the essay‚ “Two Years Are Better Than Four”‚ the author Liz Addison‚ who attended Piedmont Virginia Community College and Southern Maine Community College‚ shares her opinion on the importance of community colleges. She responses to Rick Perlstein who wrote “What’s the Matter with College”. Perlstein believes that community college doesn’t matter anymore and in response to that‚ Addison argues that community college still matters. Addison mentions that community college is better than university by
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career. The 19-year-old Henan native came to Beijing (3) found a job before the Games got underway. P.62 http://www.aristo.com.hk 3 DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B Review Test 1 Grammar & Usage ‘I wanted to do something for the Olympics‚’ (4) had been _____________ (5) _____________ ‘I thought I might (6) made some contacts (6) make _____________ during the Games‚ which would help me (7) (7) find/to find _____________ Zhang said. As he (4) is a security guard for years before he came to
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In Liz Addison’s article “Two Years Are Better Than Four” she speaks of community colleges in the Unite States. She talks about how Rick Perlstein‚ a journalist and author‚ wrote in an article that college does not matter as much as it use to. He believes it is not as important as it was when we was in school. Addison disagrees with Perlstein saying‚ “The community college system is America’s hidden public service gem.” (“Two Years Are Better Then Four”). She believes that since Perlstein never went
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economic and technological advances‚ African Americans‚ recent immigrants and farmers—along with a large part of the working class population—were not much affected by this period. In fact‚ millions of people lived below the poverty line of US $2‚000 per year per family. The Great Depression demarcates the conceptualization of the Roaring Twenties from the 1930s. The hopefulness in the wake of World War I that had initiated the Roaring Twenties gave way to the debilitating economic hardship of the later
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essay that I chose to read was Two Years are Better Than Four by Liz Addison. The title caught my attention because it is stating that community college is better than a four year university but in a way that makes you want to read. Another reason why it caught my attention was that if I had no idea what the essay was about I would want to know why 2 years are better than four. A way she could have made it better however would have been if she stated what the years were talking about for someone who
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College life is a new start for me. I need to change my study skills to adapt the new period of studying. As a college student‚ I think developing effective study skills is an excellent way to ensure that I can fully enjoy my college life. First of all‚ making a schedule to confirm what things I need to do and put everything in order is a good way for me to improve the learning efficiency. I try to make an “everyday To-Do list” and mark important tasks on the calendar‚ such as preparing presentations
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Should humans receive incentives for charitable acts? This question has been controversial over the last few years. Many people have seen an issue with this‚ believing that receiving incentives could send a morally wrong message but is that the case for everyone? I believe that wrongdoings sends a morally wrong message and not helping out the less fortunate is as much as a wrongdoing as not helping your fellow brethren. Helping others is good for one’s own soul and others as well; it gives us a sense
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English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. Michele Hoard ENG 122 Instructor Nelly Aguilar March 7‚ 2011 English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. The researcher stated that English is now the official language in the United States. There are documents that discuss the importance of an official language in America‚ which supports this statement. In this research there are further details about English as the Official Language in the U. S. and how language can unite people in society
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In reviewing the article “At 2-Year Colleges‚ Students Eager but Unprepared‚” we see how Diana Jean Schemo sheds light on why students are not truly prepared for a higher education. In her article‚ she follows a student named Michael Walton on his journey to obtain his associate’s degree. Walton was smart enough to graduate from high school one and a half years early. However‚ he found that when he took his entrance exams for college‚ his scores showed that he would need remedial math classes. Unfortunately
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Kendra Gallos English III Honors 6 April 2017 Should College Student Athletes be paid? The topic of whether or not student athletes in college should get paid has gotten increasingly larger each year. Lots of people say they should get paid to play their respective sports while lots of people say they shouldn’t. Even though The athletes knew they only get what they sign for in their scholarship offer and should not seek anymore‚ college athletes should get paid because some don’t get big enough scholarships
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