that I can go to college. I am lucky that I had the opportunity to reach my dream.” These were the words that came to my mind when I found out that I was granted a scholarship. Whenever me and my family visit my relatives in the Philippines‚ I feel saddened by the lack of opportunity for my cousins‚ and for the youth. Instead of going to college‚ they are working under the sun‚ harvesting fruits and vegetables to earn money. My mother had a similar fate. Her dream was to graduate college‚ and be what
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EES21QH-02 9/24/16 One does not have to go to college to be successful. There are many factors that can influence a person to go to college. Whether that be personal or otherwise.according to many new york times articles there is a great number of reasons people decide to go to college. Alot of debates have heated up saying that college is not for everyone‚ not all people should go to college‚ because of many things. Like for instance‚ college only increases debt‚ and is not necessary for most
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accessed by the government or other corporations. Particularly‚ prospective college students need to be extra mindful of what they are posting on social media accounts because their privacy may be invaded. It is reasonable that college recruiters invade privacy
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born‚ until the time they die‚ people are overcoming everyday challenges that can often be very stressful and push them past the breaking point. People often become frustrated and flustered when they try to cope with
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Becoming a Successful College Student “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome.” Booker T. Washington. Throughout life people are faced with a variety of obstacles. How they choose to overcome these obstacles determines whether they become successful or not‚ it would be nice if there was an instruction manual to tell one how to be successful‚ how to overcome these obstacles. One of the most difficult obstacles
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While advancing to college‚ countless students begin to possess habits that have a negative effect on his or her health‚ emotions‚ and relationships with others. These habits include drugs‚ lack of sleep‚ unhealthy eating routines‚ and numerous others. College can be a very stressful environment for students‚ causing them to obtain new habits that are very harmful. Students feel as though these habits will help with the stress in their lives‚ but unfortunately it only makes them sick and harms
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when it comes to what causes mental illness‚ but many studies show that depression and other mental illnesses have been found in a significant amount of students. According to Suicide.org‚ “Approximately 20 percent of teens experience depression or another mental illness before they reach adulthood”(3). As a result‚ the effort to preserve mental health has been diminishing. When it comes to a student’s education and future‚ their mental health should not be overlooked.
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North America. Their main goal is to prevent people from drinking and driving because it is a killer in Canada and US. MADD has helped save more than 268‚000 lives through research-based programs‚ public education‚ etc. A national opinion survey of college-age individuals found that 70 percent favor 21 as the minimum age to sell or serve alcohol and 65 percent want rules more strongly enforced. Teens use alcohol more frequently and heavily than any other illegal drug combined. LULAC stands for League
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to the schools and staffing survey the elementary students in the United States spend an average of six or more hours in class for an average of one-hundred-seventy-five days a year‚ or more depending on the state. This is the schedule that persists for students until their high school career is over. After high school‚ students may attend community college which is a new experience to them. This community college experience usually acquires students to pay for their credits they gain through averaging
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With college athletes practicing and playing in the games‚ the National Collegiate Athletic Association‚ the NCAA should be paying their college athletes to play. College athletes spend the same amount of time on their sport as a full time job‚ college athletes are struggling to make ends meet‚ and a salary would help the athletes to manage their money. For all that they do these college athletes definitely deserve to be compensated for what they do. These college athletes spend an average of 43
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