Liberal arts

The liberal arts are many things. The study of liberal arts encompasses the arts as suggested by the title, math, and certain science (such as astronomy). It is debated by some whether the study of liberal arts is a good idea or not. A student on the verge of graduating high school have the decision on what to study. Often, he is told to study for just a specific career path and not to worry so much about general studies or the liberal arts. Basically, he is told to follow a path of study that…

What is Liberal Arts College? Who would even go to tiny bity schools that call themselves colleges for a degree? These were the questions that I was frequently asked by my friends while applying for colleges. These big university braggers stated that I will not have a future after Liberal Arts College. One of the universal opinions about Liberal Arts College is a type of fancy colleges for liberal and artsy students, whose parents are rich and have million spare money. After being in a Liberal…

In the article “The New Liberal Arts,” by Sanford J. Ungar he lists seven common misconceptions about liberal arts. The first misconception that Ungar states is that vocational training is a better substitute than liberal arts. He explains how students only focus on one thing now of days hoping they will get a job in that field, but don’t realize having more knowledge and experience will benefit them more. He also disputes that college graduates with a liberal arts degree will have a tougher…

because we should all strive to be better citizens and more productive members of society as to improve society as a whole for each and every one of us. Nicholaos Jones, a philosophy professor from the University of Alabama in Hunstville, argues in “Liberal Arts, and the Advantages of Being Useless" that the best way to make people better…

go to a liberal-arts college. My parents are conservatives!” I told my eight grade focus teacher. He laughed and then went on to explain what a liberal-arts college actually is. Like many others, I believed a common misperception about the liberal-arts. In “The New Liberal Arts” by Sanford J. Ungar, he explains seven misperceptions about the liberal-arts to a college-based audience including students, professors, and administration. He explains the importance and relevance of a liberal-arts…

many situations or problems we are faced with. Liberal arts education also gives us a better view of the world around us as well as our specific area of interest. In society this type of education helps us to gain social responsibility. Being a Christian we want to do as God says and help others as He has helped us. So now we need to find the definite purpose of Christian liberal arts to our education. We are still learning all those aspects of liberal arts education, but as God would want us to…

In his 1998 article, “The Liberal Arts in an Age of Info-Glut”, Todd Gitlin advocates for an increase in liberal arts education to give students the opportunity to learn more about humanity and understand society better. Gitlin uses rhetorical questions and repetition to emphasize the points in his argument and uses contrast to highlight the differences of the common concerns of humans. By describing how liberal arts should be taught, he informs the younger generation about what they are missing…

“The New Liberal Arts” and “College is a Ludicrous Waste of Money.” Ungar discusses why a liberal arts education should be pursued; doing so by introducing common misconceptions about liberal arts and, using argumentative persuasion, proves their insignificance. On the other hand, Reich argues against the conventional belief…

A One-Sided Commentary on the Benefits of Liberal Arts The Washington Post published an article on September 2, 2016 entitled, “Meet the parents who won’t let their children study literature,” written by Steven Pearlstein. This article talks about how parents guide their children from the liberal arts to pre-professional majors, such as engineering, business, or science. To better understand Pearlstein’s article, readers can view the essay, “Writing Projects: Summary and Analysis,” by Dr. Celena…

The Earthly Use and Liberal Education Per Giamatti in the short story, “The Early use of Liberal Education”, Liberal Arts has nothing to do with the pollical definition of liberal and is not an education in preparation for a profession. Throughout the short story the author makes arguments as to why Liberal Arts is practical. The author states that one should “free the mind”. I implored my own personal goals along with Giamatti’s definition of education to discover new educational studies.…