Ann M. Johns‚ a well-known linguist has studied the way communities communicate with each other and the specific ways they do so. In “Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership‚ Conflict‚ and Diversity”‚ Johns defines communities of practice as something that “refers to genres and lexis‚ but especially to many practices and values that hold communities together or separate them from one another” (500). Communities of practice are groups of people who use distinct language‚ objectives
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Community College 101 Most high school graduates realize going to college is extremely important. On the average‚ college graduates make more money than high school graduates. Most companies only employ people with a four-year degree. Therefore‚ many students think they must attend a university instead of a community college. They think community colleges will not get them the job they want‚ thus‚ they do not consider it an option. What is the most viable option for college? In many
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Anthony Maldonado Professor Taylor Rickett ENG111-6BN 13 Sep. 2013 Informative Synthesis (Draft #1) THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Why is higher education important you may ask through community colleges? There are many benefits to life that come with the achievement of higher education. Furthering your education puts you at a competetive edge with todays evolving technology and the aggressiveness of the present job market. Higher education plays such a
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Finch 02/24/2015 Community College vs. Universities Have you ever wondered which is better‚ community colleges or universities? Making the big choice on furthering your education is a big decision‚ but making the choice between community college and a university is even harder. Well let me give you some ideas. The cost‚ location‚ environment‚ and how long it takes for someone to finish are a couple of things to take into consideration. When looking at colleges you have Community college prices and University
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Community Colleges Enrolling in universities after high school is a dream that many students have. Unfortunately‚ not all students have the opportunity to achieve this dream. In the article entitled “The Alternative”‚ written on April 11‚ 2010‚ Michelle R. Davis discussed how the economic downturn affected students’ choice after graduating from high school. Community colleges had many impacts on students. There were three major effects that community colleges had on students such as maturity‚ gain
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Should Community College Be Free Well the big question everyone is debating about is whether community college should be free. Community College is just like high school getting your work done over or getting your “General Required” classes if you want to transfer. Well many students can’t really afford to pay for community college because they are also‚ trying to save up money to transfer to a university. I feel like community college they shouldn’t have to pay because it’s just like trying to restart
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Essay One: Community When I think of community‚ I think of a much larger concept. It becomes a large mess of interests‚ values‚ and sub-categories‚ which make it impossible to digest the large capacity the word community holds. Community is a mess and yet manages to maintain its wholeness and withhold larger amounts of diversity. Individuals in a community can be different ages‚ ethnicities‚ or come from different backgrounds‚ and incomes. The concept of being apart of a community goes beyond
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February 2013 Journey to Richland Community College I ended up going to Richland Community College due to my lack of education and the consequences of slacking during high school. I’ve never been the brightest child nor did I take education really seriously while I was in high school. Playing video games on constant basis did not help with my GPA at all. From the video games to the testing anxiety‚ it made me just want to skip through high school and go to college. But neglecting school work has
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to be college educated it has become very difficult to make a living without one. So when student graduate from high school they face a difficult decision. Student have their choice of going to a 4-year university‚ or a 2-year college. Although universities and community colleges serve the same purpose‚ the two differ in many ways. Things like their learning environment‚ convenience‚ admission requirements and tuition. So what really is the best option for students today community college or university
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academic performance my 2015-2016 semester at Mesa Community College. The reason for not meeting academic requirements the previous semester was because of my lack of organization with working‚ sports‚ and studying. I take full responsibility in not putting my academics before sports and work leading me to write this letter. I truly believed I could juggle working 20 hours a week as a swim instructor and also be a student-athlete for Mesa Community College while maintaining strong grades. I soon found
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