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    What does college mean to me? A higher education. Why did I choose to spend my next four years in college? I am chosen to spend my next four years in college‚ because in four years I will be starting my dream career as a social worker working with the juvenile system and families. I always wanted to be a social worker. I have a passion for working with people to solve their problems and making sure they are in good sprit and can ask me for help when they need it. The 3 most important reason why

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    In the article “Why Literature Matters‚” author Dana Gioia uses several methods of persuasion to convince the audience that the decline of reading in America has had and will continue to have a negative effect on society. Gioia starts off the article with a broad statement about how younger individuals are taking less interest in the form of arts. Gioia’s inclusion of a report from the 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts that shows the declining trend of interest in the arts for young

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    gain the most‚ you have to know how to convert the negatives into positives"~Shawna Kaye. Students are always asking math teachers why math matters. Some students think math will not help in the future‚ but math does matter. "Because knowing math will keep as many doors as possible open in the future"‚ Peter Caryotakis tells his students. In "Teaching Kids Why Math Matters"‚ Cindy Donaldson builds an argument that learning mathematics provides benefits for individuals. The author presents personal‚

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    team look good. I make sure that my time in the game‚ with the ball at my feet‚ is not a wasted effort. During the game I play to the whistle that the referee blows and from on the sidelines‚ I can hear my coach yelling last minute moves that can get me around one obstacle or another. With my actions helping the team get a step closer to wining the game. So that after the game‚ I can walk away with a smile on my face and a trophy in my hand knowing I did my part. It makes it worth it to try my hardest

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    Why MLK Would Disagree with Pitts In “Why Black Lives Matter Resonates” Leonard Pitts states his belief that Martin Luther King Jr. would be happy with the “Black Lives Matter” campaign because it is beneficial for African-Americans. Pitts writes about the counter campaign‚ “All Lives Matter‚” as being a disgrace to the civil rights movement‚ and concurring that Martin Luther King Jr. wouldn’t be a part of it. I cannot agree with Leonard Pitts’ conclusion that King would be completely for “Black

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    In response to the decline of reading in America‚ writer Dana Gioia argues that the lack of reading will result in a poor outcome of future american society in the article “Why Literature Matters”. Dana builds an argument using data‚ restatement‚ and emotional appeals. Gioia starts of this article by telling the readers “While income rose to unforeseen levels‚ college attendance ballooned‚ and access to information increased enormously‚ the interest young Americans showed in the arts - and especially

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    Meaning in life (Wolf‚ 2010) Introduction Susan Wolf is known as a philosopher‚ she wrote a book in 2010 known as Meaning In Life And Why It Matters. In this book Wolf give a sophisticated philosophical argument on the importance of meaningfulness in life. This book consist of two short lectures here I am going to summarize the first lecture of this book she mainly attributes the idea of meaningfulness in life and present this idea in such a way as it look well-intentioned for ourselves and for others

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    Wolf’s book “Meaning in Life and Why It Matters.” The egoistic perspective is states that people act in pursuit of self-interest. To elaborate‚ within the egoistic perspective there is the descriptive thesis (that people seek their own goods) and the normative thesis (that people are only rational in that they seek to maximize their own welfare). This relates to the impersonal perspective‚ which is similar to

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    Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. Since of human existence the individual faced many struggles to survive and progress‚ but the creativity of human being is most powerful than any kind of issue. In each chapter of history exist the name of a hero or a important character that have done important actions for the community. One way is that many leaders have the ability to lead and control a whole community to progress. Another way is

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    English 1113 Composition I Fall 2008 Professor: Laura Gray‚ Ph.D. Phone: 918-343-7593 Office: Downs Hall 102 B Email: lgray@rsu.edu Office Hours: (appointments encouraged) Monday and Wednesday 9-10; 11:30-2 Tuesday and Thursday 10-11 Friday 9-10 [pic] Course Introduction The first semester of college writing provides a foundation for the academic writing you will be expected to do throughout your college tenure. This course will help students: 1. Recognize and implement writing

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