Pencils fall at different speeds explained
A long pencil and a short pencil released upright fall to the table. The shorter pencil hits first because gravity acts on both to bring them down. the longer pencil has a higher center of gravity and must travel a longer distance and arc, causing a slower fall.
Learning Lessons On Multiple Choice Tests
The use of multiple choice tests is expanding in colleges and employment. About one third of roughly 1,800 to 2,000 U.S. colleges require candidates to take one or more College Board tests. Even NYSE newcomer prospects may face a designated MC test. Critics argue the format can blunt creativity and penalize sensitive, probing individuals, but supporters say it screens thousands of applicants and gauges aptitude.
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French Favor United Europe
Strasbourg report shows 72 percent of French men favor a United Europe with 24 percent strongly in favor of unity and 44 percent approving. Holland tops unity support. Germans mostly positive. Luxembourg and Belgium divided. Italy small support. Text also discusses college admissions and test scoring bias in multiple choice exams.
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Lincoln Replaces Burnside With Fighting Joe Hooker on Peninsula
The Lincoln administration removes Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside after Fredericksburg and the Mud March. Joseph Hooker, veteran of the Peninsula and Antietam, is named commander of the Army of the Potomac, despite mixed reviews from peers who question his tactics and character. The letter from Lincoln to Hooker urges caution and victory, while Hooker’s background and nickname “Fighting Joe” are explored.
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