Liberal arts colleges in the United States

chart by Jacob Goldstein shows the annual income a College graduate on averagehas, compared to a High School graduate. (The value of College)With the same light of figure 1, figure 3 shows the employment rate after graduatingCollege. This bar graph breaks it down to some High School, a High School degree, someCollege with no bachelor's degree, and a bachelor's degree or a higher education. And of coursethe highest employment rate comes from the College degree. Anzaldua 5Fig. 3. This graph…

required to take courses in minority or ethnic studies as part of all college degrees. The unique value of ethnic studies in colleges and universities is that these studies promote respect and understanding among races, support student success, and teaches critical thinking skills. Ethnic studies by and about racial minority groups presents a different narrative that is shaped partially by histories of oppression in the United States. as well as by the intellectual and cultural resources and…

Being Asian in America The presidential election of 2016 will forever be memorable in history due to a businessman claiming the presidency over governmental workers with much more experience than he. For me, Donald Trump winning the presidential election is memorable since it defined how I viewed myself in America. Before the election I lived carefree in the small town of Byron Center, which is predominantly Caucasian. Growing up in a primarily Caucasian town caused me to not think about the…

difficulties of being an immigrant in America. The year 1919 marked the first of many migrations Nabokov would take to escape the hostile European atmosphere. Eventually, Nabokov came to New York, spreading his influence as a writer from Europe to the United States. The experiences and lifestyle of Nabokov developed him into an interesting character and a talented author as well, making a name for him as a "literary giant of his generation". His family life greatly impacted his perspective in…

Oklahoma (BGCO), Oklahoma Baptist University is a private, liberal arts university in Shawnee,…

College Tuition: Is it worth it? College has become a standard in the majority of American’s lives over the last two decades. In the past twenty years, more and more young adults are applying and desperately seeking acceptance to a school that will give them the education they need to have a stable and desirable career. However, with this rise in the desire for a higher education there has come another increase, tuition prices. There has been an astounding increase rate in tuition prices…

Without his efforts, public education would not have made such a big improvement. William Torrey Harris was originally the chief administrator of the St. Louis Public Schools between 1868 and 1880. Later in his career, he served as the United States Commissioner of Education from 1889 to 1906. Harris believed in free common public schools. This would mean that he wanted as many kids to go to school as possible. One of the ways he improved the schools themselves was by making the library a…

Pursuing higher education is strongly emphasized in the current culture of the United States. In following the path of a four year institution, an individual positions themselves for long term financial success, broadens their scope of critical thinking and problem solving skills, and opens up the opportunities to new subjects and possibilities. However, a person who does not pursue a four year college degree can have a stabilized financial success, strong critical thinking and problem solving…

How did techniques within abstract expressionism emerge as a result of the social influences of World War II? As the arts express the feeling of the time, abstract expressionism emerged in the mid 1940s to the 1950s to express the personal feelings, and larger spiritual feelings of the artists. This style of painting cannot be described with a specific style, but rather against realist and traditional styles. The common element in their artwork was the emotional component that drove their…

Determining whether pursing a college education is worth the money is a matter that will cross the minds of many at some point in their lives. Some believe that college is not only a waste of time but, also money. On the other hand, some would argue that education is an investment that will pay off later in life. In the article “Yes, A College Degree is Worth the Costs,” Rodney K. Smith states that his family views education as an investment and stewardship. He argues that “[m]any in the rising…