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me. It was the first time I had seen her cry in front of us, my mother was always brave and never let anyone see her be vulnerable. But I knew this time things were different. She was going to drop her baby, or like she liked to say “su tesorito” (her treasure). Inside the car I could see my little sister also crying, she hugged her princess blanket and wiped her tears. At last it was time to leave and begin our long drive to Humboldt State University. Our first stop was to drop off my middle sister since she wouldn’t be joining us. I had never gave her a long hug because we didn’t get along. But that morning I didn’t want to let go, she soon began to make fun of me for hugging her for a long time. We chatted before we had to hit the road once again. Driving away from her was like leaving a part of me. All through out the ride I missed the annoying little girl complaining about being too tight in the car or not having enough space to move her legs. After a long 16 hours of beautiful scenery we arrived to Humboldt County, not Humboldt State University. We had 30 minutes left and that’s when my panicking began. Everything became real, I was going to have to become a real adult. I was terrified, anxious, worried and just wanted to go back home and roll up into a little ball in bed. I kept imagining the worst scenarios in my head. What if I get super sick? What if I hated the food? What if I hate my living situation? I would also start to imagine how life back at home would…

This would not have been possible without the work of German historian Leopold von Ranke. He redefined history as a science, revolutionizing the subject through works of his such as Histories of the Latin and Germanic Nations , and causing history to be adopted by universities throughout the world. Yet historians after von Ranke have been critiquing him mercilessly ever since, such as Paul Veyne with his book Writing History: Essays on Historiography (1984). Veyne criticizes von Ranke for…

Whitehead and Wilhelm von Humboldt. This paper will present a succinct version of both of their thoughts on the integration of research and education within the system of universities, as well as a juxtaposition of their positions. In “Universities and their Function,” Whitehead writes that “[t]he universities are schools of education, and schools of research.” (Whitehead, “Universities,” 2). For the universities to properly serve these functions, they need to cultivate imagination in the…

1.) In five years, I plan to graduate from Humboldt State University with a degree in Environmental Science and Protection. 2.) I had several other possibilities when I made this decision; I could have also chosen to graduate with a degree in Art/Animation, or I could have gone straight into the workforce after graduating highschool. 3.) In achieving this goal, I will have to pay a monetary cost. Some of the general costs of graduating from Humboldt State will be tuition, housing, books,…

professor’s viewpoint, especially, they believe that this is not right and should not be a thing anymore. We have all heard the saying, “The customer is always right.” In these situations, we typically think of the customer consuming a product in a business. In this particular situation, the customer is valued as a student in higher education. If the student is resembling a customer, would we think that they’re always right? Although it might be crucial for universities to treat students like…

Some Universities have broken elevators ,stairs without handrails, and inaccessible bathrooms. Some of these disabled undergraduates and graduates do not have the ability to access their classroom (Adams 179). Adams states, from a different article in the chronicle of Lennard J. Davis, that “universities don 't value disability as a form of diversity, as they do race and gender”(Adams 179). These instances of ignoring disabled student’s needs, and discriminating against them, tell the reader…

As I am writing this letter, I recognize my chance of successfully appealing is statistically against my favor. Like many students who received the same letter, I did feel disappointed. With a beautiful campus situated a few miles from the beach, with world-class professors and a learning environment capable of inspiring students to be greater, I can understand why there is high demand to attend such a remarkable institution. From visiting the school, I see how this campus can be any student's…

Burns states that this divide is not only separating individuals, it is splitting education as well. Despite the evidence that many may present to prove they are not academic, an individual is not destined to be either smart or not smart. In the words Burns, “many brilliant people think they are not because they have been judged against this particular view of the mind.” An individual is as smart as they believe their mind to be. Although objections of being born with mental differences may…

I have observed many children who have dropped out of college because they were not ready for the freedom of being on their own. I remember my next door neighbor only let her son attend a local community college. The other children attended colleges and universities far away from home, but he went to school nearby. The reason behind that is because his mom wanted to make sure her child was prepared for college mentally. She didn’t want her son to drop out because of parties, and not keeping up…

With 86.75 percent of the U.S. population having some type of internet access, this statement is accurate. We do everything over the internet; from keeping in touch with love ones to completing our educational goals. In the last couple of years the number of students taking online classes has seen a steady increase. According to E. Allen and J. Seaman (2013) in 2013, 32 percent of college/university students were participating in one or more online courses. In an article “Revolution hits the…