privileged. College may have been for the privileged centuries ago but not today. There are different types of colleges‚ costs‚ and financial help. The two main types of colleges are community colleges and universities. In my opinion they are both great types of schools it just depends on what you can afford and which is more convenient for you. Author of “Two Years Are Better than One”‚ Liz Addison believes that community colleges are better than other types of colleges. Addison argues “For some students
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President Saddam Hussein. The international community is fragmented and the Iraqi opposition in disarray. Indeed‚ the tensions between those ranged against Saddam are mounting in a manner perhaps more appropriate to a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta than a conflict which will arguably influence the political future of the Middle East. So what forces will be unleashed on the ’day after’? The first stage of regime change may be drawing near with the possible removal of Saddam Hussein. But who or what
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50 Year Vietnam Memorial I was asked to talk about the 50-year anniversary of the Vietnam war. And as most of you can probably tell‚ I wasn’t alive 50 years ago‚ so I went to my grandfather who fought in that war and I asked him to recount his experience. I asked him if he lost any friends during that time. He responded with “Hunny‚ all the guys you are with are your friends. And it hurts to lose any of them.” He recalled for me one individual. Greg. He said “losing that one was hard.” He told me
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The world has become a safer place now than it was ten years ago. Do you agree? Ten years ago‚ people hoped that the future generations will have a better‚ safer place to live in. Ten years on‚ it has seemed that their hopes have been fulfilled. As Martin Luther once said‚ “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” In the world now‚ crimes rates have been decreasing steadily and the world has been inventing new protection equipment. Moreover‚ the world is winning the war against terrorism
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Prevention Is Better Than Cure Health is valuable present for human life. People can have money‚ houses‚ some luxurious things but they cannot buy health. Once geting a serious disease‚ everything becomes nothing immediately. So I agree with the point that “ Prevention is better than cure”. This proverb advise everybody to care themselves before too late to save their lives. One person just has one life. People all know this definition but not many ones can adjust their lives to live healthier
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In Liz Addison’s article “Two Years Are Better Than Four” she speaks of community colleges in the Unite States. She talks about how Rick Perlstein‚ a journalist and author‚ wrote in an article that college does not matter as much as it use to. He believes it is not as important as it was when we was in school. Addison disagrees with Perlstein saying‚ “The community college system is America’s hidden public service gem.” (“Two Years Are Better Then Four”). She believes that since Perlstein never went
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To Give Is Better Than To Receive Today’s society is plagued with a disease called homelessness. This can be a great downfall of modern society. Homelessness has been more common in most countries today. Due to this and some experiences I have encountered‚ I came to a realization that to give is better than to receive. Sometimes people do not fully understand a maxim or a dictum until they have a personal encounter that made them comprehend the concept fully. About six months ago a tragic event
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It is better to be late than never I saw a photo when I was packing my thinngs‚which was me and my grandfather playing together.We look blessed and happy in it.However‚he was already passed away few years ago and I missed him so much. Few years ago‚in one humid afternnoon‚I was walking home from school as usual.The weather is too hot so I decided to have a drink at the stall nearby to quench my thirst.When I was drinking‚ I saw a grandfather playing with his grandchild happily at the playground
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of world population are slaves. Human right abuses among different forms of modern slavery worldwide are the direct result of laws and government corruption. Additionally those populations lost their original human right of not being slaves due to their poor living conditions (poverty) but also affected by another kind of factors. “Death is better than slavery”. This is a quote from Harriet Ann Jacobs where she believed that people who were experiencing slavery will be much more painful than their
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Change is something that is always constant and has struck everyone including the world we live in today. Since the change of transformation of earth to industrial revolution to independence to what world today is in 21st century.The question raised is ’Is the world changing for better?’ And yes in my opinion it is changing for our better future.There are number of reason to support my opinion. The first reason is and the most important one is the technological up-gradation beleive it or not but
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