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    have the question‚ “what are these for?” So as a consequence‚ those who do not know the true significance and value of what they had memorized‚ tend to dispose of them. This already shows a weakness of liberal education. According to Simpson‚ any education that matters is liberal. But still‚ liberal education’s effectiveness depends on what the student does with it or the way it is treated. A student is short-cutting himself by short-cutting humanities‚ as stated by Cousins. To avoid this‚ students

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    Haile Dr. Jeffrey C. Kessler English 161 02/01/2018 Zakaria‚ Fared. “A Brief History of Liberal Education‚” In Defense of a Liberal Education‚” W. W. Norton‚ 2015‚ Pp 40-71. In this article‚ “A Brief History of Liberal Education‚” In Defense of a Liberal Education‚” Fared Zakaria discusses the foundation of liberal education and how it has changed over the centuries. He also talks about the early method of education and included mostly hunting and like farming classes while the ruling class was learning

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    Views on liberal education are viewed in a wide range of ideas. William Cronon’s version describes liberal education in ten qualities found in human beings with the largest being love and connecting with the community around the person. Also‚ Cronon speaks of how can a person be free in their education when the requirements set up restricts them of what classes they might want to take; however‚ educated society must serve the common folks of their community. People not only care about themselves

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    Throughout history‚ people have always placed an emphasis on education but mainly for knowledge only. In “Liberal Studies and Education‚” Seneca challenges the traditional thinking in education and shows that the ultimate goal of education is acquiring virtue. According to Seneca‚ the path to virtue is through the teaching of purity and the effects of virtue are illustrated through kindliness‚ bravery‚ and temperance. There are many causes of virtue‚ but the most important is the teaching of purity

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    College students should pursue in Liberal Art Education because they give their students a better chance at receiving a job faster‚ it teaches the understanding of other cultures and nations‚ and the most important it teaches you how to embrace your writing skills‚ mathematics. Having a job is very important to today’s society but obtaining a job is very arduous. It is the only way that you can earn money other than babysitting or being a local house maid. When you try and apply for any sort of

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    James Earl Carter

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    James Earl Carter Jr. was the 39th President of the United States and was elected in 1977. He was also a governor in Georgia. Carter believed in government having a more active role and was the last Democratic Liberal. He wanted America to be the first country to exercise and display human rights. Carter believed that America could remain a powerful nation without military intervention. He also pursued to improve the relationship between America and the Soviet Union. During his presidency‚ he would

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    Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” This quote by Nelson Mandela exemplifies the importance of education in the world‚ and how with education‚ the world can be changed. However‚ this vital education is currently unevenly distributed even among the people in one country. Therefore‚ although there may be drawbacks‚ the government and more privileged members of society should strive to provide affordable education to all members of society. In the United States

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    Liberal

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    can change. A word can mean something different to different people. A term that I find interesting is the word liberal ‚ with is root word being Liber which means free or “free one“. the meaning of the word liberal has also changed over time. What the word liberal means today doesn’t mean what it use to back In he 18th and 19th centuries. Back then the word liberal referred someone who believed in individual freedom in both personal and fiscal matters. It was used to described

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    Earl Of Spencer Eulogy

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    Earl of Spencer’s Eulogy Precis In his eulogy‚ the Earl of Spencer asserts that Diana was a very accomplished woman who’s treatment by the media ultimately led to her death. He supports his argument by first establishing his strong understanding of her character‚ flaws and all‚ creating common ground with the audience and lending his argument credibility. In the second half of the piece he uses personal accounts to describe how the media hounded Diana & the mental toll that created up until her death

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    Use of Ict in Education

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    A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING ICT USE IN TEACHER EDUCATION A case study of the Primary Teacher training Colleges in Kenya Submitted by OREDO JOHN OTIENO To Strathmore University as a dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Information Technology (MSc.IT) August 2008 DECLARATION I certify that this dissertation is my original work and all material in this dissertation which is not my own work has been identified. I further certify

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