November 2012 Why College Education is Important to Me "Why now? Why choose to get a college degree after nearly two decades out of school?" My friends asked these questions when I told them of my intention to finally earn my college degree. I am not surprised at their reaction. After all‚ I have a good job with over eleven years of banking experience. In addition‚ I am ranked among my company ’s top performers. I‚ however‚ have solid reasons why I believe that achieving a college education is of
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The article Social Structure and Anomie by Robert K. Merton talks about how each and every society around the world has their own norms‚ goals‚ and intersects and all of these societies have different means when it comes to achieving those goals. And all of these goal is accepted by everyone in a society. As every society has norms‚ each and every society also have sort of regulatory code. Robert Merton also talks about anomie‚ which he borrowed from Durkheim‚ is lack of norms in a society (Durkheim
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short story ‘Graduation”…Maya Angelou‚ a famous American author and poet‚ tells the story of her graduation. In this story she tells paints three very vivid parts of that memorable day‚ the morning when she woke up‚ the actual ceremony‚ and the celebration afterwards. In this essay I am going to compare her memory with memories of my own graduation day. The sounds feeling and emotions that arouse during one of her most memorable moments in her life. On the morning of her graduation‚ Maya was welcomed
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INTRODUCTION Social structure and social interaction are integral in evaluating a person’s identity. Identities are the sets of meanings people hold for themselves that define “what it means” to be who they are as persons‚ as role occupants and as group members (PJB article) People are generally influenced by the norms and beliefs of society. A person’s identity is formed through a combination of factors derived from social structure (macrosociology) and social interaction (microsociology). The self
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Why is it important for college students to know about world events? I think it’s important to know about world events simply cause‚ it keeps students up to date and it helps us better understand society and what goes on in an everyday life. The study of history is also important because‚ we learn from the mistakes of the past and hopefully learn to avoid those same mistakes made in the past. By studying what goes on in the world‚ we see the mistakes that were made and learn how to avoid
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Which social structure do you think has been significant in Australia in the last twelve months and which social structure do you think will be significant in the next twelve months? Has its importance been consistent historically? – Gender Social structures are what defines us within society‚ it is the definition of who we are‚ and the path we are influenced to follow. This essay will focus on how the social structure: gender‚ has been significant in Australia‚ throughout history and in the
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Udeira L. Simmons Tuesday‚ September 18‚ 2012 ‘’Why college education is important to me’’ “This one step-choosing a goal and sticking to it-changes everything.” ~Scott Reed~ Having a college education can mean so many different things‚ to so many different people. One may not even really begin to grasp the importance and impact it may have on one’s life. Until you take that step into reaching your goal. A college education can either mean the start of a new career. It can allow
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Graduation Graduation is a goal that everyone wants to accomplish in life. Whether it is from daycare‚ middle school‚ high school‚ or college‚ it’s a major accomplishment. Graduation from high school was something that I always looked forward to. The fact that it took twelve years of grading school to get a diploma made it more exciting and made me more anxious. Graduation also comes with an emotional impact. Especially when you’ve spent half of your life growing and learning to love your
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children under age 12 as a single Mom. I have the financial burdens of keeping a roof over our heads‚ the lights on‚ and the house warm in the winter. I am working two part-time jobs in my field of study while attending college to make ends meet. I have taken out student loans to ease my financial burden‚ but I do not want to keep increasing the amount of debt I am in. Due to my financial situation I will have to cut back on my class load and push back my graduation date and obtain a new job and more
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Have you ever been to a college class? Did that class only consist of two exams‚ a midterm and a final throughout the entire semester? How much stress did you feel around the time those exams came around? These are the types of problems that Patrick O’Malley argues against in his essay “More Testing‚ More Learning”. In this essay‚ O’Malley takes the stand presenting the fact that there are courses in college that provide infrequent testing. He lets it be known that this is not the most effective
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