article “Two Years Are Better Than Four” she speaks of community colleges in the Unite States. She talks about how Rick Perlstein‚ a journalist and author‚ wrote in an article that college does not matter as much as it use to. He believes it is not as important as it was when we was in school. Addison disagrees with Perlstein saying‚ “The community college system is America’s hidden public service gem.” (“Two Years Are Better Then Four”). She believes that since Perlstein never went to community college
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Once most men are broken they will stay damaged. It takes a rare figure to come out of the fire tempered to a stronger man. Socrates Fortlow is such a man‚ tempered by guilt‚ jail and a hard life to become a better human being. Always Outnumbered‚ Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley shows some of the grit of humanity but some of the finest as well. The rooster‚ Billy‚ starts the novel and shows Socrates a last gasp can be your most important. As the book progresses‚ a job becomes a courtroom where
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English1010 Community Colleges VS. Universities In her article “two years are better than four‚” Liz Addison speaks about community colleges and their importance. Many people are scared to start college and move away to have the experience‚ which is why Addison explains community colleges are a great stepping stone. It’s a great way for students to begin quickly in their education and understand that they can do what they
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universities. In my opinion they are both great types of schools it just depends on what you can afford and which is more convenient for you. Author of “Two Years Are Better than One”‚ Liz Addison believes that community colleges are better than other types of colleges. Addison argues “For some students‚ from many backgrounds‚ would never breathe the college experience if it were not for the community college” [258]. Community colleges accept
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Amrat Tahir Is life in prison without parole better than the death penalty? This is it‚ this is the last time you will ever see daylight again. The dim light of the outside world seems to be overtaken by shadows. You squeeze your eyes shut‚ and then everything goes dark. That is the death penalty. What exactly is the death penalty? In the dictionary‚ it is defined as‚ "the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offense." What the death penalty itself serves is retribution
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The Title of the essay that I chose to read was Two Years are Better Than Four by Liz Addison. The title caught my attention because it is stating that community college is better than a four year university but in a way that makes you want to read. Another reason why it caught my attention was that if I had no idea what the essay was about I would want to know why 2 years are better than four. A way she could have made it better however would have been if she stated what the years were talking about
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Better Care for a Better Future Kaplan University Imagine sitting in a hospital‚ watching a family member suffer. Due to their illness‚ they are forced to stay in this hospital for an extended amount of time. The environment is nothing like home and it is extremely uncomfortable. Even though time is flying‚ it feels like everything is moving so slow. It’s hard to believe that something so horrible could be happening to someone that is loved so much. You would do anything to
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The Importance of Community College In “Two Years Are Better Than Four”‚ Liz Addison makes the point that community college has become the definition of the college experience. The article begins quoting Rick Perlstein saying‚ “College as America used to understand it is coming to an end.” He loved the college experience so much that he never really left. When he went back he saw something he would never see‚ students actually committing themselves to their work. He thought the “rite of passage
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How Is Living In a City Better Than Living In a Rural area Some people prefer to live in the countryside because they consider that living in the countryside is more healthier. But here is a fun fact: city counties ranked healthier than the rural. Generally‚ people might think living in the countryside would be healthier than living in cities‚ but it is not necessarily‚ according to a study comparing relative health among cities‚ suburbs and rural areas. Since one of the most important factor
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I don’t think anyone has a better family friend than my “Grantie.”/Linda. My family came up the name Grantie because she was like a grandmother and aunt figure all in one and we thought it would be the perfect name. She is such a special person to me and my family. When my mom had me and she was going back to work she needed someone to watch me. My mom was talking about it when she was with some friends and almost immediately grantie said “I WILL” and that was it since I was 2 months old‚ she has
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