The New England Common Assessment Program was administered to 11,600 public school students this past October. Providence students' scores were disappointing, but their math scores were particularly disturbing: Only 10 percent of eleventh grade students' scores qualified as "proficient," according to ...
Gentrification is the complex and interrelated consequences of people moving into a residential area and purchasing a property significantly more expensive than the properties of the surrounding area. Gentrification is often associated with an increase in property values and rents as well as transformations ...
I consider myself to be a relatively easygoing person. I certainly become tense on occasion, like when I have a research paper due or when I make the mistake of watching Fox News. However, one thing that I learned over break is that many people allow opportunities for relaxation to transform into hideous ...
With respect to the death penalty, our justice system obviously needs reform. Wrongfully putting an innocent person to death is horrifying, and evidence suggests that such horror takes place with relative frequency. Since 1973, 123 people have been released from death row due to new emancipating evidence. ...
The Supreme Court ruled over the summer that police are not legally required to knock on the door or wait for any amount of time before entering a house to carry out a search warrant. The Court was divided five to four on this controversial issue. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the majority opinion; ...
The people of Puerto Rico have been victims of colonization and under-representation since 1493. In its pre-Columbian years, Puerto Rico, then called Borikén, was inhabited by TaÃnos, indigenous Amerindian inhabitants, relatives of the Arawakan people. Once it was colonized by the Spanish, the ...
One of the most important choices we face in our lives is with whom we have sex. Considering the pros and cons of pre-marital sex, some people are making plans to be a virgin until their wedding day. One method that people are increasingly trying to hold on to their virginity is joining abstinence programs, ...
There are some very confused people in Houston, Texas. A local company named Primero Food Service Solutions has created a cafeteria automation system that allows parents to decide what their children eat for lunch. The system was originally created so that parents could put money into lunch accounts ...
Valentine's Day is that time of year when we pick out that perfect gift for our special someone. But as lovers choose gifts, I beg them not to purchase "blood" or "conflict" diamonds.
This past Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended Samuel Alito for nomination to the Supreme Court. Alito must now receive the acceptance of the full Senate in order to sit on the bench. The Senate will most likely hold its vote before the end of this week, perhaps today. Most anticipate ...
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