Essays on Education Page 294

“College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night.” (Wood, David) When I was in high school, I never pictured myself attending college. College was not on my mind…

The use of language is a necessity for humans and many believe it to be the primary ability that separates us from all other mammals. While the ability of humans to acquire language at a very young age is significant, the process of this acquisition is under much debate. Nativists like Noam Chomsky believe that…

Cancer is a disease that is growing at a fast rate. Not only is the United States suffering from it but the world entirely is being impacted. The discovery for the cure of cancer has been ongoing and the medical field has been unsuccessful. Treatments vary from chemotherapy to surgical procedures but a key component…

Going to college is hard enough, so why are some students choosing to go into $100,000 dollars of debt to attend certain schools? My significant other decided to attend a for-profit school called Neumont College of Computer Science- a smaller, niche, for-profit school. Was the over $100,000 of debt he will accumulate by his graduation…

The group’s initiatives differed greatly from what President Brittle had anticipated. This was largely due to the fact that she did not give them any guidance or orientation. Instead, she gathered a team of experts from different departments and told them to “create a set of strategic initiatives for the school that leverage its current…

Around 20% of high school students have either been victims or participants in cyberbullying, which is becoming a significant problem. To prevent teenage depression, school fights, and future criminal behavior, it is crucial to stop cyberbullying. This form of bullying on the Internet can lead to emotional distress such as frustration, embarrassment, sadness, fear, and…

Of course. Like in most coming of age movies and shows, today’s teenagers are obviously adapted to either one of two distinct sexual lifestyles: highly virtuous or extremely confident and promiscuous. In contrast to the mass media and such interpretations of pubescent sexuality, the Netflix show, Sex Education takes a spin on various pre-conceived notions…

What creates great writing skills? From what I learned from English 1A class, there are are various opinions on the matter but the traits range far and wide. However, though there are many attributes to writing, only three will make the cut in this essay. These qualities stood out the most in the writings I’ve…

Whenever most people hear the term literacy, they immediately think of the ability to read and write. Current dictionary definitions of the term are focused on an individual’s ability to comprehend and communicate through written form. However, a closer examination of literacy reveals that the traditional definition may not be satisfactory. For example, a person…

College sports is one of the biggest money producing venues out there. Each year it seems to get a little bigger and more people are spending more on college tickets and paraphernalia. I think that college athletes should get paid. A lot of athletes come from poor families with little hope for a bright future….