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    man‚ be the girl a man needs.¨ - unknown. In the novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson‚ Lyddie the protagonist‚ has to make a decision to go to college or marry Luke. Lyddie should go to college and not marry Luke because she values learning and is independent. others may disagree Based on Lyddie’s character traits‚ Lyddie made the right choice on going to college because she values learning. First off‚ on page 78 the text said ¨she had to know what would happen to little oliver.¨ Lyddie always wants

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    Why I Chose College

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    In my opinion‚ college is what you make of it. For me‚ it has been an opportunity in which I was able to position myself to receive better career opportunities. In doing so‚ I will be better equipped to give back to the community. This experience has allowed me to improve upon my social skills‚ as well as‚ become more knowledgeable‚ and confident assisting individuals that are vulnerable. Throughout the course of these last two years‚ many of my peers‚ including myself‚ have bonded with new friends

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    attend college‚ people were too busy trying to make money. So why do we have to pay most of what we earned for our education? A big reason why people in our nation don’t attend college is because they can’t afford it. Having a college degree will relieve financial stress. In addition‚ affordable college tuition will make more impoverished students attend college. Finally‚ more education will equal less violence in the world. College should become more affordable. Paying so much for college can cause

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    Americans. He saw new types of food‚ acres of land and a whole bunch of trees everywhere. This land was new and most likely had a lot of resources and he had decided to colonize in the new world. The colonization in the new world was a great deal and was worth the costs. Ever since Columbus had colonized in the new world there was an enormous amount of new resources of Columbus and the queen of Spain to use. There were foods that Columbus had stated in his letter to the Queen of Spain that he has never seen

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    is to go to college‚ everyone including parents‚ students‚ and other family members encourage this goal. To get into high school‚ there were qualifications for chosen certain high school depending on district‚ but not as competitive as the admissions to college. According to Sally P. Springer‚ college’s admissions are so competitive due to the fact of how many students apply to college each year. With that said‚ since there is an increase in student graduating from high school‚ colleges increase in

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    The United States always claims that we are living in a democracy‚ but do we really? For centuries‚ the Electoral College has been selecting our presidents rather than the voters of the United States. The Electoral College was put in place to compromise the congressional and popular votes during a presidential election. What’s the compromise when only the congressional votes count? Voters from each state elect a person to go vote for them‚ but some electors can still vote whichever way they please

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    Was It Worth It?

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    Running head: Was It Worth It? Was It Worth It? Marisa Wallace Allied Health Institute According to Albert Camus (as cited by Khalid‚ 2013)‚ "The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and‚ despite himself‚ does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all -- he must fight to uphold it‚ unceasingly (Khalid‚ 2013)." We all come to that cross in the road where we are faced with choosing between doing right and doing wrong. When we chose to do wrong‚

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    Comparable Worth

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    Comparable Worth I see comparable worth as an illegitimate device that derails the labor from achieving fulfillment from their employment. I believe the person would always worry about their job performance; the use of fear as a motivator is inappropriate and detrimental to production and morale which I feel could affect safety as well. One could argue that if a person does their job well that they should have nothing to fear at time of review. Again this is a problem‚ the evaluator is human

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    Why I Returned to College

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    Why I Choose to Return Robert Williamson ENG 121 Michelle Klingfus September 30‚ 2012 Why I Choose to Return. Why I made the choice to return to college and complete my degree in Business System Administration is unique. I have thought about this for years and it’s a personal goal I want to accomplish. I have a great job in the military teaching new soldiers which is something I love and enjoy. I am ten years away from retiring and looking forward to life after the military. Why would a

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    Why I Go To College

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    Why you need to ask the question After reading through all previous chapters‚ you probably understand how important it is to know why you’re going to college. However‚ you might still be unconvinced. Why go through so much trouble? Can’t I just go to college and hope for the best? Even if I don’t have a clear cut plan or reason‚ isn’t it okay to go anyways? You wouldn’t do anything else that matters with no plan To go or not to go to college. This question can be a big turning point for your

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