Case 1: Keep a healthy perspective When Alex Vanier‚ a logistics officer with the Canadian Army‚ returned from a tour of duty in Kandahar‚ he was assigned to work for Major Newton*‚ a maintenance officer in Petawawa‚ an hour and a half northwest of Ottawa. Alex found the major to be standoffish and quick to criticize. Even worse‚ the major often unloaded work on Alex. "He gave me things that were his to do and were inappropriate for me to handle‚" he says. The major didn’t mentor the people below
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March 2008 Why Do College Students Cheat? Cheating among students in college has worsened over the years and not much is being done to stop it. Where is the line drawn when it comes to cheating in the classroom? And why do kids do it? In today’s world people are growing lazier and always looking for ways to do less work and a lot of that has to do with improved technology. Improved technology has also made cheating easier. Students can send each other e-mail’s back and
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DO FRESHMEN STUDENTS EXPERIENCE FROM HIGH SCHOOL COMPARING TO COLLEGE PART I. INTRODUCTION College is really incomparable to high school. You will usually be told what to do and corrected if your behavior is out of line in high school and in college you’re expected to take responsibility for what you do and don’t do‚ as well as for the consequences of your decisions. In high school you will usually be told in class what you need to learn from assigned readings while in college‚ it’s up to
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Sleep and How it Affects College Students William P. Wilkerson Vanguard University of Southern California Professor Szala 5-6-15 Statement of the Problem Sleep has been a topic of great scrutiny for many years. People believe many things about sleep‚ some of it is rooted in religion‚ superstition‚ or tradition. With the spread of technology‚ bright little screens have become a major part of everyone’s lives‚ making it harder to relax and wind down for sleep. Research Questions
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is to just simply turn of your phone or put it on airplane mode. With a touch of a button you can save your life or someone else’s life. By simply putting your phone on airplane mode‚ you just created a hassle free drive. Another great way to help stop texting while driving is to simply ask the passenger to reply or make calls or you. By doing this‚ the driver can concentrate on the road. Texting while driving is a big hazard while on the road. It can cause unexpected accidents in different
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MONEY SAVING TIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS As for any college student the usual expenses of; school‚ personal life‚ food‚ entertainment‚ and leisure activities is enough to make you broke or for most of us‚ in debt. It is Thursday night and the weekend is here but your wallet is full of bank receipts and there is not any cash to been found. Your friend just told you the agenda for the night which involves; dinner‚ pre-game‚ party‚ and then night club. Chances are your staying in for the night unless
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As I stepped into the kitchen on a Saturday morning‚ my mom asks me a question any parent would normally ask‚ ”What are you doing tonight?” Now normally I would hang out with my friends and what not but tonight was my stay at home night. So I simply replied “Nothing mom‚ why?” Usually her answer is that she just needs to know these sort of things‚ being a mother and all‚ but this time it was different; the answer didn’t come out so quickly like always. She sat and stared for a second like she was
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average age for a first year student in college‚ and apparently the age where minors become involved around alcohol. Meanwhile‚ it has been nearly unavoidable to prevent underage students in college the consumption of alcohol. As according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism‚ about four out five college students drink
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Why to students flunk out of college. As many as 50% of students fail to graduate from the college in which they first enroll. Most people assume higher education is a right of passage from adolescent to adulthood.1 Truth is most teenagers aren’t ready for grown up responsibilities. Reasons students may drop out of school may be overwhelmed by college schedule‚ the lack of preparation for college life‚ and the lack of finances to complete school. College is portrayed as “party time”. Most
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Campus Love Benefits College Students Love is an eternal topic. With the increase of age‚ longing for love has become more prevalent among college students. Some people said that the campus love was time-and-energy-consuming and tore students away from their main task. But they didn’t see the campus love in an impartial light. Campus love could benefit college students in many ways which academic study had nothing to do with. If we take the improvement of their communication skills‚ the expansion
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