College is the next stepping stone to better or advance ones social standing in life‚ whether it is moving from a blue collar lifestyle to white collar‚ or to continue to further their career path. However‚ it comes with an “unavoidable result.” Alfred Lubrano discusses this “unavoidable result” in his text “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts.” Lubrano discusses the topic of how furthering ones education opens more possibilities but at the same time distances those held most dearly. He
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In Alfred Lubrano’s The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts‚ the conception that college alters the bond between past and present is heavily implied. Lubrano discusses how change occurs within thoughts‚ familial ties‚ peer interactions‚ and socioeconomic status. The author takes advantage of numerous techniques including anecdotes‚ contrasts‚ and inductive reasoning in order to explain the change occurring due to the pursuit of knowledge. Lubrano’s whole essay is a collection of personal anecdotes
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Megan Hartford Prof. Mathews-Kane English Comp 101 9/16/14 “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts” By Alfred Lubrano In this article taken from the book Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots‚ White Collar Dreams‚ the journalist/author Alfred Lubrano brings up many things readers wouldn’t normally associate with college. Essentially his main point is to tell the readers that college slowly but surely cuts off connections with people you were once close with‚ such as family‚ old hometown
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mistakes in life and once they know how to get around it‚ they teach their own children to prevent them. However‚ parents tend to disagree with their own children‚ about values or fundamental choices in life; hence‚ controversies start to occur between them. Controversies can then lead to isolation or even to alienation. The article "Bricklayer ’s Boy" by Alfred Lubrano is an autobiography about his life. When he was younger‚ his father wanted him to go to college‚ learn and become educated. His father
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In Alfred Lubrano article‚ “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts‚” he forms the idea that not every working class family see the value in higher educations. He makes the argument that a person’s likeliness to have problems with their family depends on the distance between the person’s education and their parents. He gives an example of him and his family as well as a couple others from people who experienced similar situations to his. He began by explaining the different experiences he and
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How to teach values education in a corrupt society? In our corrupt society‚ there is one line attached to all the corrupt officers of the government‚ the line goes like this‚ “It is all right to steal provided you do not get caught.” Despite the dysfunctional environment we find ourselves in today‚ teachers need to teach and reinforce essential values in everyday schooling. These begin with values we learn at home and end with societal norms we need to advocate to make this country of ours
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Summary: “Students in Shock” By John Kellmayer The essay of John Kellmayers’ “Students in Shock” gives us examples of college students who are overwhelmed by the college experience. Kellmayer shows three very specific issues that cause many of us‚ who attend college‚ to go into the “Shock” noted in the essay. Those are financial issues‚ family support issues‚ and the choosing of a major (with too many options) issue. Let’s face it. COLLEGE IS EXPENSIVE! So there is bound to be financial issues
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“Facing the Culture Shock of College‚” Kathleen Cushman argues that first generation college students struggles fitting in with other students due to their backgrounds and cultures. She supports her claim by first describing what first generation college students have to face on a daily basis. Then‚ she interviewed “16 first generation college students from around the United States” for evidence to support her claim. She makes a connection in which students try managing to get a college degree while they
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Recently there have been reports that have uncovered decades of bribery totaling over $150 million (Mills). How is it possible that a sport so influential such as soccer can have corrupt leaders. This is not surprising though when you take into account that ex president Sepp Blatter has been re-elected four times. Like John Dalberg-Acton said “power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Soccer has the power to bring people from different cultures together‚ but the corruption‚ match
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Prohibitionist linked alcohol to social problems‚ immorality‚ criminality and corrupt politics as well as the breakdown of the family. Americans were willing to drink alcohol illegally‚ which gave rise to the illegal production and sale of liquor. Organized crime capitalized on illegal drinking establishments. According to Levinthal‚ 2012‚ Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol‚ except for industrial use. Bootleggers mixed
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