...10/11/15 Professor McCall Should Every American Go to College? “I’m going to college!” those four letter words rung through my head, as I walked across my high school stage. Shaking hands with the people who were becoming a part of my high school past. I than sat down into my seat and reflected on a previous conversation a classmate and I had. I was explaining to him about my college plans and by the end of the conversation, he uttered terrible words to himself. “Everyone is not going to college”. Even though he may have said it out of fear or worry for himself. I assured him that he will go to college and it is possible for anyone. Every American should go to college because it gives opportunities for greater employment, higher pay, and college experience. Graduating from a community or university will give you greater employment opportunities. Therefore, just having a degree can further your knowledge and give you that ambition to climb up the work force pyramid. Have you ever wondered, why your boss is in the position he has today? Well, it is because of working hard for years, challenging himself to courses that he may have felt were unnecessary, but in the end to be worth it, and waking up to do it all over again. The more society feeds into the negativity that everyone does not belong in college. The more American people will believe it. There are many authors like Pharinet who takes their silver spoon full of negativity and force it down Americans throat. In Pharinet essay...
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...Education is seen as a pathway to knowledge and understanding of the world. The school system provides every single American this pathway to knowledge to help citizens in life. After traditional schooling comes higher education where people can specialize in different majors they are interested in. This level of specialized understanding can open up doors to careers that students want to pursue. Many Americans make the choice to continue their education but should the government make every citizen go to college? Graduates make the case that their degree earned them success in the professional world. There are many college success stories of people who earned their degrees and went onto pursuing careers they are interested in. One of these stories would be Jane Knecht. In the anthology “College’s Value Goes Deeper Than the Degree,” Hoover describes how several students went on to be successful after attending higher education. Hoover states that “At 52, she’s now director of business development at the Water Environment Research Foundation, in Alexandria, Virginia. Without the bachelor's degree, Ms. Knecht figures, she wouldn't have been considered for the job” (Practical Argument third edition, page 682). In result of going to college Ms. Knecht went on to being a fruitful member of her company and a highly successful citizen. The...
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...What is the American Dream? When describing the American dream, there are endless possibilities. The beautiful thing about the American Dream is that it is different for every single person. One person’s dream may be to be an NFL superstar, making ten million dollars a year. Conversely, someone else’s dream can be making minimum wage just to ensure their family can eat. This alone is what makes America the greatest country in the world. Everyone can have a different dream, but they have every possibility to achieve it. Although, it is not a guarantee the person will achieve their dream, it is a guarantee they will have no unfair regulations stopping them. A neighbor of mine at home has a very sad story that led to his pursuit of the American dream. He was one of the highest regarded Medical Doctors in Egypt. He was making great money, and his family was very happy. Then his life was turned upside down when a family member of his was killed because of his religion. He was Christian, and some radical Egyptians hate Christians, so he had to move to America to keep his family safe. His story relates to a quote on page four, “The idea of the American dream has been attached to everything from religious freedom to a home in the suburbs” (Hochschild). Unfortunately his story does not end like the Hollywood motion pictures, but he is completely happy with his current life. He now lives in a two room apartment with his wife, and two daughters and he is working as a cab driver, and...
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...There is a misguided myth that many Americans believe that in order to be successful you must have a college degree. While a college education has affected our great American culture and economy, the idea that college is the “right” and “responsible” decision for those who are pursuing the American dream is outdated and borderline dangerous. Today, many opportunities are given to everyone to receive higher educations. But this does not mean that everyone should attend a four year college. Everyone was not created equally in their educational abilities, everyone should not be pressured to attend a four year college but should be encouraged to go to a community college, vocational school, or job experience instead of being looked down upon in...
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...Immigrants should not be allowed in this country. I am pretty sure every selfish American still has that thought in their head. I found out that they are roughly 11.9 million immigrants living the in the United States. All of those people left their homelands to come to American for a better life. They never though for once that coming here would be such a struggle, and how they will be humiliated by others who are citizen of America. Immigration is a common issue in the United States Every person should have the right to have the chance to have a better life. It is one of the main reasons why people come to the United States, to have freedom of religion, to have better paying jobs, and to have a proper education. Where you are born does not have a lot of impact with who you become. When coming to America from another country like Africa, or like me coming from Haiti, it is a hard transition. There is a lot to take in, with learning English and being around another race. Other race put a lot of pride into representing they come from. Where I was born has little to do with it. My heritage and my ancestry go with me wherever I go. When asked to describe myself, Haitian is a word I most likely choose first. I say Haitian before I begin to use words like strong willed, independent or trustworthy. Being that I use Haitian before any other characteristic goes to show that being Haitian shapes me to whom I am. Living in American for ten years, I learned about American culture. American...
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...Is College For Everyone? Daverick Aguilar RES/351 July 14, 2014 Is College For Everyone? Introduction I understand this is a business research paper, but I’d like to write about things that, I believe, are questions that make me think or topics that I feel passionate about. With that being said, I am writing about the true importance of college degrees. The businesses involve college or the education system. What is the American Dream? Originally, the American Dream is every individuals’ right to pursue happiness and a better life for themselves and their future generations. Today, that achievement is still alive however it now has a new definition. For the most part, the American Dream today is defined through tangible, material things. My personal belief still lies with the original, but since I have expensive taste it does involve material things. Now my question is how do I achieve this so-called American Dream? I understand that education is important and that along with education comes with a comfortable salary, but I believe in the possibility to achieve my ambitious desires through various forms that don’t involve a college degree. In this research, I delve into the importance of college degrees in today’s society along with considerations of oppositions. Article 1 – Why Go To College? State the purpose of the business research The purpose of this business research article discusses the achievement of the American Dream through the acquisition of a college...
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...change. It needs to change for the better. Too many issues have increased and the American dream is far from how we know it. I grew up thinking America was the country where all dreams come true. I still believe it is. We just need to take a seriously look in the mirror, and ask ourselves, whether we can live with the system we are living in, or not. The American Dream should be possible for anyone. Black, white, female, male, hetero or gay - everyone should have the possibility to persuade the American dream. But the reality wants different things. As it is today, young children, sometimes infants, are brought to this country by their parents. They grow up with an American feeling in their heart and mind. They play in the streets. They go to our school. They are Americans, like everyone else, in every single way, but one: on paper. Through their entire life, they live in fear of deportation. Even though they worked hard, studied hard, and achieve great success, they still face a risk of going home to a country they might not even know. Deporting these young Americans are deporting the possibility of the next great genius. Everyone can become something big, if they have the will and the strength to do it. These are future soldiers, scientists or highly successful politicians. I want everyone to be able to persuade the American Dream and achieve great success, and that is why I will make sure every minor immigrant have the possibility of earning a citizenship. As long as they meet...
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...do or don’t want kids, sometime just the And understand problems as the might do with nature of what you’re talking about that their children and we as men are drawn to them. guys would but not women It’s content. B: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS NO DETURENCE TO CRIME 1: It is no deterrent to crime because people 1: It would be great to have the punishment shouldn’t be hurt for a crime they commit. WE to fit the crime. You rape someone you dont live like savages or like they did in the bible. deserve to get raped, eye for an eye. Some people are a product of their environment, some People would think twice about doing a people do what they have to do to survive in their society. crime, it will go down You cannot enforce law such as speed limit infractions, jaywalking and loitering for example. C: HARD SCIENCE IS MORE DIFFICULT THEN SOFT SCIENCE 1: Hard science is much harder because you have to 1: Soft science I think is a little harder use certain formulas, equations, and theories that you don’t because you have to deal with people have to use in soft science. Knowing problem solving and classes and their emotions problems and how to like physics are an example. fix them it’s a lot of patients to work with them and ailments such...
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...Relativism NP). According to the cultural relativist the civil rights reforms that Martin Luther King sought were not morally right or wrong. One example would be if you were raised to believe that African Americans should be discriminated, yet in another country, people believe is wrong to discriminate because of their skin color. Someone who believes in cultural relativism would not judge discrimination as "right" or "wrong", because there isn't a "right" or "wrong". They believe that each culture must be understood with neutrality. Martin Luther King Jr. was an important individual, because he tried to end racism. Martin was...
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...The American Dream: An American Constant As a newborn child lies in his mother’s arms in an American hospital following his birth, he doesn’t possess courtesy to be grateful for the gifts bestowed upon him; this baby hasn’t merely been given life. This infant has been given an opportunity that we have come to know as The American Dream. This ideal will be held constant in the mind of this moments old baby as soon as he is mature enough to yearn and desire the concept of gain. America is widely believed to be a land of opportunity, so the concept of The American Dream is an ethos taken to heart in almost every being who respects America. Every day, people set out to achieve their full potential and succeed. Though, in America we are blessed with freedom, I feel the assumption that being free yields success and happiness is a false premise. I believe the only way to define true success of this ideal is unconditional happiness and success. To achieve this dream proves nearly impossible; as humans, we instinctively desire more. Success, like the concept of The American Dream, is truly subjective. We go to different colleges, have different majors, and surround ourselves with different people; how can success truly be defined? To me, The American Dream proves to be more hope and incentive to better yourself and your family for future generations to come. In respect to the subjectivity of the term, The American Dream will always mean different things to different people. As a...
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...Willie Whited March 8, 2010 Health p. 2 Health Care The research topic I have chosen is the United States healthcare system. There are about twenty percent of all Americans that lack any form of healthcare insurance, and then we have the ones that are underinsured. Consequently, a great number of Americans, many of these people are women and children; receive little or no healthcare at all. Many of those uninsured are actually working families who are not offered insurance through their employer, they cannot afford coverage, or earn too much to be eligible for Medicaid, the state's healthcare provider. The United States healthcare system should be just as good as or better than any other country because of the money we invest. Every industrialized nation has some kind of basic healthcare system for all of their citizens (McIntosh, Michael 2002). In a country like ours, it is a shame that we do not provide something that should be a basic human right to every citizen. The quality and amount of healthcare should not be a privilege to some while making others go without it. The amount of money you have or do not have should not dictate how you are treated when going to the doctor or hospital. The lack of healthcare in our country is one of the greatest social injustices of our society. Whether everyone has an ethically justifiable right to healthcare is debated in the United States, yet Medicare legislation confers a legal right to healthcare on the country’s elderly...
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...ENGLISH 121 Paper #2 Higher Education Submitted by Kenneth Jones Paper submitted to Professor: David Bushelle KENNETH JONES PROFESSOR: DAVID BUSHELLE ENGLISH 121 HIGHER EDUCATION Should a High School Graduate seek a higher education? If so what kind or type, for some years now it has been a lot of controversy on why should every high school graduate go to a college or university. What about trade school or apprenticeships at a company. Students who enter the workforce immediately upon high school graduation now need at least the same level of skills and knowledge as students entering college, as both universities and employers seek the same core abilities. We could trace higher education back to the sixth century B.C. Even then they taught skills to live by not thing that a person would not use in his or her life time. Here is a brief history on Higher Education that I found very interesting I hope you do too. “The oldest institutions of higher (college or university) education were started on the island of Cos, Greece, in about the sixth century B.C. These schools primarily taught medicine but also covered topics concerning the nature of humanity and the universe. A group called the Pythagoreans, who were followers of the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (c. 580–500 B.C.), started the first schools of higher education in Italy. They taught philosophy and math in Greek. The great Greek philosophers Socrates (470–399 B.C.), Plato...
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...than I did to achieve the American dream. My parents, as children suffered below the poverty line. What I mean is my mom had to wear ripped shoes to school and walk two hours to school every day. While my dad with five sisters and one brother, plus himself, so you can imagine how they got fed and clothed. After that, they experienced the Bosnian war as well. They lost lots of things in the war like the house, family members and they even adopted a teen kid. Who parents and siblings were killed by a bomb, leaving him the only survivor. Later on, after the war, my parents fought for two years for green cards so, they can move to America. They didn’t want to go at first, but a family member was offered to go to America due to his suffering in the starvation camps. My sister was born during the last two years in the...
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...Discrimination judge by your color, looks, religion and your beliefs without knowing you. Everyone is the same no matter what but people have to understand that judging could hurt people emotionally and physically. There has been so many accidents where cops killing African- Americans or hitting them doing bad things to them just for being the color they are. This judgment has to stop all those innocent people are getting hurt just because we think wrong about them. What would it be without cops? Cops are an important factor in the world and are here to protect us but we also know that there not perfect. In New York City and many other cities there has been several incidents where several African-Americans, Hispanics and even Muslims have...
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...African Americans have a dream If people want to learn about the real African-American life during the 1920s, undoubtedly, a good way is to read Langston Hughes’s works. Hughes writes lots of poetry about pursuing an American Spirit which realizes no discrimination, freedom and equality in the entire American society. Hughes hopes all African American can be respected by entire society. African Americans have relatively equal chances to compete with white people and have similar living condition as whites’ families which at least have a house and a car. The two poems of Hughes’ “I, Too” and “Theme for English B” describe Hughes’ desired American Spirit. In these two poems “ I, Too” and Theme for English B”, Hughes shares his experience as African American who lives under basic living condition, in hopes of encouraging more blacks to fight for equal rights. From the poem “I, too”, Hughes writes “I, too, sing America” (ln.1). As a common American people who learn American history and love American culture, although Hughes ’ancestry is African, he was born and grew up in the Unites States. Hughes also writes “I, too, am America” (ln.18). Although white people and black people have different skin color and background in the United States, they are all American. People can learn some idea about equality from Hughes. Hughes says when guests come to their home, white person can eat at the table but darker brother only can eat in the kitchen in the poem “I...
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