...The American Nightmare As a child I was told that I could do anything I wanted if I just set my mind on it. As I become older I am slowly beginning to realize that this is not true. In today’s society, determination alone will not bring you success. In fact, the only thing that will set you on the right direction is an expensive piece of paper that only increases in price as time goes on. “More than half of bachelor degree recipients at four-year for profit institutions carried education debt of $30,500 or more during the 2007-2008 academic year, compared with 24 percent of those at private four-year institutions and 12 percent at public four-year schools” (Clemmit). A college education is meant to prepare people for a desired career where they can hope to attain the American Dream but unless you come from a wealthy family, paying for this education could take the rest of your life. With constant budget cuts in education, universities are forced to increase tuition prices dramatically which results in students graduating with large amounts of debt and no guarantee of a job to pay it off. Raising tuition prices is unfair to the students hoping to accomplish their dreams and live life the way they choose. Universities are taking advantage of people coming out of high school willing to do whatever it takes to prepare themselves for the career they desire. Something should be done to stop these schools from raising prices so high that taking a loan out is a common practice to...
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...In Canada there has been a raise in non-religious people since 2001. This has shown to be connected to the rise in scientific findings in the fields of human creation and evolution as well as the new technology coming into society at a rapid pace. The Canadian Census in 2011 showed that 23.9% of Canadians chose to be non-religious, this includes Atheism, Agnostic, Humanist, and some did not specify. This has gone up drastically since 2001 when it was just at 16.2%. This 7.7% jump was noticed the most in the Northwest Territories, where a 12.5% spike was seen in such a small period of time. The was surprising for many as the high-speed internet had not and still has not reached a major part of the territory. This drastic rise can also be attributed...
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...Running Head: Total Quality Pioneers Paper Total Quality Pioneers Paper xxxx MGT/449 Quality Management and Productivity June 29, 2011 xxxx Total Quality Pioneers Paper In this paper Philip Crosby will be discussed as one of the pioneers of total quality. Quality and its elements will be defined and also total quality elements will be discussed as to why they helped the pioneer in his success. Finally it will be explained why the elements of quality are useful today’s business and what the future quality might look like? In today’s world the majority of consumers require that all of the products and services will have quality. Quality for a manager, consumer or laborer might have different standards or meanings that are why quality has several definitions. Quality is performance to the standard expected by the customer, meeting customer needs the first time and every time, doing the right thing right the first time (Goetsch2010). Quality is made up of elements which are the dynamic state element, products, service, people, processes, environmental elements, and superior value element. The Dynamic states that what is quality nowadays will change in the future as time goes on. While the superior value states that quality is a key element in providing superior value, superior quality, costs and services (Goetsch2010). In order to answer the question on the pioneer’s success total quality has to be defined. Total quality is the customer focus which can be internal or...
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...College in today’s society has become less of an option and more of a necessity. When it comes to looking for jobs, internships, and even business loans, your education background is one of the first things reviewed. A solid education will allow for opportunities that may not have been available without it. In previous decades college was looked at as a luxury and therefore not essential for such opportunities. With today’s new fad of attending college it has made the job market extremely competitive. And with this competition the better education background you have, the more of an advantage you have over others. Many base success on your career and status which is often founded by a good education. Like anything, education has its cost and it does not come cheap. The average college student graduates with 26,000 dollars in debt. As it may seem college is expensive enough. However, because of inflation, the demand for a solid education, technology, and resources, college cost is increasing at a rapid rate that will not only affect the common student but also take a toll on the society as a whole. Inflation is usually known to be the cause of the general cost of living increasing over time. Inflation causes the consumers buying power to be decreased. With the price of foods, goods, and services increasing, that also includes college. Naturally as cost increase we seek more income. That is not to leave out the incomes of college authorities and staff, they also expect more...
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...PLAGERISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION PLAGERISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ANTHONY J. ORTOLANO LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ABSTRACT The term plagiarism is using the work of that has already been published or unpublished; it can be their ideas or thoughts that they have on a given topic. Without giving them proper recognition for the work that they have done. In turn then presenting this work as your very own /as your original thought. Without letting the reader know that this had been published elsewhere by others. The increase use of technology has made this an increasing issue. Plagiarism is a now a burning issue in education, industry and even in the research community, in need of reexamination. SUMMARY A common mistake is that there is a understanding out there on what actually makes up plagiarism and weather or not in fact it is even dishonesty when it comes to the topic of school work. There seems to be little concern for differentiating degrees of seriousness, so much so such that the intentional copying of text without any acknowledgment is often viewed and treated the same as failing to properly cite sources. Not everyone intends to commit plagiarism; unintentional plagiarism may come about when the author has no intent of cheating. Nevertheless, these cases may be innocent in nature, but they offer no protection against the charge of plagiarism. In the world of academics, plagiarism takes on a whole another moral and ethical dimensions. This may be a matter that seems it effects...
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...published in Canada, Gulli shows the rise in pregnancies of teenage girls from fifteen to seventeen years old. With the movies and television displaying under aged teens getting pregnant makes yesterday’s stigma on teen mothers a “no big deal”. Statistics from both the United Sates and the United Kingdom shows a jump of underage teens getting pregnant in the last three years. With the rise in numbers, more “feminist motherhood movement” supports the efforts of these young teens. From new family structures and society views on greater issues makes these new motherhood teens capable on having both adolescents and motherhood. With all of these factors and many more ways of avoiding getting pregnant there seems to be no real reason for this to be happening. Today’s movies and television shows display teen pregnancy is a part of everyday culture and is not seen as a real issue. As more teens are getting pregnant, it becomes more socially acceptable and the media depicts it as not a big deal. But statistical data is showing a big rise for the first time in fifteen years. The two countries with the highest jump are both the United States and the United Kingdom. In a time, when there are many ways not to get pregnant the numbers are climbing higher and higher. There is no real reason for the climb, however most experts think that this is just a “blip” the numbers will soon fall. Others think that old abstinence only programs are the reason for the rise in teen pregnancy. Others think...
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...Technology’s effect on education Justin W. Campbell University of Maryland University College The effects of technology are evident in just about every area of our lives. Technology impacts the way we do our finances and how we receive our entertainment; however, one of the most impacted areas is that of education. Within education the effects of technology are seen in both positive and negative ways. On the positive side, technology has provided new and innovative tools that enhance the learning experience. On the negative side, technology has added a level of distraction and has opened up a new horizon in the realm of academic dishonesty. The impact of technology on education is a double edged sword that can benefit academia while also hurting academia in the same swing. Before the influx of technological advances, a student’s access to empirical research was limited to brick and mortar repositories of information, the library. When faced with a research project students needed to appropriately allocate their time resources in order to physically visit a traditional library, scour catalogues of reference data, transcribe their notes (in handwriting) and then return home to write their paper; all the while, hoping that they have all the information needed. Additionally students were at the mercy of their local library to have the timeliest resources available as many smaller libraries would be horribly outdated (McCoy, 2014). Now in the age of technology, students...
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...THE FUTURE OF DISTANCE LEARNING Introduction Advances in technology: the internet, videotapes, DVD's, email, and video teleconferencing, has transformed the traditional correspondence course to a more viable alternative to the traditional and sometimes restrictive limits to face-to-face classroom interaction between student and teacher. Finally, there is an alternate delivery system of education that has and will continue to have a major impact on traditional “brick and mortar” educational institutions. This alternate delivery method is called Distance Learning. Distance Learning is defined as teaching and learning without the need for the teacher and student to meet at the same time and place. Due to a major increase in working adults returning to either finish theirs degrees or advance their careers in general, the need for flexible class schedules and the lack of available classrooms has stimulated the market for Distance Learning to a level similar to the proliferation of the dot coms of the late 1990’s. Some experts have gone as far as to predict that the "residential based model," that is, students attending classes at prearranged times and locations will disappear in the near future (Blustain, Goldstein, and Lozier 1999 and Drucker 1997). Prospective Distance Learning students should be aware of the negatives and pitfalls before committing to tuitions as high as the $545.00 per unit University of Phoenix charges for its distance learning graduate program.1 A student’s...
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...In today’s society, the opinion of many that after high school a student must attend college to obtain a four-year bachelor degree. The amount of years people spend at college varies. 65.9% of Americans further their education after high school. An important decision after high school for students is to further their education while considering the cost, importance of a four-year degree, and debt from college. All goods and services eventually go up in price. Each year, college prices rise 4.5% for private colleges, and 8.3% for public colleges. An average price, “for the 2012–13 academic year, annual current dollar prices for undergraduate tuition, room, and board were estimated to be $15,022 at public institutions, $39,173 at private nonprofit...
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...“One in five students said they had experienced [religious] discrimination by a school staff member” (Blumberg). The rise in hostility against students with religious beliefs is rapidly becoming an issue in the public education system. Students are now facing failing grades and rejected college applications from schools for expressing their religious beliefs. Schools are choosing to ignore, or even worse, participate in harassment to students of faith. In American society, students of faith are discriminated against for their beliefs by their peers and teachers, including here at Blue Valley West. A solution for this problem could include a club or assembly that educates all students about the different religions in order clear up misunderstandings...
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...DEFINING CURRICULUM AND THE APPROACHES QUESTION 1 The word "curriculum" has been and still is used to convey many different ideas and to signify many different things. The word's intended meaning actually differs depending on the speakers and writers and across place and time. The society, political situations, technological advancements, and philosophy not only influence today's curriculum, but they influence each other as well. Each affects and is also effected by one or more of the other therefore because of this, the concept of curriculum is sometimes characterized as fragmentary, elusive and confusing. However, the numerous definitions indicate change that brings about diverse interpretations of what curriculum is all about. The definitions are influenced by modes of thoughts, pedagogies and political as well as cultural experiences. According to Elliot Eisner (1985) defined curriculum as a series of planned events that are intended to have educational consequences for one or more learners of which I do agree with his statement because as an educator because we cannot cover the whole syllabus so we plan ahead on what we are going to cover and what not to cover which leads to us being in control of all the events in the learning process for one or more of our learners. Fraser (1993) views curriculum with a much wider interpretation as the interrelated totality of aims, learning content, evaluation procedures and teacher-learning activities, opportunities and experiences...
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...Have you ever wondered why so it seems like so many of our young adults are having such a difficult time adjusting or getting on their feet? Don’t you find it hard to ignore the many news articles and stories about the economy and how it’s so many people being affected by poverty, and the ever rising costs of education? Today, I would like to talk to you a little bit about how the changes in the economy, poverty levels, and costs of education are affecting young people from all walks of life. Young people are not just perplexed about what to wear, but many are more concerned with where they are going to live and how to make ends meet. Today’s economy has fluctuated so much in the past few years that poverty is at an all time high. Young adults that would otherwise live on their own are finding themselves to be stuck living with their parents or relatives either because they can’t make ends meet on their own or assistance is needed at home. Young people are forced to take on more responsibilities such as assisting in the care giving of family members. I read an article in Time magazine recently showing the U.S. Census Bureau’s findings; that young adults are not leaving home because they are not in a position to support themselves. I remember when I turned 18 years old in 2000, not only was I able to support myself pretty well, but I was also able to go to school at the same time; while there was a little struggle, I was able to maintain myself. Times have changed greatly since...
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...of poverty is equally complicated. The stereotypic (and simplistic) explanation persists- that the poor cause their own poverty – based on the notion that America is the land of hope. Some even accuse the poor of having little concern for the future and preferring to “live in the moment”. Some will even go as far as accusing the poor of engaging in self-defeating behaviors such as drug abuse, alcoholism, laziness, personal inadequacy, and many other wrongful acts. To “blame the poor” is stereotypic and not applicable to all of those that have falling on hard times most poor people are able and willing to work hard, and do so when giving the chance. The real problem has to do with the problems of minimum wages and the lack of access to education that is necessary to obtain the better paying jobs. With employers moving from the inner cities to the suburbs and even overseas it has limited the opportunities even farther for the inner-city poor to find adequate jobs. Some believe that the poor would rather be on welfare than work in a demeaning position. It is said that poverty was caused by the imperfect economic, social and political systems, logically; the responsibility should be laid rather on the individual then society. The reason is that it’s [ (frank, 1987) ] laid at society...
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...changing world of advanced technology and globalization and reshaping and remodeling college curriculum to be up to-date needs to be evaluated. One of the issues is identifying the best way for colleges to prepare students in all facets of their life in the new millennium. There is an urgent need for a new set of guidelines, a revamping of our educational system to keep up with the times and to prepare students, as Baldwin puts it, "for life, work, and citizenship, safeguard our democratic society, and meet our obligations in the world" thus preparing students to be well rounded educated citizens. The sharp rise in tuition cost and the expectations of both students and parents have them scrutinizing whether or not they are getting the education they are paying for. Another concern is if the education they receive will enable them the ability to acquire a good job in today's marketplace. Student protesting against the educational system as well as boycotting standardized testing, emphasizing a need to integrate liberal learning. Reshaping and remodeling college curriculum is going to cost, which will probably result in an increase in student...
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...professional is constantly prepared to concur more than one problem. Normally when an individual seeks professional help, they are among more than the single issue. Working in the human service field can accumulate a wide variety of problems and issues from a range of clients. Due to the variety of clients that human service professionals work with, the issues vary depending on the type of client. When working as a human service professional, it is critical to keep an open mind when dealing and helping clients. In today’s society, the range of problems that clients are facing more and more are housing, childcare, food, medical, etc. With the lack of education in our society, clients are more negligent to get their basic needs. When clients no longer have food or shelter, their problems expand. Today’s economy is another factor in the problems facing clients. When a person loses their job, the poverty and depression factors rise. Who suffers the most? Children in today’s society are entering the foster or juvenile system due to lack of parenting. Parents are not eligible to raise their kids on their own. Another group of citizens who face a...
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