shadow and interview employees of Philadelphia Futures. Philadelphia Futures is a nonprofit organization offering a range of services to help students excel in high school‚ and navigate the college admissions process‚ so they are prepared to enter and succeed in college. Philadelphia Futures has been helping young adults attend college and earn a degree since 1989. Having the opportunity to spend a full working day with the staff of Philadelphia Futures was an insightful experience. Job shadowing the
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I’d like to discuss two things in my additional essay (1) My undergraduate GPA and (2) A few gaps in my work experience. First and foremost‚ I want to talk a little about Bits Pilani and how Indian schools approach undergraduate education. The Birla Institute of Technology and Science(BITS‚ Pilani) admits students through a competitive online exam‚ which tests in Mathematics‚ Physics and Chemistry. Of the hundred thousand plus applicants that take the admissions test every year‚ only the top 1‚000
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AAYUSH MAHESHWARI ENG 108 12/02/09 FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY It is by following clues that we make discoveries‚ not by reasoning inductively. Now some people would accept this view but nevertheless argue that in science we cannot avoid reasoning inductively. Let us say the law that all metals expand when heated. Now in saying that this is a law of nature we are saying that it holds not only in the past but also in the future. If it is a law of nature that all metals expand when heated‚ then
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When i think about a future career for myself‚ i see myself doing it for a very long time. In my imagination i picture myself as a millitary special forces officer. I have always wanted to go into the military since i was a little boy. The first time i ever heard about the green berets or the navy seals i knew that was what i wanted to do. I was told that being in the special forces was a very hard‚ but honorable career. You have to be very tough physically and mentally. My favorite thing about the
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Exam1 Spring 2015 Key 1. Nelson’s Landscaping Services just completed a pro forma statement using the percentage of sales approach. The pro forma has a projected external financing need of -$5‚500. What are the firm’s options in this case? With a negative external financing need‚ the firm has a surplus of funds that it can use to reduce current liabilities‚ reduce long-term debt‚ buy back common stock‚ or increase dividends. If acceptable opportunities exist‚ the firm might also use the extra funds
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development of this technology‚ future generations are then able to select and reject specific traits and genes for their children. Contention: I believe that Genetic engineering should not be a technology pursued by society and future generations as it raises many negative consequences that defy the basic foundation of the human race. Arguments 1. Loss of individuality Firstly‚ I believe that genetic engineering will lead to the loss of individuality. As human beings‚ our genetic uniqueness is an
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the government has been involved in education. Acts like the no child left behind act signed by George W Bush have been signed by different presidents. These were instilled in order to help students improve education. Testing has been used in the classroom for many years and can be a valuable tool if utilized correctly.
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Argumentative Essay “Americans with a four-year degree made 98 percent more an hour on average in 2013 than people without a degree.” (Leonhardt). A college education is and continues to increase in value. With a rising unemployment rate‚ receiving a college education can greatly reduce the chance of one being unemployed. Also‚ the wage for a college graduate continues to rise while the high school graduates pay has stayed relatively the same for the past five years. A college education will provide
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The Value of a College Education John F. Kennedy once said‚ “A child miseducated is a child lost.” This quote is very powerful to the point you might have to debate how important education is. Saying that if a child that isn’t educated correctly means the child is lost is a pretty big phrase. Everyone in the US is required to go to school until they turn 16 and then they can drop out‚ but is dropping out the best idea considering the low income the student would get? Even if student get a high
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The Purpose of Education Today Nowadays‚ most of the people in the world will have a chance to get educated. Many high school and colleges graduates would like to attend four-year University or higher education. They believed that education is a code to help them get success. But why people need to be educated‚ and what is the purpose of education? When we were young‚ we thought that we go to school is because of family expectation. After we grow up‚ we think that it is because of popular trend
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