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    The most abused substance on college campuses is alcohol. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that four out of five college students drink alcohol. College students are traditionally between the ages of 18 and 22 years old, with 21 being the legal drinking age in America. Even more important, half of these drinkers engage in binge drinking, which is the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period. Many factors, in addition to its easy access, makes alcohol

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    absurd. Many students are forced to take out loans that put them in debt for years. It also concerns me that low income youths do not have that much of an option, and cannot afford an education. Online, I found an article on Republicanviews.org stating democratic and republican views on education and education reforms. The information in this article states the problems that I ponder the next president and Congress should focus on. This includes reforming financial aid programs for college tuition, creating

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    does not even lift a family out of poverty." -- Jon Corzine Income inequality has been a major problem facing American society for decades, but has recently become a major concern. I personally believe the major gap between the income of the rich and poor is a not just, but is not a major concern for the government and society. If the Federal Government addresses other major concerns facing American citizens the inequality will be adjusted due to other changes. The government needs to step

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    There are a variety of problems that exist in American schools right now, which associate with economic and social classes, race and ethnicity, and gender issues. Although the gender differences in classrooms do have some affects on the quality of American education, they are not the main reasons why American schools are in danger. The most serious problems in American educational system are the barriers that students from both lower classes and minority races are facing. In K-12 schools, standardized

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    is a serious problem which will lead KTB to crisis whether in the aspect on their financial support and also to their future growing. We found that there are few issues which possible to cause this problem exist. 1. Frequent changes of CEO and lack of own academic programs provided One of the possible reasons why the college facing drop of student intake is because frequent changes of KTB’s CEO. KTB was changed its CEO twice in 3 years between 2006 and 2009. This is a serious problem for the company

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    more popular, especially in that of college settings. On college campuses one can find multiple organizations, support groups, and advocacy groups which represent the different types of disorders and diseases one may face during their college years. Not only are there organizations and groups that support these different topics, but there are multiple classes in which the discussion of mental diseases and disorders occurs openly amongst professors and students. For example, at Iowa State University

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    Bernie Sanders, an American politician defines college education as “a right, not a privilege.” Society today requires students or those who choose to attend, to pay perpetually high tuitions in order to receive a higher education (college). Too many, it undoubtedly is a “privilege” rather than a right. By means of this, many young people contradict Sander’s statement by skipping to receive a college education due to these apparent tuitions and student expenses (Josephson). Future possible career plans

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    the U.S., it is especially becoming a problem in college. Suicide has become the “normal,” even though it’s unheard of primarily because of the stigma. Don’t believe me? Are you willing to tell me that stress is normal and to have thoughts of taking your own life while trying to juggle the responsibilities of being an adult is normal? Before you jump to any conclusions, let's take a look at my argument. Mental health has a negative effect on college students. What is mental health? Mental health

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    "The United States are ranked well behind Chinese and Australian students in financial literacy, and new research shows over sixty percent of American teens don't know how to approach basic financial problems" (Shepard). There are many beneficial reasons why personal finance should be required in high school a few of which are: young adults are lacking the basics, there isn't any personal finance being taught in the classroom, it's a part of our everyday life, and Americas debt lies in our future

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    Due to increased diversity on College campuses, colleges are changing and developing new ways to become more inclusive in order to create environments where a mix of student cultures, ethnicities, races, socioeconomic statuses and genders can feel comfortable sharing the same campus space. One way to help create this environment is through using trigger warnings (warnings before content to help alert students who may have suffered from trauma in an event like war to avoid content that might bring

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