were 14.1 million students in the U.S College and Universities. Since 2011 the number has risen to 19.7 million. So the question is‚ “ Why do students go to college?” Robert S. Feldman‚ the author of P.O.W.E.R: Learning Strategies For The Success and Life‚ most students when asked‚ “Why are you going to college?” responded with because they wanted to make a lot money. Feldman believes “that the value of College extends far beyond dollars and cents.” College offers a myriad of benefits beyond a higher
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College is optional. Linda has good points on why you shouldn’t go to college‚ but it’s the student’s choice to go or not to go. She is suggesting to students that there are the same or more opportunities without a college degree‚ than there is for students without a degree‚ which is not correct in most cases. In the second paragraph Linda states that two-thirds of high school students go to college after they graduate‚ then later says that only 27 percent graduate college with a bachelor’s degree
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There are many reasons why a person joins the military. Many people join for the wrong reasons instead of the right ones. More people should carefully consider what they are joining for. Myself and many people I know all joined for the right reason. People need to know the risks of joining before they sign there papers. The military is not something you need to jump right into. Myself joined the army in March of 1999. The main reason I joined was to serve my country. Many people were telling me
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Task 7: Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected pattern. There are many reasons why children may not follow the expected pattern of development. If early learning cognitive theories are accepted‚ and the infant brain is insufficiently stimulated during the crucial first three years of a child’s life‚ or exposed to toxins or malnutrition‚ this can cause problems and result in learning disabilities later on. Children with some kind of disability
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The Reason Why You Should Vote The reason why you should vote speaker 1 gave a good motivational speech. In my opinion her speech gave good reasons to get people to go out to vote. Being a victim of domestic violence‚ by voting for a change in the justice system for harsh punishment for domestic abusers‚ helped victims not to be afraid anymore. I thought her speech was very emotional because her speech was from a personal experience. By her voting as a victim of domestic abuse can help push some
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released one of their biggest hits‚ “Thirteen Reasons Why.” The show is about the suicide of a teenage girl‚ Hannah Baker‚ who has recorded thirteen tapes‚ each a reason of why she ended her life‚ and has given directions to have the tapes be heard by all thirteen people mentioned on the tapes. Many enticing scenes are shown throughout the thirteen show series. The most powerful‚ accordingly‚ is the scene that shows Hannah’s death. “Thirteen Reasons Why” is a very controversial series with an everlasting
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Why Do People Lie? I.- Why do people lie? Everybody lies. It may only be “white” lies‚ but everyone tells lies or “omits the truth” sometimes. They lie to protect themselves‚ look good‚ gain financially or socially and avoid punishment. Often caught in an awkward situation‚ what do you do? Quick escape. Easy. Lie. But seriously‚ why do we do it? Is it because we’re afraid of the consequences that the truth will bring us? Maybe quick fix is the reason why people lie. People often say they’ve
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People hurt other people because they either don’t like them or they’re scared. Sometimes people hurt others because they don’t believe in the same gods as the rest of the country/state. Why? Because they feel that if they can get rid of one man who doesn’t respect the states/countries gods then they can stop anyone else from doing so. Take Socrates for example. Socrates was tried for “corrupting the youth” and “refusing to worship the gods of the state and introducing new deities”. They found him
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absence of a college education. My heroes have always been men who have achieved great success with out an education; Henry Ford‚ Larry Ellison‚ Bill Gates‚ and Richard Branson. With the recent downturn in the economy and I found my self seeking employment I realized that not only was I was missing many opportunities due to my lack of a degree‚ but if I had a degree it is highly possible that I might have been retained from a previous employer as opposed to being laid off. Obtaining a college degree
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Causes and Effects Essay Why Some Students Cheating Cheating which has become so common is spoiling our generation. There are different reasons why students cheat. Some students cheat for the sake of getting good marks without studying while other studies but they do not get good marks so to hide their fault they cheat. In our generation involves many more things rather than studies that’s why they do not aware for paper and that’s why at that time they attempt paper with the help of cheating
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