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    Liberal education could be considered a very vague term as there are many ways one could define it. To me, liberal education is defined as a college level education that encompasses many different disciplines. From this college level education, I would expect to garner a wide variety of knowledge, an exposure to new ideas, and the chance to expand my horizons as I am involved in diversity of peers and topics. I think a couple of different factors went into the formation of this perceptive as a realistic

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    A Liberal Arts Education

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    A Liberal Arts Education A liberal arts education provides students with a broad spectrum of information enabling them to expand knowledge and to advance society in a positive direction. This universal education provides a strong foundation of knowledge in many subjects. The students can observe the strengths and capabilities, as well as the limitations of each field of study. This allows the students to find connections between diverse fields of study, to explore them, and to discover new

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    Mark Edmundson’s essay, “On the Uses of a Liberal Education,” was published in Harper’s magazine in the fall of 1997. Edmundson begins the article by giving us a glimpse into his own experiences teaching. He speaks on how, he dreads evaluation day at the end of each term, he feels he is being reviewed more on his entertaining ability and less on if the student felt changed by his course. Near the end of the article, Edmundson states, “My overall point is this: It’s not that a left-wing professional

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    Time has changed, this is the twenty-first century but instead of growing in education, there is an increase in population instead. Liberal education is way more important in college I believe liberal itself explains the meaning, which means education teaches a person to think broadly. There used to be a time when it all started with a small population who went to the college but now these colleges does not have many criteria and allow everyone in the college. The high scorer and average students

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    "Aspects of recent debates about the value of a liberal arts education, its usefulness and its appropriateness strike a familiar and disturbing historical chord." Recently in English class, my peers and read and discussed an article titled, "Why We Need Liberal Arts" written by Joseph R. Urgo from The Baltimore Sun. This article is about the importance and value of a liberal arts education. Liberal arts are college or university studies (as language, philosophy, literature, abstract science) intended

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    There is value in a required class in the Liberal Arts Education” [Dr. Andrew Mills]. This was how Dr. Mills began his speech. This statement caught my attention and I began to wonder. What is the value or pre-eminence of taking courses outside my major? Will I benefit much from that or is it just a mere waste of my time? Thankfully ,Dr. Mills answered my questions as he intimated that in a liberal arts education set up, one gains character traits that will not only come in handy when looking for

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    One of the defining characteristics of a liberal arts education is the broad range of subjects taught, which, aside from gaining a comprehensive knowledge base, allows students to learn material they may have never thought they’d be interested in. Broader topics will allow me to make more informed decisions regarding potential degrees and careers in the future. New interests I develop in college may lead me to a completely different degree than the BA in economics I plan on pursuing. Additionally

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    ONDITI LUOCH   What is the place of Liberal Education in the contemporary global development needs? How does it harmonize with the education for the labour market? Liberal education is defined as a philosophy of education that empowers people with a wide range of knowledge and transferrable skills, and that cultivates social responsibility and a strong sense of ethics and values according to (Humphreys, 2006). Career education which is also known as vocational education as per (McGrath, 2011) refers to

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    In focusing so much on how many people are not intellectual, and how wrong a liberal education is for most students, or how it might not be a great idea, and how it’s the social norm, Murray overlooks the positivity of a liberal arts education and how it can impact our society in a great way for many people.in one instance Murray deliberately tries to debunk the B.A degree by stating the numbers of those who don’t successfully achieve stating “a rheid of all those who entered college hoping for

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    Defense of a Liberal Education, he debates that liberal education is more underestimated than it should be in today’s society. Zakaria presents an argument explaining the liberal strategies used to benefit an individual not only in a classroom but developing skills to help deliver intelligence for the real world. Zakaria counters the argument that liberal education is a frivolous decision made by today’s youth with little concern, for futuristic opportunities. Zakaria defends liberal education through

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