Essays Tagged: "college education"

Explain why cultural diversity is important in a college education.

Explain why cultural diversity is important in a college education.I come from a small town. Hannibal, MO, the boyhood home of MarkTwain, is describe ... ngedmath notes with a fascinating foreign exchange student.Cultural diversity is not important in a college education, it is vital. No otherplace is more ideal than college ke of success, everyone wou ...

(3 pages) 324 1 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Tuition Aid

Research Project Essay ExcellentIntroductionIt's no secret that financing a college education is getting tougher.College costs have skyrocketed over the past decade or so, and ... skyrocketed over the past decade or so, and there's no relief insight. Average tuition at four-year colleges will increase 7 percent this school year,double the rate of inflation. Student aid is not i ... tween tuition and family finances. In addition, there is a growingnumber of older students entering college today. These students have familiesthat they need to support. I know, because I am a family ...

(8 pages) 299 0 4.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Education,a personal essay in favor of educational reform in America.

In today's society a college education is an essential part of pursuing a career. While in college aperson can determine ... e aperson can determine his strengths and weaknesses in whatever path he decides to take in life. A collegeeducation is also the first step in being self-sufficient and living by yourself. College lif ... .In my life I plan to pursue a career in the aerospace field. To get a job in this field one needs acollege education and City University fits the bill. Its curriculum and accomplishedprofessors will ...

(2 pages) 67 0 2.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Education,a personal essay in favor of educational reform in America.

In today's society a college education is an essential part of pursuing a career. While in college aperson can determine ... e aperson can determine his strengths and weaknesses in whatever path he decides to take in life. A collegeeducation is also the first step in being self-sufficient and living by yourself. College lif ... .In my life I plan to pursue a career in the aerospace field. To get a job in this field one needs acollege education and City University fits the bill. Its curriculum and accomplishedprofessors will ...

(2 pages) 69 0 3.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

My College Plan. A personal experience

        At first I never had wanted to go to college because I didn't like school, but nowas I get older I realize that I will need a college ... alize that I will need a college education to make it in life. So when thequestion came up what college would I like to go to? I knew right away that I wanted togo to the University of Kentuck ... e to go to? I knew right away that I wanted togo to the University of Kentucky. It is the only college that I would ever consideringgoing to, I love this college with a deep passion. They hav ...

(2 pages) 213 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

An imaginative story written in the style of Kate Chopin's "The Storm"

nted to be a lawyer, and supported her decision whole-heartedly. They had been saving money for her college education since she was born, and so when the time came for her to choose a college, they we ... ence who wasn't her husband. They naturally were disappointed, but they advised her to postpone her college career for one year, knowing she could resume the pursuit of her dream after the baby was bo ...

(3 pages) 105 2 4.2 Jul/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

"College and university education should be free for all students, fully financed by the government."

There is no such thing as 'free education fully financed by the government'. A zero-tuition college education simply means that instead of the students bearing the cost of attaining their degr ... t higher education out of reach of poor students. But I tend to disagree in that there are no 'poor college students'. College-caliber students possess great wealth in the form of human capital. Anyon ...

(3 pages) 226 0 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The essay is about admission to univeristies and colleges

Admission to Universities and CollegesA post-secondary education is considered key to a successful future. However, as more studen ... ing to inconsistent subject standards. Therefore, every student who wants to pursue a university or college education should write a national entry examination similar to the Standardized Achievement ... and minimize teacher discrepancy in assigning grades.A national standardized test for university or college admission is necessary in order to create a national standard so that other universities or ...

(3 pages) 352 0 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Commercialization of Gametes. This paper describes the debate about women selling their eggs (gametes) for money. It includes many points about why one would be against such a practice.

"Commercialization of Gametes""Brainy Beauties Finance College by Selling Their Eggs" is the headline of one Internet source taken from a bulletin board at ... Eggs" is the headline of one Internet source taken from a bulletin board at a prestigious college. College students are being offered thousands of dollars to donate eggs to infertile couples due to t ... women are making this procedure, which can be extremely painful, a habit in order to finance their college education. Some people, especially athletes, brilliant scientists, models, singers, and acto ...

(2 pages) 50 0 2.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Personal goals achievable by education. Brief, lots of reference material!

Personal Goals I Will Realize Through the University of Phoenix"As long as a college education remains an enormous value in the job market and a person's life, the demand for it ... ning and analysis (Berkeleyan, 2000, p.1). She is right, too - the demand for and satisfaction of a college education goes much further than the next paycheck; my college education will fill three key ... ance my lifestyle. These factors combine to provide a powerful motivator for me to make and keep my college both an experience and reality; in the following paragraphs I'll explore these motivators in ...

(4 pages) 470 0 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

An essay on the effect of education in our socicety

' lifetime. The possibilities and accomplishments become virtually endless once you have achieved a college education. One can tailor their education toward specific areas of learning to become anythi ... ld and to any level they wish. A solid, basic education, followed by a specific, career orientated, college education, is the cornerstone of the American way of life; the first major step toward achie ...

(3 pages) 203 0 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Differences and Similarities of Two Majors

When it is time for a college education, the first task most students need to do is choosing a right major. When I have be ... such as computers, light, and telephone, will need electricity in order to work. As a result, every college will offer majors in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering for the purpose of taking o ...

(2 pages) 45 0 3.5 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

Struggling for our rights.

st group struggling against discrimination. Women were excluded from things such as high school and college education, voting, and everyday rights.In the 1820's women began to take a stand for what th ... said, "All men and women are created equal." Dedicated women opened schools for girls. Soon enough, colleges allowed women to attend. With just one difference, things slowly began to change. Women beg ...

(2 pages) 54 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

My Desires for and Commitment to a College Education.

My Desires for and Commitment to a College EducationThirteen years ago my father came to America with no money or education believi ... s for my parents to survive with their low education my one desire and commitment was focused on my college education and coming from a family with does not receive much income I recognize how importa ... lity, and my commitment to the job. This job has given me the opportunity to save up some money for college to pay for some of the books and tuition costs. Having this job has made my commitment towar ...

(2 pages) 108 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Personal Goals I Wish To Achieve.

urn to school to fill a lasting void, a feeling of emptiness. I too have that feeling, not having a college education or a degree for that matter, is tough. In today's society, I see many working adul ... 24 years of age I feel I can no longer deny myself the knowledge and experience gained by finishing college. Self discipline has never been one of my strong points; however I have never had such a des ...

(3 pages) 302 1 3.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Europeans settled in North America, plauged with smallpox. Medical notes

sician, but even this was not a requirement. Up until the late 19th century, very few doctors had a college education, though a few young men with wealthy parents did study medicine at the University ...

(2 pages) 36 1 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The rising costs of tuition in New York Universities.

Katie Maguire Dr. RodriguezWriting for College-Critical Analysis October 9, 2002Rising Cost of TuitionThe high price of a college education ... some students have to delay graduation a few years because they have to support themselves through college with two or three part-time jobs to afford rising tuition costs (FAFSA).Yet, financial suppo ... are painfully familiar with these developments. They're worried about how they are going to pay for college. At the College of Mount Saint Vincent, students seem to be suffering from the same tribulat ...

(5 pages) 108 0 4.5 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Bibliography on stephen Vincent Benet.

ahr 50).(Bahr) says Benet had been very intelligent as a child. He attended Yale University for his college education (50). After a slight interruption in his education by the war, he returned there f ...

(3 pages) 27 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Into The Wild" by Jon Krakauer, about the debate if chris mccandless was a fool or hero, in which i choose a fool. Perhaps paper could use a a little variety in the vocabulary.

. The wild that he so longed to be at eventually was his undoing.He had everything going for him; a college education, a well-off family, any normal person would die to be in his shoes. Those attribut ...

(2 pages) 108 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Student Success Exploration Paper. In This Essay It Describes My Transition From a 2Yr Community College To a Major University, All Step By Step Explanation With Facts.

to make that right decision. At the present moment I am now currently attending Valencia Community College working towards my Associate Degree in Computer Science. My current major is Computer Scienc ... and industry, and supercomputers expanding the frontiers of science and technology. Furthering your college education in an institute of higher learning may set you aside from your colleagues at Valen ...

(7 pages) 297 0 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays