Reva Flood Ms. Barbara Scrupski WRTG 291 November 7‚ 2010 Leon Botstein’s “Let Teenagers Try Adulthood” talks about how high schools are obsolete and why they should be abolished. He feels that schools are run like a popularity contest and that high school is a waste of time. Botstein goes on to say that how well a school does in teams sports is how well the community will support that school. He also believes that high schools should be abolished since children don’t learn anything and the
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A tumble of violet‚ blue‚ orange and green…the blazing lights of the neon signs‚ the hazy colors of the disco scene. There I was‚ a typical colegiala out to enjoy the world‚ a part of the “let’s make tusok-tusok the fishballs” syndrome. Youth with all its petty follies and foibles. Life was good…sometimes. Other times‚ I found myself stopping to ask‚ “What’s the use?” But I didn’t worry much about it. I mean‚ my life wasn’t a total whirl – it was just a little out of focus. At least I was having
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Joseph Maldonado Prof. Petitfrere ENG 101 April 24‚ 2013 College Beneficial or Waste? Charles Murray “Are Too Many People Going to College”‚ argues by admitting so many incaple and uninterested students into traditional four-year programs‚ schools are dumbing down the educational experience. Murray basically states that we deprive those who don’t belong in college an education that will pay off. Sanford J. Ungar argues the misperceptions which exist in our society on how worthless the Liberal
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To Pay or Not to Pay College Athletes? In the article‚ “The Shame of College Sports‚” noted author and historian Taylor Branch discusses the injustice of the National Collegiate Athletic Association not paying their college athletes. Branch references and goes into detail about several legal cases‚ in which the NCAA blatantly takes advantage of players and their families. He lectures his audience on the extensive history of the NCAA‚ pointing out many ignoble and hypocritical actions committed
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While watching the video Try‚ Colbie Caillat is trying to let women know that they don’t have to be afraid to be themselves. In Colbie Caillat’s music video Try she is trying to convey women to have self-confidence in themselves‚ be your own you‚ and actions last forever. The Try video conveys women to have self-confidence in themselves. When all the girls took off their makeup‚ hair extensions‚ and wigs they then realized that they look like themselves without all of it on them. When the women took
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small high school with a college-like set up would provide an improved learning environment for many students. A small school would provide more one on one time for students and less of the clique behavior mentioned in Leon Botstein’s "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood." A more college like set up with longer classes meeting fewer times a week‚ rather than 7 hour days spent in a single building five times a week‚ would also address the main issue mentioned in Botstein’s essay. Older students would find
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“Now We Can Begin” Crystal Eastman 1920 Women history got my eye that is why I chose this article to read. I want to know what was happening in 1920 with the feminists’ movement. There was many things going on in 1920‚ life was good in 1920’s home would cost a person $2‚025.00 a car $640.00. A $100.00 in 1920 would equal $1032.00 in today money. (http://www.thepeoplehistory.com). But I think the one thing that stood out was the word Freedom. The article structure of article is all over the place
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Discuss the poem It Feels a Shame to be Alive‚ by Emily Dickonson in conjuction with Jay Parini’s statement “poetry gives voice to what is not usually said” The American Civil War was one of the most violent eras of American history. It was during this period that the poems written by Emily Dickinson carry the most meaning. Jay Parini said‚ “poetry gives voice to what is not usually said”‚ It feels a shame to be alive‚ by Emily Dickinson is about death and it questions the bravery of the living
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MW March 7‚ 2013 “Shame is a bad thing‚ you know. It keeps you down”: The Power of Shame in Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street In Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street‚ Esperanza’s main goal is to one day have a house of her own that she can be proud of. Of course this is many people’s dream‚ but for Esperanza it means everything. It’s such a big deal to her because she’s ashamed of where she lives now‚ so she wants something better for herself in the future. While shame plays such a major
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for five cents‚ and a piece of chocolate cake for ten cents. That was a good meal. I was eating when this old wino came in. I love winos because they never hurt anyone but themselves. The old wino sat down at the counter and ordered twenty-six cents worth of food. He ate it like he really enjoyed it. When the owner‚ Mister Williams‚ asked him to pay the check‚ the old wino didn’t lie or go through his pocket like he suddenly found a hole. He just said: “Don’t have no money.” The owner yelled: “why in
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