Community Transit

intergenerational value shifts and the archetypal roles of older and younger gay men in a communicative workshop that produced both group discussion and personalized writings. In “‘We’re Not in Oz Anymore’: Shifting Generational Perspectives and Tensions of Gay Community, Identity, and Future,” Goltz investigates the accepted narratives and power dynamics that present themselves in modern gay culture. The results yielded clear distinctions in the thinking of older and younger gay men; when asked…

Oppression of the poor Imagine being stereotyped as somebody who commits crimes, does drugs, and produces no good into society. This is what the American people think of the poor just because of the limited resources they have. People define the poor as lacking money to sustain an average standard of living. Americans feel like they can blame all of the problems on the poor because they see them as inferior. American people oppress the poor because they see them as unsophisticated,…

“HOMELESSNESS… is neither a disease nor crime… but a very serious problem.” (Timothy Pina) Homelessness is a serious issue all around the US. People debate over it all the time. Homeless people should not be criminalized because they are already disadvantaged, many of them have a mental issue, and there are a lot of shelters available to help them. Homeless people are already at a huge disadvantaged. For example, since housing is so much some people can’t afford it, “ The average cost of…

find themselves a low paying job because the debt is just too big. 1 This group gives examples of free education. This group talks about the first state wide free college tuition through the Tennessee program. This event inspired Obama to make free community college proposal. This group gives a very good analysis of how workforce in the future would be affected due to high tuition fees in the present. The importance of education for a brighter future is highly emphasized by this group. They are…

You know college is a big deal. If you don’t go to college you’ll most likely get payed less, and other things. This is why I’m going to talk about college. Especially the University of Minnesota. In this essay I’m going to tell you why I should go to one of these colleges. For example I’m going to tell you the tuition, financial aid, the room board, extra curricula, and academics. The tuition, yes the tuition it’s pretty expensive if you’re out-state. Lucky I’m in-state, and the in-state…

Public colleges in the United States should be tuition-free for all citizens. Everyone deserves the chance to receive higher education. Many foreign countries have already adopted some form of tuition-free education for college students. For example, Germany and Norway provide their citizens with tuition-free public colleges and their systems have worked well for them. Even, some U.S. states such as Tennessee and Oregon have made college education free for their residents. Tuition-free college…

throughout Mississippi would have to decrease spending. These programs and agencies help assist community colleges and state medical facilities with the cost included in attending and staying at these places. Many people would argue that the cuts should have been made in other areas that would not show as much effect to others. The noticeable things that these tax cuts will change are the assistance that community college students receive to attend college, the possibly that teachers could lose…

In her 2015 New York Times article, “Free Tuition is Not the Answer,” author Catharine Hill criticizes the free tuition plan proposed by some politicians saying that the plan wouldn’t work for low- and moderate-income families. Hill, the president and professor of economics at Vassar College, provides the Department of Education’s online College Scorecard as her source, Hill declares, “...too many institutions, both in the private and public sectors are not affordable for low- and…

Service learning is a reciprocal relationship between students and communities1; the focus is on enhancing the learning of all involved: the student, the teacher and the community, all of whom learn something from each other2. Students’ exposure to real life situations outside the classroom allows for application of theory as well as a prime opportunity for the student to work one on one in settings that are non contrived. This allows the student to develop and hone problem solving and critical…

fantasize about “free community college” definitely hit that trigger. And because you are all smart people, it should hit you all in the same way…