The first excerpt asserts that a diverse college education outside of one’s field can be ineffective and unnecessary for many students. Doing so‚ it challenges colleges’ self-imposed necessity to create well-rounded individuals. To support this claim‚ the author presents the concept that if students are disinterested in a certain subject‚ they won’t retain the information as well as a subject they are interested in. This statement appeals to logic. The idea that disinterest prevents learning is
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Castañeda August 3‚ 2011 HSC 421 Prof. Garrido Binge Drinking Among College Students With extreme rates of binge drinking among young adults‚ college students continue to be a primary focus for a range of alcohol prevention efforts. The rates of binge drinking among college students is nearly double the rates for high school students‚ which may indicate that the college environment encourages high risk drinking. Many students view heavy drinking as a rite of passage that everyone must go through
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MEMORANDUM TO: Mohawk College students. FROM: Fatme Khalife DATE: March 21st 2012 SUBJECT: . The purpose of this report is to discuss the problem that the Mohawk College students have been and are still experiencing‚ that is the inadequate computers and software‚ and to outline some solutions that my group and i have discussed and came up with. We collaborated very efficiently through emails and conducting meetings at the library. Emailing was a good method of communicating
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Why I Choose to Return Robert Williamson ENG 121 Michelle Klingfus September 30‚ 2012 Why I Choose to Return. Why I made the choice to return to college and complete my degree in Business System Administration is unique. I have thought about this for years and it’s a personal goal I want to accomplish. I have a great job in the military teaching new soldiers which is something I love and enjoy. I am ten years away from retiring and looking forward to life after the military. Why would a
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Sociology 1001 Dating and Sex Among College Students In college‚ the cultural norm is that one should engage with the opposite gender casually until a meaningful encounter occurs. The University of Colorado at Boulder is known for its high rates of festivities‚ which is a leading factor in sexual behavior. The hypothesis of this study being‚ if students are in relationships during college they will be more inclined to have sex due to intimacy‚ whereas single students will not be as sexually active due
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An Report on Finance Management of College Students Prepared by: Zhou Ying‚ Zhou Li‚ Zhou Shuo‚ Zhu Kejia 5 November‚ 2010 Introduction The purpose of this report is to show how college students manage finance. With the development of social economy‚ people now draw more attention on finance management. It has become an important part in social life to manage finance well. College students form a special range in consumer market. On the one hand‚ they are not financially independent‚ getting
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Why College is Worth the Money Right now in our society a college education is no longer an option or privilege‚ but rather a necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive‚ try ignorance." Nowadays‚ going to college is common in United States. According to the statistic‚ there are more than 70 percents of the student are going to college after high school
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ENROLL IN COLLEGE Why enroll in college? It’s a question thousands of graduating high school students will ponder every year. This was also a question I had to ask myself many years ago. In making such a decision there are many things to think about. What do you want to get from a college education? Is there a certain degree that you are striving for? What challenges are there that could possibly be in the way of you meeting your goal? Over and over again students attend college just to
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and your son or daughter is headed off to college in the fall. In all of the confusion of the paperwork‚ deadlines and financial arrangements did you remember to check on their health insurance? Many‚ but not all‚ insurance companies provide for health insurance for college students under a family policy; do you know for sure that yours does? With some insurance companies‚ coverage depends on whether or not the student is a full time student. Review your policy or ask your insurance
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Sexual assault continues to be a problem in the United States‚ with the rates of sexual assault being higher in college women than any other category. In Jozwoski’s and Peterson’s report “College Students and Sexual Consent: Unique Insights” they analyze the way college students perceive and respond to sexual advances. They conducted this study by taking 185 college students and asking them a number of open ended questions that provided insight to how they responded to sexual advances‚ how they let
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