Academic journal

After graduating high school, many students start their first year of college. For most students, they enroll into college in hopes to begin their career path or to figure one out. In his essay “Colleges Prepare People for Life”, Freeman Hrabowski focuses on how people’s lives are indeed being prepared by college. Hrabowski argument is very convincing, but it only gives a few examples on how college does prepare people for life. More elaboration and detail needs to be provided in his essay. Many…

Though my personal mission statement feels as if it was written forever ago, I still have the same ideas in mind that I believe can connect directly to our class text, Becoming a Learner by Matthew L. Sanders. Sanders puts emphasis on why we go to college, what to do in college, work and finding purpose in education. My first and foremost goal in my mission statement was wealth and/or financial security. I want to be able to provide for myself and others comfortably. Most people believe or…

Stephanie Pena Professor Mladinic Composition and Rhetoric EN-113-004 Avoiding Plagiarism Like the Plague What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is the act of copying one’s ideas and passing them as their own. Plagiarism is a major problem for high school and college students and could be viewed as unprofessional. Plagiarism can easily be avoided by becoming familiar with the topic, use sources responsible, and taking advantage of plagiarism sights. When a student quotes a phrase, or takes the phrase…

The Oxford American published the essay, “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here”, in which Dr. Mark Edmundson, as a Yale alumni and English professor at the University of Virginia, persuades incoming college freshmen to choose their passions rather than career fields that will earn them an immense amount of money. Edmundson begins suggesting that students must remain focused and resillent to outside factors in order to assure a successful education. Lastly, the author advises the readers the…

Madison Thibado Honors ‘21 Interview with Dr. Hetherington Following Opportunities and Passions During my interview with Dr. Hetherington, I learned how he came to be in his profession and what his profession specifically is. From this, I discovered ideas that opened my eyes to what I can use this University for and how I can become successful in my life. Mainly, I learned that there is thousands of opportunities available to anyone who wants to pursue them. It’s not just the basic careers of…

The Troubles Millennials Face Through Poverty Millennial College Students are under economic pressure to finish a four year degree before they can get a “real job”. Students are struggling to pay for college due to college funding, job placements and poverty. If the four year degree is so important, we should be helping students more in their financial needs to pay for college. “Homeless on Campus,” by Eleanor J. Bader, discusses her opinion on homeless students not receiving the help or…

I being at the incipient stage of my career aspire to make it big in life, beyond the confines of high school and university. At this crucial juncture of my academic and university life, it is utmost important to be at the right surroundings and being intellectually challenged with right peers, teachers, mentors and surroundings. I believe that one must pursue what interests them the most and hence after introspection and contemplation, I have decided that I will work in an NGO as a social…

When you were in high school did you ever imagine what college is going to be like? Are they similar or different? Is college better than high school? I used to think about those question myriad amount of times. In movies, they made college seem really easy, that there was minimal amount of studying to do and that must of your time there was going to be fun. So, my expectations going into college was high, I knew that they’re usually over exaggerated, but I didn’t think that the whole experience…

If a student is caught cheating, the reaction is deny the wrongdoing of academic dishonesty. “Some might assume that teens who cheat are characterized by marginal abilities causing them to resort to dishonesty as the only way to keep pace with more intelligent classmates” (P. and R. Strom Cheating in Middle School and High School)…

they might face big problems, which are far way worse than getting low grades in exams or assignments. For instance, if a student gets caught copying or cheating in an exam, the professor would fail them in the course which will end the student in academic probation. The professor also has the ability to get him or her expelled and this would be on their record permanently. As a result, even if you try registering in other universities or school, they would not accept as they would see the…