Electoral College Essay

Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, “Community college should be as free and universal in America as high school is today”. Community college in Tennessee is currently tuition free and saves students $3,800 in annual tuition costs as mentioned in the PBS. In the first year that Tennessee offered the tuition free college 57,000 high school seniors signed up for the programs that include counseling and mentors (PBS). Obama’s tuition free community college plan would…

Over the years, college enrollment has exponentially increased, but is this good, or bad? In 1950, there were about 2.2 million students enrolled in all types of colleges. Today, there are about 21 million students in the United States. Some people will argue that this is a good thing because we have more students who are learning new things and majoring in something that they actually care about and getting better jobs. But, on the other hand, some people think it is just better for students to…

Generation to Generation Ever wonder what the kids will be like of the next generation to come? So many things change drastically from just the timespan of one generation to the next. A few examples of these differences are social life, communication, entertainment, and education. In some cases, the changes are drastically different. During an interview with Amy Vermilion, born in 1974 and graduated in 1992, she explains and gives readers an insight on just a few aspects of these alterations.…

I felt uncomfortable as I looked around. Everything was so distant from what I was used to. I could the eyes looking at me wondering why I looked so distinct from them. I wasn’t that different from all of these people, but in their minds, I was completely diverse. Being in Tanzania, I learned that these contrasts can stand out. Even though I wasn’t that different from them, they thought I was important and special. My favorite experience in Tanzania was visiting a school named Lutangilo…

information accurately. Another thing that Dr. Leyba mentioned was that “sometimes a student may not say what they mean”, implicating that the student may have gone off topic, or was not concise with their findings. As I progress through the many years of college ahead of me, I realize I have to think, with each word I write I must make perfect sense to my audience, so that they can understand and be able to reiterate whatever I…

and started to explain to the person why he wasn 't going to graduate. To begin with, the person didn’t know what he was talking about until he asked him and started talking to him. He explained that he didn 't want to finish high school nor go to college because he didn 't have anyone to make them happy or feel that he accomplished something for someone. This made many people realize that there are students that don’t have the support of anyone to keep them motivated into succeeding. The…

Going to college is a big decision for a person to make. Determining whether or not it’s a smart choice for you is even harder. There are many factors to take into considering when deciding if college is a smart choice for you, one of those being the cost and how you are going to pay for it. Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill wrote the article, “Should everyone go to college?” which explained in detail the fields of study have a bigger return on investment (ROI) and how unless you were in one of…

thinking about what I wanted to be in life and what college I would end up at. Although it crossed my mind I didn’t put much thought into it. Little did I know that time was going to fly by. Next thing you know I began to receive acceptance letters as well as rejection letters from colleges I had applied to. Out of nine colleges I applied to I was debating between four: UC Riverside, Fresno State, San Francisco State University and West Hills Community College. Thinking about where I wanted to…

Music is everywhere: on the radio, in cell phones, on the television. There is no need to wonder why educators impress its importance and express the need for its presence in schools. That being said, a fine line exists between the desire for such education and its necessity. While many people believe music education should be a fundamental aspect of students’ lives, I question the extent to which this should be the case. Specifically, I do not believe that music education should be a part of…

Career Plans Many kids have no idea what they are going to do after they graduate high school, whether itś choosing and going to college, starting in some sort of program, or simply getting a job in the real world. For me, my plans are set. Graduating and attending a four year university is in my sights as well as attending a medical school. Most students in high school do not know exactly what they want to do as a career, and for me, I have two that I can see myself doing. Becoming an…