... the attack. Celebratory gunfire could be heard all over the city of Tripoli, Libya, as rebel fighters raided the compound for weapons and mementos of Qaddafi's dictatorship, seizing machine guns, a gold-plated rifle, and a golf cart. Crowds immediately gathered to celebrate the monumental victory ... for the rebel cause. The city's Green Square immediately took on the new name of Martyrs' Square, as rebel supporters celebrated late into the ... fighters - and vowed "martyrdom" in the ongoing uprising. Qaddafi militiamen staged a small counterattack to the rebel intruders and were able to...

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... of al Qaeda's leadership. And thanks to our intelligence professionals and special forces, we killed Osama bin Laden, the only leader that al Qaeda had ever known. This was a victory for all who have served since 9/11" (CNN). He added, "Over the last decade, we have spent a trillion dollars on war, at a time of rising debt and hard economic times. We ... majority of U.S. forces still in reserves (CNN). Initially, many different reactions occurred. Defense Secretary Robert Gates backed Obama's decision. On the other hand, congressional leaders were split between those called for a more h...

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... shot by pirates, according to his wife Tiffany. The couple was riding jet skis on Falcon Lake, when they wandered onto the Mexican side, even though it is a known stronghold for the Zeta drug cartel (AOL News). Tiffany claims that the couple had gone to the other side of the lake that straddles the Texas-Mexico border to take pictures of ... Ministry said Mexican authorities are continuing their search and "have stepped up the actions of their specialized personnel" (Lohr). Two suspects are being searched for according to the Tamaulipas State Police Commander, Juan Carlos Ballesteros. A...

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The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, took a turn for the worse after the 911 call was played to jurors on September 29th. Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly thirty minutes after he first realized that Jackson needed medical attention - a fact that prosecutors are calling an attempt at a cover-up (Los Angeles Times ... ...

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Barack Obama had great plans for this country. The country he envisioned was a place where the air was clean, everyone who wanted a job had one, our manufacturing base was rebuilt and working on producing ... no longer lining their pockets off of the misery of the middle class. He saw an equitable tax system, and a health care system where no one would ever die for lack of medicine or treatment. No one expected him to do all this in four years. It was almost a given that we would give him eight. Then the mortgage ... laws, or on companies who close down and move overseas, and expect to ship in...

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The CDC has recently come out with the recommendation that medical professionals should increase routine testing in the U.S. for chronic hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a main cause of liver cancer and disease. The recommendation suggests that testing be done on all persons ... the at-risk population, such as men who have sex with men and injection drug users. The recommendations sent out by the CDC, for the first time, come with guidelines for managing chronically infected patients of hepatitis B. "Chronic hepatitis B affects the lives of more than one million Americans, many of whom do not ......

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... five fraudulent checks that totaled $644.25. She was sentenced to 412 days in jail but received credit for time served. However, she was also sentenced to a year of probation, but a misunderstanding granted her credit for that also. Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland intended for Anthony's probation to begin to day she was released from jail, but he then signed an order ... murder of her daughter. An amendment was made to the order on August 1, 2011 that included the words "upon release" to clarify Strickland's intentions (CNN). A spokesman for the Orange County State Attorney'...

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... who formerly served as a member of the New York City council. Last year, he was elected to the state Assembly but failed in his campaign for city comptroller in 2009 (Carnia). "It is expected that David Weprin will be unanimously supported by the Democratic parties of Brooklyn and Queens," said Evan ... Republican Party has not announced a nominee as of now, but they may not need to. The New York's 9th Congressional District, which Weiner represented for the past 13 years, covers Brooklyn and Queens. However, the New York lawmakers are trying to eliminate the district during their redis...

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... and 2008, at the height of the White House campaign. $725,000 was collected from Mellon and $200,000 from Baron to pay for Hunter's living and medical expenses, for chartered airfare, luxury hotels, and a rental house in Santa Barbara, California (Breen). Edwards' relationship with Baron was explored in great detail ... was being paid, it wasn't being paid on my behalf. I don't know that he did or why he did it. And what his reasons for, were, for doing it" (Breen). "This is an unprecedented prosecution," said his attorney, Greg Craig. "No one would have known or could be expected to kno...

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... a ceremony held at a station in Bobigny, a Paris suburb. Officials and Jewish dignitaries were in the audience. Pepy also announced that they would be handing the station over to local authorities for a memorial to the 2,000 Jews shipped from there to Nazi concentration camps (The Age). The apology came after years of litigation from legislators, survivors, their descendants and some American Jewish ... organizations, who argued that the company had never acknowledged or apologized for shipping 76,000 European Jews to the Franco-German border from 1941 to 1944. The Jews were then transp...

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... that knowledge. The higher the score, the higher possibility you get admitted by the top ranked college. Even though those tests are critical for college admission process, they are just one factor among many that colleges use to get to know the candidates better. Therefore, I don't think college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT are a good indicator of university success, because students have ... much potential to develop; those test scores are only measured how well one prepared for the tests; and, there are many difference between college life and high school life. College entrance...

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... programs are expensive. This is what makes it unfair toward lower income families. The students who can afford these programs are will most likely score higher on the SAT I exam. "Students of families earning $75,000-$85,000 annually score an average of 100 points better than students whose parents earn $55,000-$65,000 annually." (Stein, 2) How is it fair to say ... prep courses. There will be the problem of students who have the capability of learning and doing well in college but lack the instruction that they need to achieve a high score on the SAT exam. This past year the University...

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... colleges have even begun to question the validity of using the SAT's to measure the competency of a person applying to college. If the SAT's measure a person's intelligence, what does it say for the student who has a 3.9 GPA but a 750 SAT score? To measure persons aptitude on a single test is unreliable and ... what the College Board says is true, than why should the test matter so much? There's a big difference in going to a SAT prep course and learning how to navigate it than actually being smart and literate enough to know what "surreptitious" means. Richard Atkinson, the psychologist ...

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... about all this stress and decided. When the teacher dropped me off at the testing room after our 2 minute conversation about the various breakfast foods I figured I I don't believe that a simple score on a test reflects on my ability to be studious in college. The test does not show what I have learned during the past three years in high school but it does ... in certain people, including myself. Those who do well on the SATs most likely took steps such as enrolling in expensive classes in order to ensure an advantageous score. While that's great for them that they were able to take cla...

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... lower on the level usually supply a placement exam before entering the college and determine where the student gets placed for English and math, which makes the SAT useless. But some colleges do look at the score and only go by that which leads me to my thesis that the SAT is a useless exam that should be banned. "Its stupid. I took it twice and my ... on study guides and taking the actual test and when it came to it, it was my 91 average score that got me into college and not the damn SAT. They covered nothing that I studied in school and I really don't see any need for it." This was C...

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When I realized my SAT I score had come, I closed my eyes and prayed for a high score. My hands were shaking as i held up the enveloped. With no one in sight, i ripped open the envelope and looked at my score report- an 800. I rubbed my eyes and shook my head to see if I was dreaming. The score still read 800. I hold score, shaking, and motionless. I had known SAT score was going to ... still shocked me. Throughout my school career education. I felt I was always felt intelligent and determined, but when I took the SAT I, despair and fear seized me. I felt I was prepared even though I had litt...

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... they'll get into the college of their choice. A man by the name of Richard Atkinson calls for an ending to the use of the SAT for UC admissions. "He warned that the misuse of SAT scores is so widespread that it "is compromising our educational system". (collegeboard.com) Atkinson also stated, ... steep and sudden drop in the number of Black and Latino students, attending on of the most prestigious University of California campuses such as Berkeley. The SAT is flawed by decision-making, experience, and money. For example, many parents who send their students to public schools don't have t...

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... it proves nothing about an individual. The ACT and SAT have caused many headaches through the years, and for a useless purpose. There are millions of fully qualified individuals left out of their primary college choice every year because they failed to meet their required ACT or SAT score. It is not fair to judge twelve years ... thing is, colleges look at a student's transcript and see a 3.8 GPA. That's four years of hard work. They take a look at his/her low ACT or SAT score and reject them. Four years versus 3 hours. This is not right, something must be done. Abandoning the test would...

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... into and see if he/she meets the academic requirements. The admission requirements for ASU are very similar to any other four year college. "A student must meet one of the following: Be in the top Quarter of their class; Score a 22 on ACT or a 1040 on SAT; or have a 3.0 G.P.A." (Arizona State University). They must also pass certain classes including four years of math and ... English. These requirements are high, but not as extreme as some major universities. Though, admission requirements are Miller 2 sometimes difficult for some people to meet. ASU is a great school to ... attend. A...

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... important your credit score really is. Your credit score is used for almost everything today from buying a car to even getting a job. Before 2001 credit scores were not available personally to you. After a California law made in 2001 you can obtain them all over the place for the least $9 all the way up to $80 for a years ... subscription. I personally think it is ridiculous that you have to pay to view your own credit. That should be your personal information and should be available to you at any time. Your credit score is used to determine ... see what kind of problems you have. Apart...

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... score was relatively high being a twelve I disagree with some of the tests" outcome. On the other hand I believe some of my scores to be true for me. My "achievement" level was considered low, which is the opposite of what I would think when looking at my life. I strive for the ... possible to accomplish in a certain task. However, when I finish a job and am satisfied I feel secure and get a high from this achievement thinking I"m ready for the next. When it comes to "order" I have teenage tendencies to be stubborn or rebellious, but I am usually pretty organized. I feel I can accomplis...

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... the music grows progressively louder and faster. Finally, the glory of Rome is revealed, the music fully capturing a sense of awe and reverence for the once great city. It is certainly one of the more evocative cues of the score. After a more quiet and pleasant underscore, the music takes a lively turn as "Slaves to Rome" begins when Maximus and the other slaves ... , Best Sound, and Best Effects at the 2001 Academy Awards. Gladiator also won an award for Best Soundtrack at the 2001 Golden Globe awards, thanks to Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard. However, the musical score was nominated, but...

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... The Day The Earth Stood Still. Jerry Goldsmith composed and conducted this lovely euphonic score for a visually stunning movie. Music Editor Kenneth Hall finely tunes the soundtrack with precision. Goldsmith's musical score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, would eventually be nominated for "Best Original Score" at the 1979 Academy Awards. The score lost to Georges Delerue's A Little Romance. Goldsmith provides Star Trek with a new ... theme song, that would later become the theme song for the famous spin off series. A full 90 piece orchestra, ... film, but this is one of those rare f...

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... James Thurber shows his readers that college can be humorous as well as serious. In his essay "University Days", Thurber talks about certain situations that happened to him at the Ohio State University. Throughout the essay, Thurber targets his peers, professors, and himself when discussing what is humorous about ... his college experience. In the essay "University Days", author James Thurber uses two students" experiences to show the humor of college. First, Thurber describes a student named ... As a journalism student, Haskins is a very poor writer. "His stories were dull and colorl...

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... to better guide students through effective remedial education programs without sacrificing course and curriculum time. Next, is to place students in these levels will be determined through multiple measures, including SAT scores, GPAs, high school transcript data, essay placements, and/or alternative assessment instruments. Lastly, to align public high school curriculums with Common Core State Standards to assure college readiness" ... , when you are placed into the classes' colleges will no longer be using the Accuplacer test or SAT's scores. "Emphasis is also placed on public high ...

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