Andrew Jiajie Yang Student ID #49289166 Sociology 1 John McCollum Tuesday 2pm 1/14/2015 Total Words: 737 Assignment 1 As Professor Avery says‚ questions connect the way that people communicate‚ and asking questions is one of the most effective ways people connect with each other. There are five fundamental questions asked by Professor Avery that allow students think deeply and introspect themselves‚ in terms of understanding the purpose of having a higher education. “What do you want to do with
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Sydney Bryant Are There Benefits to Attending a Same-Sex School? Ask almost any high school senior what they have planned for their first fall away from home and they will more than likely leap into an animated discussion about the great co-ed school that they have been accepted to. They will highlight all of the usual points; great staff‚ beautiful campus‚ vibrant student life‚ top notch programs‚ etc. Very few students‚ on the contrary‚ will talk about attending a great same-sex school after high
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Firstname Lastname Instructor’s Name Course Number 27 May 2013 Attending a Muslim Friday Prayer as an Atheist Introduction Growing up in the place where almost everybody was atheist‚ I have become increasingly curious about Islam‚ as a religion and the culture that comes along with it. As someone who has traveled and studied abroad‚ I always feel excited with meeting people from different backgrounds. But sometimes I sense that my lack of knowledge in some religion-related culture makes
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After high school students have the choice of attending college‚ however there are many obstacles in the way for students to go. Students make the choice of attending college and it depends on the way they want to live their life. Most people right after high school just want to earn money‚ but they do not want to work for it. College is worth it because you are more employable‚ earn more money‚ and have a better quality of life. First of all‚ college is worth it because people receive to have
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In her personal essay‚ Sullivan recalls her father telling her as a child to always go to the funeral. She started her essay by describing the first time she had to go to a funeral by herself. Her fifth grade math teacher passed away and she really did not want to go to the funeral. Her father said‚ “Always go to the funeral. Do it for the family‚” and with that‚ she went to pay her respects. As an adult‚ she has gained a new appreciation of her father’s saying‚ “Always go to the funeral.” It
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reducing my financial burdens as well as provide support for me as I continue pursuing my education and future career. Attending Valencia College has been an honor and a privilege. My older brother attended Valencia and was a part of the Honors Program for a couple of years and loved it. I decided to follow in his footsteps‚ and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. Before attending Valencia College‚ I
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Some people do not take their school-time very seriously. I do not know if this is because of puberty‚ laziness or just because they do not know how important it is to be somehow ambitious in their own interest. Attending a university is a personal matter‚ so let’s get personal. The reason I did not finish college back in 2004 was not only due to laziness. I got married and pregnant so I thought I would have a “really good excuse” to stop my higher education‚ stay at home for some years and take
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of the female and her unborn child. Firstly‚ everyone should have a right to education. Whether or not a teenage female is pregnant‚ that does not change the fact that she is human like everyone else. Preventing the pregnant teenage female from attending school is an act of depriving her of her own rights and capabilities. On the other hand‚ assuming that the father of the unborn child is a student‚ he whom is also responsible for the impregnation of the female is allowed to attend school without
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piece‚ ‘A Word About Words’‚ is perfect material for understanding Politically Correct English (PCE) culture and the implications it has on the very issues that its proponents wish to correct. Alinsky’s argument is that the meanings of words such as power‚ self-interest‚ ego‚ compromise‚ and conflict have been hijacked by a politically illiterate population thereby undermining the process of producing social change. He states‚ “Striving to avoid the force‚ vigor‚ and simplicity of word “power‚”
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very debatable subject when it comes to how‚ when‚ and if students should attend college. Many students find it more appropriate for them to wait a year after high school before attending college‚ so it gives them room to travel and work before starting on the next chapter of their life. However‚ I believe that attending college right after high school is a better choice than halting one’s education for a year‚ and then resuming to school. Many students contain aspirations to enter a field that
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