Studying Abroad

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Purpose: to persuade the audience that studying abroad is a good idea.
Audience and situation: parents to send their sons/ daughters after high school to study abroad, and high school students to know that it is not a bad idea.

Studying Abroad
Studying abroad is studying far from one’s country. The history of studying abroad is old. “The first man who studied abroad was Emo of Friesland, he travelled from northern Holland to study at Oxford University in 1190” (Lee). The number of students studying abroad is increasing every year. Most countries have scholarships. “In 2012, 764,495 international students studied in the United States. During the same time period, 274,000 United States students studied abroad” (“Study Abroad in the United States”). In every country they have students studying abroad. “50.5% of undergraduate students study abroad” (Holland). College time is the time to learn in a different style than high school. When a student goes to a different country, he or she experiences different lifestyle, rules and people than usual, and that helps the student learn new things and make new friends. Leaving the country to learn a different education is a great idea. It has its issues, but studying abroad absolutely has more positives. Students cannot only learn from an academic, but they can also get life experiences and self-development.
Having an education in a different country is a good idea. Education is the important thing in this time. When students come back to their country with a better education and experiences, their chances of getting a good job are more likely than others’. Now, countries send students to other countries to get a better education than they already have. When they come back, they can e...

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...iences in life could help people in their lives and in their job as well. It is hard to leave one’s country and family to study, but students will get the results after graduation.

Works Cited

Holland, Kelley. "When English Is the Rule at Work." The New York Times. 26 Jan. 2008. The New York Times. 02 Apr. 2014.

Lee, Megan. "History of Study Abroad: Part 1 (1190 - 1900)." Study, Volunteer, Intern and Teach Abroad. 17 Apr. 2012. Gooverseas.com. 02 Apr. 2014

Watkins, Tom. "Michelle Obama Lauds Study Abroad as 'citizen Diplomacy'" CNN. Cable News Network, 01 Jan. 1970. Web. 04 Apr. 2014.

"Study abroad in the United States." Wikipedia. 30 Mar. 2014. Wikimedia Foundation. 02 Apr. 2014 .

" Study abroad Facts and Figures” Office for Study Abroad. The George Washington University. (n.d) 02 Apr. 2014

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