What makes us who we truly are? Some say our decisions define us, others our experiences, and still others believe our identities are all predetermined by our genetics. A simple story I have heard offers an answer to this controversy. If a person throws an egg, a carrot, and a coffee bean each into a pot of boiling water, the outcome is different for each of them. The egg will harden, the carrot will soften, and the coffee bean will change the water it was in. The water in this analogy symbolizes
people. Social wellness is important because it helps shape a community. The city of Marquette for example has strong social wellness. Marquette is a beautiful city with lots of friendly people. Since everyone here has such strong social wellness it creates a great place to live in. Detroit on the other hand has a weaker social wellness. I do not mean to bash Detroit, but it is not as friendly as the great city of Marquette. Majority of people in Detroit must have lower social wellness, which makes the
Dear Marquette Office of Residence Life, On September 10, roommate Collin Kruse and I were given a new roommate with no prior notice. Knowing that we were two people in a three-person room, we were fully aware that the room could be filled at any time. While we were upset to have been given a roommate who is quite different than us with no time to prepare, the matter of the complaint isn’t about an unprofessionally handled roommate situation, but rather that said roommate (Ian Griffith) has made
At Marquette High School, the handbook clearly states the honor code that all students are expected to follow. However, whether students follow expectation is up for question. Although it would be nice to believe that all students never cheat or plagiarize, reality is harsh. Some teachers use plagiarizing websites to check for plagiarism in essays. Some teachers use folders to try and block test takers from cheating. Some teachers even move students around during test day and monitor the class. Yet
the locked doors of a public school. Universities doors are always open and all are welcome to the public. Rasmussen and Johnson (2008) said, “No amount of money, technology, and human resources can guarantee members of a university community that they will never fall victim to a crime” (p. 7). However, that doesn’t mean that schools don’t keep trying to increase their safety procedures. We all want schools to be safe places. “Of course, no college or university can ever guarantee that its campus
Arthur Agee and William Gates, two high school basketball players, dream of playing basketball in the NBA. Arthur controlled the basketball court as point guard at local playgrounds in Chicago. He competed against boys three years older and still dominated. One day, Big Earl Smith, the legendary playground basketball scout, approached Arthur to discuss his future playing basketball. Big Earl delivered to Arthur a tuition paid scholarship offer to attend St. Joseph. This presented Arthur the opportunity
The Catcher in The Rye is a captivating novel by the author, J.D Salinger. It can be viewed from many perspectives. I have had many thoughts and feelings towards The Catcher in The Rye and the characters in it, by reading the book so far. In my opinion, The Catcher in The Rye is a very confusing book. Although it is very baffling throughout the chapters, the plot has intrigued me into reading more of it with the unpredictable plot twists. New characters have also been introduced that keep affecting
There is Struggle in Success As young adults, there are many things that we are expected to do. Going to college is one of those many things. According to CBS News, in 2011, 94% of American families expect their children to go to college. If you want to obtain a degree and work, college is an obvious choice. However, doing this is not simple. The life of a college student it far from easy. SATs, ACTs, Accuplacers, these are just the beginning of the process for college. Before you even get accepted
have to write reflection paper relating to the charges I have been found responsible for, reflecting on my conduct and how this has affected my experience at UMBC. I also have been put on Residential life probation where any other violation of any university policies and Rules will likely result in the termination of your on-campus housing, this will last until March 18, 2016. I see being on probation being the most serious of the punishments I’ve been issued. On a lighter note, I have to complete a
In the article “ Blue-Collar Brilliance” the author Mike Rose, was obviously arguing that just because some jobs requires less schooling than others, it doesn’t mean that their jobs use less brain, intelligent and less thought process in their profession. To argue his theory Rose told us about his mother, about how when he was younger, he observe his mother as a waitress at a coffee shop and family restaurant. Rose told us how his mother loves her being a waitress and how her job required her to
I am thankful to ACRL's Recruitment & Nominations committee and honored and humbled to stand for election with Lauren Pressley as a candidate for ACRL vice-president/president-elect. ACRL has been my professional home since my initial years as an academic librarian. The landscape of higher education and academic libraries continues to ever evolve as much as technology transforms asynchronous and synchronous learning. Academic libraries and librarians must continue to remain relevant. Highlighting
In “Should Everyone Go to College?” Isabel Sawhill and Stephanie Owen make a strong valid point on whether or not college is for everyone. For many students ready to leave high school, wondering whether they should attend college is an issue that may lay heavy on one teenagers mind. There are a few factors that could be a difficult decision depending on a person’s goal they are working towards. Some students jump right into the workforce after high school. Others may sign up for the military after
Determination Generates Success Many people believe that students that encounter hard lives will commit academic sins. However, many professionals that successfully graduated college while having struggles in their lives, proved otherwise. In fact, Culpepper mentioned in his composition, “The Myth of Inferiority”, students might succeed in any academic institution, even if they experience hard lives (330). Also, he states that students with light loaded routines have the same chances to fail in
accountability of education for all. For those in favor of the expansion of education, free college represents one of the great hopes for a better world. Even in the poorest nations, people believe and support in the funding of the expansion of universities and other higher learning opportunities are wise investments. Being a college student, I disagree with the idea that the U.S. should implement free college for all U.S. citizens. Free college in the United States is an unrealistic dream that cannot
The article I chose to analyze is “Is College for Everyone?” In today’s society, everyone would say that education is the key to success. People would say that a person would not get far without having some form of a degree. In reality, college is just not for everyone. Some people would rather just get a job when they graduate high school. People say that a person might not be able to find a good paying job if a person does not go to college, but in reality there are a lot of jobs out here in
directors at a large university with a well-known athletic program can earn up to $131,000 per year. Most athletic directors receive health benefits for them and their families; they also receive up to four to five weeks of vacation depending on their level and experience. If it is a part time position at an elementary school level, the benefits may be nonexistent or minimal. The three highest paid college athletic directors in the nation, number three Jeremy Foley from the University of Florida who gets
The institution chosen for this organizational scan is my current employer, Central New Mexico Community College (CNM). CNM is a very large 2-year public institution. According to the Carnegie Classification System (2008; 2010), the current student population is 27,999. It is a public urban institution serving multiple campuses. It is exclusively an undergraduate two-year institution, and the undergraduate profile is higher part-time two-year (para. 1). As the associate director of Financial Aid
34 first-year business school students from Duke University were in a great trouble for the reason that they were guilty of collaborating on a take-home test late last month. Furthermore, among these students, 9 of them would be expelled and 15 would receive a suspension and a failing grade for penalties. This serious issue in the article “Cheating across cultures” written by Elizabeth Redden, has arosn my interests on the potential cheating problem which was taught to be unbearable in the academic
In many ways, some people might say that the college experience is not all that different compared to that of high school. In fact, both share a wide variety of things, but there are of course differences that they share as well. Although things such as class structures, grading systems, and education methods of high school and college are alike, there are certain dissimilarities in both such as the workload, the amount of responsibility one undertakes, the teachers, as well as the social activities
My entire life I have lived in several places of Los Angeles; varying from Athens, near Watts, and South Central. No matter which area of Los Angeles I have lived in, I have always experienced the same thing: very little diversity, much gang violence, and very few opportunities. Despite moving multiple times, each and every place I moved to had very little diversity. There were always African-Americans and Latin-Americans. Although I have absolutely nothing against living in community with African-Americans