Liz Murray

house and off the streets. The situation is one that would seem very strategic and clear cut, but it is not fully implemented. Spending money on housing and helping the homeless cuts back on the hospital costs for them $2 dollars per person a year (Murray, A 7). With the amount of homeless in Los Angeles, that is 58,000 on the street every night, this would save the city tremendous amounts of money. All that is needed is the time and effort to be spent on helping the homeless obtain a job and…

Liz Addison, author of “Two Years Are Better than Four”, is very passionate about college. She is a college enthusiast that has been to two community colleges and has a degree in biology. Addison writes “[college] offer a network of affordable future,…

since she was homeless. As she becomes older, she learns to be responsible and attempts the impossible and does four years of high school in two years, Eventually, she is accepted and receives a full ride scholarship to Harvard (Murray). I did not have it as hard as Liz, but I struggled inside and outside of school. I was not completely homeless, but I could state that I almost lived like a homeless. There was no electricity, water, or food in my home for a few years and I have no clue how the…

about a sketch comedy show instead. It was accepted, and she signed a contract in May of 2003. In 2006, the show premiered and was ordered 20 more episodes. Fey wrote, produced and starred as Liz Lemon, the title character who is the writer of the fictional show TGS with Tracy Jordan. The show is about Liz Lemon, dealing with her new boss, new star and everyone else on the crew. The show was received well at the beginning, with some critics noting the shows inconsistency. However, as the season…

Trying to find the answer to the title question found in the summary, “Is College the Best Option? chapter 16, They Say / I Say written by Cathy Birkenstein and Russell Durst, is one that has many different answers. Answers that vary, from each essay author found in chapter 16. It seems that there is no right or wrong answer. It all depends on the individual, go to college or not. We are told in junior high or in high school that we should go to college. But is it for everyone? One thing…

Factors Indicating and Determining Class Class is “one way societies sort themselves out…Classes are groups of people of similar economic and social position; people who for that reason may share political attitudes, lifestyles, consumption patterns, cultural interests, and opportunities to get ahead” (Scott and Leonhardt 8). According to the New York Times, class is determined by four major factors: education, occupation, income, and wealth. The newspaper also provides information on the status…

to college and graduating. Those students may not be in the graduating polls, but they mature and finish college. The older generation believes that college now is vastly different than what they experienced. In “Two Years Are Better Than Four” by Liz Addison, she quotes Rick Perlstein “College as America used to understand it is coming to an end” (255). This generation had the ability to go to college, experiment with many different activities and decide what they wanted to do later than this…

GN: Little did I know, I could have come to you for this kind of thing. JS: I worked in Agway. GN: And that's pretty much the summer activities through the years there wouldn’t be much chance for that. JS: No we worked all year long. GN: Saturdays or the holidays? JS: Saturdays and one or two afternoons, evenings that was a lot of five to nine sifts and we would work five to nine shift. GN: OK quick forward now how did you learn about Marist? What's the connection for you coming here? You…

inevitably follow. Instead of choosing to attend college based on what job is making the most money, I chose to come to college to broaden my intellect and work towards something I will be happy to do the rest of my life and to help me grow as a person. Liz Addison’s article “Two years Are Better than Four” refers to college as “America’s hidden public service gem” (257) and she’s right. If it wasn’t for community college a lot of people wouldn’t be able to get an education. Not only is…

“College is fun as long as you don’t die” (Tsugumi Ohba). Each year millions of young adults are faced with the decision to attend higher education or go straight into the work force. These young adults are being influenced by their parents, teachers and peers on this major life decision. While they should listen to advice given to them, in the end the final decision should be made by the individual, not by someone else. Before young adults are even able to go out and experience the world they…