English 101 “The New Liberal Arts” is an article written by Sanford J. Ungar‚ who is a president of Goucher College in Baltimore‚ Maryland. In the beginning of his article‚ Ungar wrote‚ “Hard economic times inevitably bring scrutiny of all accepted ideals and institutions‚ and this time around the liberal arts education has been especially hard hit.” In other words‚ Ungar means that recent economic recessions have made a huge impact on what people think of going for a liberal arts degree. In his essay
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Xxxxx xxxx FYS 30 November 2012 The Value of Liberal Arts Education The great physicist Albert Einstein once said‚ “The value of education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts‚ but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.” Einstein further conveys that liberal studying helps develop critical thinking and analytical skills with a touch of creativity. Liberal arts education helps set a common base for worldly knowledge; it strengthens
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The Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education A liberal arts education can open many doors for you. However‚ it may not be for everyone. A four year liberal arts degree is meant to make you a well-rounded person‚ but many people don’t feel the need to take classes that don’t directly apply to their career. Liberal arts exercises your mid; it makes it stronger. It helps develop an ordered mind and good thinking habits. You may never use the things you learn in a computer programming class‚ but it
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To me‚ the term liberal arts conjures images of impressive buildings with large stained glass windows‚ similar to the University of Michigan Law Quad. I am very well aware that liberal arts by no means has a definition that correlates to physical appearances‚ but I think the images that pop in my head strikes a deeper chord. They attest to the rigor and accomplishment of studying a liberal arts education during college. My definition of a liberal arts education is the exposure and study of a variety
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Liberal arts education is unique in the sense that learning is not geared to one specific vocation‚ but rather is based on broad learning. This ‘broad learning’ is made up of several diverse courses and can potentially be geared towards many different professions. For example‚ a curriculum may include courses from literature‚ languages and art to sociology‚ mathematics‚ statistics‚ biology‚ and even economics and political science! The authors of the article Defining Liberal Arts Education aim to
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The belief that liberal arts is extra‚ just for fun‚ not useful‚ worthless‚ a waste of money‚ unproductive‚ futureless‚ (any or all of the above) is quite frankly a ludicrous claim. Many adults have engrained in their minds‚ sure that it’s fine to take as a course in school‚ but it’s never going anywhere‚ it’s never going to land a career‚ a job‚ a lifestyle. The stereotype for ‘worthless’ majors is always liberal arts degrees (whether is philosophy‚ art history‚ or Russian literature‚ they have
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In the article‚ The Liberal Arts are Dead: Long Live the Liberal arts‚ David M. Whalen‚ the author states his position on the view of the liberal arts. The problem is that the liberal arts are portrayed as unimportant in the education system and in a person’s life. Whalen expresses his thoughts towards supporting the belief that the liberal arts are important‚ His intended audience are to scholars who object to the importance of liberal arts and the ones who support his view. Whalen writes an effective
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Death of Liberal Arts”‚ by Nancy Cook‚ does make a valid point that students should not only know skills that will get them a job‚ but the skills to analyze and dig deeper into given information. Nancy Cook talks about how Centenary College in Shreveport‚ La. took out liberal arts classes and added new professional programs that teach about skills that students will need to obtain a job. After understand the article‚ one can disagree with Centenary College’s decision in cutting the liberal arts classes
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School af Liberal Arts and Human Services The School of Liberal Arts and Human Services produces a diverse range of graduates with varying skills and competencies including artists‚ musicians‚ mathematicians‚ psychologists‚ social workers‚ sociologists‚ journalists‚ poets‚ dramatists‚ and in general‚ graduates who can make great contributions towards enhancing the social and cultural development of the nation. The School of Liberal Arts and Human Services consists of four departments:
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student can choose from‚ and each college has its own curriculum. But‚ even given the rising tuition costs‚ it is still worthwhile to pursue a liberal arts degree. Students who study in liberal arts schools are open minded and versatile. They are also more attractive to employers for hiring‚ and are more likely to progress within their careers. Liberal arts students are also formed to be individualists who beat at their own drum. Although the cost of attending these institutions is rising‚ the opportunities
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