...Arts Education Now that I am in college, I have pondered upon whether a liberal arts education is better than a vocational education; a topic that did not cross my mind in high school. A liberal arts curriculum includes the studies intended to primarily provide general knowledge such as language, philosophy, literature, and abstract science and to develop general intellectual capacities, such as reason and judgment, as opposed to professional or vocational skills (merriam-webster.com). As students wanting to achieve a higher education, we have to think about what we want for ourselves. Either you want to grow as an individual and obtain a major in whichever field you chose, or just learn what best interests you. People have many misconceptions toward what the liberal arts are and how they can benefit you. We often hear things like, “A liberal arts degree will not get you a real job.” or “A liberal arts degree is a luxury not a necessity.” Although this is what the majority of the people who are not aware about the actual facts say, this is not true. An examination of, The New Liberal Arts by author Sanford J. Ungar, and Are Too Many People Going to College? by author Charles Murray, will reveal to us why one gains more knowledge at a liberal arts school. Murray argues that a liberal arts education is only for the elite, but I believe that they shouldn't be the only ones to attend because my vision of a liberal arts college is one where all students come in with the appropriate...
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...Unfortunately that is not the case as I have dealt with many professionals who have acted unprofessional and uneducated. I have been employed for the past seven years to one of the top colleges in the country. The college has eight campuses in different parts of South Florida allowing it to be diverse in cultures both with students as well as with our faculty and staff and creating for ethical issues to arise at all times. The Experience Working for the Quick Copy Center at one of our campuses I must follow policies and procedures set out not only by the college, but by the state and the federal government. Many professors think that because they have Master’s or Doctorate degrees they have rights in not following procedures that I must enforce. I enforce policies and procedures not only to protect myself, but also to protect my employees, department and the college. On this particular day professor Fried came into the office requesting copies from a book for her class. I asked her to please provide me with a copy of the book and she refused. I immediately told her that I would need to see the book in order to abide by copyright laws that are not only in place at the college, but it was a federal law. She got very angry said I was stupid and was too much trouble for her and the students. She proceeded with breaking up our Quick Copy Form and throwing them at my face. I was furious, but thought quickly and remained calm. I told her I was following department regulations...
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...A College Education Today There are numerous reasons why people yearn for a college education. Most students that were surveyed all seem to have similar answers. I think that would be most logical considering they are already people who have enrolled and believe in a higher education. Many of my findings in both Rereading America and other articles from present day, seem to explain a different side of perspective that is not always talked about amongst students. Perhaps, it is an underlying factor that wishes to be ignored to remind ourselves that we are all on the right path. Horace Mann was a firm believer in the concept of an education. Many students I surveyed seem to agree with his arguments, but not exactly in such a way that Mann explained. For example, he claimed everyone should have access to education because “in a social and political sense, it [would be] a free school system. It [would know] no distinction of rich and poor, of bond and free” (Mann). This may have been the case in 1848, however; in current times, the schools systems do know these distinctions when it comes to the people of society. Unfortunately, many people do not always get what they want out of the college experience, and now “the Reagan administration official recently spoke with U.S. News about what prospective students should be thinking about, what they get for their buck and why a bachelor's degree is no longer synonymous with success” (Berger). College education may not be for...
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...“Why College Education is Important to Me” “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela. I have been to war, I do not wish to see it again. I want a college education at this time in my life to prepare my family for the future when I will be the primary bread winner in the home. I want to be able to finish what I have started and stopped so many years ago. I want to have a college education so I can prove to my children that they have a smart Mommy who can and will do anything to ensure they are taken care of. College education has nothing but benefits for me and my family. I want to change my family’s world. In a few years my husband will be retiring from the US Army. I would like it to be my turn to take care of our family instead of having my husband feel the burden of financial stability again. According to an article in The New York Times “Americans with four-year college degrees made 98 percent more an hour on average in 2013 than people without a degree”. Who can argue the financial benefits for having a degree in the workplace? My husband also does not hold a degree, he holds only experience. I want to set our family at ease by taking on the role of number one money maker in our home even before my husband’s retirement. Having my degree takes me one step closer to making the money needed to relieve financial stress from my family. A college education is key to my future and my husband’s eventual retirement...
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...It is now the end of my first official quarter in college. I could act as if I now know what I am doing and say that I am an expert at college survival, but I am not. I walked into this experience with a countless amount of questions and three months into it they seem only to have multiplied. This first quarter of college has been a learning experience in the form of a brutal awakening. The revelation of truth behind college relationships, studies, and growth has ignited a change that I hope will benefit me in years to come. A significant part of the reason for my picking Walla Walla University was that I already had a stable friend group on campus. I knew that I was social enough to make friends regardless of the college I attended, but only Walla Walla could offer me a backup plan. I had...
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...optimal patient outcomes in shorter amount of time period. Patients are requiring more advance care for more complex issues hospitals are now in need of highly skilled, trained professionals to provide this level of care. The quality of patient care and outcome of the patient depends a lot on the level of education of the nurse. Case studies have proven that where positive patient outcomes have been linked to nurses that have a higher level of education Baccalaureate prepared. With that being said one of the main differences between the ADN vs. the BSN is the level of education. There are three educational pathways to become a Registered Nurse 1. Three-year diploma program. 2. Two year Associate Degree program offered at a community college 3. Is a four year program Baccalaureate Degree program. (AACN, 2014, #3) An Associates degree in nursing is earned over a course of two years and the curriculum is more technical and bedside focused (Creasia &Friberg, 2011). The Bachelor of Science in nursing includes the same course work as the ADN. The BSN is more in depth in the treatment of the physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health, nursing management and humanities (AACN, 2014, para#4) According to the AACN “ The additional course work enhances the students professional development, prepares the new nurse for a broader scope of practice, “ and allows the baccalaureate graduate to” better understand the many social, cultural, economic and political...
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...SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND COLLEGE STUDENTS 1 Introduction Social health is the key to success, having the ability to have healthy relationships and interactions with people; it will be beneficial not only in your social life but also in your workplace. When it comes to thinking about your future having the capacity of adapting easily to new social situations and having appropriate daily behaviors will open many doors for you. It is important that each and every one of us is able to have a healthy and positive social health for the following reasons; Social health does not only create the ability to relate and network with people but also to express your feelings to others instead of just keeping it to yourself. It sustains health and wellness with positive reinforcement from family, friends, and even your neighbors. It is very important that as a community we build confidence and great self-esteem since it will give all of us the strength and guidance to be able to rely on each other and provide encouragement to live your lives in a healthy and happy manner. Problem Statement The lack of inequality with underrepresented students seems to be an issue for many years. We the underrepresented many times just let it go by, but it should not be that way. Being able to be successful in college also means good social integration. In a study done in the University of California Santa Cruz and University of Minnesota they mention in...
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...Master, New College Jockey Club Student Village III 9 Lung Wah Street Kennedy Town Hong Kong Dear Dr. Liao, I am Pan Yi, a Year Two undergraduate Economics and Finance major student living in New College for 2 years. I am writing this letter to appeal my unsuccessful readmission result. This appeal letter aims to provide justifications to why I believe I am a strong applicant who deserves readmission for the coming year and why I sincerely hope the management team will reconsider my case. This is to let you know that HKU has selected me for a summer exchange programme in the US, which means I have to leave on 25 May, and come back around 23 August. If my application is dismissed without strong justified reasons, I will be homeless when I come back. At that time, it would be rather hard and difficult, even impossible for me to rent a flat before the new semester starts within a week, and I have no place to stay during that period as well. Because most of the rents and contracts start from June, and I will not be in Hong Kong, it is impossible for me to find a flat now and I am not financially capable to rent a house on my own. If you ask me why haven’t I started looking for a house earlier, that’s because I was really confident that due to my devotion to New College I will be given ...
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...What is your opinion on why college athletes being paid, because I have my own. I feel if we did pay them they would kill the joy and the excitement of playing college sports. I think it would absolutly destroy college sports. Paying the college athlete’s would take the fun out of bowl games (football) and March Madness (basketball). They should not get paid because they get a free education, they are not professionals, and they would not take their education as serious. My first opinion is that they should not get paid because they get a free education. I think this is the main reason on why they should not be paid. The College athletes are provided with the opportunity to earn a degree, engage in college life, and play their favorite sport...
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...are presented with a real epidemic, underage drinking. As children grow older they are brought into different environments where they are presented with different obligations. Children bring alcohol into their lives to be cool or to fit in, but dying of alcohol poisoning leaves young people to fit into which group? Teenagers begin drinking as early as middle school or even sooner. (NLM) It is said that teens who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crimes. They are more likely to have serious problems in school. They are more likely to be involved in drinking and driving accidents. Children who start drinking young are also more likely to develop problems with alcohol later in life. With such a huge epidemic in underage drinking, why would law makers want to lower the legal age? Throughout the United States, most seventeen year olds receive their drivers’ license. Seventeen year olds are still in high school and still testing different waters; some of the “water” is alcohol. It is hard to believe, but 70 percent of all teenagers drink alcohol, and 60 percent of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol-related (Eagle). Most parents want to believe that when they hand their children the keys to the car, they won’t drink and drive. Many teens get "pulled in" by the overwhelming pressure to drink. In most cases, the driver does not realistically consider the consequences of his or her drinking and then getting behind the wheel. One could only imagine if the drinking...
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...purpose for attending College? Ever since I have been attending college all I hear is all my professors ask, why we are attending college? I have thought about it really well. At first I was attending college to please my parents. Then I had a baby and as she is growing and time passes by I see that economically everything is going up. In reality I know why I am attending college. I am in college to improve my economic status, be an example for my children, and to achieve my life goal of being a petroleum engineer. As I was growing up, I seen my parents struggle in paying bills. At times we would have our light cut off and be running extension wires from our neighbor home to ours in order to manage, until we had the money for the bill. I also recall asking for things and my mother saying, Sorry sweaty we don’t have enough or we can’t afford it. Now that I am a father myself, I don’t want my children to feel the burden I felt just because my parents weren’t financially stable. Don’t get me wrong I had a wonderful child hood but there were moments that I wish I could have a certain object. I just would like to provide for my children and still have a little extra in my pocket just in case of any financial instability or purpose. The second reason I am attending college is to be a great example for my children. Neither my father nor mother attended College or graduated for High school. So far I am the only one who has graduated from high school and I want to be able to graduate...
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...2014 I can honestly say that so far college has been the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I encourage everyone to at least give college a shot. Ever since I was little I was expected to go to college, and I even remember my aunts repeating over and over again that I would be, “the first Clancy girl to go to Harvard.” As you can see I did not make it to Harvard, but my family has always had these high standards that they set for me. Part of the reason why I did go to college was because my family expected me to go. I cannot think of one person in my family that did not go to college, so when it came to my senior year in high school, everyone was asking me where I would be going in the fall. I also had a lot of pressure coming from my high school. At the assembly on the first day of school in the seventh grade, the head master explained to us that this school was meant to prepare you for college. This is the reason why 100% of my graduating class went on to further their education in college. Not only did all of my class go college, but 20 of them attended Harvard this fall. You can say that there were major expectations at my school. I did not attend college only because of the pressures, but I have always had that drive to further my education. I’ve always wanted to work in law enforcement, and I feel like it would be the perfect job for me. I still haven’t decided if I want to become a lawyer, or be on the SWAT team for the Boston Police, but that is why I decided...
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...Timoria Morgan English Comp 1 Mr. McDonald January 30, 2014 My reasons to be in college are probably just like anyone else. My two main reason for be in college is that I wanted my dream job of becoming a teacher and to get the whole college experience. Since I did not really have that whole high school experience, so this was my chance, to make up for it. A job can be simply defined as a regular activity performed in exchange for payment. I believe that today you have to be extremely gifted at a job in order to be able to stay with it your entire working career. Nowadays many people are thrown from job to job seeking stability in their lives. Almost everyone enters the workforce to try and provide whatever they can for their family. It’s hard to compete in today’s occupations with more and more people striving to get to the top, to be the boss with the newly remodeled home, 2.5 kids, golden retriever, cabin in the mountains, and Mercedes Benz. People feel a great achievement when they have reached the point where they can provide these material things to their families no matter how they do it or what they have to go through to get it, whether it be working long hours or cheating the stock market. Unfortunately it’s the same people who forget who got them to the point where they can afford their Mercedes Benz. I feel that credit should not only be given to family, friends, and pastors, rabbis or priests, but also to teachers. Any school could always use another...
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...Write a 1-2 page essay in which you: 1. Address why you decided to go to college at this time in your life. 2. State the reasons behind the decision. Your assignment must: * Be at least 250 words minimum or up to 500 words maximum. * Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. * Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: * Write paragraphs and essays, and other assigned work with a clearly defined main idea, introduction, body, and conclusion. * Revise written pieces to improve clarity and organization Consider how the prewriting, writing, and revising processes can help you write the essay. Think about the topic, how to write supporting sentences, and how to organize the essay. 1. Audience, Purpose, and Subject * Each time you write, you should think about the audience, purpose, and subject for your piece of writing (Chapter 1 of Evergreen: A Guide for Writers). * The audience for this writing is your teacher and peers. * The purpose is to explain to your readers your reasons for going to college. * The subject is about your decision to go to college. 2. Prewriting * As noted in Chapter 2 of Evergreen:...
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...1. I chose to read about sexual assault and how alcohol and perceived vulnerability had an effect on it. The following research was a great example to show how much each of these effect the sexual assault rates. It was recently done in 2014, and it observed a group Scottish college students. The report supports a lot of research already done. Everyone knows that alcohol and sex do not go good together, since you cannot give consent. In the research they sent out a survey to about 7,200 college students. The survey included scales of personal sexual harassment and assault. Also, it included how their friends are vulnerable to sexual assault and had an AUDIT at the end. The AUDIT means Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. The study was...
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