2252960 EN 110 Achieving Academic Excellence Writing Assessment 5_06 02/22/2013 The pursuit of a higher education has never been high on my priority list. Armed with barely an eighth grade education and tremendous ambition‚ I was able to achieve professional success in the absence of a college education. My heroes have always been men who have achieved great success with out an education; Henry Ford‚ Larry Ellison‚ Bill Gates‚ and Richard Branson. With the recent downturn in the economy and
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Why college education is important to me” Richard Alyn Thompson II My full name is Richard Alyn Thompson II. I was born on the 16th day of August in 1965. The child of Carol and Richard Thompson‚ both of whom are now deceased. My parents were divorced when I was young and I never really knew my father or my father’s family. I have one sister who is younger then me. I was the first member of my family to graduate from High School in over one hundred (100) years. To my knowledge no other member
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clear that in today’s rapid paced world‚ it’s easy for one to find themselves making extremely important sacrifices to one of their roles in order to partially satisfy the needs of others. In my own life‚ there is a countless number of roles that I’m required to fill‚ and others that I’ve volunteered myself to fill. One of the ones I’ve thrusted upon myself that finds itself creating problems is my college career. When I was in ninth grade‚ I worked hard enough to achieve a goal that I had set for
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they need to get into to be successful at life‚ college. But‚ is it that important? Do we really need college? College may be useful for the people that want to get a job that involves working for a boss and that will be the way you get paid. But‚ if you want to have a job that gets paid by other people for doing the work like a lawyer than you might not need to go to college. Self-education is possible for the people that don’t go to college. College has guidelines that people follow to get their
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Outline the important concept of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism was a theory developed by Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. Bentham’s theory was motivated by his desire to find universal theory that could be applies to every ethical situation. Due to industrial revolution people fled to the city where they endured urban oppression. Bentham’s theory helped improve social situations. This theory is also a teleological theory; telos meaning end or purpose. This means that the theory bases the decisions
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I have had to master the important things in life‚ like how to file my taxes‚ maintain my car‚ balance a checkbook‚ and figure out how to pay for college at a young age of 19. My parents have not cared much about my education since middle school. They were always available to sign report cards and talked down to me when I did not make a grade that pleases them‚ but they weren’t there to help me. Stressed out of my mind with test and projects with no support from my parents or family; was on my own
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General Education can be very important to a successful career. It teaches you about skills you will need to use in your future career. Time management is one skill at the top of the list. Did you know “the average person uses 13 different methods to control and manage their time (Wetmore‚ 1999)?” That is surprisingly a lot of ways to manage time. General education may not teach you all those ways but it is definitely a jump in the right direction. General education is the base to most college degrees
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Why is college important to me? I often dream about becoming a successful business owner of my own restaurant “T. C’s Jamaican Restaurant‚ but to attain this goal I must acquire a college education that teaches me how to become the best manager in that industry. Education is important to me because coming from a family of 8 in Jamaica‚ I was the only one who went to college and for my brothers and sisters to see that I could reach my goal in life sets a higher standard for them. Another reason
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Education Philosophy Outline and Rationale Education Philosophy Outline and Rationale Metaphysics History Aristotle’s metaphysics included Ontology (study of existence)‚ Natural Theology (Study of God)‚ and Universal Science (causality‚ relations‚ interactions‚ etc.) Major Branches Theology: What is God? Is there a God‚ and if so‚ what is its purpose/ Cosmology: Where did the universe come from‚ and what is it comprised of? Determinism/Free Will: To what extent are people responsible
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College education has been developed since 1636. Quantity of student involved in college increases every year. Even though‚ college graduates have some trouble to find a job recently. Education is a permanent process. College and university are steps within this process. It gives a better job‚ the opportunity of being a better person and making more money. First‚ a college degree helps you to find a better job. It is due to big companies are looking for people to assign activities. These activities
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