air is cold. In the background you can see the walls of the rigid‚ stone courthouse. There is no foot traffic around the courthouse which lends to the beginning or the end of the day. In front of the courthouse is a peaceful group invoking their First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. The clothes identify those gathered as everyday people. Most are dressed in long pants‚ jackets and sweaters. These are not people with money‚ yet one holds a purse firmly at her side. On the ground bottles are
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consequences and decisions. In this situation‚ I learned how to set my priorities‚ a skill that has taken me a step toward preparing for college. Knowing that education would provide the foundation for my future in college and beyond‚ I placed it at the top of my values‚ so even in the excitement of new friends and complete independence‚ I had to maintain it as my first priority. Though it proved difficult to discipline myself without support and accountability alone‚ I managed to succeed. I’d invite
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got to go to college. But is that really true? Some will argue that college is a must go and others will disagree. College isn’t for everyone because not everybody is college material‚ there are plenty of relatively good paying jobs that don’t require a college degree and college is a really bad investment for some. You may think you’re college material but realistically college may not be for you. Studies show that 54% of all Americans who enroll into college become dropouts. College is by no means
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Is college worth it is the question that many people are wondering‚ most people would say yes because college gives us a degree which leads to a better job. In this article “What’s the value of college education? It depends” says that there are many things to consider besides the opportunity to gain greater knowledge and what college has to offer. As a graduated highschool student and current college student‚ I believe that college opens doors. Jennifer Barrett‚ the author of the article‚ seems to
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Yes the Electoral college should be taken out of the constitution.The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have transregional appeal. No region has enough electoral votes to elect a president. So a solid regional favorite has no incentive to campaign heavily in those states‚ for he gains no electoral votes by increasing his plurality in states that he knows he will win. This is a desirable result because a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president
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Feminism The first wave of feminism began during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Feminists were fighting for women’s right to vote. This first wave of feminism involved a wide range of women who were more moderate and conservative rather than revolutionary or radical. These women fought for their rights‚ but they did it with in the law. They were willing to work within the political system and they knew the purpose of this movement wasn’t to start wars or disrupt the social roles they
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The First Nation By the Film “Education as we can see it”‚ it covered a variety of topics of interest to sociologists‚ such as culture‚ social inequality and gender role and the social perspective of First Nation. And I do believe that the Canadian Government attempted to destroy a culture by the aborininal residential educational system. Education is the life-long learning experience for survival. It is the teaching of knowledge‚ tradition‚ culture‚ beliefs‚ and values. The Aboriginal
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would eliminate the $70 billion dollar tuition costs at all 4-year public colleges and universities” and “lower interest rates on federal student loans‚ give graduates a chance to refinance existing loans at lower rates‚ and stop the government from making profits on student loans‚” which is basically like hitting the jackpot to all the young people seeking an education‚ but couldn’t afford to. As simple as it may seem‚ free college may come with conflict. The conflict
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Feminism has undergone three waves of activity. First-wave feminism alludes to a developed time of women’s activist movement amid the nineteenth century and mid twentieth century in the United Kingdom and the United States. Initially it concentrated on the promotion of equal contract and property rights for women and the opposition to chattel marriage and ownership of married women (and their children) by their husbands. However‚ by the end of the nineteenth century‚ activism focused primarily on
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methods at preventing sexual assault‚ the United States has seen a rise in sexual assault cases amongst college campuses. The increase of sexual assault cases on college campuses creates fear amongst the student population and prevents students from receiving the education they pay for and deserve. The use of drugs and alcohol are common characteristics found in sexual assault cases. Even though colleges ban students under the age of twenty-one from having possession of alcohol on campus‚ students of
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