Lifestyles of College Students "Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance." Being a high school senior‚ college is on my mind constantlyapplications‚ admission essays‚ reference letters‚ and of course financial aid. This is a considerable amount of work‚ but it doesn’t bother me because I know I want to succeed in life‚ and college is the place to begin. But everyone is not like me. Some soon-to-be-college students are as dedicated as me; others plan to attend college for something
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Effects of Racial Diversity on Complex Thinking in College Students by Anthony Lising Antonio‚ Mitchell J. Chang‚ Kenji Hakuta‚ David A. Kenny‚ Shana Levin‚ and Jeffrey F. Milem go in depth with their research in order to find out if there is a correlation between the opinion and thoughts of minorities and how it can influence others. The experiment that I decided to create in order to understand if racial diversity affects the complexity of our thinking is similar to Antonio‚ Chang‚ Hakuta‚ Kenny
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TABIRI English Writing: From Start to Finish My life as a college student Seven years ago I gained admission to pursue a B.A program in one of the prestigious universities in Ghana. The name of the university is Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). I was offered a four year bachelor degree program leading to a degree in Sociology and Social Work. Thus‚ I read BA Sociology and Social Work. I was so happy at the time because of two reasons. One was that‚ I had tried twice to
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IMPORTANCE OF A COMPUTER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Technology has become more advanced and played a major role in our daily lives. Today‚ an invention such as the computer appears in almost every home and has become an essential tool in the school system. A computer is necessary for college students for three reasons: taking notes‚ doing research‚ typing and submitting assignments. First of all‚ a computer is necessary for students for taking notes in class. Not every student has good handwriting so
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On college campuses across America‚ the use of alcohol has been an topic in need of explanation for many years. The concept will be explaned with emphise on the negative effects of hooch. Alcohol in cardio-sport athletes is especially harmful. But at any rate the negative concepts apply to all student. Besides the fact that a large number of students are underage when they drink‚ alcohol can put students in dangerous situations and give them a headache long after the hangover is gone. The short and
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important for college students. As a college student‚ I need a healthy diet so that my body can run properly with enough fuel to get through the day. Since college is so stressful and demanding at times‚ it’s important that our bodies are fueled enough to keep up with the stress. I’m starting to see how important it is to have a healthy diet throughout college. It’s surprising how many young people have health issues because they didn’t pay attention to their health during the young college years. According
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Part-Time Recession It was not too long ago when only 13.5% of U.S employees were part-timers. According to the U.S Department of Labor‚ the number of part-time employees has increased to a peak 20.1% in 2010. The Department of Labor defines “part-time” as working 25 hours or less per week and defines “full-time” as working between 32-40 hours per week. The increase of part-time jobs has become a popular trend. A slow economic recovery from the 2007 recession has caused an increase in part-time
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Ashley Smith Professor Joy Versluis English 121 24 Sept 2012 Smoking among College Students The reason why this topic motivates me is because I have many family members who smoke cigarettes. Both my grandfather’s heavily consumed cigarettes throughout their lives. They both became ill from cigarette smoking and got cancer which is a common disease in result of smoking. The disease eventually took both their lives. I would like to study this to learn more about tobacco use and the illnesses
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“Different Types of College Students” You have just graduated from high school and have passed the standards of the academic tests you’re administered your junior year of HS before that coveted last year arrives. Your application to college has been accepted and it’s your first day of class. You walk on campus‚ hopeful and terrified at the same time. And just when you think you’re as far from high school as possible‚ you find the three typical types of college students‚ the ones that are not
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It happens very often to college students. College students are a major target to identity theft and need to be aware of their risk. Students need to understand how to prevent identity theft and handle it if it occurs. The number one target for identity theft‚ college students must be aware of their options when dealing with the constant threat of identity theft‚ and know what they can do if victimized. College students are an easy target for identity thieves. Students are often oblivious and unaware
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