In her article "College Is a Waste of Time and Money"‚ Caroline Bird attempts to pursued her readers that colleges are overflowing with students who don’t belong there. Her article first appeared in Psychology Today (May 1975). Since this material is outdated‚ I find it hard to believe that most of the responses by students and parents quoted in the article still hold true. The author has set out to pursue the readers that college is a bad and unnecessary choice for today’s youth. Yet the author
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Today it’s unusual to go somewhere and there not to be a TV. TVs are everywhere‚ they are a part of life. Watching TV is often seen as not helping‚ just something teens watch and is considered a waste of time. I believe watching TV‚ and the shows on TV are often overlooked for the information they give to the people and that watching TV is better for teens than most think. Watching TV can be good for you. When watched in moderation‚ the shows provide us information we might have overlooked‚ they
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Is Prayer a waste of time? Prayer is not a waste of time because; it helps people to be calm about their feelings. They feel comforted and that someone is always listening to them. It helps some people relax‚ centre‚ and really think through their desires and troubles. This also makes me think about how James said that faith without action is dead. Prayer may not always be answered the way you expect it to be answered. For example you ask God to make you more patient. God may not make you more
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MARRIAGE IS WASTE OF TIME – DISAGREE Why? * Marriage is a symbol of love and a big commitment to show the person that you are willing. * Marriage is totally not a waste of time; it is a way of couples showing that they love each other and that they will make a commitment to stay with each other as long as they live. * Getting married is showing your partner that you are willing to settle down and start a family. * Marriage is very good because it means you can have a family‚ with
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Process Essay: How to Not Waste Time Wasting time is something everyone can do‚it is part of life. It is also something we would rather . not do. Lets face it‚ time is so precious. To many‚ time is money. You may wonder just how it is that you waste so much time? For some it is distraction‚ we tend to space out‚ lose focus‚ get lazy‚ and procrastinate. The list can go on and on. I am sure that you would love to be as productive as the next person. I am going to give you some
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Abdullah Alsaggaf Writing 107 02/07/2013 Effects of Watching Too Much TV Television has become the most popular kind of media all over the world. Most people‚ who watch too much TV for different kinds of reasons‚ do not know nor care about the effects that may happen to them. Nowdays‚ the majority of people over the world spend more than five hours watching TV every day. Watching TV for long time is one of the most serious problems that affect the human body. Also‚ there is a significant impact
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Many people believe that Greek Mythology is pointless and a waste of time. But if you dig a little deeper there are a lot of lessons that can be learned from it. Athena is known as Zeus’s favorite child and is the goddess of warfare and wisdom. She was the guardian of the Athens and protected many people. Athena was a very ruthless‚ fierce‚ and caring individual who fought a lot but also helped a lot of people with her undeniable skills. Athena’s strength and abilities were visible since day one
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the kingdom is considered to be bound up with the welfare of the royal linga. Its sanctuary was at the summit of a temple-mountain‚ natural or artificial‚ which was at the center of the capital and was regarded the axis of the universe. From his time onwards for several centuries‚ it was the duty of every Khmer king to raise temple-mountain for the preservation of the royal linga. Thus arose the great temples. His reign made a great impression upon his kingdom. He was the founder of its greatness
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homework is an infringement on family time. The students learn nothing from doing homework. It is not homework that reinforces an idea or a skill; it is developing a passion for something and then having the time to follow it through that does the trick. Homework is a waste of time. Schools already steal six hours or more a day from a student’s life. If they can’t do what they need to do in six hours‚ it is not a student’s responsibility to give them more time. Homework is not for kids to learn‚
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In the article Watching TV Makes You Smarter by Steven Johnson‚ the author argues that by watching television shows various television shows‚ people actually become smarter and how it has a big impact in our lives. He feels that watching TV makes us smarter because why we view things we might have never heard of before. He also uses dialogs to explain for example he used dialogs from the show ER to break down what’s happening between the characters‚ what words and sentences there using. On response
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