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attend) and going my first ever college Bop. I 'm sure that everyone would agree that when they saw their fresher 's week timetables, the mandatory talks on alcohol awareness and sexual consent were hardly the highlights. However, news this week that students around the country, including at Oxford, had been walking out of and/or protesting against sexual consent classes really shocked and upset me. This year, for the first time ever, Freshers at every Oxford college will be told to attend…

successfully acquired a name in literature. Throughout her life, she received numerous notable awards and pursued in a satisfying writing career. Born June 13, 1893 in Oxford, England as the only child of Helen Leigh Sayers and Reverend Henry Sayers, Dorothy expressed an interest towards reading and writing as a child. In college, though she was considered an eccentric girl, she enjoyed partaking in various activities, specifically in drama and music. For instance, she played the violin and sang…

achieve this goal by the time that I am thirty years of age. I am hoping to go to college in Mississippi at University of Mississippi in Oxford. If I do not go to college in Mississippi then I am going to go to college in Texas at Houston Baptist University. I plan to go to college for about seven years to get my doctorate degree then go to college for another four to five years to get my pediatric degree. Then after college I plan to move to Tennessee and get a house and start building my own…

does Georgia College contribute to the economic well-being of the area? Georgia College and Milledgeville have a special bond in that our success is dependent on each other. When the city and country thrive, so does Georgia College and vice versa. Because of that, we take our relationship with the city, county and surrounding areas very seriously. In fact, the results from a recent study commissioned by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia found that Georgia College has a…

Gender & Stereotypes Bryan Orellana Radford University  Are my articles making effective arguments? “The High Cost of Manliness” by Robert Jensen, “The Coming Out We All Ignored” by Jonathan Zimmerman, and “Rape Myth Beliefs and Bystander Attitudes among Incoming College Students” by Sarah McMahon all talk about stereotypes and gender. Yes, all 3 articles are making effective arguments. All the authors show perspective on gender and stereotypes throughout their articles. The…

Former president of Boston University, John Silber, who was also ran for the position of governor for the state of Massachusetts, was an intellectual man. Even after his death, September 27, 2012, he left behind his legacy and had “Sherborn Street” renamed by the city of Boston, the “John R. Silber Way” in honor of him. John Silber’s essay, “Students Should Not Be above the Law” addresses in the beginning of the essay, in which medieval Europe had a “two parallel court systems: the church’s and…

and his brother were put into the custody of their church's priest. Ronald met a girl named Edith, she was nineteen years old and he was only sixteen at the time. In 1916 he married Edith and they had four children. Ronald was a professor at Leeds University and soon…

the "measurement of student achievement is complex- too complex for the social science" or standardized testing "methods presently available." The achievement of a student is too complex to measure. But what exactly is achievement? As stated in the Oxford Dictionary, achievement is anything done successfully with effort, skill, or courage. A test simply cannot measure a student's effort or courage. Harmoniously, testing is disagreeable because students should spend more time learning skills that…

For my photoethnography project, I decided to observe local dive bar Frank & Marlee’s in Oxford, Mississippi. Frank and Marlee’s hosts a special every Tuesday called “Taco Tuesday” and offers dollar tacos, as well as eight-dollar margarita pitchers. Many students and residents frequent this tavern to enjoy drinks and food everyday. However even though many people find Frank & Marlee’s accepting and inviting, I discovered many attributes often don’t represent that notion. Todd Lynch and his…

Lee Cannon, her two brothers Wilson L. Cannon and Robert B. Cannon,also her half sisters Ella Cannon, Mary E. Cannon, and Esther Cannon. She attended Wellesley college while there she studied physics, astronomy, and mathematics. She graduated in 1884 with her bachelor degree and went to focus astronomy at Radcliffe college. Then she was hired as an assistant at Harvard Observatory. Her hourly earning was around 50 cents. While there she joined a group of women called “…