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Aristotle’s three rhetorical appeals are ethos, pathos, and logos. When authors are writing an argumentative article or paper, they usually use all three appeals to create a successful argument. Christine B. Whelan uses all three appeals strongly in very different ways in her argument. Of course, she uses more of one appeal then she does the others. In the article “Helping First-Year Students Help Themselves”, Whelan uses many strategies to accurately incorporate ways to establish one’s…

In the article, “How Much is A Degree Worth to College Athletes? Not Much, Kevin Trahan quotes from a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette study, “a large number of football players at the University of Pittsburgh, which was not a Top 25 school but was included in the study for its geographic proximity, are enrolled in the administration of justice major. At Oregon, football players are bunched in a social science…

Scarlet Ambassador team? I am interested in joining the Scarlet Ambassador team to share my love for Rutgers with prospective students. I know of the resources and opportunities that I have received since attending Rutgers and am truly proud of my university. It is my hope that by sharing my successes, failures, and experiences with prospective students that I will help them make a decision on a college that will positively impact me in the way that Rutgers has made a mark on me. How will…

After high school, what is next? A lot of high school graduates are in doubt in what to do after high school. Many students decide to go continue on to college. Others are undecided on what they should do after high school. Nowadays having a high school diploma will not get you anywhere good. At least not as good as where a college degree would take you. Also depending on the major you decide to study, determining in going to college is a big part of your future. Even if you were not the best…

college as a sophomore range from family issues to lack of friends and loneliness to struggling academically and lack of money. Universities cannot control all factors relating to a student’s decision to not come back as a sophomore; however, they can experiment with ways to assist students who feel lonely or struggle with academics. One program that several universities put in place is peer mentoring in hopes that assigning a freshman to an upperclassman will allow them the opportunity to…

being able to pay for their classes, books, and a place to stay. With that said, many students will start to stress between trying to pay for everything and studying for an upcoming exam. In Teresa’s article, she states, “According to Ohio State University, 70% of nearly 19,000 students surveyed said they’re stressed about their finances.” Stress is a factor that can lead to self-harm or even suicide; therefore, by eliminating the stress of how to pay for college, a life could be saved.…

According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh “The levels of stress in women has increased by 18% and 28% for men from 1983 to 2009” (as cited in Jayson, 2012). Stress has become part and parcel of our lives, stress is not always bad on a person although, if there is too much stress present, it can have damaging effects on a person’s psyche. The best way to combat stress is to take a well-deserved vacation. Since the levels of stress have increased, society needs a break…

First Year College Students Facing Challenges The transition from high school to college may be a challenge for many students. The challenges first year college students’ face as seen in FanGirl, and from research done by college and university professors and psychologists. The challenges that institutions face that result in college students facing problems are promoting a deeper system of student attrition, providing learning and involvement opportunities and providing the support students…

barrier to completion.” The things they talk about these article is very true on that they talk about, because if community college would become free then anyone would want to go just to save money for two years then to later going on to transfer to a university or a four year college. If this would get to happen then they should also take in note that the federal government should put out a rule that they are going to be equal with low, middle, and high class people. That they are not only…

Method Participants A total number of 80 healthy college students, aged between 18 and 22 years will be recruited from local universities by mass mails and the subject pool from the Department of Psychology in the CUHK. College students with a history of brain or head injuries, psychological disorders will be excluded. Procrastinators and non-procrastinators are defined by 1 SD above and below the total score of the Procrastination Assessment Scale Students (PASS; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984)…