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Literacy

2008-01-07T01:01:51Z

Garroga:

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."-George W. Bush

'''Literacy''' is the ability to [[read]], [[write]] or to [[speak]] at adequate levels, by means of a language. Literacy is generally considered to be crucial for many forms of employment and higher education.

[[Category:Language]]

Pollution

2008-01-07T01:00:59Z

Garroga:

"It isn't pollution that's ruining the environment; it's all the impurities in the air and water that's doing it."-George W. Bush

'''Pollution''' is contamination of a system with harmful foreign components.<ref>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=pollution</ref>. The most common usage of the word pollution refers to [[environmental pollution]], which is contamination of the air, ground, or water by harmful chemicals, particulate matter, or other impurities. A less common use is noise pollution, which is "contamination" of a quiet space by annoying sounds.

==References==
<references />

[[category:environment]]

Education

2008-01-07T00:59:53Z

Garroga:

"Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?"-George W. Bush

'''Education''' is the process, whether in a [[school|formal]] setting or [[homeschooling|not]], of teaching [[skill]]s and [[knowledge]]. It is most familiar in the schooling of the [[children|young]], but continues throughout life.

Academic performance correlates most closely with the amount of time kids spend on homework.

The United States has a [[socialism|socialized]] education program, though there are smaller, competing "[[private school|private schools]]" within the country. While it has been the establishment for some time, many have argued against the merits of government run programs. They argue a [[free market]] education system would be more fair, and allow competition for what truly are "facts."
==See also==
*[[Pygmalion effect]]
*[[Compulsory education]]
*[[Homeschooling]]

==External links==

*[http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/features/dweck.html The Effort Effect] - According to a Stanford psychologist, you’ll reach new heights if you learn to embrace the occasional tumble.

*[http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/hl1013.cfm Why Won't Politically Correct Professors Teach English and American Literature?] - Dr. Elizabeth Kantor at '''[[Heritage Foundation|The Heritage Foundation]]''' talks about why English professors don't seem to want to teach English and American literature, and about why the consequences of that failure are more important than you might think.
[[category:education]]

Education

2008-01-07T00:59:41Z

Garroga:

"Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?"-George W. Bush
'''Education''' is the process, whether in a [[school|formal]] setting or [[homeschooling|not]], of teaching [[skill]]s and [[knowledge]]. It is most familiar in the schooling of the [[children|young]], but continues throughout life.

Academic performance correlates most closely with the amount of time kids spend on homework.

The United States has a [[socialism|socialized]] education program, though there are smaller, competing "[[private school|private schools]]" within the country. While it has been the establishment for some time, many have argued against the merits of government run programs. They argue a [[free market]] education system would be more fair, and allow competition for what truly are "facts."
==See also==
*[[Pygmalion effect]]
*[[Compulsory education]]
*[[Homeschooling]]

==External links==

*[http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/marapr/features/dweck.html The Effort Effect] - According to a Stanford psychologist, you’ll reach new heights if you learn to embrace the occasional tumble.

*[http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/hl1013.cfm Why Won't Politically Correct Professors Teach English and American Literature?] - Dr. Elizabeth Kantor at '''[[Heritage Foundation|The Heritage Foundation]]''' talks about why English professors don't seem to want to teach English and American literature, and about why the consequences of that failure are more important than you might think.
[[category:education]]

Pollution

2008-01-07T00:58:46Z

Garroga:

"It isn't pollution that's ruining the environment; it's all the impurities in the air and water that's doing it."-George W. Bush
'''Pollution''' is contamination of a system with harmful foreign components.<ref>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=pollution</ref>. The most common usage of the word pollution refers to [[environmental pollution]], which is contamination of the air, ground, or water by harmful chemicals or particulate matter. A less common use is noise pollution, which is "contamination" of a quiet space by annoying sounds.

==References==
<references />

[[category:environment]]

Salmon

2008-01-07T00:58:03Z

Garroga:

[[Image:Atlantic Salmon s.jpg|right]]
'''Salmon''' is a type of [[fish]] used in many dishes, including sushi. They are distinguished by their unique migratory and breeding tendencies. Salmon have the miraculous ability to find the original stream where they were born after swimming around for years in the [[ocean]], and returning there to breed.
==Quotes About Salmon==
"I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully."-George W. Bush, during the Dick Cheney River Pollution Scandal

[[Category:Fish]]
[[Category:Marine]]

Wayne Dumond

2008-01-05T17:31:18Z

Garroga:

'''Wayne Dumond''' was a Vietnam veteran. He earned notoriety for his many crimes. His first known crimes was the murder of an elderly man in Oklahoma, although he was not prosecuted because he testified against two other accomplices who had helped in the murder. His next crime was molestation of an underaged girl in a mall parking lot, which resulted in a five year sentence. His next crime was rape, but before the trial, the prosecution was dropped because he agreed to undergo counseling.
==Rape of Ashley Stevens==
Most famously, Dumond raped 17 year old Arkansas cheerleader Ashley Stevens in 1984. Evidence mounting against Dumond mounting, he was eventually incarcerated for his crime. However, Dumond supporters rallied for his release because of Ashley Steven's relation (third cousins) to the governor of Arkansas at that time, Bill Clinton.
==Parole==
Despite being sentenced to life in prison, Dumond was eventually paroled, due partially to the governor of Arkansas at that time, Mike Huckabee, who believed Dumond had been imprisoned due to the victim's connection to Bill Clinton. Upon his release in 1999, Dumond moved to Missouri and married Terry Sue, a member of a church group that visited him while incarcerated. In 2001, he was arrested for the murder of Carol Sue shields, and was convicted in 2003. In 2005, he died in the Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri, apparently because of cancer to the vocal chords.

Wayne Dumond

2008-01-05T17:30:38Z

Garroga: New page: '''Wayne Dumond''' was a Vietnam veteran. He earned notoriety for his many crimes. His first known crimes was the murder of an elderly man in Oklahoma, although he was not prosecuted bec...

'''Wayne Dumond''' was a Vietnam veteran. He earned notoriety for his many crimes. His first known crimes was the murder of an elderly man in Oklahoma, although he was not prosecuted because he testified against two other accomplices who had helped in the murder. His next crime was molestation of an underaged girl in a mall parking lot, which resulted in a five year sentence. His next crime was rape, but before the trial, the prosecution was dropped because he agreed to undergo counseling.
'''Rape of Ashley Stevens'''
Most famously, Dumond raped 17 year old Arkansas cheerleader Ashley Stevens in 1984. Evidence mounting against Dumond mounting, he was eventually incarcerated for his crime. However, Dumond supporters rallied for his release because of Ashley Steven's relation (third cousins) to the governor of Arkansas at that time, Bill Clinton.
'''Parole'''
Despite being sentenced to life in prison, Dumond was eventually paroled, due partially to the governor of Arkansas at that time, Mike Huckabee, who believed Dumond had been imprisoned due to the victim's connection to Bill Clinton. Upon his release in 1999, Dumond moved to Missouri and married Terry Sue, a member of a church group that visited him while incarcerated. In 2001, he was arrested for the murder of Carol Sue shields, and was convicted in 2003. In 2005, he died in the Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri, apparently because of cancer to the vocal chords.