and my career goals shifted drastically from the plan I had in place. As a first generation college student‚ my perspective of possible career options was limited an did not include continued academic pursuits. Through the McNair program‚ my eyes were opened to a new realm of opportunities. For the longest time I had a simple understanding of what "research" truly
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people try to do the right thing‚ but do they do it out of justice or the hope for fame? Some people strive to be heroes‚ not for the justice or satisfaction of knowing they did a good deed‚ but for the accomplishment of people knowing who they are and praising them for what they do. Taking a stand counts more than if you win in the end or not. It’s not the winning‚ but the taking part and taking action that counts. If someone does everything in their power to do the right thing and take a stand‚ then
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First‚ in general‚ to students’ perspectives‚ they do not aware of a minority group of students called homeless students because they often view homeless as irresponsibility‚ alcoholism and addict. As a definition of Quinton D. Geis‚ a student from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Exploring the Academic and Social Experiences of Homeless College Students‚ 13)‚ homelessness could be students are living on the street‚ living in a car‚ or may be “couch surfing‚” spending a short amount of time at various
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If a student receives a lower grade that he or she believes is unfair‚ they can write a grade appeal letter to the professor‚ dean of the college or an appeals board requesting that the grade be raised. If an exam or course was graded very severely by a professor‚ ant this standard was applied to every student in the class‚ a grade change will not usually be considered. Even if a professor is antagonistic towards a student‚ it must be proved that the antagonist attitude resulted in a lower grade
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Exceptional Teachers Exceptional teachers provide students with maximum encouragement‚ motivation‚ challenges and belief in themselves. Teachers who believe their students are capable of the classwork help create a self-fulfilling prophecy. The student will begin to hold the same belief of themselves and act on it. It is therefore vital that teachers‚ parents and caregivers send the right message to students. Students need to know that their teachers‚ parents and caregivers believe
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democracy‚ executed the philosopher Socrates in the year 399 bce for the crime of impiety” (Nails 27) Why did Athens wait so long to put Socrates on trial? In order to explore my topic and try to answer my question‚ I began reading three scholarly sources‚ which gave me a better understanding on why he could of been put to trial. It still raises the same question as to what really happened and why was Socrates sent to trial at such a late age in life. Socrates throughout his life has been teaching
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SUICIDE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS Suicide has become a critical‚ national problem and the extent of this is mind-boggling. Suicides have been proven to be one of the leading causes of death among college students. According to Webters dictionary "suicide is the act killing oneself on purpose". It derived from the Latin sui‚ meaning "self"‚ and caedere‚ which means "to kill". But this is just a definition‚ because an actual suicide holds different meanings to people such as tragic‚ shocking‚ a relief
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College students are some of the busiest people from dealing with multiple classes‚ work‚ and all the other things that come along with being a student. Many students use the “stressed out” when someone asks how things are going for them or how they feel about their day so far. College just naturally demands more work from a student than high school once did. You start to realize these things almost right away once you begin college. The workload becomes bigger‚ the time seems to become shorter‚
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College students are generally categorized with a large amount of stereotypes and misconceptions. College students are often being misunderstood on who they actually are and what they do. Today‚ it is difficult for people to express themselves in the real world due to stereotypes and misconceptions. People make comments about a group of other people‚ but they do not realize that those comments most of the time is considered stereotypes and misconceptions. Some people do not know what a stereotype
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Apple Inc. Steve Jobs dropped out of college and he became successful despite not having and education. In Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address to Stanford University‚ he reveals that it is important to find what you love to do and to spend your life enjoying every moment you live. Although is it profound to pursue what you love‚ taking the risk of dropping out of college to do what you love does not work for most people. I support Jobs’ argument that we should do what we love‚ however‚ not many people
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