the students for their high grades they can pass more classes and be more successful. The students want the money so they work harder. I still remember the time I was failing in my hockey when I was 7. I was not confident and I was so afraid to do anything. But my parents made a deal to me saying that I will get a toy every great game I had. Of course I played every game with my best effort and winded up being successful. By the way that was when I was 7 now I am great.

                              I know that some of you have complaints and counterarguments yourselves and I'm going to try to address them now. Well one of the reasons is that the kids aren't responsible and don't know how to properly use money. Well according to research of a similar argument it is the parents responsibility to take care of their children. If their kid buys a video game system that distracts them from homework it is the parents responsibility to teach them the right way to use it. The parents also have the authority to limit the amount of money they get. Another reason was they are encouraging their kids for the wrong reason. Well most likely if the kids want the money they will have to work for it right. If they want the money they have to like school which can also make their grades higher.

CONCLUSION

                         It is clear that students should be paid money for their high grades because it teaches kids to work for something, encourages kids to do better in school, and more students pass classes and get college offers. I claim that my side of the argument is correct because  kids get better grades and they are more successful in school because of this method. In conclusion, students should get paid money for their good test scores.

CHALLENGE

                          So what do you think about this post? Do you agree with my side of the argument? WHY OR WHY NOT? In summary. I declare that students should get paid for their good grades.                 

Is Summer Vacation Bad For You?

INTRODUCTION

                       What is summer vacation doing to your brain? Is it crushing all the information from school? Is it worth it to ban summer vacation! Currently, there is a debate going on,on if summer vacation is bad for you. The government thinks that it is bad for you and we should replace summer vacation for school and they think summer is bad for you. On the other side other people think that it is great for you. Yes, I agree summer vacation is great for you because you will make a better relationship with family and friends, allows you to be more healthy,and it gives us time to relax and take a break from school.

                         My first reason why summer vacation is great for you is that you will make a better relationship with your friends and family. Usually families are living far away from each other and your really busy. Summer vacation is the only time where you are not busy and you have enough time to spend with your family. If we extend school there is no way your able to see your far away relatives and everybody wants to spend time with their family. Summer is the only time where you can have fun and spend time with your family. School would put more stress on you and you will have less free time and fun. You can also be more closer to your friends. Sure you can see your friends at school frequently but you are focusing in class. In summer you have all the time you need to invite your friends to a playgroup. Also in summer you can visit places and have more fun in school you only see them in lunch time. But, in summer vacation you have more time and can make a better friendship with your friend. So, summer vacation is good for you because you can make a better connection between your family and your friends.

                          My second reason is it can make you more healthy. In summer you have plenty of time to go outside and play. You probably would play by yourself or with some friends. Either way your becoming more physically healthy because your being more active and some people are losing a lot of weight. This makes you more active. Although we have gym at school, it is less time to workout, and it is less fun to do it. In summer you can do it as long as you want and you can do whatever you want. You don't have to be getting instructions. It also allows people to be more emotionally healthy. People get bullied in school and they wouldn't want that to happen to them without a long break. It makes them feel better and have alone time with their friends.They will have time away from bad people and make them less sad and feel bad about themselves. So, summer vacation is good for you because it makes you more healthy.

                           My final reason why summer vacation is good for you is because it gives you time to relax and take a break from school. Without summer vacation there will be endless assignments that will crush your brain. This will bring stress and make you miss out on important activities that are good for your health. The stress will also make you discouraged and make people not focus as much. If you relax your brain will be fully rested for school and you will focus more. Even though we are taking breaks from school doesn't mean a gap in our education. People will go to educational mueseums or buildings without having to go through all the stress and it is so much more fun. People often use tutors or buy educational books to help with their school. Even video games can be educational and help people with their multitasking skills. This kind of method lets kids become smarter and educated while having fun and relaxing. More school will only bring complaining children and stress which is bad for young people. So, summer vacation is good for you because it gives you time to relax and take a break from school.

CONCLUSION

                               I think that summer vacation is great for you because you will make a better relationship with your family and friends, it allows you to be more healthy, and it gives you time to relax and time to take a break from school. I think that my side of the argument is correct because people need summer break to rest up prepare for and take a break from school. In conclusion, summer vacation is not bad for you and it is great for you!

CHALLENGE

                                So did you guys like the blog? Are you on my side? If not then leave your argument in the comments below. But, in my eyes summer vacation is essential for you!

   
                          

Is Chocolate Good for You?

INTRODUCTION

                                     The delicous soothing sensation of the rich creamy chocolate. It has been one of the main atractions for desserts. But as lovely as it can get it also is very deadly and unhealthy. The question is does chocolate benefit you? Besides being to good! We will find out all the hidden secrets behind chocolate. According to recent studies the only healthy chocolate is dark chocolate. WHY I'M SAD! It contains more of the ingredient cocoa. Scientist tested it and claimed that it has the power to reduce heart disease. There is something about the cocoa in dark chocolate that allows this to happen. Cocoa is made of flavonoids that have antidoxidant effects that can lower the effects of heart disease. Flavonoids improve blood flow and reduce blood pressure which lowers stress which is essential to heart disease which leads to a vicous heart attack. This study is not approved fully and needs more research. But be aware that if you eat to much chocolate it has too much fat and sugar which leads to heart disease and a heart attack. I highly reccomend that you eat dark chocolate more frequently but not too much. Also make sure that you get a dark chocolate that has more than 50% cocoa. Dark chocloate has great benefits and also bad dangers. So if you grab a dark chocolate bar make sure it has more cocoa than sodium or calories and you will enjoy the chocolate and stay healthy.

MY OPINION

                                In my opinion I think that dark chocolate is great way to stay healthy. I think this because it can reduce the harsh damages of heart disease. I think that people will like this topic because people eat chocolate most of the time they eat chocolate and they will like to know the health benefits of chocolate.

TOP 10 CITES FOR MORE INFORMATION

10. http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/chocolate-good-for-health.htm

  9. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/28/11-reasons-chocolate-is-good-for-your-health.html

  8. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3728/Eating-chocolate-good-you.html

  7. http://www.dailycamera.com/lifestyles/ci_25113313/how-good-you-is-chocolate

  6. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2014/02/13/good-news-for-chocolate-lovers-good-for-you/1dxGaFPzKS595CjJCykXZJ/story.html

  5. http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongnutrition/p/chocolate.htm

  4. http://www.bonappetit.com/trends/article/is-chocolate-good-for-you-or-bad

  3. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/nutrition/food-choices/benefits-of-chocolate.aspx

  2. http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=14761

  1. http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-chocolate-be-good-for-you/

CONCLUSION

                                 So do you think that chocolate is healthy for you know? Are there any other reasons for why they are healthy?In conclusion, chocolate is healthy for you by reducing heart disease and a heart attack.

Easter Island Statues Belong to Aliens?

INTRODUCTION

                                   What happened to Easter Island and their people the Rapanui? Was it the aliens who built the statues or was it the R? Well all of this still remaims one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Currently, there is a debate going on about whether the Rapanui built the moai or did the ''aliens'' do it. Scientist believe it was the Rapanui who built the moai and some scientist believe it was the aliens. Scientist believe that the aliens came and invaded causing for everything to be destroyed and that they created the moai. But, I claim that it was the Rapanui who created the statues because Rapanui cleared their land due to bad government and civilization, they have many stone tools, and they used their resources to help the construction of the statues.

SUPPORTING REASONS

                           The first reason why I think that is beacuse they had bad government and civilization. According to the article by Sarah McCARRY '' The tribal chiefs competed aginst each other by ordering bigger and better statues.'' This demonstrates that the civlization wasn't greatly governed by the chiefs and this lead to their destruction. The article also states '' It also would be required cutting down many, many trees,'' This means that they needed trees to build the statues and without it they can't hunt for food in  the river. They must have built the stautes because they were so focued on building the statues.

                            The second reason was they had many stone tools. As said in Sarah McCARRY'S article it states ''The Rapanui were a Stone Age culture. They had only stone tools. So it took a long time to build one moai. This means that the Rapanui had the ability to craft the moai but it took a long time. Also the moai is made of different material than the ones found on there island. But they are explorers and as stated in the article they used wood sledges to carry the staues. They could have brought rock from their own land and bring it by the wood sledges on their jourey. They must have used there stone tools to craft it and made it out of their own rock. Or they used the stone tools to dig for more material.

                             The final reason was that they used their resources to help build the moai. In the article it states '' The rapanui used wooden sledges to move the staues.'' This means that they cut down trees in order to carry the statues. Another piece of evidence is that they had many rock material at that time to help them build the moai. Even the author stated that they were filled with many stone and rock materials. Although the rock is not found on that island there also could have been different rock at that time. Them using their materials lead to the destruction of themselves and their island because they wiped out all the resources that they needed to live.

CONCLUSION

                                 I think that it was the Rapanui who built the moai on Easter Island. I think this because they had bad government and civilization, they had many stone tools, and they used there resources to help build the moai. It's no doubt that the Rapanui lead to their own terrifying end and that they built the statue.

CHALLENGE

                                 So did you guys like the article. Who's side are you on mine or the aliens did it? In my eyes I believe strongly that the Rapanui built the statues the moai.

                                

Anubis

INTRODUCTION

                               Anubis the god of the dead! The shield for the dead and an important egyptian god. Well today I am going to tell you about a really famous god in ancient egypt. Anubis is considered as a half human and a half jackal or in full jackal form wearing a ribbon and holding a flail in the crook in his arm. An egypt jackal is actually a grey wolf. He was a jackal because it was a scavenger which threatened to hurt people to protect the dead. The only known form of him in human form is Ramses the Great II. Sometimes Anubis goes on top of a mummy to protect it. Anubis was also responsible to dictate the fate of the souls. In the legend he is also said to help the process of mummification just like he did to Osiris which was the god to replace him. In the Ptolemaic period Anubis was merged with the greek god Hermes. Hermeanubis occurs in the literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. In egypt mythology they weigh the heart of one person or semi-god if your talking about Anubis. Anubis was Maat or truth. If the heart was heavier than the feather then your soul will be devoured by Ammit. People believe that Anubis was a descendent of Ra. But his parents changed over time and guess what one of his new dads was Osiris the one he mummified and took his place. His mom is said to be the godess of the night. Anubis was an important factor for the safety of the dead. Anubis is so popular he made a special appearence on beyblade as mercury anubis. I have no idea how he represented mercury though.

TOP 10 ANUBIS FACTS

10. Is a semi-god

  9. Comes from a family of gods

  8. Part of egypt mythology

  7. Mother is the godess of the night

  6. Merged with Hermes once

  5. Known in human form as Ramses the Great II

  4. Half human and half jackal

  3. Responsible for embalming

  2. Helped protect the dead

  1. Helped the mummification of osiris

MY OPINION

                                In my opinion I think that Anubis is a important god. I think this because he was the one to protect the dead to make sure they have a safe afterlife. I think that people will like this topic because they would like to know the early peoples religion.

CONCLUSION

                                 So do you guys know what you need to about Anubis? Was Anubis responsible for another thing? I think that Anubis is an important god important for afterlife