'Majoring In Unafraid'

Ungar believes that the new Liberal Arts program is powerful because it develops character, lifelong learning, and values. He further explains that creating confidence and developing positive patterns is essential to life. He believes that, “Through immersion in liberal arts, students learn not just to make a living, but also to live a life rich in values and character”.On the other hand, Gitlin believes that learning from history ensures common ground and helps people socially accept their lives as well as those of others. He states that “Students need “chaff detectors.”They need some orientation to philosophy, history, language, literature, music and the arts that have lasted more than 15 minutes”. He does agree with Ungar that Liberal

In her article “Not all College Majors Are Created Equal”, Singletary states that engineering major with relevant internship within the innovation industry results in higher chances of attracting a good job. Unemployment is higher among high school dropouts compared to 22.9%, which represents the rate of unemployment among post-secondary graduates. Therefore, rates of employment among college degree holders are much higher than the chances a high school diploma can fill at workplace because of the differences in skills.

A student who succeeds is one who encompasses the bravery and courage to start anew. Even knowing that, I was a student who feared every little action I took in high school because of the consequences I was afraid to face afterwards. The uneasiness of carrying out plans alone shaped my character into an indecisive clutter about everything inside my mind. But even with that hindrance, I tackled one of the hardest choices I had to make: choosing Case Western Reserve University over University of Georgia.

What will matter to you and potential employers, professors, etc. in college and in life are your: Personal Capital, Intellectual Capital, Social Capital, and finally Financial Capital. Your Personal Capital is how well you know yourself. This could a number of things, but personally I took this to mean knowing my personal limits, but also knowing when to push myself farther and step out of my comfort zone. One point he touched on was not being afraid to fail. I struggle with this especially, and tend to think ‘why bother?’ if I know I’m going to fail or be rejected anyway. Gordon challenged this by telling us to do at least one thing that we know for certain we will fail at, because sometimes failing is okay. It is a part of life, and a part that we all need to learn to accept. A director once told me after messing up a scene, to “fail bigger, and fail better next time”, those are words I try to remember in my daily

Now I'm taking classes, paying dearly for each credit, and hoping that an career will spring from it all like Athena from Zeus. Not a day passes where I don't reexamine my choices, and question myself as to what I would like to do to earn money. "Majoring in majoring" has been my motto as I've thrown myself over a few areas in which I hold interest. Nearing the stage where I must announce a major or two, I can no longer hide with my motto in hand.

I don’t see it that way, I choose a major that I knew I could obtain a job fast and easy, and that paid well. I do not want to be struggling when I get out of college, I want to be someone who has no financial worries. The author then says “What I wish is for all students is some release from the clammy grip of the future.” (Zinsser 260) Students cannot fathom this because, their whole lives they have been taught that their future is the most important thing, we are always working to make five years down the road more successful and care free, even if that means we are in constant state of panic while we are obtaining our

On March 7, 2017, I attended a meeting of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners at which they discussed land use and development. Topics and requests discussed included easements and setback applications and zoning. Having never previously attended a county meeting before, I had my expectations set relatively low for the meeting efficiency. I turned out being surprised with how the meeting was run, which I will discussed further in this summary.

At one point in most of our lives we will experience some form of nostalgia, since we will eventually want to harken back to the days of old. Nostalgia and melodrama go hand in hand, since examining the past can bring in melodramatic moments or memories. Sometimes when life gets hard we look back to our younger days and wish life could be as simple as it was back than. A film full of melodrama and nostalgia comes from the late 1980’s classic Field of Dreams (1989). The film has many different examples of melodrama in the form of nostalgia but the two biggest examples come in the form of childhood family problems and the beauty of old small town America.

Steve Jobs once said that “The reason that Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts.” Apple is now a multinational company selling more and more products every day. Their success can be credited to the balance between knowing what people want and how to give it to them. Figuring out how to give people what they desire is the technological part of Job’s foolproof equation. The word liberal is loosely defined as free, free speech, free thought, free healthcare… The liberal arts degree is seen as the study of expression in different medias like visual art or literature. Many want to completely obliterate the liberal arts degree and others think more

College students have the hardest time paying off their student loans, but why? Well, most students usually pick their major based on their talents and their interests.(Source, Time) This idea sounds like a smart move, but in fact it is putting students in a very difficult situation. Since most majors end up making considerably less money in their first year out of college, it is becoming more and more difficult for majors in the humanities and arts to pay off their student loans.

College is a time where many decide the path the wish to take for the future. Many either declare their major or enter undeclared, wanting to explore the choices laid out for them. I am one of them. While I do have an interest in the medical field, I am not exactly sure as to if I am interested enough to actually major in it. I want to keep my options open. With money being an issue for many, including myself, I decided to go in as undeclared because I want to make sure the major I picked will be something I will be passionate about and love. As I go in undeclared, I will use it as a learning experience and join a variety of clubs and classes to broaden my interests. Liking a subject is one thing, but actually majoring and getting a job in

I chose this major because I wanted to learn in a different, more creative way than I would have in the other majors. I want to learn how to exploit my creativity and enhance my skills that will help me in the business world. I have people telling me all of the time that I should have done finance or another business major because it is a “real” major. After failing to make it to the next round in the business challenge, I started to wonder if I should have taken the safer route and majored in finance. I could have always created my own business later on with or without a degree in entrepreneurship. I quickly got that thought out of my head and still believe that learning the creative ways to accomplish tasks through entrepreneurship is more valuable than majoring in just one section of business. The one thing that I know for certain about entrepreneurship is that I will have a normal job after I get out of school so that I always have income coming in, but I will always be developing new ideas on the side to accomplish my dream of owning my own business someday. After I learn how someone does something, I always want to do it better on my own. This drives me and solidified my faith in continuing with entrepreneurship. When I fail at something, I do not stop, I reflect and learn, and then go harder until I succeed. I have learned this in sports and it applies directly to entrepreneurship. I may have lost this competition, but I can guarantee that the next business competition I am in, I will be better than I was in this class. I always want to get better at whatever I do. When I get angry after failure, it drives me to succeed next time instead of dwelling on the past. This class was high stakes and it helped me prepare for the real business world where failure is a harsh possibility. Participation ribbons are no longer an option after school, and this class reminded me of that

I cannot say enough how much of an honor it is to dance here at Towson. I have changed as a dancer and as an individual. I have always been hard on myself in everything I do especially dance. When I make a mistake I unconsciously beat myself up and push myself to work harder. Dr. Sue sat me down one day and told me “you have to believe that you are more than enough.” She was basically telling me that I was hindering myself from reaching my fullest potential. I was running myself down by working the wrong body part. I has pushing myself physically but what really needed to change was my mental image I had of myself. Once I was able recognize where I was and that it was ok to be there I saw greater improvement in my dancing. Watching the final

Upon being asked about my future, I have always been met with anxiety and fear of such unknown. Growing up, as more and more of my peers developed their specific interests and even revealed desired career choices, I only felt lost in terms of what I wished to purse. I found that I was easily overwhelmed if I allowed myself to read too deeply into the dreaded “what am I going to do with my life” question. I have come to realize that it is much less anxiety provoking, however, if I view this matter on a smaller scale. After all, I do have aspirations and goals that I strive to achieve on a short-term basis.

I think that being able to get a masters degree is hard to become a pharmacist or a doctor and it is. When I was first in middle school I was scared to not get my diploma and now everything is way worse since I’m grown up. There is GPA that we need to worry about and extracurricular activities and bunch of more things when we move up with our education. I might be good in school but I still have the fear that I wont be able to get a high education like others and that scares me very much. Sometimes I think what would happen if I just do bad in couple of classes and my GPA drops and I wont be able to get into a good university in the future which can be scary sometimes. Most of the time, I think about how I need to step out of my comfort zone and step up my game so I can get a good education and have a good life in the future. Being about to see others succeed give me more strength and power that if he or she is able to do that, than I can