University of Kentucky Essays

  • Greatest College Basketball Coach of All Time

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    collegiate level. As a parent, you would probably want whatever coach your son plays for to take the best care of him as possible, and guide him on his pursuit of dream chasing. Without a doubt, the best coach to have your son play for would be Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari. John Calipari is the greatest college basketball coach of all time. He is the best college basketball coach because, most importantly, he puts his players first, he has an unbelievable reputation for sending young athletes

  • Western Kentucky University: Student Support Services

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    Student Support Services (SSS) is a marvelous program that is federally funded on the campus of Western Kentucky University which provides academic advisement, personal counseling, tutoring, and other services to help students adjust to college life, succeed academically and graduate from the university. I have worked for this program since the beginning of my sophomore year and I am also a current participant. It’s like a family away from home. I pretty much know everything there is about this program

  • Essay On Being An Autism Student

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    WKU- The life of an autism student is not always easy, but it is possible with help and confidence within yourself. Caithlynn “Kat” Sullivan, 20 years old, junior at Western Kentucky University, experiences this on a day- to- day basis, Sullivan has high- functioning autism. High- functioning Autism, HFA, is a type of autism with people having an IQ above 70, but still lacking in communication, emotion recognition and expression, and social interaction skills. Diagnosed at age 3, she has gone through

  • Summary Of A Concise History Of Kentucky

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    Dr. James and Freda Klotter are both noted educators in the state of Kentucky. Dr. Klotter is the Kentucky state historian and professor of history at Georgetown College while his wife is an educational consultant with the Kentucky Collaborative for Teaching and Learning, with many years of experience in the classroom. They outline major influences and developments of the frontier to statehood, Civil War, post-Civil War, and modern times. Throughout the book, anecdotes of the lives of well-known

  • Julian Carroll's Political Career

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    short paper, I will be discussing the Kentucky political figure, currently a sitting senator and former governor Julian Carroll. First I will discuss his background which will include his early life up to his start in politics. Second I will discuss how he started his political career and then move into talking about his how he and his administration changed Kentucky. Lastly I will discuss his current political status and how I think he made differences in Kentucky. First, I will discuss his background

  • Kentucky Stereotypes

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    from Kentucky if your house is mobile and your three cars aren't" This is a joke my younger brother recited to me when I returned to my Yankee home from the University of Kentucky for Thanksgiving break. He went on to ask, "If a Kentucky couple gets divorced are they still brother and sister?" The lists of redneck jokes surrounding Kentucky stereotypes are endless. Many people get a good laugh out of the jokes, but they don't realize that they are portraying a crude message about all Kentucky folk

  • Paul Bear Bryant

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    top coaches of college football, winning more games than any other coach in history. Paul Bryant, an American college football player and coach, was best known for his time as the longtime head coach at the University of Alabama. Before, Alabama, he coached at the University of Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M. Bryant took an active interest in the players' lives outside of football, but he also was a strict disciplinarian with his players. The legacy of Paul Bear Bryant can still be seen today throughout

  • The Kentucky Derby

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    Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May to watch the most exciting two minutes in sports. The first racecourse was laid out in 1789 in Lexington, Kentucky. 100 years later, in 1875, Churchill Downs became the official home of the Kentucky Derby. The first Kentucky Derby race was run at one and a half miles in front of a 10,000 person crowd. Of the fifteen horses that competed in this race, the first winner was a horse named Aristides (Kentucky Derby History). Aristides jockey

  • KWRII Scholarship Essay

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    Scholarship Essay As an environmental science major at Northern Kentucky University I have learned what careers are available to me after graduating. Although I do have many goals after I graduate I believe I can only achieve those if I succeed in my schooling. I take pride in the work I do in my courses and always strive to do great. I am always excited for new challenges I encounter during my career at Northern Kentucky University. I believe the courses I am enrolled in such as Advanced Writing

  • My College Plans

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    wanted to go to the University of Kentucky. It is the only college that I would ever considering going to, I love this college with a deep passion. They have my favorite basketball team and the also represent Kentucky (The state in which I was born.). From its modest beginnings in 1865, when it was known as a State College, the University of Kentucky has grown into one of the nation's most outstanding institutions of higher learning. As a comprehensive land-grant university, UK offers an educational

  • Silas House

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    Silas House is an American writer born in 1971 in Lily, Kentucky. He spent most his childhood outside playing and enjoying nature as most kids in Appalachia do. He went to Sue Bennett College, Eastern Kentucky University, and got his masters at Spalding University. He grew up and is known for his novels but also is a music journalist, environmental activist, and a columnist. The times as a kid help develop the writer his is today most his works revolve or have nature in them because it was such a

  • Senior Celebrity Banquet

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    After completing her bachelor’s degree, she plans to attend University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy to obtain a doctrine of Pharmacy Degree. Ellie had as her guests her parents Derrick and Donna Caffee and her most influential educator Josh Hurt. The male Athlete Award for 2018 is Ryan Clemmons. Ryan is on the football

  • The Concepts Of Compliance In Social Psychology

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    Through several of the concepts found within social psychology, there are explanations as to why I reacted and handled the situation of leaving Western Kentucky University the way that I did. However, for the purpose of this paper I will focus on the concepts of compliancy, affective forecasting, focalism, and immune neglect in order to explain my social situation. The concept of compliancy closely resembles the concept of conformity in the sense that individuals’ behaviors are adapted though the

  • Colonel Sanders Research Paper

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    Everyone knows that Colonel Sanders created Kentucky Fried Chicken, but do they know the complete story? Colonel Sanders created Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1953. Kentucky Fried Chicken is one of the top fast-food chains in the world. The paragraphs below will give most of the information about how Colonel Sanders’s childhood struggles, adult life, and success. Colonel Sanders’s childhood was full of struggles. A boy named Harland David Sanders was born in Henryville, Indiana on September 9 1890

  • Bid Day: A Short Story

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    The fall leaves were falling, the sun was shining, and away the birds flew. I couldn’t help but look. Here I was at Eastern Kentucky University. It surprised me to see all of the students walking to class, looking energetic and ready to learn. I watched them, standing there in my favorite flowery sundress. Luckily the cold hadn’t hit yet and there was still a warm fall breeze. The most noticeable thing about the students on campus were their clothes. It seemed like everywhere I looked, there was

  • Should Student Athletes Be Paid

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    Should colleges or universities pay student athletes just because they play sports, or should we not pay them? Student athletes should not be payed from college or university campuses just because the students play sports. Even though people believe that student athletes should be payed by colleges or universities, student athletes should not be paid from college or university campuses because college athletic programs cannot afford to pay athletes, college students are financially irresponsible

  • Using DNA Testing as an Admission Requirement into American Colleges

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    On March 7th of 2008 a moot court was held addressing racial preferences in higher education. The case, set in 2013, involves the University of Kentucky using mandatory DNA testing as a major factor in determining aid from affirmative action. The plaintiff, an African American, does not receive preference because through the test he discovers he is a quarter European. On the opposing side, the defendant is a Caucasian female who discovers she is part African American and is eligible for the preference

  • Family Resource Centers

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    whether Family Resource Centers are worth the money the state pours into them. However, in serving students, parents and teachers, there should be no question of their significance. Due to The Kentucky Education Reform Act in the early 1990's we have seen the development of Family Resource Centers in Kentucky, and they are fulfilling expectations and serve a valuable purpose in spite of some skepticism. Being a social work major and growing up in a school system under KERA, I know that family resource

  • Kentucky's Divided Loyalties During the Civil War

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    A border state, Kentucky attempted to remain neutral during the Civil War but was unsuccessful because of its strategic location and the divided loyalties of its citizens. Farmers who used the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for transporting their produce wanted access to both waterways and the international port of New Orleans. If the South separated itself from the North, this free access would be impeded. On the other hand, influential plantation owners and state rights advocates sided with the Confederacy

  • Comfort Zone Adversity

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    High School have faced that adversity from racial profiling and how it is coming from all over Knott County and keep fighting to stop the discrimination around them. As a matter of fact, coach Rodrick Rhodes played for the University of Kentucky and was well known all over Kentucky and when he started at cordia he went from sporting his team blue color to just being a black man. He had faced discrimination every day but, he still kept fighting. He helped Cordia Basketball win a state champion and was