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EN110 Achieving Academic Excellence
Writing Assessment 5_06
July 14, 2014
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“Why college education is important to me” !
Malcolm X, a civil rights activist, once said, "Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world." Every year, millions of people throughout the world go to University.
Getting a university education will help create so many paths and give a better life. Various kind of people go to university for different goals, ambitions and reasons. As for me, a university education is important to improve my chance of getting my dream job. I personally see university education as a good and solid investment, primarily because I will use all skills I get from the university for the rest of my life and according to Collegeboard, “The typical bachelor’s degree holder can expect to earn about 73 percent more over a 40-year working life than the typical high school graduate earns over the same time period “.
There are many other important benefits of university education, such as it will definitely help one to improve oneself and become a more prepared and marketable person for stepping out
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into this world. A university education will teach self-discipline, improve one’s ability to develop thinking skills and expand the ability to work with other people from different backgrounds and cultures. Moreover, university education helps people to solve problems in an amicable and easy way. One also learn how to avoid obvious disagreements with people. As a result, they are able to lead a trouble free life.
Secondary, a university education gives opportunities to have less financial problems. A university education is absolutely necessary to me because it is the golden key to success. Better education gives me the qualification to get better jobs and it increases my self-confidence. Our parent and teachers care about the quality of our education,
References: http://www.malcolm-x.org/quotes.htm https://trends.collegeboard.org/education-pays EN110 ACHIEVING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE !3