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Deborah Brandt says sponsors “are any agents, local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy—and gain advantage by it in some way” (166). Bob Gibson didn’t become a full-time teacher until he was in his mid-40s, and his experiences on that career path highlight both the benefits and the hindrances a sponsor can provide. Those experiences also demonstrate how integral a mixture of positive and negative…

Getting a career right after graduation and starting the life always wanted is a college kid’s dream. From the grueling late night and early morning study sessions trying to cram all the information for the big test the next day, to running around all day all over the campus to get to classes or trying to decide if one should splurge on a pizza for dinner or stick to good old Top Ramen. Now for student athletes, add additional hours and tasks to the day, such as waking up before dawn every day…

With all of these one and done basketball players the question pops up whether student athletes should get paid. There are a lot of reasons for this because these colleges are selling the athletes talents to get people to spend there money for their tickets. They have the athletes sign game used items and the colleges turn that around and make a tremendous amount of money of of the item. On the other hand they do get free education, housing, and food. When you are a college athlete you spend a…

1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University as a concept. Its first school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee in February 3, 1942. The first PBL school chapter was chartered in Iowa in 1958. Today, it is the largest business student organization in the world. With over 200,000 members in the FBLA association, the future was destined to be strong with great leaders giving light to the dark path. Today, FBLA is established in 47 states and more than 5 countries giving…

while. Making sacrifices now is the basis for the foundation for achieving long-term success in the professional world. I also learned that while making any major financial decisions, you have to consider all aspects of the deal, such as the current state of the market and other variables such the influence of supply and demand on the price you are paying. In the future, I can definitely vision myself in constant reflection on the basis principles of this class, as they can be readily shaped to…

Police officers in the United States are given considerable amount of authority to perform their duties. However, they are still obligated to work within the confines of the law. They must follow federal and state standard procedures to perform their daily duties and responsibilities, impartially. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) highly practice a policy known as Stop, Question and Possibly Frisk (SQF). What is Stop, Question and Possibly Frisk? The SQF’s essential goal is to maintain…

their highest potential as a person. In the book “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance, he tells a story about his rough hillbilly lifestyle, from almost dropping out of high school to his parents having drug problems to graduating college at The Ohio State University. All his endeavors have truly defined him as a person and led to him redefining the hillbilly lifestyle. Throughout the book, J.D. experiences many challenges of adversity and his reactions to these challenges show the reader how he gets…

Is College Worth It? Abraham Lincoln, Coco Chanel, Walt Disney and Bill Gates. These successful entrepreneurs are all examples of people whom opted out of college and chose to take the less conventional route to finding success. With the average college graduate owing around $25,000 in student loans and employment prospects being slim, it is a hard decision whether college is the right choice for you or not. If you choose to go to college, you are signing away years of your life and chunks of…

Summary of Article 1: They defined what test anxiety is, and what it means. In the article, it first showed how test anxiety truly is a problem, which can cause bad test scores in students all over the United States. The article further explained why the anxiety-ridden students perform poorly on their tests, “because they are too preoccupied with the thoughts about failure before or during a specific evaluation.” (Article 1: (H. Cho, 2016) ) The article also explained how cognitive techniques…

freshman is the much-talked “freshman fifteen”. This is a phenomenon where college freshman gain weight during the first year of school due to both physical and psychological issues that arise during that time. However, according to Grabmeier at Ohio State University research showed those students actually gain between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds during freshman year (Zagorsky). Many go too far and become preoccupied by the phenomenon that it can become unhealthy. Researchers Smith-Jackson and Reel found…