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The two passages How to Pull an All-Nighter and Higher Education: Not What it Used to Be, are two stories with relevance pertaining to college, and college age students. ‘How to Pull an All-Nighter’ written by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, and Jennifer Worick, is a guide, listing various tips on how to stay up all night, for work, school, etc. Higher Education: Not What it Used to Be is an article written by a journalist from the newsmagazine The Economist, detailing the rising costs and…

Literature Review The fact that those enrolled in developmental education courses start off their search for a better education with difficulties makes them have thoughts of dropping out and giving up on college. In order to move on with their education, a student must pass one of their first obstacles which is to successfully complete one or more remedial courses. In reality, many students struggle trying to complete this step. The criteria as to whether students are placed in…

Why College Education Is Important When people discuss seeking in postsecondary education, many young adults think in a negative way. For instance, they question themselves why to waste my time, money, and effort in college. Also, we can start working right now, or go to trade school and finish my career. However, people need to ponder twice about college on a long run. If they do not consider a college education, then their dreams of achieving a higher profession would not come right. As a…

Success is measured by how much one has accomplished during their lifetime. A successful life is generally viewed as one having wealth, good health, relationships, fame, and happiness. So what is required in order to become successful? The answer is motivation. One must be motivated in order to succeed in their life. If a person lacks motivation to succeed in life, they will not amount to much on the social ladder. One big step in life that is believed to bring success is attending and…

solely his opinions. Stephens doesn’t just stick to one topic, which makes his claim more interesting and valid. For example, he discusses how the curriculum should be changed to fit people’s interests rather than needs and then changes the topic to state that college is too expensive to waste your money on when you’re not getting the right education needed later on.On the other hand, Gerald Graff uses strong evidence to back up his claim and make it sound more realistic. He emphasizes several…

Intellectual Bilingual-Communication In “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff, he thinks streets smarts should be considered an intellectual attribute. Also, colleges and universities tend to pay close attention to all the information written in books and do not allow their students to develop those skills that can help them succeed in the future. Graff’s point is that college and school should consider students attributes and talents and not only to see all students’ interests through…

I really enjoyed learning about the Chicano Culture. Before this class I was very uneducated about the hispanic culture, and history. Living amongst many Chicanos in Yakima you always hear everyone's opinions about immigrants living in the United States. One of the biggest problems people have with CHicanos is them speaking spanish in…

Throughout my time at the University of Central Florida, one of my main focuses has been diversity and social justice for the past four years, whether it be my coursework for my degree, my roles in the Department of Housing and Residence Life and my internship with Green Dot UCF. As an Interdisciplinary Studies major, I have been able to essentially create my own degree, giving myself the opportunity to pick my own areas of study and learn what I am passionate about. During this time, I was…

Lutney Sagesse Freshman Year Seminar Between The World and Me Final The book “Between the World and Me has a lot of themes. One the themes are is knowing who you are through college. Just to pinpoint I will be highlighting Tanesha Coates which is the author of Between To the world and Me”. The things that happen in “ Between the World and me” and my my life experiences through college is very different. Specifically, my experiences has affected me in way rather than the main…

At the start of the semester, when asked to identify myself, I would say: college student, white, blonde hair, blue eyes, middle class American. After taking this course and learning more about pluralism, I would identify myself as a human being, as we should identify everyone. Although I believe it is important to embrace our differences, I believe even more strongly that we need to embrace our similarities as well, because underneath our skin, our nationality and our abilities, we are all…