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Mediating Disputes

Suzie is the youngest and will finish her studies in six months. Their parents purchased the apartment for them. They were raised ...

University Days by James Thurber

describes his economic class and the perplexed foot player who has difficulty naming one means of transportation. Again, the humor...

Higher Education and the Gender Gap

gender gap in higher education. There are other plausible explanations for the status quo such as affirmative action, poor treat...

Changes in What is Required in Education and to What Degree

According to recent statistics, seven out of ten high school graduates will enroll in a college or university after graduation (Le...

Cheerleading Can Be an Asset in Many Subsequent Activities

that the experiences that I enjoyed while in high school will continue to be important to me throughout the rest of my life. Chee...

PERSONAL ESSAY: COLLEGE YEARS AND LESSONS LEARNED

asked to declare a major during my freshman year, I said business. But I really had my eye on becoming that NBA star, at least unt...

The Ramifications of Cheating on College Exams

is detrimental to the continuance of the individuals college career and can jeopardize future endeavors. For example, if an indivi...

Flunking Out of College, the Causes

Prickhart (2009) writes that what happens to make young people associate in bars and drink, especially in college, is that the per...

Paying College Athletes is the Right Thing to Do

part of the curriculum, done for the love of the game. But things have changed dramatically and this paper argues that today, coll...

College and Grades

their life then they are more likely to pay attention and be excited about what they are learning. It is generally assumed that if...

Universities and Community Colleges

college can provide a good transition between high school and a university ("University vs. Community College"). Returning studen...

Game of Life by Shulman and Bowen

Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values (2002) a study of the athletic programs in 30 colleges and universities that...

Community College or a University

Seeking out a higher education after one leaves high school, or even many years later in returning to school, means making decisio...

Teen Obesity

This research paper pertains to data on the prevalence of obesity among American adolescents. This information reveals that it is ...

On Our Own

This essay offers a brief report on the first five chapters in a book entitled, On Our Own. America in the Sixties. It takes the r...

The Strengths of African American Families

7 pages ad 4 sources. This paper outlines the basic principles presented in Robert Bernard Hill's The Strengths of African Americ...

American Nationalism

Germany, historically, Turkish families who have lived in Germany for generations are not regarded as German (Ignatieff, 1995). ...

Margaret Sanger

hold a great deal of authority when it comes to changing the attitudes and perspectives of young girls who may believe living off ...

Troubled Artists: Creativity As A Catharsis

starry starry night! This is how I want to die" (Sexton, 1981). Like Sexton (1981), van Gogh utilized art as a catharsis while e...

Questions on American History and Politics

elected to the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governors, Senators, and Congressmen. Black faces dominated the state legislatures...

Urban Informal Economy of Latin America and Ideology

In ten pages this paper examines the urban informal economic structures of Latin American countries and the influence of ideology ...

Socioeconomic Status of Women in A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

In six pages this paper discusses how Woolf's education and high social status influenced her views regarding working class women ...

The Condition of Education for Black Americans

know, were first brought over to the United States as slaves. At that point in time the African American had a different language ...

King Philip's War by Jill Lepore

In five pages this historical text by Jill Lepore is analyzed in a consideration of how American identity was shaped by that long ...

Japanese and American Comic Books

Another difference between the two is the character development found in the Japanese comics (2001). The worlds that are created f...

The Evolution of the Americas

has been noted, the question of precisely when Native Americans arrived in the Americas is surrounded more by speculation than it ...

Are Americans Selfish?

are compassionate and although they are not perfect in the handling of needy children, or needy people, they are clearly a nation ...

Mexico's Drug Cartel War: United States' Role

United States has long been in battle with itself in an ongoing attempt to control its rampant drug problem, on that clearly stems...

Reflection on Counseling Ethics

is eventually taken. Afterward, I reflect on how my choice turned out and, if I could do it over again, the factors that I might c...

Families Should Decide Own Health Goals

to individuals connected by a blood tie. However, to be a "family," members must "live in close contact, care for one another, an...