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    College - Is It Worth It?

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    Right now in our society a college education is no longer an option or privilege‚ but rather a necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive‚ try ignorance." But as technology is constantly advancing and computers are running almost anything‚ is a college education really necessary? There are people whom have never set foot in a college and are doing better than

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    In this literary study‚ the theme of identity will be examined in a character analysis of Pip in "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. In the novel‚ Pip is a young man who is the narrator and the main character used to define identity. Pip is a confused character constantly seeking his own identity‚ but he can never seem to understand who he is or where he is going in life. At times‚ Pip is uncertain of neither his own identity nor what he wants out of life. The different stages of childhood‚

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    College Is Not Worth It

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    the amount reached was $1 trillion. And many people have started debating about the cost of a college degree and if it’s worth going through this journey. However college it’s not only a route that gets you a degree‚ it’s a path that shows you what’s right or wrong‚ in short words college is a guide that helps you develop as a productive human being and for me college is worth it. Furthermore colleges has helped many students foster out of their shells and produce astonishing works that they had

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    For-Profit Colleges

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    You ever watch television and see the commercials for colleges and hear the people say “this college changed my life” or hear that the school has classes for the major your interested in. Then you get the urge to go back to school and you see that there’s not much requirements to get into these schools as long as you have money for tuition. Those are what you call for-profit schools. Now the question is are these schools actually good for you? Can they help you in the long run or just give you classes

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    College Initiative

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    Composition I Mr. Turner College Initiative Many people have goals and dreams they would love to achieve in life. My goal is to go into the medical field and become a professional in veternarian medicine. But the only way I can do that is to further my education‚ have proof of how focus and determined I am about what I want to be in life. My mother always said if you really want something in life strive for it. Don’t let someone deprive you of what you want. So here I am in college trying to better myself

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    Get Into College

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    How to get into college College‚ although it may seem distant and impossible‚ is looming closer to each student everyday. “In October 2015‚ 69.2% of 2015 high schoolers graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities” (bis.gov). Almost everyone understands the importance of receiving a degree or diploma in their planned area of expertise‚ but does everyone truly understand what it takes to get into college? Only through academic achievement‚ leadership skills‚ and various talents that show

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    is college for everyone

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    Is College for Everyone Growing up kids was taught that earning a college degree could get them a better life. Elementary school prepared us for the next step of higher education‚ which was junior high‚ and the high school. After attending school since the age of 5 years old education was the only thing we learn that would make us have a brighter future. Once we reach the 12th grade‚ the only thing we could think about is what college we will attend? What career path best fits our personality‚ and

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    Free College

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    I personally don’t believe that college should be free. Making it free would only serve to limit the value of the education while filling colleges with students that have no business/need there. College would become nothing more than a 4 year extension of high school if it were free. As things are now‚ society needs about 25% of the population to have a college degree for the jobs that require one and about 30% of the population has a degree. As a result‚ you hear from a lot of people that believe

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    College Ripoff Ed O’Bannon‚ who played basketball at UCLA from 1991-1995‚ recently won a major victory for thousands of college athletes throughout America. He sued the NCAA and EA sports for using his likeness in video games. He went unpaid‚ although he helped make companies like EA sports and the NCAA lots of money‚ because he was a college athlete‚ and it is against NCAA policy to receive any money for your likeness or your popularity. The supreme court ruled that any player in an EA sport video

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    College Uneducation

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    College Uneducation (shania) I wish to speak on “College Uneducation.” Is it possible that our college educationmay “uneducate” rather than educate? I answer “Yes.” It is a paradox but nonetheless the truth—the grim‚ unmerciful truth. We all believe in higher education; else we should not be in the University. At the same time‚ college education—like all other human devices for human betterment—may build or destroy‚ lead‚ or mislead. My ten years’ humble service in the University of the Philippines

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