Reflection Iowa Water Center is a prestigious organization that strives to create a better environment for Iowa State University and its community. Iowa Water center donates money for research, plans events, and so much more to help raise awareness for our local waterway systems. Every year, the Iowa Water Center hosts the Iowa Water Center Conference here at Iowa State University. Its purpose is to inform people about the sustainability and importance of our water. I created a poster to…
process that most closely aligns with Douthat’s opinions on college being an unequalizer. The students who succeed most at four-year universities are the ones who already have access to the wealth that it takes to meet the economic burden that our society places on students. At one time college graduates were guaranteed a well paying job if they graduated from a University, now it is almost a fight to get a well paying job in your field of study. This fight is where the social aspects come into…
Through this semester I’ve explored a lot of resources and helpful information that my First Cornerstone class has provided to me. I’ve found very helpful resources such as Awato, it’s an online career information system that matches interests and aptitudes with degree programs and careers, it also provides a customized roadmap to help you achieve your career goals. This website has helped me find my interests, inclinations and values to help me find my career path since to me it seems very…
associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. On top of that he was also the executive director of the African American Research and policy hence his interest in the issue of affirmative action. The article was issued in the Journal of Negro Education which a scholarly journal that publishes work related to the Education of Blacks in the United States. The main purpose of this article was to provide a historical of overview affirmative…
objection that could be made against this course of action would be applying the categorical imperative. To be more specific, philosopher Immanuel Kant might disagree with this answer because of his “categorical imperative” principle. This moral principle states that one should never treat humanity as mere means (Kant, p. 103). In other words, we should not involve people in any sort of plan in which they are not in principle able to consent (O’Neill, p. 115). If someone were using the…
Being successful in the United States today appears to be one of the most—if not the most—daunting tasks for American youth. High school students today face an immense amount of pressure from parents, faculty, and themselves to be involved in and excel in everything, including sports, academics, and clubs. David Brooks, however, believes that some children can achieve this daunting task more easily. Brooks, in his Op-Ed “How We Are Ruining America”, uses logos, personal anecdotes, and hyperbole…
This essay examines the relationship between students and teachers’ feedback on assignment in higher education and why students value feedback. In university, feedback seems very important and valuable to students as feedbacks provide teachers’ suggestions and reflect teachers’ opinion of the students. Therefore, it will be argued that nowadays many students find that feedbacks are important. Furthermore, it is argued that the reasons for students to value feedback and the effect of the negative…
As he states his thesis in paragraph 8, he states, “We shouldn’t force anyone into the route of college, but we also shouldn’t guilt kids with low odds of college success - regardless of their race or class - to keep trudging through academic coursework as teens” (Petrilli, 2014)…
In Ron Alsop article’s the" Trophy Kids’ Go to Work” that published in the book of introduction of English composition for international students. He describes how millennials make their lifestyle fit with their jobs. For instance, Millennials as feel that they are qualified to have the job that they want it. Also, they are such a reliable on their parents they even don’t care when they alter from job to job. Moreover, millennials desire their jobs and the workforce to be viable. Furthermore,…
Sensitivity Why do college students take things so seriously these days? According to the article, “Today’s College Students Can’t Seem to Take a Joke!”, written by Caitlin Flanagan discusses how college students cannot take a joke. This article, is about comedians coming onto college campuses to perform comedy, however college students take things too seriously. It talks about how the college students only liked the positive comedians that did not make any offensive jokes towards anyone.…