man‚ be the girl a man needs.¨ - unknown. In the novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson‚ Lyddie the protagonist‚ has to make a decision to go to college or marry Luke. Lyddie should go to college and not marry Luke because she values learning and is independent. others may disagree Based on Lyddie’s character traits‚ Lyddie made the right choice on going to college because she values learning. First off‚ on page 78 the text said ¨she had to know what would happen to little oliver.¨ Lyddie always wants
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Is college worth going to? Does going to it help you in the future? Or does it just put you in debt? Many people think of college as something that everyone has to go to‚ to be successful in life. But it isn’t alway necessary to be successful. For example some of the most successful people in the world such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs dropped out of high school but are very proficient at what they do. Right now you may think that it doesn’t matter if I go to college because they didn’t and yet they
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Have you ever been to a college class? Did that class only consist of two exams‚ a midterm and a final throughout the entire semester? How much stress did you feel around the time those exams came around? These are the types of problems that Patrick O’Malley argues against in his essay “More Testing‚ More Learning”. In this essay‚ O’Malley takes the stand presenting the fact that there are courses in college that provide infrequent testing. He lets it be known that this is not the most effective
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Why I Choose to Return Robert Williamson ENG 121 Michelle Klingfus September 30‚ 2012 Why I Choose to Return. Why I made the choice to return to college and complete my degree in Business System Administration is unique. I have thought about this for years and it’s a personal goal I want to accomplish. I have a great job in the military teaching new soldiers which is something I love and enjoy. I am ten years away from retiring and looking forward to life after the military. Why would a
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going to college ? Students and counselors debate whether to go to college or not ‚ can get you paid well. Students argue that you don’t have to go to college just to get paid well. On the other hand‚ counselors disagree with students by saying that if I go to college‚ then I can get paid well and have a solid career . Counselors want to students to go to college because it’s important and the key to success and a bettering our education. Counselors also say that if students go to college ‚then
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Why am I attending college? I enrolled in school for a few reasons. First off I was told that to get a Five Rating (the highest rating) on my next Enlisted Performance Report would have to have completed or be enrolled in college. So in order to keep myself on a strong footing for promotion I needed to head back to school. Second‚ I am looking to better myself not for a performance report but for myself. Completing college is something I’ve wanted to do for a while now. At my previous assignment
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Starting off‚ college is very important to me because it will help equip me with the tools and knowledge that I will need to ready myself for life and to actually make it somewhere. It will also help me to have a more open mind towards life and knowledge. College is also important to me because it will allow me to land on my career path and to help accomplish my goals. Having a college education will open up several doors in my search for a career. People that have attained a college degree are considered
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The United States always claims that we are living in a democracy‚ but do we really? For centuries‚ the Electoral College has been selecting our presidents rather than the voters of the United States. The Electoral College was put in place to compromise the congressional and popular votes during a presidential election. What’s the compromise when only the congressional votes count? Voters from each state elect a person to go vote for them‚ but some electors can still vote whichever way they please
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Treyvon Arceneuax Ms. volger Writing class Sept 18‚2010 Why am I in College College is a place where you can further your knowledge and learn skills to help you be more responsible later in life. You can also get a better paying job with a college degree‚ and build friendships with other people you may not know . I am in college‚ because‚ in today’s society‚ there are not many big time jobs or careers in the fields of study that I want to be in for the rest
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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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