Students in high school have an important decision to make whether to go to college and what is their major. When students are choosing a college they consider financial aid, social status, interest, family. In Mark Edmundson’s article “Who are you and what are you doing here”, states how people have to be open to discovery and yourself. People are trying to discover who they are in college. Edmundson argues that college is about finding yourself, being open, learning, and being present, growing, exploring, and more. He is sending a message to the incoming class. The incoming class is freshman students that are entering college for the first time. Economics, peer pressure, and background affect your decision of going to college.
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What I mean by different background is the neighborhood they grew in. Some people will tell you they grew up in a neighborhood that had violence and drugs. Others might say that they grew up in a nice neighborhood and had supported parents. In the book “Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General,” states how students using drugs are less likely to go to college. “Those who did not go to college initiated smoking at younger ages and were less likely to have made quit attempts.” Some students have decided that they were not going to go to college, so what they did is started to smoke or do drug. Chapter 4 of the book argues, “Smoking one-half pack of cigarettes or more per day was three times as high among high school seniors who were not planning to attend college (12%) as it was among seniors planning to attend college” As you can see here students that started smoking in high school are less likely to go to college. These students grew up in a community that were involved in drugs or the student was always around someone that used drugs. Student’s background affects their decision of going to college. Edmundson argues how sometimes your background or where you come from affects your decision to going to college. Sometimes it is hard to get into college. “If you want to get a real education in America you’re going to have to fight—and I don’t mean just fight against the drugs and the violence and against the slime-based culture that is still going to surround you (Edmundson).” Even though drugs and violence surround you, you can fight it and have a good education. Both articles argue how society and backgrounds influence people to be involved in drugs and violence. As Edmundson says “you have to fight” for an education. It is not going to be easy. It takes a lot of grit to be the first person in your family to go to
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What I mean by different background is the neighborhood they grew in. Some people will tell you they grew up in a neighborhood that had violence and drugs. Others might say that they grew up in a nice neighborhood and had supported parents. In the book “Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General,” states how students using drugs are less likely to go to college. “Those who did not go to college initiated smoking at younger ages and were less likely to have made quit attempts.” Some students have decided that they were not going to go to college, so what they did is started to smoke or do drug. Chapter 4 of the book argues, “Smoking one-half pack of cigarettes or more per day was three times as high among high school seniors who were not planning to attend college (12%) as it was among seniors planning to attend college” As you can see here students that started smoking in high school are less likely to go to college. These students grew up in a community that were involved in drugs or the student was always around someone that used drugs. Student’s background affects their decision of going to college. Edmundson argues how sometimes your background or where you come from affects your decision to going to college. Sometimes it is hard to get into college. “If you want to get a real education in America you’re going to have to fight—and I don’t mean just fight against the drugs and the violence and against the slime-based culture that is still going to surround you (Edmundson).” Even though drugs and violence surround you, you can fight it and have a good education. Both articles argue how society and backgrounds influence people to be involved in drugs and violence. As Edmundson says “you have to fight” for an education. It is not going to be easy. It takes a lot of grit to be the first person in your family to go to