Rusty Hays
Writing – Info Literacy
(1)Reflecting on my topic, “what does it mean to be educated”, I need to learn more about what other credible sources believe about what it means for a college student to be educated.
This includes subjects such as; why be educated, the value of education, what comes after graduation, commonly held beliefs about what it means to be educated and pros verses cons.
(2) Key words and phrases are as follows; why get an education? Value of education, educational value, pros verses cons of getting a degree, and cost benefit analysis.
(3) The Kenyon Commencement Speech, David Foster Wallace, Benefits of Higher Education,
Modern viewpoints about higher education, Is College worth it?
(4) http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.libweb.linnbenton.edu/ This is a valuable website …show more content…
The second website is www.usnews.com I found this site to be trustworthy because it is published by the source, the url is not personal, and it includes several authors within its debate club. There are also several hyperlinks. The overall site is meant to give facts,
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inform, disclose and share information and opinions from credible sources.
(5) There are two pieces of information that I have found which include the opening paragraph on the US News and World Report site which asks the question, “Is a college degree still worth
it?”. The second piece is the arguments side of the debate which includes several opinions and viewpoints on the issue.
(6) Works Cited.
Almond, Brenda. "Education For Tolerance: Cultural Difference And Family
Values." Journal Of Moral Education 39.2 (2010): 131-143. Academic Search Premier.
Web. 7 Nov.