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    have to go through four years of high school. Four years of tears‚ stress and waiting. Waiting for the four years that really can decide your future: college. I’d always knew I would go to college in some form. My parents drilled that into my head. "You have to go to college to get a good paying job‚" my dad would say. Or "A future husband wants a women who’s educated‚" as my mom would say. However it wasn’t till the beginning of senior year that someone finally asked me why do you want to go to college

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    degree-granting college program in the state’s prison system. There are well over 100 teacher volunteers from schools such as UC-Berkeley‚ Stanford and San Francisco State. They go through three security checks to get into the prison. And then they hold classes in a nondescript trailer overlooking the prison’s baseball field Phillip Senegal and valedictorian Felix Lucero earned associate of arts degrees in 2009 at a ceremony in San Quentin state prison‚ where they are inmates. The college program is

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    No one in my family so far has gone to college. My mother‚ father‚ and sister have all gotten degrees online from community colleges. This is not a feat I am trying to undermine: they all worked very hard and earned their degrees. That being said‚ there is a huge difference between working on a degree from home and actually going to a college to study. A gigantic part of college that I think often gets overlooked or undermined is the social aspect. College is supposed to be your first true exposure

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    Now looking back at it‚ I understand the kids had other things to worry about than making friends with the new girl in class. College and moving on into adulthood was just around the corner for a lot of people. A time to grow up and start making some important life decisions. Did I plan on going to college? Absolutely! Although‚ unfortunately the money wasn’t there for it and my family needed me during a tough period after I had graduated. About a month after I received my diploma‚ my mother broke

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    Reasons students drop out of college Why do students drop out of college? Coping with responsibilities can turn single’s life into a hectic and even unbearable experience. There are several reasons why students drop out of college because of the following reasons: they can’t afford tuition fees‚ they prefer to work‚ and they fail the course. Firstly‚ students decide to drop out of college is they don’t have enough money for tuition fees. As college tuition fees are high in most of the private

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    Why I want to go to college… At eight years old I participated in my first gymnastics competition. No matter how crazy I flipped or twisted‚ somehow I always landed on my feet. It was my innate talent‚ and others took notice. In our local gymnastics club‚ I watched the older girls practice their routines. I desperately wanted to learn how to flip just like them. Even at such a young and impressionable age I quickly adapted to a disciplined lifestyle based on dedication and self-motivation. Learning

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    People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example new experiences‚ career preparation‚ increasing knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Word count: 506 Nowadays‚ a lot of young men attend college or university for many different reasons. I think college or university are really good environment for us to prepare for our work in the future as well as to be admitted in a good company

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    are many‚ Ernest J. Gaines teaches the important lessons all the way from dignity to caring for others to both Jefferson and Grant. Jefferson was convicted of murder and sentenced to the death penalty. When Grant was first made to go see Jefferson and things didn’t go over to well. Nothing clicked and Jefferson did not say anything to Miss Emma or Grant. Dr. Michael Barry says that “For a time‚ then‚ Grant’s main motive for helping Jefferson is that he is doing a favor for Vivian.” (Barry 3) Although

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    College Stress Before College College has different meanings for people with diverse reasoning: a get-away from home‚ extension of sports careers‚ or a start to the professions of their choice. There are also different ways to earn their way through college‚ whether it by athletic scholarships‚ academic scholarships‚ parents’ money‚ or even their own money. For those who have to pay their way in college‚ it is nerve racking to be responsible for paying the yearly costs of their education. Jon Marcus

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    NATIONAL MISSION FOR A GREEN INDIA Under the National Action Plan on Climate Change PRESENTATION TO THE PRIME MINISTER’S COUNCIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE February 22nd ‚ 2011 Forest Cover Map of India Very Dense Forest Dense Forest Open Forest Scrub Non Forest Water Bodies District Boundaries 2 Process: A Transparent and Inclusive Approach • Draft document put on website for comments on 23rd May 2010 • The draft made available in 11 languages • 7 Regional Consultations over a month

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