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- 111: The "Around The World" Party at College
- The "Around The World" Party at College As I approached the party I could hear the blasting music all the way from the street. When I reached the back of the house to enter I could distinguish the song that was playing ... who had just learned how to speak. The only thing comprehendable was that she wanted to drink more, and keep on partying. Everyone who was at the party was there to drink. For some reason college students tend to drink a lot. Some might want to escape reality, others might just like to get drunk. Everyone's goal was to escape from reality for a short time; whether or not it ...
- 112: Fraternities: Hazed & Confused
- Fraternities: Hazed & Confused A fraternity, as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and leaves plenty of space for short sighted people to believe the stereotype conveyed by the popular media, where fraternity members ... or socially. Unfortunately, both this definition and media portrayals fail to mention the fact that membership in a fraternity is a life-long experience that helps its members develop social, organizational, and study skills during college, and that teaches true, everlasting friendship. As a matter of fact, fraternities have a long tradition of high academic achievement, and most of our nation's presidents were members of a Greek association. According to Irving Klepper, the first fraternity (Phi Beta Kappa) was founded for "social and literary purposes" at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 5th 1776. After half a century of existence, it became and has since remained a scholarship honor society. Throughout the nineteenth century, many new fraternities ...
- 113: October Sky
- ... hungered for his father’s approval. He knew he could earn it by following in his father’s footsteps and spending his life down in the mines. But Homer had a dream—to go to college and to devote his life to rocket technology. October Sky was the true story of the pivotal events that led Homer Hickam to move closer to his two goals of reaching for the sky and ... NASA engineer. The dream then became developed into a reality. When Homer's teacher tells him "You can't just dream your way out of Coalwood," she wanted Homer to stop dreaming about going to college and dreaming about rocket technology, but actually try and do it himself. Homer’s effort to make the football team as a stepping stone to getting a college scholarship showed his courage and determination. Although he failed in sports, he quickly realized that the field of science and rocketry could offer him an even better opportunity to build an exciting, satisfying future. ...
- 114: Handling Stress
- ... many university students tended to gain weight their first year away from home. These ³students stated they overate in response to the many life-style changes and varying stresses of the university environment (Journal of College Student Personnel)². This group of students were placed in stress management sessions. These sessions included overall stress assessment, assertiveness training, time management, exploration of stressful thoughts or belief systems, and life-style and stress reducers ... to continue to maintain their new behaviour and g) habits they want to change. Most studies indicate that social support holds an impact on stress. For example, in a 30-year longitudinal study of undergraduate college students, Valliant (1974) found a significant and positive correlation between supportive family environments and adult psychological adjustment in later life (Journal of College Student Personnel). Social support is a good way to help the handling of stress for it is the number of others that one can turn to. That available support system is a lean to ...
- 115: Common Problem Faced in First Time College Students
- Common Problem Faced in First Time College Students When I was in the eleventh grade, I thought I was taking an easy to pass English course. When I got there, I realized it wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be. Reading this article - “How To Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words” by Paul Roberts - reminds me of that class. In this essay he explains restraints keeping first time college students from being successful writers. Everything this article says you shouldn’t do, I did. This entire essay was extremely beneficial to me. There were a few recommendations Roberts hinted at that I found the ...
- 116: Rose And Graff
- Two professors of different backgrounds, Mike Rose of California, and Gerald Graff, of Illinois, discuss the problems college students face today in America. Though similar in slight variations, both professors view the problem in different regards and prepare solutions that solve what they feel to be the heart of this academic problem. Mike Rose, author of The Politics of Remediation, explains that linguistic exclusion is the barrier that prevents many new college students from excelling in the academics at any given university. Gerald Graff, on the other hand, feels that the problem comes from the lack of communication between professors, and that many of the times the ... in a bias fashion. Mike Rose met many struggling students at UCLA s Tutorial Center, the Writing Research Project, and the school s Summer program. He first describes the loneliness students feel upon arriving at college, and that as they try to find themselves, they all to often lose themselves because they are bombarded with ideas that are so foreign to them. He introduces his audiences to Andrea, a bright ...
- 117: Discuss Your Goals For the Next Four Years and Comment on Your Post-College Plans
- Discuss Your Goals For the Next Four Years and Comment on Your Post-College Plans “Next stop, 66th Street and Lincoln Center, ” bellowed the cracked voice of the conductor over the loudspeaker. Those words rang in my ear like the notes of a familiar melody. Stepping off the number ... spot in Les Miserables and how the references and contacts he gave me opened countless windows of opportunity. One of his references led me back to my high school where I am now teaching a college theatre preparatory course for the 12th grade. He was ecstatic! I couldn't express to him enough how much I enjoyed his class and all the lectures and theatre games we played. It is those ...
- 118: Oakland Community College
- Marketing Case Study Oakland Community College Introduction Oakland community college is the largest institution of its type in Michigan. It offers degrees and certificates in more than 90 career fields and university transfer degrees in business, science and liberal arts. It is community based and ...
- 119: Fraternities
- A fraternity, as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and leaves plenty of space for short sighted people to believe the stereotype conveyed by the popular media, where fraternity members ... or socially. Unfortunately, both this definition and media portrayals fail to mention the fact that membership in a fraternity is a life-long experience that helps its members develop social, organizational, and study skills during college, and that teaches true, everlasting friendship. As a matter of fact, fraternities have a long tradition of high academic achievement, and most of our nation's presidents were members of a Greek association. According to Irving Klepper, the first fraternity (Phi Beta Kappa) was founded for "social and literary purposes" at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 5th 1776. After half a century of existence, it became and has since remained a scholarship honor society. Throughout the nineteenth century, many new fraternities ...
- 120: Zora Neale Hurston
- ... the "hard-driving force in the family."(Lyons 2) Lucy was a country schoolteacher, who taught all her children how to read and write, which lead to six out of her seven children earning a college degree (Lyons 2-3). Unfortunately, Lucy Hurston died when Zora was nine years of age (Otfinoski 46). Zora was the seventh child out of a family of eight (Otfinoski 45). During her childhood she felt ... C. In 1920 she earned her associates degree and in 1924 earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology at Howard University (Lyons 24-6). During the latter part of her education she attended Barnard College where she studied anthropology. "Always daring to be different," Zora chose herself a shocking major (Otfinoski 47). At a time when any woman going to college was rare, a black woman studying anthropology as well as attending college was unheard of (Otfinoski 47). Education for Zora never stopped, as she went to Columbia University in 1935 in hopes of achieving ...
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