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Any college student will tell you that the only downside to learning is the homework. Sometimes the homework can get overwhelming, to the point that you stress out and don't do it to your full potential. I am in my second year, and I have learned with trial in error the main points that can and will help make doing your homework a lot easier, and will help with your grade too. First and foremost, organization is essential. Organize all your papers for one class in one folder, and have separate folders

The beauty of life often times comes with adversity. The challenge becomes one of which determines if the individual makes the predicament strengthen them or destroy them. In the case of Dr. Moorer, he received his biggest lessons in life from his failures. I believe the chapter Off Track offered the biggest lessons in life in the sense it made Dr. Moorer reflect and learn from his failures. It was in this stage that altered the course of his life for the better. One instance that demonstrates

networking, and online feedback – is a good thing. However, it makes the audience feel that universities and colleges don’t really care about students and their success in the real world. Burton gives a dialogue between a professor and department chair of a university. Candace, the professor, suggests to the department chair that they need to be studying social media. The department chair agrees and tells Candace to get the curriculum committee a proposal so that a class could be created. The department

fall below the required minimum; hence, he becomes a “flunk-out”. Yet, he does not abandon his education; he does not surrender to the failure; in fact, he learns from it. Then, with years of tenacity, patience, and faith, he ultimately becomes a professor at the same university at which he had failed. Throughout his book, From Failure to Promise- 360 Degrees, Dr. Cleamon Moorer shares more than twenty years of his life with the public. He stresses the importance of

In the email the reader gets an impression that Sarah has negated the positive images Professor W.A. McGill of PLU and Dr.Jiminez of INI had about her. This case study emphasis the

the article “How Male and Female Students use Language Differently” should stay in the next edition of From Inquiry to Academic Writing because it is very relevant to education today and needs to be seen by students and professors. Deborah Tannen is an author and linguistic professor who wrote, “How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently.” Tannen’s article discusses the differences of males and females in the classroom. Men and women are more comfortable with different types of conversation

contribute to these factors. As the amount women completing their college careers continue to increase, we are still a minority in STEM fields, particularly mathematics. This has been proven first hand as I have yet to have a female mathematics professor at the University I attend. Thus I reached out to Dr. Sarah Reznikoff who eagerly agreed to answer all of my questions and be my inspiring female role model. Dr. Sarah Reznikoff grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. Growing up, Dr. Reznikoff had good

Physical Activity and Mortality In the article, Physical Activity and Mortality, Professor Ulf Ekelund, a sports medicine professor who works in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology unit at the university of Cambridge in the UK, and his colleagues report their findings about the impact lack of exercise has on health. Professor Ekelund organizes his article in a manner in which may make it difficult to read, but he certainly conveys his argument very well, through the use of ethos, pathos

America. In the 1950’s, the average GPA for college students was 2.52; by 2006, that figure had risen to 3.11 (Newlon). According to former Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer, “At some colleges, over 50% of the grades given are A 's.” Rojstaczer’s school of thought is that this trend began during the Vietnam War era, as a result of professors “helping” students to stay in school in order to avoid the draft (Newlon). Long after the end of the Vietnam War and student deferments, this trend continues

describes five categories: Authority, Accuracy and Reliability, Purpose/Objectivity, Coverage, and Currency (P292). Authority The article is very authoritative. One author, David Lynch, is a professor of supply chain management at Arizona State University at Tempe. Another author is Steven Golen, is an associate professor of