Should The Obama Generation Drop Out Analysis

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The article Should the Obama Generation Drop Out, written by Charles Murray, a politicial scientist, is the idea of disregarding the bachelor 's degree as a job qualification. With his leadership role as the President, Murray believes Barrack Obama should be the one to make this happen. “It 's what you can do that should count when you apply for a job, not where you learned to do it” (Murray 1). Not every family can afford to send their child to a four-year college to get a bachelors degree, while not every child wants to obtain a bachelors. What about the children who aren’t at the top of their academic class or can 't afford college, but would like a career? It 's not just the career focused classes you 're required to take, but there’s also …show more content…

“No, I 'm going to lunch. I 'll save you a seat,” she responded as we parted ways. As I turned the corner going into the lobby, people were everywhere, handing out free items like pencils, key chains and coozies. This is awesome, I thought. I first stop at a sharply dressed man standing next to a black cloth Table with a poster reading Bank of America. I listen as he begins speaking to me and some other students. “Working in the banking industry is all about math and dealing with people. If you have those skills, this brochure will interest you” the man says. On that note, I continue to the next table. “Not interested... skip, eh?” I think to myself. Across the room was a woman wearing a candy covered top with red scrub pants. I walk towards her table that reads WakeMed Trauma Center. The women immediately greets me. “Hi darling! My name is Jenny. I am a trauma care nurse over in Cary. I see very cruel things and it can be traumatizing,” she rambled on. “Have you ever thought about a career In the medical field?” Jenny asked me. “I 'd sure like to look into it,” I responded. She begins again, saying “I started out as a nurse and it is the most rewarding job, if you enjoy helping people I’d consider looking more into it.” While I 'm exploring the rest of the career fair talking about the medical field with Jenny has me interested to find out which medical …show more content…

Halfway through dinner I decided to tell them. “That 's great baby, you know we support you no matter what,” says my Mom. As I bring out the numbers for college tuition, their faces seem to changed from excited to nervous. “I cannot afford that, honey,” says my Dad quietly, being unemployed then. That upset me because I was determined to follow my dreams. So after dinner, I went and grabbed my laptop to search for a cheaper alternative. Wake Tech Community College appeared in the search results and I started looking at the financial aid section. I soon discovered that there are several options that will work with our family’s budget. At this point, I became very excited and yelled down the hallway “Daddy!” he walks in my room and I say “go get your 1040 forms, I am eligible for financial aid at WTCC and I can stay home with you.” He shouted “this is the best news ever” while he ran to grab the forms. We then got started right away on the long list of

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