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    Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, Division I coaches may not contact prospective recruits before September 1, of the player’s junior year in high school. However, athletes can email, write, visit or call coaches as often as they like. If an athlete is interested in a school, it is the athlete’s responsibility to notify the college coaches of that university. Students start “advertising” or “selling” themselves around age 11, thus, initiating the recruiting process. College…

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    pursue as a college major and future career that not only has plenty of jobs that are both enjoyable and beneficial, but also many different opportunities to pursue. As a longtime member of 4-H and FFA in school, horticulture always captured my attention. The horticulture industry provides so much to us as a society, from fruits and vegetables for eating…

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    of early college high schools into the United States school systems. I am researching how the early college high schools function and their overall impact on the American education. DiMaria, Frank. "The Early College High School Initiative." The Education Digest, vol. 79, no. 1, Fall 2013, pp. 64-68. In this volume of a journal published by Frank DiMaria, he explains the Early College High School Initiative from a Hispanic view. This article involves the description of the Early College High…

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    had a population of 5,731 in 1864 and in just six years gained an additional 2,000 residents. Charles Cooley was the fourth child between his parents. Two more children were born after Cooley causing him to become a middle child. Thomas Cooley was a Supreme Court Judge for the state…

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    is reported by many sources that school bullying definitely has not improved and the issue still has not been resolved within schools. In the educational system, there have been a variety of statistics, all of which the ones that I will mention are brought forth in the current year of 2015. According to the website called, Nobullying.com, this website obtained data from parents, teachers, activists and community members that show how bullying is so common in schools. Based upon the website and a…

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    like an endless adventure. I was born and raise in the United States Virgin Islands, a United States Territory. I take pride in the fact that I came from an island to Florida to further my education. I left my tiny little island with big dreams of becoming a medical doctor or a research chemist. Coming to the mainland was a big adjustment for me. Big cities and a bigger population was a bit new to me. Transitioning from a high school where my graduating class was 281, to a University whose…

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    Shaffer, Kurt R. Squire, Richard Halverson, and James P. Gee, faculty members in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, argue, “where schools largely sequester students from one another and from the outside world, games bring players together competitively and cooperatively in the virtual world of the game in the social community of its players” (106). The Canadian Education Association reports, “some games (e.g., Civilization, Rise of Nations) require players to learn…

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    Free Community College Introduction In the age of technology, education is of the utmost importance. In order for one to succeed in life, one must have the skills required to be a productive member of society. By allowing all Americans to have access to free community college we can allow this to happen. If the college educated working professionals of our nation understands the benefits and vote for free community college, it would allow the nation to stay competitive in the global economy…

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    defended the classical curriculum of Greek, Latin, and math, many colleges (especially women’s colleges) preferred to emphasize English and modern languages. Colleges sought ways to increase vocational skills (like bookkeeping) and social mobility. Civil engineering grew during the period as a response to military academies such as West Point and the United States Naval Academy. While there were freestanding medical and law schools, they existed more as diploma mills rather than true…

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    Lemonade inspires me to create music that makes people think critically. Not only is it my career goal, it's my life's passion: making music that can change the world through the spirit of the sound. I feel that Lemonade’s purpose is to empower, to demonstrate the resilience of women of color, and to wage a war against inequality. That message is what inspires me to learn how to raise a sword against injustice, fighting against the adversity that I have faced as a Mexican-American woman,…

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