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Willa Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was first published in 1904 and is a short story about a woman, named Georgiana, who finds herself transition from the ecstatic city of Boston, to the primitive Nebraska frontier. Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was inspired by Richard Wagner who was a German composer and conductor that lived from 1813 to 1883. He’s well known for his operas and his most famous work is that of “The Flying Dutchman”. Willa Cather, instead, wasn’t a musician but was an author of the…

“laying a foundation for the future” theme. Matt Paulbeck in his speech talked a lot about how the University of Minnesota will prepare you for what comes next in life. I thought this was a profound statement because it shows the importance of the University of Minnesota when making decisions that will impact the rest of your life. In effect you are laying the foundation at the University of Minnesota so you will be successful in the future. Another impactful statement during the speech was when…

1. Undergraduate Research: I was an undergraduate research assistant in different labs, including biomedical engineering and Traditional Chinese Medicine pharmacology. In Dr. Junping Kou's lab, my teammate and I finished two research projects, my contribution to these projects including acquiring the funding, creating the mouse model of acute hypoxia-induced organs injury and ischemia-reperfusion injury, performing Western Blotting to measure protein expression level, providing evidence for the…

You know college is a big deal. If you don’t go to college you’ll most likely get payed less, and other things. This is why I’m going to talk about college. Especially the University of Minnesota. In this essay I’m going to tell you why I should go to one of these colleges. For example I’m going to tell you the tuition, financial aid, the room board, extra curricula, and academics. The tuition, yes the tuition it’s pretty expensive if you’re out-state. Lucky I’m in-state, and the in-state…

families can be just as devastated by witnessing their loved ones go through the pain of failure. A student not being able to finish their college education is known as retention. In fact, according to the student that decides to leave a college or university in advance is defined as retention (Tinto, 2007). Retention is a problem that has plagued for years and is still an issue today. The subject of retention has been a hot topic as early since the 1930s. For example, there was a pioneer of…

In 2011 I gained admission into North Dakota State University, mentally I was not ready for college. Being accepted into North Dakota State University was a dream I was excited to leave high school. However, when I arrived on campus my first semester it was not how I expected it to be, classes got difficult and I had no family support. Soon I begin to skip class and got depressed, with that my grades dropped, I owed financial aid money I had to Leave school second semester of my freshman year to…

biggest question on college goers minds is "Where is my tuition going?". We can see some of the usage, new technology, staff payroll, general upkeep. The president of the University of Minnesota had the same question. He used all of his power to find the answer and he mainly got shrugs. Dr. Kaler, the president of the University of Minnesota. finally got his answer in the payroll. He stated that the staff…

graduated from Washington High School in 1990. After high school, he continued his education at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Brower excelled in college. While the typical college student takes at least four years to complete his or her degree, Dr. Brower completed his degree in just three years. He also graduated with Cum Laude honors. Dr. Brower was awarded a scholarship to the University of Minnesota, which was the top dental school in the nation at the time. While he was in dental…

Explain why you feel these might be quality resources for online learners, especially yourself. It is my belief that online learning can be a rewarding experience for anyone interested in attending an online curriculum. I proudly confirm this perspective because it provides flexibility for individuals to work at their own pace. Online learning also allows 24-hour access to course information and makes it convenient for students to review classroom assignments as often as needed. Due to my…

terminology is sexual assault or gender-based violence. There has been debate on the type of policies that should be in place for combating sexual assault on college campuses. Every college campus has different sexual assault policies; however, Minnesota, New York and California have many policies for all their colleges. The main issue with policy surrounding sexual assault is no one wants to talk about it because it is very uncomfortable.…