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    the essay‚ “Two Years Are Better Than Four”‚ the author Liz Addison‚ who attended Piedmont Virginia Community College and Southern Maine Community College‚ shares her opinion on the importance of community colleges. She responses to Rick Perlstein who wrote “What’s the Matter with College”. Perlstein believes that community college doesn’t matter anymore and in response to that‚ Addison argues that community college still matters. Addison mentions that community college is better than university by

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    traditional year round summer vacation. That is a reality for thousands of kids across the United States. This is why I believe that the traditional school system is more beneficial than a year round system. Year round schools have disruptive schedules‚ the day amounts end up being the same in year round and traditional school and‚ year round schools cost more to maintain and run year round. The first reason I believe that traditional schools are more beneficial is because of year round schools

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    English1010 Community Colleges VS. Universities In her article “two years are better than four‚” Liz Addison speaks about community colleges and their importance. Many people are scared to start college and move away to have the experience‚ which is why Addison explains community colleges are a great stepping stone. It’s a great way for students to begin quickly in their education and understand that they can do what they

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    about it now‚ before it is too late. And the solution is to hand. Ladies and gentlemen‚ I put it to you today that in socialism lies the future. Have you noticed that Scandinavian countries‚ such as Denmark‚ Finland and Norway‚ are always highly-regarded in measures of success such as the Forbes 2013 Prosperity Index. Let’s take the example of Norway. The Norwegian tax system is more “progressive” than capitalist systems such as in the USA. Poor people pay much less. Wealthy people (and corporations)

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    In the short essay “Two Years are Better than Four” Liz Addison responds to Rick Perlstein’s essay titled “What’s the Matter With College?” She believes that American community college is where anyone can begin an education‚ where anything and everything is possible. On the other hand‚ Perlstein says that college no longer holds importance‚ and “College as America used to understand it is college coming to an end.” Liz Addison grew up in London‚ according to their education system an average student

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    essay that I chose to read was Two Years are Better Than Four by Liz Addison. The title caught my attention because it is stating that community college is better than a four year university but in a way that makes you want to read. Another reason why it caught my attention was that if I had no idea what the essay was about I would want to know why 2 years are better than four. A way she could have made it better however would have been if she stated what the years were talking about for someone who

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    After reading the article Two Years Are Better Than Four‚ I believe the author is reaching out to all people interested in pursuing a higher education.  A person doesn’t have to be rich or super intelligent to go to college.  Addison explains how community colleges are useful to society and allow every student the opportunity to begin. She reminds us that no matter what path we take after high school‚ community college is always an option‚ and for some students‚ an option greatly appreciated.            

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    Differences in hospitals now and 100 years ago Name Date Hospitals have undergone numerous changes today compared to 100 years ago. In quantifying this statement‚ this paper is going to touch on two major changes that have taken place over the past century. As defined by (Malam 1999)‚ hospital is an institution in which patients‚ ailing from different diseases‚ are taken for medical care and treatment. These are provided by professional physicians and nurses. In the process‚ meals and

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    Country Life is better than City Life City life and country life are very different to each other. The bustling city is alive with people and activities‚ whereas the country is relaxed and quiet; but which is better? I strongly think that life in the country beats the city by far because of the better environment and friendlier community. The tranquil setting of the country is definitely superior compared to urban life‚ and is really appealing to everyone. Firstly‚ the environment

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    Every year more and more people are trading in their two planks for a nasty snowboard setup. Snowboarding has not only had positive aspects for itself‚ it has made some powerful contributions to the development of other aggressive sports such as‚ freestyle skiing‚ snow blade-skiing‚ and it even brought skateboarding back to life. These many things snowboarding does for our lifestyle make it the greatest snow sport ever. Over the past ten years snowboarding really has hit it big. ?In the year 2000

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