and awareness necessary to succeed in college and beyond. Improving postsecondary success for all our citizens‚ but most urgently for low-income and minority students‚ is vital to our nation’s economic and social health‚ and global competitiveness. Yet‚ college remediation and completion rates suggest that many students leave high school without the skills and knowledge required to succeed in postsecondary education. (media.collegeboard.com/Feb.26‚2013) College today means much more than just pursuing
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Netflix: Is binge streaming the new college addiction? 12/18/2013 by grantziegler Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos‚ Calif. Photo courtesy of Associated Press. By Jodi-Ann Jarrett Contributing Writer “My name is _____ and I’m addicted to Netflix.” At first glance‚ this statement reads like the opening line of a comedy bit‚ but could it be a serious cause for concern? Not according to NLC student Stephen Barton‚ “I’m not addicted to Netflix‚ I’m addicted to television and entertainment on any type
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Going to Catalina was a very fun trip. Although it did have to get cut short because of the incoming storm. Luckily‚ there was still time for us to do some fun activities while we were there and while it lasted. The most exciting event that was at Catalina was the snorkeling because I wanted to explore in the water to see different types of fish‚ and to just have fun. When we first met at the meeting place to start snorkeling‚ I was very excited. We headed over to see a couple small buildings with
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College is a vital part of life for most successful people; most often giving graduates an edge over less educated counterpart for employment. More jobs than ever before now require a college education. Somewhere between living life‚ paying for life‚ and striving for passing grades‚ there many reasons why students fall short of acquiring the almighty degree. These students may temporarily or permanently negatively affect their earning potential and quality of life by dropping out of college. One
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It is a known fact that getting a college degree increases one’s chance of having a better life. That is why everyone is more than eager to graduate in college despite of the many hurdles. Colleges and universities play a big role. In order to improve graduation rates‚ increased attention must be given to the retention of college freshmen. There is also a need to identify the adjustment difficulties of students. Identifying the adjustment difficulties of college freshmen is justifiable‚ yet‚ it must
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“Church Going‚” a poem of seven nine-line stanzas‚ is a first-person description of a visit to an empty English country church. The narrator is apparently on a cycling tour (he stops to remove his bicycle clips)‚ a popular activity for British workers on their summer holiday. He has come upon a church and stopped to look inside. Not wishing to participate in a worship service‚ the visitor checks first to make “sure there’s nothing going on.” He will eventually reveal that he is an agnostic and that
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because they are not sure if it will be worth it. College‚ in the long run‚ is not worth it for many because of the cost and time it takes. Colleges mostly will fail to produce when they are finished educating them. Although some college graduates can reap the benefits of a college degree‚ colleges can be quite costly for the average student and will not always pay off. Although some college graduates can reap the benefits of a college degree‚ colleges can be quite costly for the average student and
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Before reading this book the thought of someone going hungry did not quite cross my mind. I guess I do not think about things like this because I have not experience anything like this before. Although‚ I see things on social media and on television it still does not hit me that much. Just thinking of people who are starving makes me wonder what are they going to do to survive. To think of someone going hungry is sad enough and sometime can be emotional. Its emotional because I see people starving
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I was really excited to go on college by the time I step on the stage and got my diploma. During college applications‚ I would always think of what college has to offer far from high school. I would imagine myself walking around the university’s corridor from building to building‚ meeting new and unfamiliar faces‚ involving into different school activities and enjoying a lot of my free time. I would also see myself in a more mature role as a Mass Communication student of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng
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Free college would be more like another high school. The Government may make a change that will affect a lot of people in the United States of America. That change is giving free college to every student which can either be a bad or a good thing. Although many people think it’s bad because free college would mean a raise in taxes. Secondly it is also a bad idea because the requirements at a job might get higher and be more than two years of college for most of them. Third reason free collegeis not
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