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Schimmel, Sam’s sixth-grade teacher. She helped him to take an examination to apply to University High School, which is one of respected high school in the Newark school system and gave him a better chance to get into a college(Davis-38). The mentor from Ms.Sandi Schimmel pushed Sam on the right path to access a good education and be more focus in what he wanted to be even. At that time, Sam didn't want to go to University High School because most of his friend will go to different School. Sam…

For a long time, I thought I had my life planned out. I thought I knew where I wanted to go to school and live, I even thought I knew who I wanted to marry. I wanted to be a lawyer in the military and work my way up through the ranks to the office of Secretary of Defense, and that was it: no personal life or anything else. Once I got out of my parents’ house and started to live I realized all the things I thought I want or thought I was interested in; all those things were just things I was told…

America,” Mike Rose discusses the issue of how America’s economy leaves the underclass without opportunities in postsecondary education. Rose seems to direct this issue towards an audience who can make a difference. At the end of his article, Rose states, “What kind of society do we want to become?” (p.197). By making this statement, Rose is implying that the upper class, or people with power, is his targeted audience. He wants his readers to understand the point of his passage, so they can be…

Ideal Vacations What is your ideal vacation spot? Many people work hard all year long for a vacation, saving up money to be able to go to different places to relax or to do fun activities they cannot do at home. When people choose to go on vacation they like to know how much the trip will cost them, what activities you can do there, the scenery, and the great food from other places then home. Many people have different desired locations for a vacation. Popular vacation spots are the beaches,…

fact, students in the United States tend to spend four times as much money on college than other people in…

If you want to be happy, you have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can’t just wait to see what kind of day you’ll have you have to decide what kind of day you’ll have. This quote, by Joel Osteen, has shaped my perspective for the past few years. Popularized by singer songwriter, Lauren Sanderson, I began to appreciate the abbreviated form, You Have to be Happy on Purpose. This quote impacts daily life as a reminder to live purposefully and not passively. To be Happy on Purpose,…

The second lecture in the Berges Lecture series was a presentation by John Heiser, President and Chief Operating Officer, Magnetrol International, Inc., discussing the idea that leadership is a journey and began his talk by reflecting on his on journey of leadership. John went to college to become a lawyer and after graduating from law school, began his career as a lawyer. After 10 years however, John had an intervention in which he ultimately decided that his current career path was not what he…

and are overlooked by society. In 2006, economist Alan S. Blinder wrote the article “Will Your Job be Exported” informing society that education is no longer our biggest concern, but rather our jobs that are being offshored. Blinder states in his article that offshoring is becoming more eminent, and that many service jobs that were assumed to be safe are now in danger of foreign competition. The author believes that offshoring will expand past low-end service jobs towards high-end…

Terrell L. Strayhorn presents a series of research studies, from qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods, while focusing on different types of college student populations and groups. Throughout his research he incorporates the theory of belonging and mattering in College Students’ Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students in order to gain a better understanding of their sense of belonging in higher education. Strayhorn (2012) frames sense of belonging as a “basic…

In the tone of the essay, Deresiewicz's includes sarcastic comments to help judge the applicants without it being direct . In the article Deresiewicz states, “ At least the classes at elite schools are academically rigorous, demanding on their own terms, no?” ( 204). The quote is proving that Deresiewicz is using a sarcastic tone, this is helping the reader see that Deresiewicz is more than a college…