Academia

In the article "Stress At College: Effects On Health Habits, Health Status And Self-Esteem" the authors conduct an experiment to find the effects stress can have on health, status, and self-esteem. Like other sources throughout this annotated bibliography, the authors do not state a claim in their report, this experiment is based off questions and without a hypothesis. The experiments investigate the negative and also positive effect of stress on the human body of a college student. This work is…

This assignment offers you the occasion to write a letter to the editor of any newspaper, business, or organization that you choose. Typically, these types of letters are written in response to articles in such publications, or in response to some local issue that might be also connected to a national one. Readers also respond to the inclusion of specific ads, especially their design or content, in publications. So, to begin with, consider an issue about which you have a strong opinion or…

Academic integrity is the art of being honest, hardworking, respectful, trustworthy, and responsible. Basically, integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Doing my own work on a quiz that a teacher said I could take online at home shows integrity. This example shows that the teacher trusts me and knows that I am not going to cheat on the quiz. Having integrity means that I believe in the principles and standards of the environment that I am in. Also, it makes sure that my…

I would like begin by saying on behalf of not only the 2017 senior class, but the entire Nashville Christian community, thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this scholarship. As my senior year is coming to an end I have begun to reflect on the impact that both sports and education have had in my life and how I could maintain the responsibilities of both. For some people it is easy to decide to specifically be a student or an athlete, but it is sometimes hard to manage both. As a student…

Dear Howard Payne University Woman's Club, I would like to express my gratitude for being selected to apply for the 2018 Yellow Rose Scholarship. Being considered is such an honor because my involvement in Howard Payne University has only been a blessing. I would like to thank all the members of the Woman's Club that continually spread a light on HPU’s campus. I am a pursuing a bachelors of arts in communication with a minor in English and theater. I aspire to become a multimedia journalist…

Summary of “Contingent Faculty and Student Learning: Welcome to the Strativersity” In the “Contingent Faculty and Student Learning: Welcome to the Strativersity” article published in Wiley on the Fall2003 Karen Thompson argues that there is a relationship between the weakness of student and having a Contingent Faculty in a university. Thompson is a part time worker on the Rutgers University and he is a member of the national AAUP Committee on Part-Time and Non-Tenure-Track Appointments.…

In a passage from America Needs Its Nerds, Leonid Fridman writes about the flaws within the system of values in our society. The main fault he focuses on is that society only has disrespectful or demeaning terms such as geek and nerd for the “...intellectually curious and academically serious.” (Lines 3,4). Fridman continues to discuss the widespread of anti-intellectualism that takes place at all academic institutions including colleges and elementary schools. He utilizes numerous rhetorical…

An honors student is a student who is recognized for taking advanced classes and having excelling grades in school. I have made my choice to be an honors student for many reasons. First, I am always looking for a challenge that positively influences me. Next, I believe that I have the potential to be a prospering student in the honors program. Finally, I know that being an honors student will have a positive impact in the future. These the three main reasons why I have chosen to be a honors…

Planning: Names & Identity STEP 1: Thesis Claim - What is your statement that answers the prompt? This is what you will prove in the following body paragraphs? At this point it doesn’t have to be a perfectly written thesis statement, a few sentences stating what your position is and how you plan to prove it is acceptable during planning. When you change your name you change your identity which leads to a loss of a part of you whether that is positive or negative.Changing you name is a…

Achieving the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship would benefit my family tremendously since I am planning to go to the University of St. Thomas in Houston which is a private 4-year university meaning it will costly compare to public postsecondary institutions. Additionally, the scholarship provides a 5,000 dollar four-year renewable scholarship and it will be a great financial assistance towards my tuition to strive for Bachelor’s degree. I need this scholarship to help me fund for my…