The Current Undergraduate The article‚ “Ask Not What You Can Do For Your University‚ but What Your University Can Do For You”‚ written by the University of California Los Angeles Student WebZine‚ claims that universities are no longer providing education for students‚ but rather running a business. Colleges have turned into a profit seeking institution‚ making decisions based on financial concerns. The article claims that students are customers and education is a purchase. Webzine scolds the students
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“Shifu‚ You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh”: A commentary The first chapter of a story is always one of the most important ones. It sets the stage and tone of the story‚ introduces us to the characters‚ and has to be sufficiently interesting to keep the reader engaged. In “Shifu‚ You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh”‚ Mo Yan brings us straight to the heart of the action and the root of the story’s plot; when Ding Shikou‚ the main character‚ is retrenched. The type of society in which the story
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"What do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?" This interview question can come in many flavors: What do you want to do with your life? What are your goals? What is your dream job? What do you want to do with your college degree? However your interviewer phrases the question‚ the goal is similar. The college admissions folks want to see if you have thought about your future. A lot of students don’t succeed in college for the simple reason that they don’t have a clear sense of why college is
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of thought that people learn more readily from electronic media than they do from print‚ never the less‚ this does not reduce information available in printed materials. Due to technological advancement and sophistication‚ lots of people find it stylish to own an electronic gadget especially the portable ones. Apart from being stylish‚ with inernet as a link to the world‚ these portable gadgets with internet connection makes information readily available accessible from any location. For example
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and protractor. You look up at the board and see numbers‚ equations‚ and more uncommon things. The teacher begins to inform the class of the assignment‚ and you pick up the pencil ready to write what you need; even if you don’t fully understand what it is. You begin writing - what seems to be nonsense- on the perfect lined paper‚ but your mind wanders to the sweet scent of fresh air. The windows have been opened and you can see the beautiful day outside. Now this is the only thing you can focus on
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“Losing is how you learn to succeed.” In this world‚ we see losing as a failure‚ a disappointment. What most fail to understand is the value of losing and the way it can teach us more about ourselves and how we can improve. Losing helps us to understand and evaluate our weaknesses‚ and learn from them. From this‚ we can get better and try again. Donald Trump was quoted as saying‚ “Sometimes by losing a battle‚ you find a new way to win the war.” As human beings‚ we are driven to succeed and accomplish
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What do you think of “Westernization” in Malaysia? Provide argument and examples. Nowadays‚ we can see there is a lot of westernization in Malaysia. People in Malaysia like to copy the style from western country because they think that country more develop than our country. From my point of view‚ westernization in Malaysia give disadvantages rather than good thing. The westernization gives bad impact to the Malaysian people especially teenagers because we can see that teenagers today have lack
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selection‚ from Education. Throughout the writing‚ Emerson pushes his message that children need to learn that it’s ok to make mistakes‚ and that those mistakes help them to learn properly in school. A critical component of this argument is diction. Throughout the piece‚ Emerson uses phrases such as “He can learn anything” “...which is important to him…” “the power to learn is secured” (190). By using these phrases‚ Emerson is able to get the audience to understand that learning is all about what you install
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Speaker Dalton Sherman Title Do you believe? Venue Dallas Independent School District Teachers Conference Notable Elements 10-year-old 5th grader Dalton Sherman delivers an inspirational speech to 20‚000 teachers about the importance of believing in each other. How can you inspire your audience? Ask 10-year-old Dalton Sherman. by Andrew Dlugan Nov 6th‚ 2008 [pic] Is fifth grader Dalton Sherman the next Barack Obama? Of course‚ it’s far too early to tell‚ but that’s how he refers
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What makes us good citizens? It is hard to answer that question because every person can think about different definition of a good citizen. Many can call themselves good citizens just because they work‚ pay taxes and obey law. But is it enough? Not for everyone. Good citizens do not serve their own interest but rather understand that their deeds affect the world around them. They serve their families‚ friends and others in need without prejudice and selfishness. They care about the condition of
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