Doctor of Philosophy

With Honors College is a time when young adults are left to discover who they are and how they want to act. Montgomery (Monty) Kessler is a Harvard College student in the movie With Honors. Throughout the movie, Monty changes from a very closed-minded individual to a very accepting and open-minded person after meeting a homeless man named Simon Wilder. In the beginning, Monty judged Simon harshly for being homeless, and didn’t want anything to do with him. He was using him to get his senior…

Question 1: Thesis Strength Quintana’s thesis is moderately strong since it provides a clear description of what he wishes to narrate in his paper, but it is not perfect because his supporting points do not match up with his paper’s contents. Specifically, Quintana’s thesis mentions 4 things: reading more, stopping smoking, making friends, and doing all the things he postponed until he reached college. Stating these 4 specific goals was a good tactic and gave the thesis strength as it provided…

Today there are many ways for a student to earn a post-secondary education. The traditional option for attending in person classes at university or college is still present, but there many students are choosing to earn their degrees through a completely online or hybrid program, which is mostly online but does include some in person courses. No matter which style of earning an education students chose, the main goal associated with achieving a degree remains the same. That goal is for students…

Being able to live a comfortable and successful life are only some of the many reasons why I am pursuing a college degree. The college degree I plan on receiving is a bachelor’s in arts and sciences, majoring in Criminal Justice. It not only improves your quality of life, but also benefits your life in endless ways. There are several people who go to work everyday miserable because they do not have the same passion as they did before. My lifetime goal is to be able to work at job that I am…

Thesis Diversity Leads to Essay Atrocity If a student from the previous generation was told of how our current educational system would be, he/she would find it unrecognizable. Throughout the years, education systems had developed a reputation for being rigid, disciplinary, and uncompromising when it came to their curricula; however, as of late, the curriculum has progressively become more accepting towards innovative and creative thinking. This has become evident through multiple courses,…

My decision to return to school was based on life after the military. Although I had no interest to go back to school, it was time to jump back in and receive my Associates Degree. Many of my Soldiers were going through Excelsior, and one of my Non-Commissioned Officers swore by Excelsior, which he provided excellent feedback about the College and the programs it had to offer. Along, with the credits applied toward my military education and the ease of the online portal it was a no brainer. Once…

The faculty salaries in china are categorized into two; the base salary which is the amount fixed for each step and a variable amount determined by annual performance review. The base salary is paid by the government regardless of institution or discipline with some regional cost of living adjustments. The performance bonus is paid by the institutions, and is determined by system of work point quantifying faculty activities of the year (González, Liu, & Shu, 2012). The size of the bonus is…

I was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1970. When I was four years old, my mother and two younger sisters died during the Vietnam War. My older sister and I were then sent to be raised by my grandmother, a devoted Buddhist in her 70s, while my father continued his military service. In obedience to my grandmother, I engaged in Buddhist worship. I grew up not only in poverty but also in ignorance of Christianity. In 1987, I escaped the country with my father and we came to the United States as…

Discussion topic: How to be a good teacher? Pang: I want to talk about teaching. I told you that teaching is not as important as research. But it is still very important. I want you think about your favorite teacher one by one? And why that professor or boss in your previous institution was a good teacher? Student 1: One of my favorite teachers is from my master degree. He teaches Data mining. He used a lot of good examples to let us know how to use the different models; he also made pools…

My academic and professional journey began in August of 1997 while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. As an undergraduate, I held a dedicated focus aimed toward a terminal degree with an interdisciplinary focus and a career as an agent of social change. My academic success over the years paralleled a passion for working with underserved populations. Since completing a bachelor’s degree, I have earned a Master of Arts in Conflict…