...Karla Seeberger Professor Ashton English-221-9542 April 19, 2016 College: Is It Really Worth It? The American Collegiate System has various pros and cons that many young adults in America have come to either admire or despise. One of the main controversial focus points within this system is the cost and quality of education within American systems. America has been known to have the most expensive collegiate system when compared to any other system around the world. Although many individuals believe that a college education is a prerequisite for being able to receive financial stability and health, is it really worth the thousands of dollars worth of debt an years worth of time? In America, there are countless job possibilities that are available to accommodate every individual’s interests. Although there may be numerous jobs available for everyone, there are costly consequences. In today’s modern workforce, the majority of jobs require individuals to obtain a degree, that relates to the job, to ensure they are educated and aware of the specific requirements that the job entails. According to an article written by Alicia C. Shepard, “College is no longer a prestigious milestone, but a consumer product”. Shepard stated that many college students are not attending college to learn, but are there in hopes to receive “their money’s worth” of high GPAs and test scores to help them achieve their desired degree (“College Education”). The Huffington Post states that the majority...
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...Martina Brooks Cole Art 1 24 October 2014 Is Fame Really Worth It All? When it comes to the life of an artist, or anyone famous for that matter, it is almost always a daily struggle for them trying to fight with what comes with that fame. The main reason is the thought of always having to live up to high expectations from their fans and the people they work with. Once they have a certain signature, they are always expected to reciprocate that and are ostracized when they don’t give it. Because of that, they either go to a means of substance abuse to momentarily get away from it all, or they just give up. In Jean-Michel Basquiat’s case, he did both. An artist’s major fault, I believe, is forgetting who they are and where they came from once they reach that fame stage; sometimes they want to win it all, and that is what ultimately ruins their life. Winning is not worth any price at all, because you could end up losing everything you worked so hard for in the beginning. Friendships, relationships, family; all of that can be gone in an instant and you believe that what you gained as an outcome is far better than what you had before. Personally, I would never choose fame over my friends or family because fame is momentarily, but friends are almost forever. If I ever did become famous off of something I’m great at doing, I wouldn’t become someone I wouldn’t like myself. I would stay humble just because of the fact that I came from humble beginnings, just like Basquiat did....
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...Is college really worth it? This question has perplexed many students in our generation due to the varying results of each education level. Traditionally, people are told that in order to have a good job and a happy family, they must go to college. Today, however, there are many examples that contradict this such as some of the richest, most successful people don't have an education past high school. Even though this may be true in some situations, going to college is customarily more helpful because it allows you to make more money at a job with more benefits and have a closer relationship with friends and family. Although there are many reasons supporting each, the path that more often benefits the student is attending college to acquire a degree. The first reason why going to college is a good investment is that the majority of the time, college graduates have jobs that produce more benefits and earnings. People with college degrees are more qualified than those with only a high school...
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...Are private instructions really worth the investment? Every child loves to play a sport but not everyone is talented. With a little coaching by a private instructor a child’s dream of becoming great at a sport can come true. With private instruction, children and their parent’s can be proud of the possible outcome. Private instruction is definitely worth the investment for various reasons. First financial commitment should be something the child and parent are focused on. A parent shouldn’t sign a child up for private instructions unless they really need them too. The child shouldn’t feel like their wasting their parent’s hard-earned money. Also time commitment is an important key to great results. If you are dedicated to the private instruction no matter how many days or hours they are you will be there. The time you put in for your instructions will show. For example if your classes are three times a week but you show up once a week don’t except to be the best at what you’re doing. Be dedicated, to the days, hours and be on time, never slack. Finally the level of competition in which you as the parent asking yourself does my child really needs one-on-one instructions. Sign your child up if he/she is trying to be the best athlete they can be on a high school or college competition level. They’ll get one-on-one attention catered around their needs and skills and have someone dedicated just to them and their sports success. A four through maybe eleven year old will...
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...ISOM 351:Operations Management, Spring 2012 PROFESSOR: Dr. Nazim U. Ahmed OFFICE: WB 2l9 OFFICE PHONE: 285-5302 OFFICE HOURS: MW 10:00 – 12:00 A.M. TTH 8:30 – 9:30 AM. E-mail: nahmed@bsu.edu TEXTBOOK: Operations Management: Process and Supply Chains, 9th ed.,Lee J. Krajewski and Larry P. Ritzman and Malhotra, Prentice Hall Publishing Inc. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Understand and apply Operations Management Concepts to Business Problems Using Operations Management Tools Students will be able to apply current and advanced operations management tools for analyzing business problems in both manufacturing and service organizations. Sub goals: 1. Understand operations management concepts such as; product design, process design, operation strategy, supply chain and total quality management. 2. Demonstrate the skills required to solve business problems using operations management tools. COURSE POLICIES: READING PROGRAM: For each class, you should read the chapters to be covered next day. This will facilitate your understanding of the concepts. Students are encouraged to initiate and participate in the discussions on issues related to the course. CLASS ATTENDANCE: Class meetings are like business appointments and should be treated as such. A portion of grade will be assigned for class attendance. A tentative course outline will be provided but there...
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...Module: Business Analysis and Assessment Week: 06 Discussion Question Name: Sahr Dauda Date: 18 July 2012 Question: How would you justify spending time and money on a business analysis of your company? Can such an exercise really pay off in ways that make it worth the effort? Analysis, as summed up from my readings, can be regarded as a clinical and structured decomposition of a subject into its constituent parts with the aim of acquiring salient information and deeper understanding of the said subject and to offer robust solutions for improvements. It is thus a process that is inherently iterative and involves, as proffered by Williamson et al., (2004), lots of research to gain deeper insight into the business which encompasses all aspects of the business and its environment. In short, it is a holistic process that unearths the secrets of the business and identifies areas needing attention. It thus seeks to find answers to questions like where is the business now, what does it do and how does it do it, where does it want to go and how can this be achieved (Williamson et al., 2004). Yes, it consumes time and money but insights so garnered from the analytical process leading to formation of strategies will give the business a favourable competitive position and superior profitability. To reduce time and money spent, analytical tools are used to aid in the process, besides bringing structure to it. Note here that only the right necessary tools are used, as a few too...
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...A wave of frustration and sadness and anger and perseverance rush over you in a swarm of emotions. The two author Malcolm Gladwell and Annie John describe the obstacles two characters overcome to accomplish their personal goals. ”Marita is the main character of “marita’s bargain” and is troubled by the rigor of her middle school KIPP academy. Annie is the main character of a “walk to the jetty” who is completely frustrated with the familiarity of her home life so much so that she wishes to move to a foreign country and train to become a nurse. Even though she is not the slightest bit interested in actually pursuing the profession. Inevitably, it all comes down to whether or not it is really worth it. Marita’s sacrifices may have been hard but they were actually very much worth the risks. The narrator states that “84 percent” of KIPP students perform at or above their mathematics level(Gladwell 380-381). In this...
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...Planning Case 8- Paying Off That Dream House; Loan Amortization Case 9- Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!; Time Value of Money Case 10- Corporate Bonds-They Are More Complex Than You Think; Bond Analysis and Valuation Case 11- How Low Can It Go?; Application of Stock Valuation Methods Case 12- What Are We Really Worth; Valuation of Common Stock Case 13- The Lazy Mower: Is It Really Worth It?; Estimating Cash Flow-New Project Analysis Case 14- If the Coat Fits, Wear it; Replacement Project Analysis Case 15- The Dilemma at Day-Pro; Comparison of Capital Budgeting Techniques Case 16- Too Hot to Handle; Capital Budgeting Case 17- Flirting with Risk; Risk and Return Case 18- I Wish I Had a Crystal Ball; Real Options and Capital Budgeting Case 19- Can One Size Fit All?; Determining the Cost of Capital Case 20- We Are Not All Alike; Divisional Costs of Capital Case 21- Where Do We Draw the Line?: Marginal Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting Case 22- EVA ? Does It Really Work?; Economic Value Added (EVA) Case 23- It’s Better to Be Safe Than Sorry!; Evaluating Project Risk Case 24- Look Before You Leverage; Debt Versus Equity Financing Case 25- Is It Worth More Dead or Alive?; Bankruptcy and Reorganization Case 26- Is It Much Ado About Nothing?; Dividend Policy Case 27- Timing Is Everything!; Working Capital Management Case 28- Getting Our Act Together; Cash Budgeting Case 29- The Elusive Cash Balance;...
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...COMM 120 High Plane Ticket Prices I. Intro A. Attention Getter- How many of you like traveling in long flights? B. Reason to Listen- International flights are way too expensive for the kind of service you get from them in return. C. Thesis- International plane ticket is not worth the money because it takes a whole day to get to your destination, small seats makes you pissed off, and food is just awful. II. Body A. International plane ticket is not worth the money because it takes almost a day to get to your destination. 1. I recently went to India for two and half weeks, it was pretty fun but the airlines I took to get there was just horrible. The flight is about twenty hours long and it seriously made me go nuts. 2. I really regretted paying one thousand dollars for this flight, it was just not worth the money. I honestly feel that they need to come up with better service. Transition: After taking the flight I put my luggage up and took my seat which was on the aisle. B. Small seats which you have to sit on during the whole destination really takes a lot out of you. 1. I’m pretty tall so for me to sit in those seats for 20 hours was really tough. I had two old people who were sitting next to me, they kept on distracting me which didn’t let me sleep. 2. I honestly feel that airlines should make their seats little bigger so that people can be comfortable. Only if you buy the business class ticket you get those big seats which...
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...There are many pros and cons when it comes to foster care. There are some really good things about being a foster parent or child, but there are also some really bad and hard things when getting into foster care. It affects the parent's life, the foster child’s life, and the whole family's lives. But, is becoming a foster parent worth it? Is the feeling of helping out a child who is really in need worth some of the bad things that might come of it? It could be a really good feeling to help out a family who needs it. Foster care can be confusing for some people, it is not the same thing as adoption, although it can lead to it. Foster care is a temporary care for a child, birth to 21 years old, whose parents cannot have custody of them until they get their home safe for the child to come back. This can be because of abuse, neglect, drug abuse, or anything that could cause harm to the...
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...couple ideas in my mind. I decided to base all my research on Immunizations because I really think I can deliver a good paper on this subject. I have wanted to dig into the controversy about immunizations for a while now. The main reason is that my wife was not immunized and it was a strong desire of hers that her kids are not immunized. I was immunized and always thought I would immunize my children. I think this subject for me would be extremely beneficial to learn more about. There have been numerous claims of immunizations causing autism, and other serious medical conditions. Are theses claims all hype or are they truth? This is what I intend to learn for myself. In the early 1900's we as a people started with one vaccine against small pox. To vaccinate fully in today's society it means 48 vaccines in the first 6 years of your child's life. That is a lot of vaccines compared to twenty years ago, but is it worth the risk? I am the father of two small children and the idea of something happening to them on my watch scares me to death. For me to take them to the doctor and have an immunization give them brain damage or worse is just not a scenario that I would be able to cope with. The flipside however is that immunizations are there so that when a virus like polio or whooping cough goes viral the child that has had the immunizations are much safer. The research question is, Are Immunizations worth the risk? There is so much information on this subject and I am very excited to find...
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...Betfred Bingo Review The Birth Of Betfred Betfred Bingo is located online, and is without a doubt one of the biggest names in online bingo. The brand was born in 1967, and has only gone from strength to strength since. The bingo brand opened its doors in 2006, and appears to be very popular. Let’s deep deeper, and see what the bingo site really does have to offer. In 2013 Betfred changed platform providers to Playtech (Virtue Fusion network). This enabled them to offer even more to their players. The games available are by the plenty, and the bonuses are good too. If you prefer to play on the move, then this is available on Tablet and Mobile devices. The site is easy to navigate and has bright catchy offers shouting out at you,...
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...The standard that should be used to judge the moral worth of certain actions has remained debated and controversial over time. Though it is hard to apply in real life, I personally believe that the moral worth of an action should be determined by the motivation and intention that initiated it, but not by the consequences or influences that the action brings about. I will illustrate my reasoning by focusing on Kant’s views on good will and moral worth, along with some real life examples, Socrates’s discussion on differences between mere true belief and real knowledge of virtue and several other philosophers’ unique interpretations and related discussions on this topic. Kant makes a clear argument about good will in the very beginning of his book Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals. He explicitly states that: “There is no possibility of thinking anything at all in the world, or even out of it, which can be regarded as good without qualification, except a good will. (Kant 7)” Kant believes that a good will is always morally good. Therefore, what a good will does is always morally good as well. Also, he obviously takes good will as the only true standard to judge the moral worth of a certain action. He explains that everything that seems to be good by itself actually could only be good if they are driven by a good will; without a good will, these other things might be used to produce negative outcomes. Except for a good will, nothing else would be good simply on its own...
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...hurts. I’m talking about your wallet and even your college savings. This leads me to the question of why is college tuition so high. Is attending college worth the price tag of tuition? If you didn’t already know then I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but spoiler alert you have to pay for college a year after you finish college. The price of college has gone from affordable to sky-high in the last decade and even more so this year. (“If you want to get an earful about paying for college, listen to parents from states where tuition and fees have skyrocketed in the last five years. In Arizona, for example, parents have seen a 77 percent increase in costs. In Georgia, its 75 percent, and in Washington state, 70 percent. Even in Oklahoma, where tuition increases have been among the lowest in the nation, parents are dismayed. In Stillwater, Okla., Jeffery Corbett's daughter is attending community college. Corbett, a fundraiser for a nonprofit, says a high school diploma just won't get you very far. And he knows; he doesn't have a college degree. "I think about it all the time, because I realize [how] it has limited me, by not having that piece of paper," he says. And that, experts say, is the source of parents' frustration today. A college education seems unaffordable at the worst possible time — when "people are really struggling," says Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute who has spent much of her career studying trends in college costs. "The unemployment...
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