of College According to nces.ed.gov‚ as of 2009‚ there are over four thousand two and four year colleges in America. It is completely up to students if they want to further their education. While they can choose to join the Army‚ the Navy‚ or the Air Force‚ a large number of students decide to go to college. I believe a college education is important because it provides more opportunities‚ offers more resources‚ and will eventually lead to a more stable financial future. College is an
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When I graduated high school‚ I knew that if I wanted to get ahead in life I was going to have to get into college. Not knowing exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up‚ made me worry about spending money on a traditional four year university. I realized that there were several cheaper options for a higher education were around my area. Starting my education at a community college seemed like the right step for me once I understood that the credits would all transfer to a university that I could
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The System for college athletes isnt perfect‚ and needs to be worked on‚ a big problem we cannot seem to agree is how to compensate the student-athletes who drive the NCAA. I would like to start off with a question. Are college athletes being compensated enough for the effort they put forth today? Every Day they wake up early and represent their university whether they are putting in work in class or on the field. Each student-student athlete generates tons of money for their university and they
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Sometimes I ask myself‚ “Why am I in the Army?” There are days I love it‚ and days I am surprised to be here at all. My experience so far in the Army has been positive‚ for the most part. Tactically and physically I feel I have pushed myself. I enjoy being mentally and physically challenged‚ and that part of my personality played a major part in my desire to become an Army reservist in the first place. I never want to say I did not try my hardest or do my best. I have always believed I could do more
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College Athletes Should Get Paid At some colleges‚ college athletics are a key source of income‚ and they attract students to their institutions. Universities depend on their athletes to produce and maintain the popularity of their school’s name. College athletes are suppose to be the best of the best on that level‚ so why do college athletes not get paid? The National Collegiate Athletic Association‚ NCAA‚ says that it is trying to protect the athletes from "exploitation by professional and commercial
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College Athletes Shouldn’t Be Paid While catching up on some game day scores for college football‚ an article popped up on the side with a title reading‚ College Athletes Deserve To Be Paid. I noticed it was written by Michael Wilbon‚ one of the hosts from the ESPN show‚ Pardon the Interruption. Already disagreeing with the title before even reading it‚ I was skeptical‚ but I clicked on the link and started to read. Wilbon brought up a number of decent points throughout the article‚ but for
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I believe it is a great thing for the prisons to offer vocational certificates‚ and different trades to the inmates. It help in so many ways‚ really more than people would think it do. People that have to go into prison; having to do a lot of time already at times feel worthless‚ and may even feel what do they offer in this world. Only thing on their minds at that time of coming in is trying to make sure that they don’t get raped‚ or mistreated. On the other hand‚ with these vocational certificates
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Should College Athletes be Paid? General Purpose Statement: to convince Specific Purpose Statement: By the end of my presentation‚ I hope to convince you on the fact that college athletes should not be paid to play their sport(s). Attention Getter: When you go from playing sports in college to playing sports in the major league‚ what changes? Your title goes from student athlete to professional athlete. Notice how while in college‚ your title is student athlete‚ not professional. You are
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I believe I should be one of the select few that are chosen to continue the year in English 102.This is a prestige position and am anxious to participate in the next semester. On may occasions in English 101 have I shown skill‚ positivity and optimism.My previous actions and efforts will assist and help me create a better future for myself and others around me. In English 101 I have shown exemplary character.I constantly brought an energetic‚ positive energy to the classroom dynamic and helped others
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that it is a good environment to prepare for their future. However‚ others think that entering university is one of causes which lead to increase the rate of unemployment and they can go to vocational training or work to gain experiment and improve their skills. This essay will argue that everyone should be required to go to university because students can improve the quality of their lifes and gain benefits such as career opportunities with higher earnings. The first reason is that personal
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