such a competitive high school as Flower Mound‚ it can be difficult to standout from other students. I believe being in such an ambitious learning environment has only made me a stronger student by challenging me to always give my best efforts academically. I have learned to not let the numbers on my transcript‚ or my test scores‚ completely define me. Instead‚ I believe that making oneself a well-rounded student and person is what truly matters. One thing I believe my academic records fail to represent
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Students go home to parental pressure Going home from college for a weekend or the holidays helps ease the stress of academics‚ but also brings about the inevitable questions from friends and family regarding school. Students spend time with their families and escape their academic worries. However‚ when students return to campus‚ they can bring back more than they bargained for. Some students feel pressure from their parents to succeed and returning home reminds them of that pressure.
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College is a daunting subject for students everywhere. From the moment middle schoolers move on into high school‚ graduating is the sole widespread focus‚ and the question of “what will you do afterwards?” begins to be asked. Though many may take a gap year‚ others will begin to work or continue to work their high school jobs‚ almost all students will have the same debate: whether they will go to college or not. This has been an ongoing topic for generations‚ and the variance of opinions regarding
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INTRODUCTION Playing games is a natural part of growing. It’s one way that kids learn to socialize‚ compete‚ to fulfill their craving ego‚ to entertain‚ to have fun and sometimes to escape from depression. Computer and online games‚ in most instances‚ are no more dangerous than other games that kids play outdoors. But sometimes‚ computer and online games with the touch of modern technology‚ it become more than just play. They become an addiction. And when they became an addiction‚ it will
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Consequences of a College Student Cheating Students are driven to cheat when there are too much emphasis to ace exams from both parents and school officials. It’s difficult to dismiss entirely of why students cheat‚ but taking the pressure away‚ students are less likely to engage in such conduct. Cheating implies breaking the rules. Academic dishonesty is using reference materials during a closed-book test or getting the answers ahead of time. Cheating is a significant concern in distance education
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labour market” in The OECD Jobs Study – Evidence and Explanations‚ Part 2 (Paris‚ OECD). pp. 70-71. OECD. 1997. Employment Outlook (Paris‚ OECD). Osterman‚ P. 2000. Securing Prosperity - the American labour market‚ how it has changed‚ and what to do about it (Princeton‚ New Jersey‚ Princeton University Press). Piore‚ S.J. and Sabel‚ C.F. 1985. The Second Industrial Divide: Possibilities for Profit (New York‚ Basic Books). Pok‚ C. 1999. Labour Market Dynamics in the Context of Vulnerability: methodological
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First‚ in general‚ to students’ perspectives‚ they do not aware of a minority group of students called homeless students because they often view homeless as irresponsibility‚ alcoholism and addict. As a definition of Quinton D. Geis‚ a student from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Exploring the Academic and Social Experiences of Homeless College Students‚ 13)‚ homelessness could be students are living on the street‚ living in a car‚ or may be “couch surfing‚” spending a short amount of time at various
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first-generation and continuing-generation students that was established between a four-year university. In this research‚ a questionnaire was given to first-generation students in the marketing department at Sam Houston State University. This experiment also focused on how well these students perform in school depending on their motivation. The research stated‚ “Research has shown that parental assistance and encouragement is one of the most important indicators of students’ educational desires” (Forbus et
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Video Games: Creating Monsters or Not? “Stay alive at any cost! Find the key! Shoot the bad guys!” This is how one sixth-grader describes the way of playing video games. Such video games can seem like harmless fun‚ but what if the violence gets personal and addicts young teenagers‚ affecting their behavior and their view of reality? Some studies have shown that violent game players just do not leave it there on their game screens; they transfer the violent acts they get attached to‚ to the real
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First Year Generation Students comprise of 34% of the population at colleges and universities nationwide. McCutchen‚ L.D. 2012) the study explored the perceived barriers focus on supports related to college adjustment for first year generation college students at large colleges and university in the United States. A qualitative analysis of themes resulted in identification of various barriers and supports‚ provided a multifaceted understanding of college adjustment and highlights the importance
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