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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Drinking on College Campuses Beer bongs‚ keg stands‚ and a million new drinks to discover‚ these are what college is all about. First-year students are introduced to a whole new world of parties that last until 3 a.m. and drinking beer for the usual breakfast. The week consists of concentrating on school for about 4 days of the week and partying 3 days. The money that was supposed to go towards books and gas to get home has been hoarded for the latest beer run or was used to get into the bar
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English Phonetics and Phonology: An Introduction [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback) by Philip Carr (Author) "Speech sounds are made by modifying an airstream..." (more) Key Phrases: word stress assignment‚ realizational differences‚ academic banter‚ Scottish English‚ English Phonemes‚ Standard English Phonology • Phonetics -- What are the sounds? How are they made in the mouth? • Phonology -- How do sounds combine? How are they memorized? Speaker’s Mind → Speaker’s Mouth → Listener’s Ear
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My problems as a new college student I have a few faint memories of the fear I faced my first day of kindergarten. I remember my first day of sixth grade because it was the first time I had ever been to catholic school. It took some time getting used to learning religion as a regular school subject. The following year I started junior high school and that was also filled with new problems. I had more teachers‚ a locker‚ and one of the biggest obstacles for me was the showers. Two years later
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was the hook-up culture for college students. There are many different viewpoints on the topic. Some believe kids just want sex with no strings attached while others are determined these same kids are just looking for love. I am one of the believers that college students are sick of the current hook-up culture and want real true relationships. Although some students participate in random hook-ups‚ no one truly wants to have meaningless sex. In “89% of College Students Hate Hook-Up culture” by Susan
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“Back in 1940‚ only 20 percent of college students admitted to cheating during their academic careers. Today‚ that number has increased to 75-98 percent.” (http:// education-portal.com) The problem is that cheating has become so common‚ it has become almost impossible for schools to stop it. Most cheating starts in middle school‚ and then can go on past college. It’s no longer about the education‚ but only about the grades. Students will do whatever it takes to get an A and feel justified in doing
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managerial skills. How teachers and students successfully intermingle inside the classroom is determined largely by the teacher’s personality. The quality of interaction during the learning process shall be laid upon in the hands of the teachers. If there is a smooth‚ comfortable‚ free-flowing communication‚ and ease in the delivery of thoughts and idea between the teachers and students‚ this may lead to high academic performance of the students. The researcher being an elementary teacher
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of Technology Research Use of social media by college students: Relationship to communication and self-concept Megan Sponcil Youngstown State University Priscilla Gitimu Youngstown State University Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine social media use among college students and how it affects communication with others‚ and college students ’ self-concept. In this study‚ students completed a questionnaire which assessed personal use of social media‚ communication skills with
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Networks among Students Introduction Social networking is an online platform where people can develop social networks. The people having same interest are able to share ideas and opinions to a vast network with the help of such sites. There are many social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram where people can find and connect to their old friends. These sites have decreased the geographical boundaries between two persons
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between academic stress and perceived resilience among social work students‚ and to identify social support as a protective factor of resilience on this relationship. A conceptual model of moderation was used to test the role of social support as protective. Methods: The sample consisted of 314 social work students (BSW=144; MSW=170) from three accredited schools/programs in the southern United States. Voluntary survey data were
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