because I have no college funds. My college savings were used in order to try and keep my step dad from being extradited back to England. In the end he still got deported leaving me and my little sister to survive off of my single mom’s teacher salary. My ex-step dad‚ who has been in England for four years now‚ has not pay child support at all for my little sister which makes it extra difficult on my single mother. I plan on staying at Polk State through the rest of my college career in order to
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Is a college education worth the expense? People often ask the question is a college education worth the expense? College education is as we all know a more advanced level of education. An education that has become more and more demanded. It is frequently now mandatory for a variety of jobs. The jobs that recommend a college education are usually the jobs that have a higher pay. Rather then the jobs that are offered to people that only have a high school diploma. The higher paying jobs require the
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popular vote than his competition‚ but was not elected the next President of the United States? Every four years in November over 90 million Americans vote for the presidential candidates‚ then in the middle of December the president and vice president of the United States are actually elected by the votes of only 538 citizens. Wouldn’t you think there was an obvious flaw in the system? I would be willing to bet that the majority of you would‚ but in the case of the Electoral College apparently
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Why is college education important to me. As a child growing up‚ my mother always expressed her passive encouragement for my sibling’s and me to take full control of our educational journey and grasp all that we were taught. She ensured us that every part of that experience will play its part in our life as we matured into professional individuals. In today’s society having a college education has proven to be a vital key needed for success among our generation. As individuals we are all from
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Why Not to Pay College Athletes After numerous scandals over the past several years of college athletes receiving improper benefits‚ the question has come up whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. College sports are a growing industry‚ and we have seen money destroy organizations‚ teams‚ and players in this industry. The determination and motivation of college athletes supersedes professional athletes by their will to win; therefore‚ college athletes should not be paid. The law
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to pay‚ that is the question that colleges are facing. College athletes are at college for an education‚ which is being lost fully paid for‚ therefore they should not be paid a salary on top of it. Problems arise when colleges discuss paying athletes. First they don’t have enough money‚ the athletes are first and foremost students‚ and it would lead to unfair circumstances. Even though tuition and various college prices are high‚ colleges are in debt. Colleges are meant for furthering education
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shadow with being the reason why I want to work for the government when I’m done school. While I was not paid to job shadow at the Ministry of Finance‚ being able to immerse myself in the environment and having the chance to talk with current workers was worth it. As stated by Eleonore in her article on government recruitment‚ hundreds of Canadians every year are given the chance to work for the federal government. Nevertheless‚ her article focused on post-graduate opportunities within the federal
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attend college. She asked me that day‚” Mija‚ are you going to college?” At first I hesitated‚ “Si” . Then she told me‚ “Are you sure because that is exactly what your older sister said and she ended up pregnant.” After hearing those words‚ I knew for sure I wanted to be the first in my family to attend college. I wanted to prove her what I said I meant it and was going to make it come true. A situation where I showed grit and persevered was when I made the decision to attend college. College for
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Why are you here? That is‚ why are you going to college? Explain. There are many reasons‚ but the only important reason is to realize my self‚ and to live with dignity. Accordingly‚ when I study and get a bachelor certificate‚ I will look for a good job that I can live from by getting an income. Then‚ my life will change into better. I will feel stable. In addition‚ it’s beautiful to know that your parents are proud of you. 2. How and why did you decide to enroll at Purdue Calumet
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other than industry-specific technical knowledge which contribute to effective and successful participation in the workplace. The attributes of employability skills are including communication‚ critical and problem solving interpersonal‚ leadership‚ team work and honesty‚ dependability and adaptability skills. As global world are using English language as its language of business‚ lack of English language proficiency has often been cited as one of the major factors contributing to graduate unemployment
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