...valuable) form of higher education, while others may still say that a traditional liberal arts education prepares one best for life. While some may believe that one field of study is superior; the innovation, comfortability with uncomfortable ideas, and critical thinking gained by studying liberal arts and the ability to make...
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...Ashley DeVolder LSFY 115-01 Dr. Youngberg The Importance of Liberal Arts in Business Majors As reported by Earl Shorris, a Liberal Education is tool that is extremely beneficial. A Liberal Education teaches a person a way to think and behave, and view the world not just as a problem that has a specific way to be solved, but as something complicated that one must interpret for themselves. A person graduating from a Liberal Arts college leaves with so much more than just a degree from one field of study, but with the background knowledge of so many different areas of education. This is why I am conflicted as to why the majority of Liberal Arts colleges do not offer Business as a possible major to pursue. Wouldn’t a liberal education setting for a business major actually be more beneficial than one without? A person would still receive all the necessary requirements to receiving a degree in business and even more. As insisted by Shorris and Plato, Liberal Education is an extremely useful and is just an added bonus for business majors. In Shorris’ piece As a Weapon in the Hands of the Restless Poor, he proclaims his idea in the title itself. Shorris believed that he could change the minds and possibly lives of people living 150% below the poverty line just by supplying them with a liberal education. He conducts an experiment doing so and has unbelievable results. Some students learned to control their temper using the ideas of Socrates while others found ways to explain...
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...article, "Liberal Arts for New Millennium", of whether or not a liberal arts background should still be included in the definition of "an educated person". A half a century ago the traditional college degree was a bachelors in a liberal arts discipline. Recently a large number of degrees acquired are in a specific profession or in business, or business administration type discipline. While that worked for a long period of time, we are now in a changing world of advanced technology and globalization and reshaping and remodeling college curriculum to be up to-date needs to be evaluated. One of the issues is identifying the best way for colleges to prepare students in all facets of their life in the new millennium. There is an urgent need for a new set of guidelines, a revamping of our educational system to keep up with the times and to prepare students, as Baldwin puts it, "for life, work, and citizenship, safeguard our democratic society, and meet our obligations in the world" thus preparing students to be well rounded educated citizens. The sharp rise in tuition cost and the expectations of both students and parents have them scrutinizing whether or not they are getting the education they are paying for. Another concern is if the education they receive will enable them the ability to acquire a good job in today's marketplace. Student protesting against the educational system as well as boycotting standardized testing, emphasizing a need to integrate liberal learning...
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...Bryan Yau 1. What were your IAT results? My result is no association between female and male with Science and Liberal Arts. 2. Do you believe your results were accurate? Why or why not? Yes, since the result shown that I have no association or suggest little between female and male with Science and Liberal Arts, I really provided little suggestion, because I really not so familiar with science and liberal arts. However, I suggest the IAT test can provide more question to us, for example, the test can give us some question to write something. 3. What was your reaction when you learned your results? I am shocked. It is because I thought I identified all the gender and sexual when I was doing the mini-game section, then I guess I could get a better result, but it is not. However, it is still a reasonable result for me, because I am really unfamiliar with this field. 4. Regardless of the IAT, do you think that you have hidden gender biases? What is your evidence? No, because I strongly believe human should not have any discrimination, not to any sexual, not to people from different countries. The reason why I say no, because I am student of an international college. We are all the same. 5. In your opinion, how common are hidden gender biases, and how important are they compared with other gender biases? Now a days, I think hidden gender biases are really not a common thing. As we can see, many working fields are contains female and male. So it is not...
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...THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING HUMANITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: IN DEFENSE OF LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION A Thesis Presented by Victoria Pleshakova to The Faculty of the Graduate College of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education Specializing in Interdisciplinary Studies May, 2009 Accepted by the Faculty of the Graduate College, The University of Vermont, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of niIaster of Education, specializing in Interdisciplinary Studies. Thesis Examination Committee: . 2 M d Johnson, 111, D.P.A. ,G!krMb. %.&I;-; Patricia A. Stokowski, Ph. D Interim Dean, Graduate College Date: March 4,2009 ABSTRACT The humanities have always been under attack in the higher education of the United States of America. Corporate culture of the university requires the most money distributed towards research and specialization, while making employability of the graduates the main goal of education. With two thirds of all majors being in business and finance, humanities don’t seem to play a big role in higher education overall. This work makes an attempt in defense of liberal arts education to our students, and the importance of teaching the subjects like English, Literature and Philosophy independent of a student’s major concentration. Even in our age of specialized and corporatized education, these courses are of great importance. These subjects can help...
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...Looking back to the first day I met my Core class is actually kind of funny. We were all awkward and didn't want to speak. I remember playing a game to learn everybody's name and the best part is I still remember the mnemonics people used to help remember there names. The best game was hop on the train. To be completely honest I thought this would be another class I would have to take because of requirements and I would have never guessed I would meet some of my closest friends. Core 100 was truly a blessing in disguise I learned so much about myself and the others around me. This class truly changed how I thought about certain topics and it opened me up to things I had never heard of before or even had thought about. Three activities in Core...
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...Why do people act the way they do? A simple question, but a vital one if you are interested in understanding the reasons for why a certain group of people have a particular culture – the values, beliefs, underlying assumptions, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a group of people. In order to have a more tangible, stronger grasp of the underlying causes that influence the actions of people, a firm grasp and study of the liberal arts of a country is extremely helpful, if not necessary. Consequently, the benefits are tremendous – not only will it help understand the actions and beliefs of a group of people that may be completely different from yours, it will also help you predict and understand what sort of behavior is accepted or shunned. Furthermore, having a firm understanding of the liberal arts of another country is extremely useful in the business setting, as businesses are naturally influenced by the culture of the people who run them. Any business person working in international settings should develop some sort of understanding of the culture of the country they are working with – it will help in...
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...Technological University of the Philippines COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Ayala Boulevard, San Marcelino Street, Ermita, Manila PLANT TOUR 2013 (Villar Foundation, Hino, and Gardenia) Submitted to: Dr. Noel B. Hernandez Submitted by: Evangelista, Kris Lianne N. BAM IM 4L E October 12, 2013 PLANT TOUR 2013 (Villar Foundation, Hino, and Gardenia) I. INTRODUCTION Plant tour is define as a visit to a place (such as museum, warehouses, factory, etc.) that is made by the school or professors for their students to learn about something. Plant visit allows students to build a better understanding of a site’s or plant’s performance potential; to assess a competitor, to communicate the company’s performance, strategy, and current challenges. Even people who know that plant tours are valuable can find it difficult to put them to effective use. First, unclear objectives often turn touring into tourism. If visitors don’t know why they are taking a tour and what they hope to accomplish on it, they won’t know where to focus their time and effort. Second, many people lack an organizing framework to structure observations and accelerate learning. Without such a framework, the myriad observations made during a tour cannot easily weave together and will not readily yield general conclusions. Third, information about plants and how to tour them is inevitably comparative; and those who have seen more, see more. Inexperience makes it difficult for younger...
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...as disrespectful and dirty and a disgrace to society, but to many they are a reminder of a more peaceful, carefree part of America’s history. Hippies were strongly against violence and supported liberal policies and freedom of personal expression, their lifestyles centering around the concepts of peace, freedom, and harmony for all people. Generally, counterculture is used to describe the culture of a group of people whose morals, values, core ideals, and lifestyle differs, contradicts, or is polar to those of mainstream society at the time. Culturally, it is often described as a social equivalent to extremely liberal politics and radicalism. Who The hippies of the 1960’s were the teenagers of the baby boom generation, so they were found in large numbers. They were generally Caucasian, middle-class, white teenagers between the ages of 15-25 who were tired of the restrictions put on them by society and their conservative parents. Most lived in urban areas or came from an urban background. They were tired of conforming and began to express themselves in a radical way. Hippies didn’t care about money and worked as little as possible. Instead, many of them shared what they had and lived together in large communes, while others simply lived in poverty by choice. They had very liberal political views and strongly protested the government and the war. The lifestyle of a hippie centered around non-conformity, because hippie culture is all about embracing who you really are and rejecting...
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...Excelsior College broaden my perspective? Read: Humanity, Diversity and The Liberal Arts, Chapter 2, Diversity, pgs 33-70. Now complete the following: Complete exercise 2.1 on page 69 using Excelsior College courses and exams. Now that you have read about Diversity and its relationship to the Liberal Arts, think about how your perspective can be broadened by the courses/exams you choose to take for your degree. For this discussion, list three Excelsior College courses or exams that you would like to take that will add diversity to your college experience. Post this list and explain why you believe these courses will broaded your perspective on diversity and add to your lifelong skills in two paragraphs or more. Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Sociology Introduction to Philosophy I believe the listed above courses cover a broad range of topics directly related to diversity. Psychology studies personality and perceptual mechanisms that influence behavior. Sociology provides an understanding of human social interaction, social groups, social structures, culture, and social inequality. With philosophy, areas such as morality, free will, and the meaning of life are explored. Interaction with other groups will occur throughout life whether it be a job, school, neighbors, social events, asking for directions. A strong and diverse knowledge has always been important to understand why someone may hold a specific view on a topic or to engage a conversation with...
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...Education is the most important factor behind the progress man has achieved in this world. It has been the permanent character of human history and evolution of thought. However, in the past, it used to be prerogative of only a few privileged men and the pace of development was quite slow. Since it has been disseminated to common people, there has been rapid growth in every sphere of development: science, technology, sociology, politics, anthropology, etc. Now it is treated as basic human right of every man. Though, it encompasses a wide sphere of knowledge, it has been metamorphosed by man according to his needs. It has been mainly applied as a tool of economic development, which has limited its application. Consequently, people are deprived of the potential education offers for the overall development of personality and stability of society. The chaos in modern world is also partly due to this fault. Therefore, in order to meet the multi-dimensional challenges, man faces in the world, it is essential to impart real education i.e. liberal education. The liberal education has been defined in many ways, though emphasizing the similar essential elements. The best definition is offered by the “Association of American Colleges and Universities”. “Liberal education means to empower an individual and prepare him to deal with diversity, complexity and change”. As manifest from the definition, the purpose of education is to enable man to surpass the challenges faced in the...
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...of the Languages and Literature Department College of Liberal Arts De La Salle University – Dasmariñas Dasmariñas, Cavite In Partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the Course ENGL102 – Communication Arts and Skills II Maria Cristina Ramos Kris Shellah Cubilla Francis Paolo Peñaflor Maria Teresa Bonoan May 2010 A .Thesis Statement Food Photography’s art composition can entice the viewer’s appetite. B. Introduction a. Objectives and Questions Objective is to know how food photography affects the viewer’s appetite and mind. Questions to ponder: 1. How did food photography start? 2. Where do we use food photography? 3. What is the effect of food photography to people? 4. Why food photography appeals to people? 5. Why is it important to take a picture of food? 6. What are the techniques in food photography? 7. What can food photography contribute to people? b. Significance of the Study To fully understand the basics of Food Photography for people like students of photography - who can practice and enhance their skills and knowledge about the said course, advertisers in the food industry – in making their advertising in posters and graphic form more creative and enticing thus, can attract more customers for more profit, AB Communication students and other artists who wants to expand their knowledge in the art of photography for hobby or for further purposes and...
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...Ever since its inception in Ancient Greece, liberal education has afforded its students a truth for new understanding, that makes them well-rounded citizens. In terms of the American education system when it reached its pinnacle in the 1950s, its course was just as quickly reversed in the 1960s. A major culprit in the degradation of higher learning can be shouldered by Students for Democratic Society(SDS).To understand how these events came to be, we must first look at the values/objective of this very organization that came to be at the turn of the decade in 1960 at University of Michigan and Cornell University. Liberal education gives a liberating and freedom that is meant to be worth to educate the person in order to take part in civic life, as a future citizen. The ASEAN the Association of American Colleges and Universities states that a liberal education is that which liberates the mind from ignorance and cultivate social responsibility. Liberal education, unlike vocation is not to train, but to change people. Liberal education allows the student to learn how to think rather than what to think, to have a philosophical understanding wanting to question the reason of being and teaching. A liberal educated person is one that can think outside the box and question the norms of nature. They are free-thinkers.Failure in the closing of the American mind is the failure to have a basic principle of ideas and classic works that contributes to literature, politics etc to educate men...
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...adult and receive their degree. To him this idea is wrong because youth have not developed the patience or the experience to be educated. Therefore, education only truly comes when a person goes through life and has become a mature adult. The value of education will never be understood by youth, but by people who have gone through the hardships of life and have gained wisdom through life experience. In order to fully understand what Mortimer Adler is talking about in his essay, “Adult Education,” we must understand the historical and cultural context from which he is speaking. Modern readers who misunderstand this context are likely to misinterpret his intentions and thereby fail to see the logic behind his recommendations, which are still relevant to educational reform issues today. Adler was a philosopher enamored with the intellectual development practices of the ancient Greeks, whose “general education” wouldn’t be recognized as teaching or schooling by a modern American. The Socratic Method, for example, consisted of discussion and debate centered around literary works, both fiction and nonfiction as well as current events and even local gossip. “Classes,” if they could be called that, were informal,...
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...First-Year Applicants 2011–2012 We will use what you tell us on these pages to complement information you have provided in the Common Application. Our aim is to give you the opportunity to tell us more about you in a variety of ways. Thank you for applying to Brown. –The Brown Admission Staff Please indicate an application type and specify the program you intend to pursue. (Further descriptions listed in the Guide for Applying to Brown.) 1 of 4 ❑ Early Decision November 1st Deadline ❑ Regular Decision January 1st Deadline _____________________________________________________________________ Program Early Decision applicants to the PLME only: If your Early Decision application to the PLME is not successful in December, do you still want to be considered as an applicant to The College under our binding Early Decision program? ❑ Yes ❑ No Legal Name of Applicant Enter name exactly as it appears on passports or other official documents. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last/Family Prefix (if any) First/Given Middle Suffix (if any) Permanent Home Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street Address 1 ❑ Female ❑ Male Date of Birth ___________ mm/dd/yyyy _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ...
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