Liberal art schools work well with the idea of students sharing their own opinions. Westminster college is a place for students to share opinions with one another and be accepted. Over the course of the past month the election has a lot of students feeling uncomfortable with the political outcome. Following the presidential election students began to react immediately. On November 8‚ Donald Trump was elected president-elect of the United States. Many students took directly to social media to express
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Liberal Arts Improves Us for Society Rarely are we fortunate to get a glimpse into a brilliant mind as it grows closer to its inevitable super nova burnout and self-destruction. Before David Foster Wallace took his life in 2008‚ he gave us an insight into his personal hell with the “Kenyon Commencement Speech” in 2005. During this commencement speech he discusses the use of a broad base knowledge curriculum that transforms people into understanding and productive citizens. I agree that a liberal
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Reflection: Arts in Prisons The Arts in Prison organization teaches arts and culture to the Lansing Correction Facility. It strives to create a positive environment where the inmates can be educated while also building self-confidence. Program manager Lynsey Becher‚ has volunteered and worked with the program for many years. She believes that having a “nonjudgmental environment” for the prisoners lets them grow and gain self worth. When the inmates are released from prison they have developed in
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During our first Visual Arts unit‚ we created a self-reflection piece. We looked inside ourselves to find qualities and things that we thought were important‚ then tried to combine all that into one word that we thought described ourselves. I thought that I was like a river in the world‚ and so my piece is called “My Gang.” I chose this name mostly because of the background. When I was thinking of a name for this project‚ I immediately thought of the Hangang (Han River) in Seoul. I think this is
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English 1010 September 24‚ 2010 The Importance of a Degree In the article “In Defense of the Liberal Arts”‚ Lane Wallace gives an example of what someone could do if they drop out of college. It also explains why staying in college and earning a degree is important. I agree with the article and believe that staying in school will benefit the student in the long run‚ even if they don’t think it is important. Students should look at the positive aspects of being in college and
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While academic knowledge can be a big advantage‚ liberal arts education is more important‚ because it can change viewpoint and priorities‚ help develop characteristics‚ while teaching how to think‚ and create the path to academic integrity. Though person can develop same characteristics in other ways‚ liberal arts education provides great support and shows the best possible way. Liberal arts education helps to build personality by providing essential skills. One of the main skills is the ability
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It may seem like a Liberal Arts degree is for someone who can understand the depth of it‚ but that is completely untrue. The flexibility It may seem like a Liberal Arts degree is for someone who can understand the depth of it‚ but that is completely untrue. The flexibility and use of a Liberal Arts degree is for everyone who is interested and is worth more than the loud politicians that wave them about so eagerly to raise their credibility which is why Sanford J. Ungar‚ former president of Goucher
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In “Can a liberal arts education really make us better?” by Richard Kamber‚ he argues that even though a liberal arts education can make us better‚ it depends solely on that person’s definition of better. Now the question on everyone’s mind‚ “What are liberal arts?” A liberal arts education gives us a general review of humanities‚ arts‚ and sciences. Liberal arts are usually delivered in small classes‚ full of active participants‚ by “seasoned faculty.” They aim to develop our character and provide
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1 W. Lamar Stockton Dallas Baptist University Friday Symposium September 24‚ 2004 A Philosophy of the Idea of Christian Liberal Arts Education Why is it important? I think rather that the Christian college has not sufficiently articulated its educational philosophy‚ and has not sold the evangelical public or perhaps even its own students and teachers on what it is trying to do…Christian education should not blindfold the student’s eyes to all the world has to offer‚ but it should open them to
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Draft 1 There is a lot of misconceptions about the hidden skills people have and majors that people choose. In the first essay “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J Ungar‚ argues that a liberal education is not what students should look for. He found seven misconceptions and then argued against them. The next essay “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff‚ states the misconceptions of people that are called “nerds” or “smart” are the ones who strive for intellectualism. These misconceptions of education
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