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    In the essay Are Too Many People Going to College? Charles Murray states that while more people should be gaining a liberal education in their high school years‚ not as many are so prepared for a college degree. Students are not being given adequate information about the history of the world around them during their formative years‚ and are instead made to wait until they move on to college. Students who score a higher percentiles are more likely to enjoy the constant research and studying‚ but for

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    expect at the minimum for applicants to have an Associates degree. However‚ many employers prefer hiring individuals who have obtained a bachelors degree or higher. In “Are Too Many People Going to College?”‚ Charles Murray discusses the importance of Americans sharing the same basic core knowledge (223). Having a college degree makes an individual more money than an individual who just has a high school diploma. It provides people with a wide variety of opportunity regarding career paths and educational

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    I have a vivid memory of the day that I found out a person in my life had killed themselves. I watched from the couch as two cars pulled into the driveway‚ and a handful of people I knew walked into our house. This seemed to be anything but a just a friendly visit. I was asked to go upstairs‚ and I did as I was told. As I waited to be called back down‚ I stared out the window. The sky was cloudy‚ fitting for the mood of what was about to be revealed. I remember wondering to myself‚ “Maybe he killed

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    emphasizes in his essay “Are Too Many People Going To College?” that while the number of bachelor’s degree graduates increases‚ the opportunities for them suffer from the opposite effect. People have conceived the idea that higher education is a requirement to be a successful person. Consequently‚ students are being forced to pursue a degree to please society’s‚ but not personal‚ expectations. Murray makes various points‚ where I completely agree‚ of why too many people are going to college. Murray

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    Many people have their favourite city. I also have my favourite one. It’s called Aberystwyth. It’s on the west coast of Wales. It isn’t big. I was there two years ago. The city is small but very nice. Most part of the town is very old and has got many historical buildings‚ for example the ruins of the castle or the Local Folk Museum. The most interesting and attractive place in the whole town is definitely "The Pier ". It is a massive‚ wooden construction going out towards the sea. That construction

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    How often have we heard other people saying that they have no time for reading? This is a mere excuse. In actual words‚ they are implying that they have lost the urge to educate themselves by keeping abreast with the current trends of thought like science and technology. This trend can be seen in many young people today and not only do they come up with excuses that they have no time for reading‚ quite a handful of them have absolutely no interest in reading. One must know that education does not

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    CYPOP 14: SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS Identify the different relationships that children and young people may have (Learning outcome 1.1) ➢ Parents‚ siblings and extended family ➢ Friends‚ enemies ➢ Doctors‚ dentist‚ LAC nurse ➢ Social workers ➢ Teachers/tutors ➢ Carer’s Explain the importance of positive relationships for development and well-being (Learning outcome 1.2) ➢ Children’s welfare can be properly monitored

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    Many People Visit

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    People visit museums for several reasons. Museum is a place where people can get geographical information about a place‚ categories of the people who live in that place and of course the history of that place. Different people visit museums for different reasons. I would like to depict some of them. First of all‚ every city has some histories of its own. Usually those are elaborately written in books‚ photos and videos as well in the city museum. Museums have some rare collections of their own

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    Children and young people need to be empowered to keep themselves safe. Children will always push boundaries and take a risk that is how we all learn. Our role is to manage them risks without taking away children’s independence. We should think about how we could help a child to learn a new skill such as crossing the road. We should hold their hand and explain to them how we cross the road we explain to them first we hold hands and look left and right and use our ears to listen to the traffic and

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    Narcissism in Young People

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    suffers from Narcissism is a boy from Bumfuck‚ Tennessee called Chris Crocker. He became famous from one day to another‚ only by uploading a film on the internet. In this film he cries and screams “leave Britney alone!”‚ because he believes that people have been too hard on her and don’t think of what she has been through. The strange thing is that he has filmed all this and even‚ vain enough‚ uploaded it on YouTube. Maybe Chris Crocker didn’t do all this only to express his strong opinion‚ but also to

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