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    essay, “Yes, the Future Looks Bright, but the Moment Is Hell”, by Shawn Mullin and “Perspective on Men”, by Daphne Beckham are both understandable essay. Mullin talks about his stressful life in college while he makes his point about working more than twenty hours a week has a negative effect on college students. He used his experience and opinion to make his argument more relevant and understandable from other’s point of view. Beckham simply states her perspective about men. Although she used poems

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    Title Over the years, college sports have been adored by all people around the United States. These famous sports are being played not by professional athletes, but by kids that are in our generation. On television, these college athletes will show all of their hard work, but what the public does not see is what is going on after the lights have turned off and all of the athletes have gone back to their dorms. In a study in 2008, Buckman found that among male student-athletes, 9.7 percents say

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    Problems Within Education Today For my extra credit assignment I would like to research, and write about the problems in education today. According to chapter eight in the book, worldwide one in five adults can not read or write, two thirds of them being women. The problems we are facing in education can be linked to other social problems such as poverty or unemployment, seeing that those who graduate college make up twenty percent of the unemployment rate, compared to the forty percent of the unemployment

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    Dear United States Department of Education, I’m currently a new student at Highline community college who is trying to keep up with the fast pace and pressure of college. I want to be successful and pass all my classes with good grades but, I know I can’t do it all on my own. All the resources we have available to us as students are very helpful such as tutors, counselors, and financial aid advisers and I intend to take full advantage of all the resources available to me. It’s very important to

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    purpose of this paper is to review literature and studies regarding mental health issues in college students and on college campuses. An overwhelming trend of mental health concerns have been raised in this population. There are many variables and factors involved in the well-being of college age individuals. Stressors and triggers often disrupt the optimal daily functioning of this group. The college environment brings unique barriers to mental health wellness as well as an excellent untapped

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    College Memes In College

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    memes related to college that has been spread rapidly through the online media .Those memes crave reader’s attention towards truth about the students going through in college in paying for their tuition fees and how it has impacted, especially on the life of the students from a middle-class family. One of the most popular examples of college meme is “SpongeBob” meme. With this particular meme, the author is actually trying to portray the ridiculous expense that the college students have to pay. Here

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    past year have shown that 95% of college campuses have shown a rise in students that suffer from a significant psychological concern (Mistler, et.al. 2013). Why are so many college students suffering from mental health nowadays? And how can we help these students get better? These are questions that are very important to many colleges across America. We need to find a solution to this problem and that if people work together we could find a solution for many college campuses in Ohio. What if we set

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    Student Debt

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    debate on college is whether a higher education pays off. While it is widely believed the skills learned at college are invaluable, and earning a degree means a better job with a higher salary, college is still a huge financial risk; the prospect facing a lifetime of student debt is intimidating. Parts of the debate that need further research include how to get the cost of college education down, and how can students avoid getting into unmanageable debt. In her article “A Lifetime Of Student Debt? Not

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    in modern history. The choice to revamp the American public school system is in the hands of the state lawmakers. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is the solution to this crisis facing our country today. These standards provide a framework in our public schools to help better prepare students for college. Through the implementation of these standards here in the State of Florida we will be helping bring our young scholars to a globally competitive level where the sky is the limit. The crisis

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    Obtaining an advanced degree remains a likely predictor of future career success. The problem facing the minority student is that barriers persist which continue to hinder enrollment, retention, and graduation rates in institutions of higher education. These barriers must be identified and examined and solutions offered if college completion rates are to be increased for this population. While overall college enrollment and graduation rates have risen for all minority groups, there continues to

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