Gary Earl Ross’s article "Choosing not to read is choosing to be stupid" discusses the debatable topic that the nation is becoming less intelligent due to the decrease of people reading novels‚ poems and plays. As a University at Buffalo Professor Ross argues that he sees first hand "Slowly but inexorably we‚ as a nation‚ are getting dumber." I agree that the nation as a whole is becoming dumber‚ however it was not the article that persuaded me of this is was my former outside knowledge of this
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My Hero May 22‚ 2012 my life changed a lot literally. I felt like i was living on a trampoline‚ bouncing from foster care to my mother to foster care to grandparents to finally living a life with my hero Earl W. Hossler . He was born June 9‚1972 at the age 40 with 4 kids he took in and works at water treatment plant in Hillsdale‚ Mi. He keeps us in a good place and still has time to do extra things like going camping and stuff like that. Uncle is a big Facebook guy; you will always hear that ping
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Liberal Studies Independent Enquriy Study Title: The phenomenon of adolescents shopaholic in Hong Kong and Ways for prevention Introduction A shopaholic means a person is considered to be addicted to shopping. In Hong Kong‚ the ratio of adolescent suffering from shopaholic is keeping high‚ the figure will be shown in the report. The symptoms of shopaholic will appear in the age of adolescent and the early age of adult. As I am a student‚ an adolescent‚ I want to understand more about shopaholic
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Chief Justice Earl Warren and has substantial value in revealing why the US Supreme Court attempted to rapidly desegregate public schools. The turning point in black Americans civil rights was hugely characterized by the unanimous 9-0 decision to overturn the ‘separate but equal’ principle‚ deeming it unconstitutional. The concordant decision had a great impact and was one of the main reasons the US Supreme Court acted expeditiously to desegregate public schooling. Chief Justice Earl Warren was able
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In the article‚ The Liberal Arts are Dead: Long Live the Liberal arts‚ David M. Whalen‚ the author states his position on the view of the liberal arts. The problem is that the liberal arts are portrayed as unimportant in the education system and in a person’s life. Whalen expresses his thoughts towards supporting the belief that the liberal arts are important‚ His intended audience are to scholars who object to the importance of liberal arts and the ones who support his view. Whalen writes an effective
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which college degrees are valuable in today’s society‚ specifically if Liberal Art Degrees are “worth it”. People who earn Liberal Arts Degrees have less job opportunity and security than those who major in skill specific labor such as engineering or the healthcare field. Graduates who major in skill specific labor are more likely to find a job that requires their degree than those who major in Liberal Art Studies. The liberal arts spectrum covers broad subjects in arts and sciences which leaves
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Earl Little belonged to (UNIA) The Universal Negro Improvement Association. Being a member of the UNIA got Earl in a lot of trouble with the Ku Klux Klan. So the Little family had to move around a lot through the years. In 1931 Earl was found dead‚ most believed that he had been murdered. Malcolm’s mother never fully recovered from her husband death and was admitted
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to pursue a higher education. To succeed in attaining a higher education‚ you must first understand what is education. Everyone from ancient Greek philosophers to modern day English professors have evaluated the definition and goal of education. You must gather the knowledge of these humanitarians to understand the definition education‚ thereby directing you down the right path towards an enlightening college experience. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato describes education in his "Allegory
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America’s education system seems to be getting more costly as time goes on. These days‚ it is rare that a student graduates from college without being thousands of dollars in debt. There are many different areas of study that a student can choose from‚ and each college has its own curriculum. But‚ even given the rising tuition costs‚ it is still worthwhile to pursue a liberal arts degree. Students who study in liberal arts schools are open minded and versatile. They are also more attractive to employers
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Liberal arts education is a very important way to learn to perform any career or area of study whether is humanities‚ math‚ or science and technology; interdisciplinary learning will give anyone an advantage in their job as they would be prepared to solve any problem with a variety of knowledge from different fields. Therefore‚ some skills gained through this career preparation would be creative thinking skills‚ effective oral and written communication skills‚ and problem solving and pattern intelligence
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