useful when one cannot find a job straight out of college. A liberal education requires the student to pay a lot more money than a technical student‚ but a liberally-educated student will see that their choice to go to college for four years is all worth it in the end. Students with the liberal education will also have very flexible skills that can be used with any job in or outside of their college major. A student should also be aware that obtaining a liberal education will make him or her a more
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1.) In the article "Whispers from the Grave‚" and the poem "Haunted House" by Valerie Worth show reasons why many people are interested by ghosts. One reason people can be interested in ghosts is because they can use these stories to compensate their feelings for someone they lost that was close to them. In the beginning of the article‚ the author writes about who Sarah lost and how this affected her life after this tragedy. "Sarah was haunted by her grief. She felt she was being pursued by a menacing
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Chrishnah Mills Prof. Castaneda ENGL 221 – B03 March 01‚ 2018 Many questions come up during the course of life‚ some harder to answer than others. What about the bigger picture? Why are we here? and what are we supposed to do with this lifetime? Many people have tried to answer this question and have ended up with different opinions. Philosophers have spent centuries pondering the meaning of humans’ existence. Some believe that we are here to learn‚ others believe we’re here just to experience‚ and
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(philosophical) teachers throughout his youth‚ although it is said that he was not satisfied with many of them and this is how he had come about to create his own unique methods for the search of knowledge. Socrates once said “The unexamined life is not worth living”. This quote‚ from the son of a sculptor‚ and his profound thoughts‚ is one of many that modern-day philosophy is based on. He lived his life on the basis of the need for morals and principles. He believed that the ability to ask‚ examine and
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Is Your Freedom Worth It? December‚ that year‚ was more than cold and bitter‚ it was deadly‚ and the soldiers all knew it the minute they saw the meager food and medicine supplies they were given. On top of that‚ the soldiers decision to stay and re-enlist or to go home was drawing near‚ so they had to make the decision‚ would they stay‚ or would they go? In December of 1778‚ George Washington and his troops built the camp of Valley Forge (18 miles away from Philadelphia) in order to stay on the
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Is College Really Worth It? My whole life I have heard it said that going to college and obtaining a four-year degree will give you an advantage when you’re out in the “real” world where competition is everywhere. So the real question in the matter would be‚ “Is attending college actually more beneficial than not attending?” The “college dream” is a dream that has been sold on the backs of young‚ ambitious people who end up with debt that cripples their lives for years and often leaves them completely
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Isaac Rexford ENG 1102M Spenser Simrill Jackie Brown: One Worth Betting On The film Jackie Brown begins with a predominant focus on Jackie herself‚ one of the film’s main characters by a panning shot following Jackie in the first scene. Jackie’s initial focus is very much related to the film’s plot. As the plot develops‚ Jackie finds herself in the center of a situation where a guns sells man (Ordell) refuses to let Jackie run her mouth to the authorities‚ while the authorities already know all about
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Math Is Worth Learning Every person on this planet earth needs to know at least simple math to live a normal life style. Learning math can be a daunting task when you do not have the right tools or the right materials‚ especially if you grew up believing that math is hard and that you will never understand it. All humans need to get rid of any negative thinking that teachers‚ friends‚ or even a caring relative helped you build over the years and start believing in yourself. Learning Simple math
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In the article ‘What is a Life Worth?’ Amanda Ripley wrote about how they put a dollar value on life starting in the late 1800’s. She talked about how the victims families of the 9/11 terrorist attack was affected by this in how much money they got back. The formula they used was based on the annual income of how many years they would have worked until they would have retired. They way the government determined the amount to pay the victim’s family following the 9/11 tragedy was the right decision
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Is college worth your time and money? “Finding imperfections in a College applications is like looking for a needle in a haystack.” A number of numerous studies have shown to be that college graduates are 85% more likely to live a better lifestyle and have a better income than people without a college degree. I believe college is a place everybody should attend sometime in their life. Therefore it does not have to be right after high school or a thing you should be rushed into. Steve jobs
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