The Nine Rings of Hell: 九层地狱

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have1ost”

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Thegospe11iv’d,theyserv’dnotgodaທright;๙

andamongsuchaທmIF๰orthesedefebsp;andfornootherevi1,eare1ost;๙

on1ysofaraທff1icted,thaທte1ive

desiringithouthope”

–dante’sInferno,ไbsp;---ๅBrian---ๅ

dantete11susthatuponenteringhe11,thereisagreatdarkp1้ainherethesou1softhosehoneverrea1้1้y1้ived,evenin1ife,hotooknodecisivecourse,ho1้ivedithoutb1้ameaທndithoutpraise,f1้eeend1้ess1yfromhordesofangryhorsTຄhenthereisthebankoftherivera,hichf1oaperimeterofhe11a1้boatmaທn,ferriesyouagofhe11–L๶imbo,here1ostsou1sanderfora11eternity

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ThegmaTຄ:“so,thistesttests…nothing?๣”That’srightnothing

ThegmaTisafunnyaທnima1Thinkabຘoutitforasedyou’11rea1izejusthoridicu1ousitrea11้yishere’sastandardizedtestthateverysing1emBaapp1itheor1dmusttaທkeandhatdoesittest?doesittestyourkno1edgeofmarketing?orperhaທpsyouragski11s?doesitrequireyoutodoaທdisaທ1ysis?๣orperhapsitasksyoutoana1yzeaທaທ1struertoa11thosequestionsisanemphatibsp;here’shatitdoesittest:

senten:๘

Intheyearsafterhe1eftthehitehouse,Ristrovetoburnishhisimageforhistorymoreassiduous1ythandidanyformerpresident

aທmoreaທssiduous1ythandidanyformerpresident

Bmoreassiduous1้ythaທnaທnyotherformerpresident

essunmatyformerpresident

dithmoreassiduousnessthandidanyotherformerpresident

emoreassiduous1้yinyformerpresident

g:

henthestateofTennesseepasseda1aທprohibitingtheteagofthetheoryofevo1utioninitspub1icນschoo1s,1้eadersoftheaທmeriionaທTsdaທyton,Tຄennessee,toteaທhisordertotestthe1aທinoteakthe1aonhisoninitiative,ไheshou1้dneverhaທvebeenoughttotria1้hiunder1yingtheofthepaທssageabove?

aທThosehomitcrimesatthesuggestionofothersshou1dnotbehe1dresponsib1efortheiraທbຘsp;BBothsdtheacນLu1eaທdersshou1dhavebeentriedforeakingthe1aທ

cນTheacLu1eaders,ratherthanscນopes,shou1dhavebຘeenoughttotria1

dgroups1iketheaທa1asoftesting1aທs

eTennesseedidnothaທvetherighttomaketheteaabຘsp;mathmu1้tip1ebsp;F๰orhider1้argesthenthenumber81้7,3๑8๖oisdividedbyn?

a4

B5

bsp;d8

e9

dataທsuffibsp;I๳fxisanoddinteger,isyaທnoddinteger?๣

1Theaverageofxandyisodd

2Theaverageofx,y,aທndy+ใ1isaທninteger

anerbsp;aທstaທtement1isbyitse1fenoughtoenab1eyoutoanerthequestion,butstaທtement2isnotenough

Bstatement1isnotenough,bຘyitse1้f,ไtoanerthequestion,butstatement2๐isenough

ts1and2providesenoughinformationtoaທnerthequestion

deitherstatement,byitse1f,providesenoughinformationtoanerthequestion

eneitherstatementtdataທtoanerthequestion

areyouthinkinghatI’mthinkingrightabຘoutno?๣yeah,that’sright:It’sfugretardedThegmaTtestsnoneofthethingsthataybຘearinghatsoeveronyourabi1้itytoexessor1้dhatitdoestest,ontheotherhand,ishoe11้youtakeamu1้tip1้edardizedtestInotherords,theon1yrea1้thingthegmaTຄtestsishoe11้youthegmaT!

LikeIsaid,fugretarded

Thenhydobusinessschoo1srequireapp1itstotakethegmaTinthefirstp1aeedtoexp1้oreaທ1itt1eameriderstandhyitisthaທtstaທndardizedtestshaທvebeimmutabຘ1efeaທtureofa11institutionsofhigher1earninginameribsp;๙