Academic disciplines

June 22, 2007 will be the day that I cross the stage at Artpark for my commencement. To tell you the truth I haven't taken the time to look at my life and think about what is going to happen after I leave this bubble called Lewiston-Porter, so here are my thoughts. During this last year of high school I plan on working hard and not slacking with my work load. I plan on making the best of my senior year; my goal is to walk out of this school with no regrets. After graduation I have absolutely no…

Branavan Varathan 10/05/14 ENC 1101-U32 College Education in America College has always been part of the American dream. However, the rapid increase of tuition and other costs (housing, textbooks, loans etc.) has made going to college harder than ever. Now, more and more people are choosing not to go to college because of how expensive it is. Yet college degrees are valued so high and are important to many people. Countless people believe that the cost of a higher education in America is…

A college degree has become a necessity in today’s society. Today, “workers with at least a bachelor’s degree had median annual earnings of $45,500,” while high school graduates have median annual earnings of $28,000 . The opportunities that a college degree gives a student are vast and valuable. However, many think that those opportunities are not enough. In particular, the idea of paying athletes has become a hot topic recently and many universities have already started compensating their…

Using a sociological imagination, “ a quality of the mind that allows us to understand the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social forces” (Ferris and Stein, p. 12), diversity would be defined as how social forces such as race, class, gender, religion, economics, or politics makes each individual different. Certain sociological perspectives argue that diversity is essential for a society to function, while others argue that diversity causes conflict within a society.…

Take a moment to think about education from, let’s say, thirty years ago. When a student finished high school said student was able to get a good job maybe have a family. In the past a high school diploma was not taken for granted, a high school diploma was a big deal. Sadly over the last decade or so the value of a high school education has fallen. Next college was a valuable level of education for a young person. College was considered valuable and employers stressed having a college degree…

One of the key points of The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report on the Future of Nursing is advocating that nurses need to achieve higher levels of education and training. This should be a top priority of colleges and universities across the country. One way to ensure that nurses are taking the first step and completing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is by eliminating the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs. Besides providing a stronger, more diverse background for…

Success is something I, along with many other humans, spend a lifetime striving for. It can take several different forms, considering the person defining. According to the Oxford Dictionary success is defined as “The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” To me, success is the completion of a set goal. Success has countless interpretations; including finding true love, being comfortable financially, graduating with a college education, and living a life full of happiness. Finding love can be…

A common question upcoming college students think to themselves, “Should I go to college?” Most students after high school have typically chosen to go to college, but is it really beneficial to3 them? In the reading, “Should Everyone Go to College?” Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill present the different points of whether or not it is beneficial for students to go to college. Owen and Sawhill present the points of financial strains individuals may have and how the students may not know…

After high school, a whole new world opens up to a person, with many opportunities and places that one can go. About 15.6 million people enroll in an undergraduate program every year, which can be any degree containing a requirement of two to four years of schooling. Not everyone who goes to college will go right after high school. Some people take off a year, or they wait until they are financially stable before going to college. College is an option that everyone has after high school, but not…

Everyone has a dream in their childhood, some people achieve it and some other can’t achieve their goals and led their life through the way it is. When I was little, I wanted to be a Microbiologist. The college in our state didn’t offer the microbiology course; therefore, I chose zoology and got my bachelor degree. After completing my Bachelor degree and thinking of doing my Masters in Microbiology, I moved to US. After that I can 't pursue my degree due to my personal situation. When I…