Why go to College? College can be so dreadful and boring to an extent where many people feel it is a waste of time. On the other hand‚ there are many people who make it a goal to attend college and earn a degree. A few years ago‚ I was one of the many people that dreaded the thought of going to college. That is until I realized I could no longer get promoted into the position I wanted at my most recent job. For most people‚ going to college can be very beneficial and awarding. Going to college can
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Value of a College Education Is education important? Many people have been asking themselves this same question for years. With the unemployment rates at an all-time high‚ many people have decided to go back to school to pursue an education that can better their financial situation. According to the Baum‚ the unemployment rate is at 7.3%. Therefore‚ Americans wonder if going back to school is worth it. Just 5 percent of the public says students get excellent value for the money they spend on college
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Juhee Lee Professor Clark DEVR 0320 21 January 2013 Attitude Before I read the short essay “ATTITUDE” by Charles Swindoll‚ attitude means mere a physical position or a manner to me. As a non-native English speaker‚ I just consider the word “attitude” as a way to show one’s posture toward something. However‚ I could not help admitting that my concept of attitude was totally wrong right after meeting Swindoll’s essay. I always thought that someone’s success depends on his gift or intelligence
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movie‚ TV series‚ music genre or event has influenced you? When asked what has influenced my life the most‚ my answer would definitely be my daughter‚ Gianna. On the day of her birth‚ I took one look at her and decided that I would do whatever it took to get my life in order and work at being the best person I could be for her. Today‚ I am proud of my accomplishments and owe it all to Gianna. She is my biggest influence and the best thing that has happened to me. Because of Gianna‚ my whole
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Basketball and baseball are the greatest things to ever happen to me. There is not one day where I do not enjoy shooting hoops or hitting home runs. People always say that I should be playing baseball because of how fit and athletic I am‚ so I tried it out‚ and it turned out I was pretty good. For basketball it was a different story. People have said that I was way too short‚ but my first game I scored about twenty points and everyone kept quiet. I’m now 5 ft 5‚ 117 lbs‚ and in middle school‚ so
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Never Let Me Go 2009: A symbol is an object‚ action‚ or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In literary works a symbol can express an idea‚ clarify meaning‚ or enlarge literal meaning. Select a novel or play and‚ focusing on one symbol‚ write an essay analyzing how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. Most children grow up thinking that
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Gisella was once a professor at my junior college but I knew her as the director of the East Los Angeles College Writing Center. I was hired as a writing tutor and Gisella was my main boss. What I admired most about Gisella‚ was her intelligence and her empathy. Her knowledge of literature and her ability to think critically‚ always inspired me to push my intellectual abilities. As a student‚ I knew I had good insight. However‚ Gisella was always able to help me gain a deeper understanding within texts
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Teresa EN 110.6.3 Achieving Academic Excellence August 25‚ 2013 Why College Is Important To Me? Underachiever is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary‚ as a person or thing that performs below expectations. I was a pregnant teenager‚ dropped out of high school‚ and married shortly thereafter. I have felt I have been an underachiever ever since. My school-aged children ask me‚ “Mommy‚ why didn’t you go to college?” I want to be a good role-model to my children and let them know to never
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07/1/12 ha645211@ohio.edu the Person Who has Influence me My father is the most person influences me in my life. My father assisted me so much to know what is going on around me. As a child my father was my dictionary or my source. He made me feel free to ask him any question in my head like how airplanes fly? So my father is the most person influence me because he raised me up‚ educate me‚ and planned my future. My influence me because he is a successful business man who
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Novel September 5‚ 2012 Never Let Me Go By Kazuo Ishguro Published 2005 In a small school called Hailsham placed in England in the 1990’s‚ Kathy‚ a student from years back is looking in search of Hailsham after a few years of it being shut down. Kathy has reminisce of Tommy; a strong-willed boy who was the best football player at the time‚ threw tantrums and wore a special polo shirt as good luck. She also had reminisce of her times at Hailsham and the events that had taken place there. When
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