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attend satellite schools or commuter campuses. Some students take into account financial burden and choose to attend technical schools or community colleges to help cut the cost of education. One thing that is often forgotten by students applying to Universities and colleges is that it is in fact a process and they will grow and develop from the process. This paper will discuss the theory of self-authorship with an emphasis on Robert Kegan’s work specifically geared towards orders two, three and…

was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo descent. Jim Thorpe was baptized “Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe” in the Catholic Church. He was born in Indian Territory of the United States (Later Oklahoma) but no birth certificate was found. Jim’s parents were Roman Catholic, a faith which Thorpe observed throughout his adult life. He grew up with five siblings, although his twin brother, Charlie, died at the age of nine. Jim's…

It is reported that the United States is continuously increasing the college tuition rates; it is predicted that if the costs continue to rise, the affordability will lower for the middle-class. Meanwhile, countries such as Germany and Finland are the polar opposite of the United States – when it comes to post-secondary education. In Germany, college tuition fees and debt are seemingly nonexistent. As of today…

catalogues. Talking to people at the colleges or universities could also help incoming freshmen obtain advice. College is such a large community so if you ever need advice or motivation, and you did not want to use the sources previously listed then you could just talk to another student! It will probably benefit you better if you talked with other students, because they are experiencing some of the same things you are! Someone that works with the university could help you as well, but I think…

My dream career I set in stone for myself was at a very young age. I was constantly writing humors stories, make believe fairy tales, and a story full of thrilling drama in a journal my aunt gave me for Christmas. College has opened my mind to a new perspective of other future career choices that may suit me better then what I thought. Once I was done taking the Kursory Inventory assessment I learned a lot more about my likes and dislikes towards different career options. My results helped me…

setting aside blocks of time that will allow for juggling studies, work and family. Another version of online education is a University such as Western Governors that charges a fixed amount for a given period. The student takes as many credits as they can during this time, and whether or not the work is done, they pay another fee at a set time (Western Governors University, 2016). There are no due dates, and you can take as long as you want to finish your work, but you must finish the work to…

My Thanksgiving vacation could have been more enjoyable. I did very much working over break. Starting from the beginning, on Tuesday after they released us from school, I drove all the way down to Des Moines because I had to work. I am employed at the Des Moines Buccaneers Hockey Arena. My sister Kaylee and I work in the Pirates cove. Buccaneer clothing can be purchased in the cove. It’s a USHL hockey league that boys from ages 16 to 19 play in for scholarships to colleges they have signed to.…

admittance exam? The first kind of assessment one might take would be Iowa Assessments then as one gets ready for college they might take the ACT or the SAT. According to “ACT College Readiness”, the ACT is a curriculum-based achievement test that measures important skills to estimate the success for the first year. On the other hand, the SAT has the goal to see what one learned in high school and what they need to succeed in college states the SAT Suite of Assessments. Although standardized…

cheaper, there are more amenities, it’s much safer and these students make better grades. A lot of people would say that when a student lives off campus, the gain more attributes of an adult life. While I do believe this is true, I would also like to state that we have the rest of our entire lives to be adults. Why wouldn’t someone want to be a child a little bit longer? I have also heard that there is much more privacy when living off campus, but in that case, sometimes they could be alone too…

When comparing two arguments, it is important to actively recognize the forms of rhetoric used in order to best understand the opposing viewpoints. Readers might think one rhetorical strategy is more effective than another. An effective use of rhetoric could benefit the author by persuading the reader to agree with the argument made. I evaluated two separate essays written on the relationship between economics and college sports. In Paul Marx’s essay, “Athlete’s New Day,” he argues the point…