was never work for me‚ tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle the longer the match‚ the more fun I had.” I love this quote from Jimmy Connors because the work‚ the fight‚ and the competition of tennis have had a serious influence on my character and my life. The attributes I have gained through tennis have taught me how to strive for my goals and to learn from my mistakes. They have taught me the importance of community and working with others as a team. They have provided me a mental toughness
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instead by 538 members of the electoral college. The electoral college should be replaced by a popular vote system because it will allow all votes to be equal‚ cause candidates to focus on more than just swing states‚ and result in a rightful winner that creates a more united country. The electoral college is a complicated system with a multitude of loopholes and rules that few citizens understand. The Founding Fathers originally chose the electoral college for two reasons: fear that the citizens
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Why is Columbia the School for You? Why is Columbia the school for me? At first glance‚ this question seemed easy to answer - a simple question – and maybe it is. Perhaps the question is simple and I am complicated‚ so stubborn and “unique” that I could not accept the more obvious answers: the prestige‚ the history‚ the financial opportunities that will come my way if I apply myself there. How proud I would be to have “Columbia Graduate” on my resume! But no‚ no these reasons are simply not adequate
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September 2013 Textual Analysis 1 Should Everyone Attend College? In Charles Murray’s work “Are Too Many People Going to College”‚ first published in The American September 8‚ 2008‚ he asks that very vital question: Are too many attending college? To fully grasp what is meant by this question one must take into account all major factors of a college education and career opportunities elsewhere. Murray believes that‚ “To ask whether too many people are going to college requires us to think about the
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had the potential to do greater things in life if he was given a chance. A milestone in a student’s life journey is college and the feeling of happiness when an individual graduates reflect everything they have sacrificed to get to this point ‚to follow their dreams.Consequently‚ college is not an option for a large percentage of students due to financial issues‚ the average college tuition fee amount is about 25‚620 dollars. Does that account of money cover for all the
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? One of Americans’ favorite pastime activities has been watching or participating in college athletics. College athletics have always been something more pure and interesting than professional athletics because it isn’t about the money. However‚ over the years‚ college athletics have changed for the worse‚ as players have been drifting further away‚ core reason being lack of funds for the players (Eric‚ p. 250). This has led to the call for reforms in the National
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writing are very important because you will have to use them in the world. Schools teach you about reading and writing at a young age. The reason reading is important is because you will have to basically read everything you see. Writing is important because you will have to write for a job. My reading and writing have changed from liking to read and not liking to read because of things I experienced with reading‚ but my writing experience has always been nice for me because of all the practice I have
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GEVER TULLY: 5 DANGEROUS THINGS YOU SHOULD LET YOUR KIDS DO Welcome to "Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do." I don’t have children. I borrow my friends’ children‚ so (Laughter) take all this advice with a grain of salt.I’m Gever Tulley. I’m a contract computer scientist by trade‚ but I’m the founder of something called the Tinkering School. It’s a summer program which aims to help kids to learn how to build the things that they think of. So we build a lot of things. And I do
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Trying to balance two things you love so much‚ and having to choose between them is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. I have been playing basketball since I was about six years old and I love the sport like I love my family. At my age it is hard to find a job I really love‚ not a career‚ but just a job I enjoy going to. In about May 2013 I was hired at a Nike factory store and I was very excited because Nike is one of my favorite brands ever. It came a time where I was not able
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It is no secret that one of the most talked about topics in the world of college sports‚ especially football is the rule of the school transfer. As of right now‚ the rule is if a player decides they want to transfer schools they are not eligible to play immediately‚ the player must sit out one year and then the following year they become eligible to play the sport. This is the rule for every college sport‚ however‚ it is most talked about in football. This is problematic because it causes players
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