Argonath RPG - A World of its own
Argonath RPG Community => Speakerbox => World and local news => Topic started by: Gimli on March 29, 2012, 03:18:27 pm
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"New York educators banned references to 'dinosaurs,' 'birthdays,' 'Halloween' and dozens of other topics on city-issued tests. That is because they fear such topics 'could evoke unpleasant emotions in the students.' Dinosaurs, for example, call to mind evolution, which might upset fundamentalists; birthdays are not celebrated by Jehovah's Witnesses; and Halloween suggests paganism. Homes with swimming pools and home computers are also unmentionables  because of economic sensitivities. The city asks test companies to exclude 'creatures from outer space' as well  for unspecified reasons."
This is absolutely ridiculous - every culture has it's own differences and we can't simply adapt to everyone. Your thoughts?
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Pathetic!
Really that is so stupid. People should make allowances and accommodation for others beliefs.
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Next up, biology is banned from schools because evolution goes against the religions some students are members of.
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nice democracy
how about they all wipe themselves away for injuring latin america and middle east
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Ok, that's really pathetic and unrespectable! :lol: :rofl:
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It's saddening to see how the United States is turning into a police state, ever since the September 11 attacks..
In this year's US presidential elections, I will be voting for Ron Paul (http://www.youtu.be/ynUC6sucUPU/) as he seems to be the only candidate that promises change in this regard. One could argue that much more damage has been done by government organizations like the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) (http://www.youtu.be/RwvcpS5iLjI/) and the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) (http://www.youtu.be/gXjfrX1TodU/), as well as the PATRIOT act, rather than by actual terrorists.
I hope those of you that are American and have voting rights will properly research the main presidential candidates yourselves rather than blindly relying on the opinions of your family or friends. Try finding their views on issues that directly relate to you, for example laws like SOPA or PIPA.
In other news, a US high school senior has been expelled for using the word f**k in a personal tweet posted from home - http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/High-School-Senior-Expelled-For-Tweeting-Profanity---144022966.html (http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/High-School-Senior-Expelled-For-Tweeting-Profanity---144022966.html)
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Many people feel greatly offended by taxes. Perhaps they should remove them as well. :D
As for the US elections, the only way for Obama to get a second term is for his opponents to be total and utter idiots. Republicans seem to see that as their mission.
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Many people feel greatly offended by taxes. Perhaps they should remove them as well. :D
That'd be perfect in an accountancy exam!
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In this year's US presidential elections, I will be voting for Ron Paul (http://www.youtu.be/ynUC6sucUPU/) as he seems to be the only candidate that promises change in this regard.
Wait who are you? I thought you had Lithuanian citizenship? You have dual?
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Wait who are you? I thought you had Lithuanian citizenship? You have dual?
You should know Dwarfs have many passports...
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Ahh America.... Its fun to know that nothing separates our two nations yet we are so so different :D
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Next up, biology is banned from schools because evolution goes against the religions some students are members of.
This already happened years ago; in the far past the teaching of evolution was illegal, however after some debates and due to the fact of the constitutional separation of Church and state this was lifted now every single Public School in the states is required to tech the theory of evolution in their curriculum.
As for this topic, I see this to be a major fault in the United States education system. Rather limiting children to a box and blanketing them from the world around them, they should be enabled with the tools and resources to see other options in the world and learn about them, regardless of religious boundaries and what they may or may not imply.
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This already happened years ago; in the far past the teaching of evolution was illegal, however after some debates and due to the fact of the constitutional separation of Church and state this was lifted now every single Public School in the states is required to tech the theory of evolution in their curriculum.
As for this topic, I see this to be a major fault in the United States education system. Rather limiting children to a box and blanketing them from the world around them, they should be enabled with the tools and resources to see other options in the world and learn about them, regardless of religious boundaries and what they may or may not imply.
Does the US have a government funded Catholic School System? I know here in Canada we have a government funded Public School System and a Catholic School System... Idk if the US does the same?
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Birthdays, Dinosaurs are Bidha and Shirq.
Halloween is great oppurtunity to get free sweets. DAMN THEM.
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Eh, that's so silly... Ban name-days aswell? :lol:
I believe that the only subject in school that should not exhist at all is 'religion', because for example in Greece, the state forces everybody to attend that subject, even if they are not Christians.. >.<
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Does the US have a government funded Catholic School System? I know here in Canada we have a government funded Public School System and a Catholic School System... Idk if the US does the same?
The Catholic schools are part of the private education sector and are not fully funded by the government, they do get some assistant via the Government but not like public education. Thus these private schools cost a hefty price typically cost around 12,000 - 40,000 dollars a year depending on the school.
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Wait who are you? I thought you had Lithuanian citizenship? You have dual?
Triple - US (http://www.youtu.be/lZD4ezDbbu4#), LT and Argonath! I only got Lithuanian citizenship in 2010 - thank god the Soviet Union forced my grandma to go to Siberia, otherwise I wouldn't be eligible for Lithuanian citizenship at all (sad yet true)..
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You should know Dwarfs have many passports...
Only thing I know about Dwarfs is that they can't ride all the rides in Disneyland.
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Triple - US (http://www.youtu.be/lZD4ezDbbu4#), LT and Argonath! I only got Lithuanian citizenship in 2010 - thank god the Soviet Union forced my grandma to go to Siberia, otherwise I wouldn't be eligible for Lithuanian citizenship at all (sad yet true)..
Hmm.... I would have to check our laws if taking another citizenship after obtaining one from Argonath would lead to losing your passport. :lol:
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Next up, biology is banned from schools because evolution goes against the religions some students are members of.
When'll the day come when they ban maths. :devroll:
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What is America coming too.. :trust:
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What is America coming too.. :trust:
Iran?
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What is America coming too.. :trust:
Meanwhile in NYC just..
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The Catholic schools are part of the private education sector and are not fully funded by the government, they do get some assistant via the Government but not like public education. Thus these private schools cost a hefty price typically cost around 12,000 - 40,000 dollars a year depending on the school.
D: so expensive
God i love socialism.....
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I find it outrageously offensive to have to answer questions to prove my intellect... :roll:
:gand:
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Thats like in the UK they don't want humpty dumpty sang because they think it could scare children... - Not a lie.
The worlds getting pathetic.
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Thats like in the UK they don't want humpty dumpty sang because they think it could scare children... - Not a lie.
The worlds getting pathetic.
Wasn't "Baa Baa Black Sheep" also changed, because it was supposedly sexist and racist?
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Watching Cbeebies regularly it seems that to get a job there you have to be disabled, Asian or gay...
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Watching Cbeebies regularly it seems that to get a job there you have to be disabled, Asian or gay...
LOL.
Wasn't "Baa Baa Black Sheep" also changed, because it was supposedly sexist and racist?
The whole idea to have it changed because it was "racially offensive" was eventually scrapped after parents and anyone with half a brain deemed it ridiculous.
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This is like those dark ages where agents of the Church suppressed contemporary modern sciences...
Sad to think how even the Catholic Church already adapts to new technologies, slowly or not (the Pope has a twitter), while learning institutions run by such closed-minded dumb fucks see to the banning of many unique cultural aspects... suppose some natural disaster wiped out the school's administration, I'd join their students in celebrating.
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This is like those dark ages where agents of the Church suppressed contemporary modern sciences...
Sad to think how even the Catholic Church already adapts to new technologies, slowly or not (the Pope has a twitter), while learning institutions run by such closed-minded dumb f**ks see to the banning of many unique cultural aspects... suppose some natural disaster wiped out the school's administration, I'd join their students in celebrating.
Barely to do with Catholic church - these make their money through the usual contacts from which they made power back in the late Roman Empire... Ahead of that is just our comrade Pope being a good tourist and asking, asking, asking, and asking...
It has more to do with the protestant/evangelical/f**k knows what churches who are not centralised/organised like major churches are, so they have to live off of fooling people into giving them their hard earned cash.
The point anyway is that knowledge in one's mind will always conflict with the religion there. Since these churches will obviously make less profit with more knowledge it's no surprise they press for such a thing.
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"Today class, we can't speak nor write because someone's relative might not be able to speak or write and that would be highly offensive!"
Can you imagine this? Give me a damn break.
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Wasn't "Baa Baa Black Sheep" also changed, because it was supposedly sexist and racist?
Yes, humpty dumpty is banned for being 'scary' and ba ba black sheep is banned for being racist. -.-
Watching Cbeebies regularly it seems that to get a job there you have to be disabled, Asian or gay...
Theres a true fact for you, if you watch Cbeebies you'll see some strange things that actually look like they are trying to say something sexual or perverted.
NO I DONT WATCH IT! I have 4 siblings. :D
They will ban pens and pencils soon for being to sharp and everyone will be using chalk again.
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Theres a true fact for you, if you watch Cbeebies you'll see some strange things that actually look like they are trying to say something sexual or perverted.
NO I DONT WATCH IT! I have 4 siblings. :D
They will ban pens and pencils soon for being to sharp and everyone will be using chalk again.
Our favourite news item is Mr Bloom being called one of the sexiest men in England, according to English mothers.
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Our favourite news item is Mr Bloom being called one of the sexiest men in England, according to English mothers.
LOL! :lol:
He looks like a gardener!
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Next up, biology is banned from schools because evolution goes against the religions some students are members of.
I'm up for it!
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I'm up for it!
I'm not! God didn't do shit, dinosaurs did! :lol:
Sorry if I'm offensive I often speak openly to much.
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Rick Mercer: Rick's Rant: The War on Fun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKtqHm_ygu0#ws)
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Rick Mercer: Rick's Rant: The War on Fun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKtqHm_ygu0#ws)
Oh cool!
Now my video turn!
Ross Kemp on Gangs (The Milk) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF_nuy8zSo4#)
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I hope this idiot school just closes down from lack of students, from the amount of complaints from children, from negative publicity, or from all of the above. It probably would anyway.
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I hope this idiot school just closes down from lack of students, from the amount of complaints from children, from negative publicity, or from all of the above. It probably would anyway.
It will probably get bigger.
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It will probably get bigger.
What would be attracting people to it? :trust:
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What would be attracting people to it? :trust:
Idiot parents who want their kids to have a miserable existence in an oppressive and repressive school.
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Exactly.
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Idiot parents who want their kids to have a miserable existence in an oppressive and repressive school.
Yeah, many parents see the removal of such distractions as a benefit to their child's learning, although personally I see it as a negative towards social development...
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Yeah, many parents see the removal of such distractions as a benefit to their child's learning, although personally I see it as a negative towards social development...
Exactly it's not beneficial, childhood is supposed to be fun for kids and pathetic schools like that are ruining that.
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Exactly it's not beneficial, childhood is supposed to be fun for kids and pathetic schools like that are ruining that.
Some of the best lessons in school life are learned outside the classroom too. I honestly pity the result of closed-minded parents who place too much blind faith in a system meant to curtail human rights under the guise of educational learnings.
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Some of the best lessons in school life are learned outside the classroom too. I honestly pity the result of closed-minded parents who place too much blind faith in a system meant to curtail human rights under the guise of educational learnings.
Thats true, in school I was always told by my teachers I was intelligent and could be doing better but I was just to lazy to, I found I learned more out of school than I did in school, when I did go all I did was mess around, wish I did better. :roll: