Bernardez Ms. Wilde English 9 Honors Period 2 5 November‚ 2014 Purpose of Mythology “We aren’t in an information age‚ we are in an entertainment age.”-Tony Robbins. The EGUSD school board wants to get rid of “Mythology” By Edith Hamilton claiming that the myths are “pointless” because no one believes them anymore; however mythology is very important to our English 9 Honors curriculum! The myths provide entertainment to us‚ students. Three myths that show entertainment are: Odysseus’ adventure to Circe’s
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impossible to get a good job without a college degree. So‚ why is it so expensive to get something that everyone should have? A recent survey said “a moderate college budget for an in-state public college for the 2015–2016 academic year averaged $24‚061” (“What’s the price tag” 1). Most students don’t have $24‚061 lying around to spend each year let alone four or five years in a row. A student will have to take out a loan or several loans to pay for this which would put them into a massive amount of
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and ability should be able to get all the education they need regardless of the income of their family. This is not a radical idea. In Germany‚ Scandinavia and many other countries‚ higher education is either free or very inexpensive. We must do the same." (Sander). Some countries have free education from kindergarten to university‚ while students in other countries must pay for every step of the way. Everyone should have a free education so the gap between rich and poor students decrease as poorer
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* The War of 1812 (1812-1814) was one of the worst-fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons: * disunity was widespread‚ * the military was unprepared‚ * only a zealous minority supported the war‚ * the army was scandalously inadequate‚ and * the militia was poorly trained. * Canada became an important battleground in the War of 1812 because British forces were weakest there. * America’s campaign against Canada in the
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor Introduction: How’d He Do That? Conventions in stories: Types of characters Plot rhythms Chapter structures Point-of-view limitations Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) The reason for a quest is always self-knowledge The stated reason is never the actual reason to go on a quest‚ the real reason for a quest is self-knowledge. Most of the time‚ when a piece of literature involves someone going somewhere and doing something‚ it
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TIME MANAGEMENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS How to Manage School‚ Work‚ and Fun! Table of Contents Pg. 3 Pg. 4 Pg. 7 Pg. 10 Pg. 16 Pg. 22 Pg. 26 Pg. 31 Pg. 41 Pg. 46 Pg. 50 Welcome to College! Setting Goals Time is On Your Side (Tracking Your Time) Your Planner is Your Friend (Using a Daily Planner) Time Management 101 Now Where Did I Put That? (Organization Skills) I’ll Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow AAAAHHHH! (Stress Management) Stop The Cramming! (Study Tips) Workin 9 to 5 (Managing Work and Studies)
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A Multi-Modal Student Society has reached a level of sophistication and progress in the 21st century that has never before been seen. The way we work‚ socialize‚ and live on a daily basis is founded on the many platforms of our generation. It is essential as college students preparing to enter the real world to have an understanding of the many different literacies that are available to us. With a proficiency in basic technology‚ students and professionals can create persuasive arguments‚ efficiently
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Why So Few Students Read Newspapers? Do you read newspapers every day? Do you like to read newspapers? When I interviewed some students from Saint Louis University‚ most of students said no. Why do so few students read newspapers? Some interviewers told me that they prefer to read novels‚ magazines‚ books‚ Twitters‚ and Facebook news instead of reading newspapers. Some students said they did not have enough time to read a whole newspaper. In addition‚ some students even said that they did
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Managing Stress as a College Student Imagine you are back at your first day of college. You are trying to forget the fact that you have left your family‚ friends‚ and old life behind and beginning to accept that you are staring a new one. You walk into your first classroom and instantly forget all the good and exciting aspects and start to realize exactly how different this whole experience is going to be. After taking a look at the syllabus you begin to get anxious and overwhelmed. You start
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sports they play. In contrast‚ the college athlete has everything to lose and nothing to gain when he or she takes the risk of playing at the collegiate level. The many controversies between whether or not college athletes should be paid for their participation in sports have increased excessively over the past few years. The amount of effort
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