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Years ago, the college experience applied only to recent high school graduates and meant spending hour after hour in a crowded lecture. Today, this is only one of the possible snapshots of a college student. The ideas in this article are perfect for students from all backgrounds and in all majors. Read on for insight and inspiration.…
"Each fall more than 3 million high school graduates begin their studies at more than 4,000 American colleges"(Pg.2), some people are able to adjust and some aren't, but what is the best way to enhance your college readiness? The transition can be very tedious for most people, if you attended College, how long did it take you to become comfortable in your studies? In the book, “The Transition to College Writing,” it references the two main characters Eduardo and Maria, in regards to their similarities and differences of lifestyle, cultural, ethnicity, and life experiences relating to their high school and college educational experiences as students.…
“Taking AP English Language and Composition is a worthwhile experience as it can cultivate in students powerful skills and abilities that permit them to think bilaterally, read deeply, and write efficaciously.” -Mr. Alper…
Some disorders cause the thyroid to make more thyroid hormones than the body needs. This is called hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid. The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves’ disease. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder, in which the body 's own defense system, called the immune system, stimulates the thyroid. This causes it to make too much of the thyroid hormones. Hyperthyroidism can also be caused by thyroid nodules that prompt excess thyroid hormones to be made. A thyroid nodule is a swelling in one section of the thyroid gland. The nodule can be solid or filled with fluid or blood. You can have just one thyroid nodule or many. Most thyroid nodules do not cause symptoms. But some thyroid nodules make too much of the thyroid hormones, causing hyperthyroidism. Sometimes, nodules get to be big enough to cause problems with swallowing or breathing. In fewer than 10 percent of cases, thyroid nodules are cancerous. Thyroid nodules are quite common. By the time you reach the age of 50, you have a 50 percent chance of having a thyroid nodule larger than a half inch wide.…
Have you ever wondered why college students are so stressed out? Zinsser successfully answers that question through anecdotal evidence. The essay begins with notes from overwhelmed students requesting extensions from their dean Carlos, because of the exhaulting pressures they are…
“College Pressures”, By William Zinsser Is an essay about the everyday life, troubles and problems of a College student. William talks about the challenges of college and how students react to the new environment that they must deal with when applying and going to college. The pressures of just applying to College can be enough to dishearten the potential student to apply to college. When College’s only taka certain number of students a year, it makes the odds of getting in to schools like Yale and Harvard almost impossible. The actual odds are some 34%, for the Schools such as Harvard. Students get into college and sometimes fined that they are not prepared for college by any means. Students steadily fall behind on their school work and find themselves in a hole they can’t get out of. With people worried about getting into a good college to find a good job in the world, it’s making getting into college that much harder to do. Students that make it into college find that after they get out of college they are in debt before they have started to make any money for themselves. The Pressures of college can be great, although students seem to strive every day and push through the hardships that they receive.…
employers, or even the desire to go back for a higher education for a possible career…
This course provides students with the skills and strategies they need to make the transition to college and university preparation courses in English and other secondary school disciplines. Students will be encouraged to develop independence in a range of academic tasks. They will participate in debates and lead classroom workshops; read and interpret literary works and academic texts; write essays, narratives, and reports; and apply a range of learning strategies and research skills effectively. Students will further develop their ability to respond critically to print and media texts.…
Task: How is language used to attempt to persuade the readers to share the point of view of Heidi Schwartz?…
One effective way to help the students is through literature. Usually these students are English learners. Because of that, this group has greater difficulties integrating and socializing with other peers in the classroom. “Literature can help them “meet these new people” in their classroom, learn the expectations of their classmates and their teacher, and generally learn to adapt to their new culture” (Akrofi 2008).…
| All students will: will participate in a general conversation of their ambition and why it is important for them to learn how to speak English and take advantage of any other opportunities available at the college. Most students will. Be able to express them-selves effectively during the discussion.Some students will. Have set goals for educational opportunities they want to achieve.…
AP English was a difficult course with a heavy workload, and I saw quickly that Mr. Magee did not tolerate whining. Therefore, I resolved to remain caught up in my daily reading responses, even when I already felt overwhelmed by other commitments. Yet despite his high expectations, Mr. Magee consistently demonstrated his trust in us, as students. He would give us the benefit of the doubt when we asked him for an extension on a paper, or when we handed in a reading response a class late. Mr. Magee trusted in our maturity to manage our own time, and he inspired me to deserve his trust and not to take it for granted. I believe Mr. Magee established healthy, mature relationships with his students based on mutual respect–an invaluable experience for us as college-bound…
There are multiple kinds of stress college students face throughout their education career. While spending time in college it can also be both educational and stressful. Numerous stress causes college students face primarily is academic performance. Students intend to do their best to keep there grades up in order to keep there scholarship awards or any kind of funding provided. Financial stress, many college students face this stress. Involving the trouble for insufficient money to pay for tuition, as well as funds needed to cover the costs of living. Even the students who are qualified for financial aid to cover there college costs, knowing later on they will be having to face paying back a large sum of money post graduation. College students…
At the age of 18 years of life, in the year 2013, life presents me a new experience called: University. It is a new and great challenge, which will have as primary aim to become someone in life. University is the only place in the world where I will truly have the opportunity to realize myself on a professional way. In my case, Texas A&M International University will be my place where I will have the opportunity of learning to think and live. University is made up of a wide variety of subjects and classes, although each one of them is important, the English subject is fundamental. As a first grade college student, being this the first English class that I will have to take I am excited; I come with a great expectation of leaving behind my bad writing experiences; although a kind of weakness opaque my writing strengths I am going to take full advantage of each and every concept learn during the English 1301 class.…
English never came easy to me. In fact, until I heard myself speaking during a video I filmed for an english project in my 8th grade of school, I thought that I still had that weird African Accent, despite being a brown girl. There was nowhere to fit in, I was Micronesian, but my hair was curly and I didn’t speak the language, or I was Cape Verdean but my skin was too caramel and my hair not curly enough. Or maybe I was just American; But my skin was not white, nor was it black. There was always confusion running through me, from judgement of my appearance by family, to dealing with my mother’s depression. The roller coaster of a childhood that I went through, created my love of writing. It was a way to output the boiling feelings from within.…