research-intensive universities‚ in which the number of citizens with college degrees was calculated out of 26 developed countries. The United States‚ a nation which used to lead the world‚ "... ranked 16th in the number of 25-34 year-olds with college degrees" (Huffington Post). The same research also concluded that workers without a degree are twice as likely to be unemployed in the United States. This statistic directly correlates with the number of high school graduates who "are not adequately prepared for the
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Liberal Arts Colleges Despite popular belief‚ Harvard College was first founded‚ as an institution of higher learning in America is 1636; over one hundred years before the New England colonies officially became states (Masci). This is an example of how important education has been‚ and still is to this country today. Harvard‚ a liberal arts college‚ was also founded over one hundred years before the first state university‚ making liberal arts colleges far more experienced in the education of its’
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Interactive Case Study “Five Guys Burgers and Fries” Assignment #1 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course BUS 508 Contemporary Business Summer 2013 One would think that the restaurant business is booming across the country. Well‚ according to an article in Forbes‚ “One study by researchers at Ohio State University showed that up to 60% of restaurants failed within three years‚ with the first year seeing the most casualties. (That figure
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Why Africa is Still Africa? Is Africa an important part of world history? George Hegel‚ a German philosopher‚ stated in one of his quotes that “Africa has no historical part of the world‚ and has no movement to exhibit.” This report will discuss the importance of Africa‚ and why Greg Hegel was incorrect through the development of major cities‚ huge empires‚ and a few dynasties. The Mali Empire was first established by Sundiata Keita in the mid thirteenth century(Pg 244 Spielvogel) when he united
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When you sit down for a nice dinner with your family‚ do you consider where your food is from? Do you imagine a sprawling farm with lush green grass and animals frolicking in the sunshine? Unfortunately‚ this isn’t the case. Instead of sunny spaces with rolling hills‚ our modern farms are dirty‚ confined areas‚ rife with suffering and pain. "Today‚ most Americans get their meat‚ milk‚ and eggs from highly productive‚ anonymous animal factories located hundreds or thousands of miles away from their
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Director of a moderate sized Emergency Department I believe that the numbers have probably not peaked yet. Adding insult to injury there have been hard to confirm rumors of flu vaccine shortage‚ but more importantly‚ according to an article in the Huffington Post on January 10‚ 2013‚ " this year ’s early and potentially severe flu season has created shortages of the children ’s formulation of the leading treatment (Tamiflu) and most forms of the top-selling U.S. vaccine‚ according to their manufacturers"
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Discusses Why Pot Prohibition Has Been A Failure." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com‚ 28 Aug. 2012. Web. 19 Jan. 2013. "Legalizing Marijuana Talks Are Lighting up with Indiana State Leaders." WANE TV. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2013. "The Next Seven States To Legalize Pot." Rollingstone.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. Walker‚ Jade. "Legalizing Marijuana: Washington Law Goes Into Effect‚ Allowing Recreational Use Of Drug." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com‚ 06 Dec. 2012. Web. 21
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According to the article Huffington Post “most doctors say that women should be able to get hormonal birth control after a brief consultation with a pharmacist. Seventy-six percent of doctors and 70 percent of other health care providers‚ including nurse practitioners‚ nurse midwives
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In an article written by a high school student named Rachel D.‚ “High School Pressure: Why Students Need Shorter Days‚” which was published by the Huffington Post‚ she argues that the length of school days has damning effects on students. Essentially her argument is that long school days leave students with two choices: to engage in social activities‚ or to complete coursework‚ and this leaves them feeling like they have little control over their lives (Rachel D). The article seems to rely solely
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The Best Gift What is a gift? A gift is something that is given without anything in return. Any gift I have received has been very special to me‚ but one gift in particular stands out. The gift took me by complete surprise. The best gift I have received was my Kindle Fire. I received it on a Sunday morning church... Premium464 Words2 Pages its the thought that counts The Best Gift I Gave and Received Everyone has their own personal definition of a gift. Some may say a gift is nothing more but
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