the other matters about which you have heard me arguing and examining myself and others‚ and that an unexamined life is not worth living‚ then you will believe me still less. But that is so‚ my friends‚ though it is not easy to persuade you. (Apology) The general goal of the course is to explore the personal and social meaning of the statement‚ the unexamined life is not worth living. The live in which I let other people tell me what the questions of life are‚ the life in which I let other people
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US Hist. to 1876 Was the Civil War worth it? I believe that the civil war was worth it. Even though a lot of negative consequences came out of it‚ the positive outweighed the negative. The largest cause of the war was slavery. The North and South had contained their differences over slavery for sixty years after the Constitutional Convention. Compromise in 1787 had resolved the questions of slave trade and how to count slaves for congressional representation. The Compromise of 1850 was the last
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years of schooling. Higher education is beneficial for anyone with the dedication to attending and knowing what they are striving for with while doing so. Achieving a Bachelor’s degree or a B.A. is a worthwhile goal for just about everyone. Why is it worth the time‚ effort and money to receive this diploma? Charles Murray in his article “Are Too Many People Going to College?” states‚ “ Employers value the B.A. because it’s a no cost (for them) screening device for academic ability and perseverance” (pg
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Xiaoqing Ding Dr. Haendiges Engl-1010 6/23/13 Is Higher Education Worth the Price? A recent study shows that less than sixty percent of students can be graduate form four-year colleges. Interestingly‚ tuition of most of American colleges improves fast year by year. Beth Pinsker said in his article “The message that everyone should go to college does a disservice to the 60 percent of students who do not finish their degrees within six years‚ according to new research from Brookings Center
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“Is it Worth it to Train New Employees?” What is one concept that stood out to you in this article? One concept that stood out to me in this article is that the demand for new hire training is essential to growing companies‚ but more and more companies are looking to export or even get rid of training in some instances all together. “Most major investment banks outsource a chunk of their new employee training to a company called Training The Street‚ which runs two- to two-and-a-half-week programs
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College: Is It Worth It? The price of college is increasing‚ which means more students feel as though it is too expensive to go to college. In preparing to go to college‚ there are factors like paying for tuition‚ room and board‚ and books. People are missing the big picture. High school graduates can not afford to not go to college. For those who believe the cost of college is simply unattainable‚ these students may be unaware that a higher education can give students a better life with higher
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College is something that everyone will think about at some point in their life. For instance‚ when graduating high school their is a big decision to be made. One of the most asked question is college still worth it? Students who argue that college is not worth it usually say something about student debt. I have found that college can benefit you in multiple ways like better career opportunities‚ better paying jobs‚ and an investment in your future. Student debt is something that almost any student
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Do you think coal mining is worth the risk? Coal mining is worth the work because of what we get out of it. We get electricity out of it‚ we get jobs out of it (mining jobs) but everything good always has a bad side‚ we get health hazards like black lung disease. I think that coal mining is useful because of all the things above other than the bad one of course‚ otherwise everything is nice about it. You get jobs‚ it costs a small amount for a large amount of it‚ and you get electricity out of it
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towards the end of the year when applications get sent out‚ accepted‚ waitlisted‚ and denied. Through the course of this life-changing process‚ teenagers are constantly turning one thought over in their heads‚ is the thing that they are about to pursue worth the time and money? When someone thinks of college and the impact that it will have on their life‚ it is much like thinking in terms of building a structure‚ simple. If one does not have a strong foundation‚ whatever they build on it will come crumbling
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Some people may be concerned if college is worth it or not. College is for those that actually want to learn and it is not to be taken lightly. It is the final preparation before you go to the outside world‚ so it may seem scary to some people because of the social situations and debt. However‚ it prepares you for the rest of your life. College gives students more than just educational knowledge‚ it teaches the students about life and a lot about themselves but there’s a huge debt behind all of this
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