In “The New Liberal Arts‚” the president of Goucher College‚ Sanford J. Ungar claims that people are not taking advantage of a liberal-arts education due to common misperceptions held by the public. He structures his argument into his seven common misperceptions about a liberal education and starts off by stating his first misperception: a liberal-arts education is a luxury and a “career education” should be the main focus of today’s society. He refutes that point by explaining a “career education”
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After Reconstruction the states that resided in the north were primarily Liberal Republican. This was due from Lincoln’s association with the Republican Party‚ and the role he had on equal treatment for blacks during the Civil War (Boles pg. 570). Also‚ the term liberal is associated with the progressive party‚ which means looking forward. In contrast‚ the south was primarily Conservative Democratic‚ with the term conservative associated with being stuck in old ways of doing things. This implies
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Liberals and Conservatives are very different. Liberals believe in government taking action and making choices for us. They believe that government decide how we live. They believe that we should rely heavily on the Government and their terms. Conservatives believe in the exact opposite. They believe in personal responsibility and they believe that the government should have very little to do with how we live. They believe that personal reliance is important in living and that in times of distress
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The Progressive Era - Liberal or Conservative During the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ presumably around the 1890’s‚ it became known as the Progressive Era‚ a time of change‚ reform‚ and adaptation. As Vernon L. Parrignton put it‚ it was a "democratic renaissance" (Vernon L. Parrington in The Progressive Movement: Liberal or Conservative). So what was Progressivism? Well‚ its main goals were to curb corporate power‚ to end business monopolies‚ and to wipe out political corruption. They
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My plan with a Liberal Arts degree is to acquire all the knowledge I need to succeed in the publishing world. I have been writing without any formal education since I was very young‚ and even submitted works to agents and editors‚ some of which asked for more of my work. Regardless‚ I wanted to polish my writing and gain the necessary skills and this is what I hope to achieve. For this reason‚ I wish to gain a solid foundation for my writing career. The expected outcome after completing this degree
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The belief that liberal arts is extra‚ just for fun‚ not useful‚ worthless‚ a waste of money‚ unproductive‚ futureless‚ (any or all of the above) is quite frankly a ludicrous claim. Many adults have engrained in their minds‚ sure that it’s fine to take as a course in school‚ but it’s never going anywhere‚ it’s never going to land a career‚ a job‚ a lifestyle. The stereotype for ‘worthless’ majors is always liberal arts degrees (whether is philosophy‚ art history‚ or Russian literature‚ they have
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Marywood’s Liberal Arts is a requirement for the students in order for them to graduate. It provides positive benefits over all for the students even if it does not intervene with their major. Having an education in the Liberal Arts provides an individual to share their education and communication throughout their environment. For example‚ my major is Interior Architecture and I find it pointless to take an English class. I do not see how reading a book and jotting down notes can help me when I
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Is Sweden a Socialist or Liberal Country? There are many points that can be made to further prove how Sweden is either a Socialist or Liberalist country‚ or even both. However the main factor that it really comes down to is the people. Sweden is a democratic country so whatever the people vote for‚ is what will come into power. For 45 consecutive years the Social Democratic Party was in power‚ and they were just re elected this year‚ it’s clear that the Swedish populace is very much on the side
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Political Participation in Liberal Democracy People participate in politics to influence policy decision for beter life or beter future by voting‚ interest groups‚ labor unions‚ associations and party membership. There are 3 groups ; Gladiators (Elites) : a small proportion of gladiators who fight the political battle. For instance‚ the activist campaigners. Spectators: a large group og spectators who observe the contest but rarely participate beyond voting. Apathetics: a substantial number
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There are many different feminist viewpoints‚ but the most prominent ones are Radical and Liberal. Radical feminists believe that the root cause of inequality in society is the oppression of women‚ which is caused by patriarchy‚ or male dominance. On the other hand‚ Liberal feminists believe that all genders are created as equals and should be treated the same. They state that oppression only exists because of the way men and women are socialized‚ and they support patriarchy. The two articles chosen
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