Volume 28 Number 7 2002 35 Financial Planning‚ Managers‚ and College Students by Joe James‚ W. Hadley Leavell‚ and Balasundram Maniam‚ Sam Houston State University‚ P.O. Box 2056‚ Huntsville‚ TX 77341 Abstract Prior research indicated workers including many college students were ignorant regarding their own finances‚ future wealth‚ and retirement planning although in their business courses they learn the importance of managing and maximizing other peoples’ wealth. To obtain an idea of
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Should Every Student Go to College? Now a days there’s a lot of pressure for high school graduates to further their education by attending college. Hard evidence states that more high school graduates attend college immediately after graduation compared to any other generation. However‚ college may seem more of a challenge to some rather than others whom may “need” vocational school. Getting an education is important but some say college isn’t for everyone. In the article “What’s Wrong with Vocational
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mentally; and denied rights and freedoms of other citizens. The debate over whether or not to pay collegiate athletes‚ specifically Division 1‚ has increased greatly. Many people believe college athletic associations; such as the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Associations) treat college athletes unfairly. College athletes have been dedicating time‚ hard work‚ and much more to their schools’ athletic departments. People are making millions of dollars off of these athletes while‚ they are living
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signed a petition to get the names‚ addresses‚ and personal information of registered sex offenders out there for the public to observe. These terms were eventually turned into laws called “Meagan’s Laws.” Each state maintains an online registry of all the registered sex offenders in the nation. These websites contain maps where a user can enter street names‚ city names‚ state‚ and zip codes to look up sex offenders. Some websites even provide pictures along with the names and addresses of the offenders
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people Attend College and universities? Colleges and Universities are the main resources for people to gain knowledge and get an education. The education we got from high school is not enough for our lives because it is just the basic material; however‚ professors in colleges or in Universities teach us all the subjects in more detail than in high school. We learn almost everything about our career in college. We learn everything related to our chosen major in college or university‚ and when
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Americans live in poverty‚ hardly making it. This is mainly due to little job opportunity because of lack of qualification. A large portion of high school graduates do not even attend college mainly because they simply cannot afford it. If the United States government would pay for college‚ the vast burden of debt from student loans would be eliminated. Young adults are far more likely to attend post-secondary school if they have financial help. The 1950s and 1960s were the best times that this country
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Sociology 1001 Dating and Sex Among College Students In college‚ the cultural norm is that one should engage with the opposite gender casually until a meaningful encounter occurs. The University of Colorado at Boulder is known for its high rates of festivities‚ which is a leading factor in sexual behavior. The hypothesis of this study being‚ if students are in relationships during college they will be more inclined to have sex due to intimacy‚ whereas single students will not be as sexually active due
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Bolender English 1010 11/28/16 Compensation of College Athletes The biggest achievement of student athlete in this day and age is committing to a big time NCAA Division I athletic program in his or her respective sport. It is an immense accomplishment‚ but an equally immense commitment. The term “signing your life away” more than an expression. The coaches and staff of those programs monitor every aspect of life in big time college athletic programs. College athletics has also become its own industry
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Over the years‚ the value of a college degree has decreased due to multiple reasons including‚ grade inflation‚ open admissions‚ negative student attitudes‚ and the ill-conceived perception that college is only for economic advancement. Today‚ four-year colleges seem to operate as a business rather than an institution meant for intellectual enrichment. Although there are many theories on how to restore the valued reputation of a four-year college degree‚ a major solution would include hiring motivated
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I feel like I cannot make to go college. because I heard people said college is hard and expensive to pay. But all high school students in the united states would like to get free college. In the United states college is not free. While there are many poor people who cannot Offord college money‚ college should not be free because the government cannot afford all the college resources and paying for education motivate students. First thing‚ college should not be free there are many problems
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