Jorge Cortez Orsini Gonzalez English_101_ODC 29 September‚ 2014 Summary Why Colleges shower their students with A’s In “Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” by Brent Staples‚ some of the most interesting things that I noticed in the essay was the topic of how colleges are issuing more and more A’s due to an increasing consumer demand and a stiff competition from competitors. Staples states‚ “Some departments shower students with A’s to fill poorly attended courses that might otherwise
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A college education brings success to those that earn it. It takes many years of hard work and dedication. I want a college education to have better opportunities‚ be able to have the career I want‚ and to feel accomplished and proud of myself. A college education is a great way to brighten one’s future. It opens up new doors and that is what makes it exciting. When I get a college education it will be the greatest achievement of my life. A college education provides many opportunities. It will
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Essay Comp 101 M/W/F Ms. Bakeris October 15‚ 2012 Whether or not college athletes should get paid has been a controversial question for a while now. Twenty years ago there were only six sports related channels on television. Today‚ there are over 150. This is mainly due to college athletics‚ ranging from football‚ men’s and women’s basketball‚ volleyball‚ baseball‚ and softball. This fact alone would make one question why the profits are not going to the hard-working athletes. They are the ones
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Why do people attend college or university? After high school graduated‚ many people will get a job and work in our society. But also many people will choose to attend college or university. If I have a chance in the future‚ I will definitely go to college. There are two reasons that I think why people will attend college or university. One is can learn more knowledge. Another one is to get a higher paying job. First of all‚ things that people learn from high school are very basic and shallow
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Due to the title’s name‚ most people would think that narrator’s about to list reasons of why he chose to go to college. The seven lines state that if he didn’t go to college‚ his father said he would break his son’s jaw. The audience is not expecting that the narrator’s only reason to go to college is because he doesn’t want his father to break his jaw. Most people usually have several reasons to go to college‚ whilst the narrator has only one which is a very different reason from others. The speaker’s
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Why I am in College College is a huge step in a person’s life‚ whether they attend right after high school‚ or waited until they had more motivation. I decided to attend college because I wanted to find who I was and discover what I am capable of. I chose ECTC because it is close to home‚ affordable‚ and small. The advice I had received from my family concerning college was that I should get my required classes “out of the way” while I am still deciding on a career. I am not the first in my family
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luxury of flexibility. By flexibility‚ I mean simply time. I know college could be a scary decision‚ more high school with overdue papers and stress‚ I’ll pass. This was because the only scope on college I had were the constant reminders of tons of useless work that goes unnoticed. The idea of being in a classroom so large the professor has no Idea I exist. I know what you’re thinking‚ why not a community college? Well‚ community college would have been great‚ if I had the funds. This leaves me with
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Some kids even have to quit playing their sports because they don’t have enough money to cover all of the expenses of school. Not all the athletes should be paid just the athletes that bring in the revenue for their school‚ the ones that earn it. College athletes need to get paid because they are unable to hold a job as well as competitively play their sport‚ Some of them are getting paid illegally‚ They make most of the money for their schools shouldn’t they get some of that? It is hard to hold a
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Professional athletes get paid to perform the game they love. The millions they make preforming can lead to millions they make in endorsements. So why can’t college athletes sign an endorsement deal if their not getting paid? This has many positive and negative views on it. I used to argue vehemently against paying college athletes. Tuition‚ room‚ board and books were compensation enough. And even if‚ increasingly‚ it wasn’t enough and virtually every kid who accepted a scholarship was in the red
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seniors‚ they have a giant problem ahead of them: How do I pay for college? Students whose families live in bad conditions do not have the extra money for college. They only have enough money to pay for the necessities such as rent‚ bills and clothes. This leaves these students who have the dedication‚ motivation‚ and work hard without any
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