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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Three Heads are Better Than One: Response Robert J. Trotter‚ in this article on intelligence tests‚ focuses on the recent work of Sternberg (an IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University). Sternberg recalls at the beginning how his test scores on standardized tests were terrible as a child in the fifth grade because he was always nervous and ended up freaking out mid test. This continued until one year he had to retake a test with the grade below him where he noticed he was
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In Liz Addison’s 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
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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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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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In the short essay “Two Years are Better than Four” Liz Addison responds to Rick Perlstein’s essay titled “What’s the Matter With College?” She believes that American community college is where anyone can begin an education‚ where anything and everything is possible. On the other hand‚ Perlstein says that college no longer holds importance‚ and “College as America used to understand it is college coming to an end.” Liz Addison grew up in London‚ according to their education system an average student
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After reading the article Two Years Are Better Than Four‚ I believe the author is reaching out to all people interested in pursuing a higher education. A person doesn’t have to be rich or super intelligent to go to college. Addison explains how community colleges are useful to society and allow every student the opportunity to begin. She reminds us that no matter what path we take after high school‚ community college is always an option‚ and for some students‚ an option greatly appreciated.
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leadership; however‚ Conner immediately assumed that he was the leader and exerted his idea on the rest of the team without the formal consent of his colleagues. His aggressive actions made other team members reluctant to openly express their opinions or even introduce their own ideas‚ thus leaving them no choice but to conform to his ideas. The most glaring example of this was Derek‚ who had an idea that was exactly what the clients were looking for‚ yet he was too intimidated by Conner’s aggressive leadership
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the essay‚ “Two Years Are Better Than Four”‚ the author Liz Addison‚ who attended Piedmont Virginia Community College and Southern Maine Community College‚ shares her opinion on the importance of community colleges. She responses to Rick Perlstein who wrote “What’s the Matter with College”. Perlstein believes that community college doesn’t matter anymore and in response to that‚ Addison argues that community college still matters. Addison mentions that community college is better than university by
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they are interested in before applying for college‚ while others may have not decided. Community college offers a time for students to grow with higher education and learn what their interests may be. The title of my analysis article is “Two Years Are Better Than Four” by Liz Addison‚ published September 26th‚ 2007. A title can give the reader an idea on what they are reading about. The title of Liz’s article is vague and leaves wonder on what she is talking about. By the title alone I don’t know
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