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Doubtlessly, it is a competition, but it takes place on a playing field so skewed that the pride one feels for achievement should not surpass the humility felt for the knowledge that fate managed to be so kind.
As a result, with my arrival at college, I have a further obligation to exploit the resources that are available to me. College is not an all expense paid trip to partyland -- however much to the contrary it may seem at times -- it is the one brief chance we have to gain skills and knowledge useful to society and those around us. If I were to behave as if this were not the case, then I would be misusing and violating the trust afforded me by those willing to invest in my education. By being fortunate enough to now be in college, it would be to betray all of the forces that landed me here, if I to squander the brief time I have been given.
Finally, college is not merely...
I cringe every time I hear a fellow student tell me that "C'c get degrees"; people have even told me that "D's get degrees," but I have a harder time believing that one. Of course it is possible to get degrees in college and not actually learn anything; it is possible to cheat on tests and papers and assignments; it is also possible to do only the bear minimum to graduate. Professors often tell you that if you do such things you are only cheating yourself, but that is really only part of what you are doing. Broadly, you are abusing the system that has seen fit to place you in a privileged social position -- however unevenly done. So to me, my path through college will be an attempt to maximize the fortune that I have received; not just so I can enter the job market fruitfully, but so that I can cultivate the full expanses of my mind and give what little I have to those who crave it.
Educating Professionals Adult literacy was an issue of disquiet for developing nations where it was regarded as a cause of health, economic development, and civic participation as late as the 1980s. During the 1990s, modernization of the workplace both in industrialized as well as developing nations made the workers most sought after who could retrain fast and without difficulty. Use of computers came to play an important part not only in
Like many traditional societies in Hofstede's typology, PNG is also called a 'feminine' society, in the emphasis it places upon relationships. The nation would be characterized very much as a 'high context' culture, one in which relational status is very important when conveying meaning. How information is conveyed is more important than the actual wording of the message. Nonverbal language is very important in high context cultures, and it can
People die each year of cardiac related health problems. Some die of heart attacks and others of congestive heart failure and so forth. This research proposal highlights five peer reviewed journal articles that show how to improve, step-by-step, the infrastructure of a hospital cardiac program. Quantitative data from the studies along with in-hospital data will reveal the need for quality improvement as well as how successful certain methods are when
Vision for Society: A Just Society The Vision: A Just Society It is a moral duty for those in immigration department to ensure that immigrants get free English classes to help them promote their own life. In AACA, there are rules that do not allow employees to help immigrants. For instance, reading letters for immigrants who cannot read and understand English is not a responsibility of AACA staff. In this regard, clients
Role of Deviance in Societies Deviance is behavior that is regarded as outside the bounds of a group or society (Deviance pp). Deviance is a behavior that some people in society find offensive and which excites, or would excite if discovered, and is usually met with disapproval, punishment, condemnation, or hostility (Deviance pp). Deviance is not merely behavior, but involves a moral judgement (Deviance pp). Moreover, in essence, any act can be
Rebellion Discuss the problem of how people feel excluded from society and how that leads to rebellion. Within the fabric of every society are groups of people bonded together through their similar values, culture, race etc. The groups that bond together are prone to exclude others because of their differences. At times these similarities and differences work well together to produce a productive feeling; however, at times the feeling becomes negative and