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    Well Educated Narrative Essay 1 - Well Educated Eng. 101 Liberty Online Professor Well Educated We all more than likely know someone who would fit the common catch phrase of being very well educated but having absolutely no common sense .Alfie Kohn’s article “What does it mean to be well educated?” elaborated on this topic wonderfully. Moreover‚ Kohn added‚ familiarity with lists of words‚ names‚ books and ideas is a poor way of judging whether one is well-educated. (Kohn

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    their life at that time. Those who support the idea people who earn a lot of money is sucessful say that being rich‚ they will have a very comfortable life. Their house will contain lost of morden conveniences such as air-conditioner‚ laptop‚ washing-machines and so forth. With huge money‚ they can take many trips to wonderlands in the world. However‚ beside some advantages of being rich‚ there are disavanteges such as being lazy or they do not want to try their best in all of situations because they

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    Well Educated When I am asked the question “What does being an educated person mean?” I am torn in several directions. Does it mean that you had to go to the most prestigious school and receive the highest honors? Does it mean you have a College education vs. only a high school education? Does it mean you possess the required skills for the career that you chose in life? What does it mean to be an educated person? This is perhaps one of the toughest questions I have had to answer in my collegiate

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    Abstract Being well-educated is a product of both the school and the individual. Simply going to a quality institution and obtaining an education does not translate into being well-educated. On the other hand‚ being able to perform a specific task very well but lacking in some very basic academic fundamentals does not mean a person is well-educated either. Alfie Kohn examines what it means to be well-educated and I will respond to some of his thoughts on the topic.

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    Vika Zabara’s Essay “Only well educated are free” Needless to say that a university degree often helps a person achieve his goal with more ease. However‚ do we attend some university or college just in pursuit of a degree? Education nevertheless is beneficial in such aspects of life as personal and social. Apart from the above education is the only possession that cannot be taken away from you. Nobody denies that knowledge is important because it opens up the windows of tremendous opportunities

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    readings and was also pointed out in class‚ was the deception of authority. People have been primed to believe what they are told by authority figures and to not ask questions. Realizing this and fighting against this habit‚ is a key part in being a well-educated scientist. The main idea here is that we have many pre-dispositions of thought that can be harmful when it comes to making logical choices. In order to continue to improve the scientific world around us we must be aware of these biases’ and look

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    Gregorio Roblesvelez Prof. Hartless English101 04 April 2013 What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated? What does it mean to be well educated? To be well educated it is a balance between academics and practical knowledge. Throughout this paper I will show that one does not necessarily need a college degree to be deemed as well educated. I will explore both aspects of academics and practical knowledge and how it affects individuals. Practical knowledge is the knowledge that we acquire as small

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    What Does it Mean to be Well Educated? Eric Barton Liberty University Online Abstract What it is that constitutes a well-educated person is a much-debated topic. The answer to this question has got to be more than simply the amount of time that a person has spent gaining knowledge. What use is that knowledge is the person is not able to use and apply it to their everyday lives? By looking at and defining certain terms we

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    “How to become rich and successful” There is nobody in the world‚ who does not want to be successful and rich. Let’s look to the truth if you wish to become rich there is nothing that could stop you. Only your own desire is required to you to become successful. Many books are already written about it. To become rich and successful is also easy like using a bicycle and thousands of millionaires will prove it. They are not cleverer than the other part of the population. If you have a brain and you

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    What Does It Mean to Be Well-Educated In the article “What Does It Mean to Be Well-Educated” Mr. Kohn point out 6 points on being educated. Point 1.The Point of Schooling. (Nel Noddings the professor emerita at Stanford University‚ urges us to reject “the deadly notion that the schools’ first priority should be intellectual development” and contends that “the main aim of education should be to produce competent‚ caring‚ loving‚ and lovable people.”) I like this quote on the purposes of education

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