The short story “Harrison Bergeron‚”by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is about a boy who was thought of as a threat to the government in a society based on equality. The article “School Uniforms: Awesome-or Awful?” by Lauren Tarshis‚ is about how more schools are currently making their students wear uniforms. Both “Harrison Bergeron” and “School Uniforms:Awesome-or Awful?” show that too much equality can end badly. These two articles are both similar and different in many ways. In “Harrison Bergeron”‚ they
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Being a college student‚ I‚ myself‚ encounter fears that a college student usually feels. Experiencing these‚ for me‚ is just a normal thing that we need to live through as college students. These worries come from simple to complicated things that we encounter in college life. First on a college student’s list of fears is the thought of having failing grades. Of course‚ no one wants a failing grade. Grades are proof that we understand what is being inculcated to us. It is important for us to pass
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question is‚ should college campus allowed students to carry concealed weapons? Do guns really hold a place on college‚ and school campuses? The Second Amendment of The Constitution of the United States guarantees our right to bear arms to defend ourselves‚ but is it made clear where these guns can be carried or who
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kinds of stress that effect college students‚ but three main ones are academic stress‚ social stress‚ and work stress. Juggling to much can stress a college student. As a fellow college student I’m confident to say I know every college student has gone through it and can relate to it. When college students are stressed they have many consequences following them. Too much stress can have a bad effect on your focus on your education. For instance working while going to school can be a hassle and affect
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College Students and Alcohol College student drunkenness is far from new and neither are college and university efforts to control it. What is new‚ however‚ is the potential to make real progress on this age-old problem based on scientific research results. New research-based information about the consequences of high-risk college drinking and how to reduce it can empower colleges and universities‚ communities‚ and other interested organizations to take effective action. Hazardous drinking among
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amount of college students being caught cheating all believe they have a reasonable explanation as to why they choose to do so. Even though there are no real reasons to justify it‚ some college students find the urge to cheat on tests as well as homework. Every college student has a life outside of school‚ yet some students take a short cut by cheating‚ while other students work hard to get the grades they deserve. However‚ is there really any logical reason as to why a college student should cheat?
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Controversy Over School Uniforms Uniforms are a major point of discussion in public school to cut down on discipline and violence problems. Many schools already put in place a policy requiring uniforms and many more are thinking about it. School uniforms benefit both the student and faculty by creating an atmosphere in which the students are able to get the most out of their education. They would encourage more concentration on schoolwork and a sense of security in the school. Public school students should
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1 name Professor English date To Debt or Not to Debt: Why College is Worth the Investment When most people think about college they generally have the same mind set. You are taught from a young age that college is the only way to go but is that true? With recent tuition risings and the “American dream” seeming to vanish‚ college doesn’t seem to be worth its value anymore. Others believe that its college or you will be working at a fast food joint for the rest of your life. Most people in-between
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s. There are so many strong opinions about what direction parents‚ students‚ and administrators want to go in. It has been argued that school uniforms have the potential to make a school safer‚ that uniforms reduce bullying or self-image issues‚ and that uniforms return the focus to the students’ education. I disagree. I actually think that school uniforms do not help make our schools a safer place‚ I think that they do not return the focus to student’s education - they just shift where the focus
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Where do uniforms come from? Uniforms originally came from England in the 16th century. Uniforms in England symbolizes the lower class and the orphans‚ it’s basically they separated children in groups (Viadero 61). A lot of school enforces dress codes instead of uniforms. There are many opinions about requiring school uniforms or not. Many people believe that school uniform have a negative effect. Uniforms are more expensive than regular clothes (Larkin 29). A student needs at least two sets
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