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    Is free college education actually free? While the idea of a free college education sounds enticing, can the model actually work in the United States? Though attending university or college can, in most cases, set a person up for a successful future, not everyone can afford to continue their education past high school. Students contemplate not attending university due to the stress of college debt or inability to pay. This, in turn, causes some politicians to introduce the controversial topic of

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    is the difficulty of attaining an education. Several problems occur when Americans do not receive quality education or cannot afford post-secondary school, and people who come from impoverished or even middle class backgrounds are the most at risk for economic hardship and the mental and health problems that come with an excess of stress because of it. To ease this issue, it must be approached from an economic position, and it has three parts: affordable college, accessible birth control, and an

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    When one thinks of going to college, what usually comes to mind is the amount of time and money achieving a higher education requires. Many people often question whether or not seeking an education after high school is worth all the effort. Although going to college may sometimes seem difficult and unnecessary, it has been proven to be an important, beneficial chapter of young adults’ lives. The value of a college education is extremely profitable to one’s life and career due to the job opportunities

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    Pursuing a college education is one of the most important decisions I have made in my life. Because of the responsibilities and changes in life that this will generate for me, it was fundamental to be convinced that this is really what I want to do in order to focus all my efforts on achieving the goal I have set. College is the first step that I must overcome to become a medical surgeon. My desires and determination to become a college student has multiple origins. Family and school are the biggest

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    asked “Who wants to go to college?”. Just about all of my fellow classmates and myself raised our hands. She then said the quote and was silent. Many of us in the class were confused and then after a minute of silence we realized what it truly meant. This quote was something I wanted to bring up since college was so important and many people have different takes on the idea of going or not. People, adults and graduating students do have two different opinions on if college benefits or if it does not

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    Like clean water and abundant natural resources, education plays a significant role in the development of countries. One benefit of education is that it acts as a reducing factor of poverty because education provides individuals with a wider range of higher-paying jobs. Also, education allows individuals to become more aware about current issues and, in turn, to act as active global citizens of the world. For these reasons, countries have strived to implement effective educational systems within

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    College Education Cost

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    When we think about a getting a college education the first thing that comes to mind is cost. Most students and their families have to consider the high costs attending college and how they are going to finance or pay for a higher education. Like many families in the poor and middle-class the justification of going in debt for a college education is still worth the price tag. Then getting the best education for their money comes to mind, when just a fraction of families can afford the price for some

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    College Education is an institution of higher learning. Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States; it started in 1636. Colleges began to be established for two reasons. First, most were founded by religious denominations. Second, colleges were the pride of the community evoked by the revolution, the strange American pursuit of progress, and migration to the west. However, some people are against college education because many college graduates are employed

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    Is a college education worth it?If you are adaptable to the changes from high school to college and the amount of work inside and outside of class you have to out in it is.Sometimes money can be a cold spot in a college education. There are two fundamental problems with this argument. The first is that while there’s only one climate,there are thousands of for-profit colleges, some of which remain “predatory,”and some producing a higher return-on-investment for students than many traditional colleges

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    school, without even spending a dime on a college education? For many high school students in America, college is the only path that they know of that leads them to achieving their dreams and succeeding in life, but is this the only path to their success? For decades, colleges and universities have sold the romanticized idea that a four-year college degree is the only ticket to a successful career. But how true is that? And even further, is it worth it? College is not always worth the commitment of

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