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This is a report of the academic journal article “Inmate Literacy Assessment Study at the Lake County Indiana Jail” by Jeanette C. Shutay, Ph.D., David Plebanski, Ph.D. and Michael McCafferty originally published in The Journal of Correctional Education in June 2010. In this article, for the purpose of determining the relationship between educational level and literacy among prisoners, scholars conducted a research study at the Lake County Indiana Jail. Due to the fact that recidivism rates had…

If everything in the world would be free, almost everything would loose it’s overall value. There would be such an abundance of that particular thing due to its accessibility. As a child we had no income, rather our guardian/parents did. When we wanted something from the store our parents would buy it for us, so to an extent it was free from the child 's perspective although in reality it was not free at all, someone else was paying for it. The same goes with the free community college concept.…

A good future in our society is defined as having a great job receiving maximum pay for their hard work, driving a nice car, having a house and many luxuries. People define success by getting what they want. In order to get, we must attain to college to improve ourselves. But are those desires the only thing we value in our life, the only things we see to determine the success of our life? Success can be defined in many other ways, such as peoples working in the fields they love, having less…

The two essays given for review are Similarities and Differences in the College Persistence of Men and Women, by Karen Leppel and Validation Experiences and Persistence among Community College Students, by Elisabeth A. Barnett. In reviewing essays to summarize, I found it difficult to find examples which addressed the middle of the middle class. Therefore, the essays which were chosen may provide increased understanding why some students do not continue higher education until completion.…

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The last reason students have for cheating is something that can be blamed on all of us. The reason? It is what they learned. Students learn from their peers, their parents and the world around them. Take the case of Jason Blair, a New York Times reporter caught plagiarizing. Not only did this this reporter steal around three dozen articles he also falsified testimonies and created false scenes. Another example many are familiar with is Watergate, this scandal showed students that even the…

The federal government invest in higher education has change over the years. With the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill. Provided educational benefits that increase the amount of veterans who enter back into higher education (Stubblefield & Keane, 1994). The cost of higher education has made higher education not accessible to every American. In the United States of America, there is a period of individuals who college degrees who do not have jobs. The…

Being a first year college student was not as atrocious as I would have thought. Fortunately the guidance and confidence that EOP gave me was well established in my overall performance. The academic and social services provided by EOP created a great amount of benefit towards my academic success. EOP’s transitional program, Commuter Bridge is specifically designed to help first year college students acclimate into a new university environment. This head start experience that was provided for me…

College should aspire to be idealistically affordable. The value of college should notimpede you from future success, on the contrary it should subsequently engender you to strivefor a scholarship to pave the way for your forthcoming endeavors.Is College Worth the Cost? Without a doubt. College should bestow everyone anopportunity at life and allow all the permission to achieve and accomplish their dreams that theyalways wish to become a reality.Caperton, looks at the has significance and worth…

From August thousands of teenagers from all over the country will be reporting to colleges to kick start the most important part of their educational careers. At first, as freshmen they will certainly be very excited to be in college; however, with time they will start to wonder whether the education they are obtaining is worth the amount they are spending to acquire it. Moreover, Parents who for most time are responsible for paying the college fee may also wonder whether that money could be…