Entering Class Discussions 21 12 "WHAT’S MOTIVATING THIS WRITER?": Reading for the Conversation 22 13 "ANALYZE THIS": Writing in the Social Sciences 23 PART 5 – READINGS 24 14 IS HIGHER EDUCATION WORTH THE PRICE? 24 ANDREW HACKER AND CLAUDIA DREIFUS‚ Are Colleges Worth the Price? 24 SANFORD J. UNGAR‚ The New Liberal Arts 27 DAVID FOSTER WALLACE‚ Kenyon Commencement Speech 30 LIZ ADDISON‚ Two Years Are Better Than Four 33 KEVIN CAREY‚ Why Do You Think They’re Called For-Profit Colleges? 35 CHARLES MURRAY
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Katie Pace Civil Society and its Definitions While generally acknowledged to consist of privately formed social organizations‚ civil society remains an ambiguous conception prone to diverse interpretations. As a Western idea‚ first made famous by Alexis de Tocqueville in his analysis of American democracy‚ its application worldwide and in nations with differing social‚ religious‚ economic and political backgrounds has created debate about what civil society is and how civil society influences
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Xxxxx xxxx FYS 30 November 2012 The Value of Liberal Arts Education The great physicist Albert Einstein once said‚ “The value of education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts‚ but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.” Einstein further conveys that liberal studying helps develop critical thinking and analytical skills with a touch of creativity. Liberal arts education helps set a common base for worldly knowledge; it strengthens
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Education in Modern Society Education can be seen in society as a key ingredient to having a successful and extraordinary life‚ which is an undeniable fact that cannot be contended. It is composed of a source of information and a method of conversion (or decoding) of said information. Some may argue that education can be given in different ways‚ some being radical while others being more conservative. Others see it as being biased towards a certain kind of social or ethnical group‚ and even gender
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of the Liberal Arts As the world has become more technologically‚ economically‚ and scientifically oriented‚ the education of future generations has changed with it and has become more focused into three fields: technology‚ economy‚ and science. With the intellectual focus being turned toward the sciences and mathematics‚ students and teachers have both moved away from the liberal arts‚ leaving them forgotten. Recently‚ there has been a desire to restore the liberal arts to education‚ and it
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British History Pre-1906; Reasons for the Liberal Landslide Issues arising at the beginning of the 20th Century Free Trade vs. Protectionism; rife‚ and opinions of it split amongst many Imperialism vs. Liberalism; the two were deeply contrasting‚ making the government suffer Rights of Individual vs. State Intervention /Laissez-faire vs. Social Welfare; questions of how to run the government Workers vs. Employers; workers want better pay/ less hours‚ whereas employers sought greater profit
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Can one obtain an excellent multidisciplinary/liberal arts education without studying science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ or mathematics? Students have to be prepared for a long and prosperous career in any field they are aiming for. Therefore‚ two pillars are required. One is the ability to communicate and the other is deep knowledge in at least one subject. Avoiding science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ and mathematics destroys one pillar and limits the opportunities for the students. But why has there
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Most students question why we have to go to school and take liberal arts courses that do not necessarily prepare us for our field. When we ask our professors or teachers‚ they tell us it is because we should learn to be “well rounded” students. This is not enough to convince many. Students do not have a real understanding of why liberal arts education is helpful so they do not see the need to learn it. Many students only memorize the facts to pass the tests they have to take and then forget it because
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Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on and motivated by the experiences of women. While generally providing a critique of social relations‚ many proponents of feminism also focus on analyzing gender inequality and the promotion of women’s rights‚ interests‚ and issues. Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of gender inequality and focuses on gender politics‚ power relations and sexuality. Feminist political activism campaigns on issues such as reproductive
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success. I believe the key to my success in the future is my education because with education I can be the master of my own life and goals. With education I can be the greatest in what I want to be in life‚ I can achieve and also surpass the expectations set for me. My education is the most important during a young age because what I do now or did in the past is going to affect the future and more specifically my future. Shaping my self up during my teenage years using education will surely give me
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