I realized that I don't want to struggle as much as she does and by attending college my life will be a lot easier, college was the natural answer. ... College is also a good source to gain good communication skills. ... College is also a good experience for those who would like to gain some independence. ... Many students struggle with their fears whether is food, homework, staying far from home, etc. ... Sometimes we don't get a long with a professor or a student and many of us tend to just give up and never come back to face that situation. ...

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The student does not want to alter that balance. ... His departure to college made the gap between him and his family become physically visible. ... The Webster's College Dictionary definition of Bildungsroman is "a novel dealing with the education and development of its protagonist". ... First, he is a good student, but a troubled son. Then, the good student becomes a bad student. ...

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He was a part of the biggest volunteering of young men on the A&M or any other college campus, to active duty in World War II. ... As a young elementary student I was part of our VFW ( Veterans of Foreign War) Girls" Auxiliary which participated in several veterans" programs on a local and state level. ... When deciding on a college, I had only to look at my family's prior choices. ... It is a college that shares our family values and views of service to one's country. ...

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In doubt that I will actually graduate college, I want to still attend the best school possible for my interest in sales and marketing. ... Therefore, when I gain all of the knowledge I urge to know about business, dropping out of college thirteen units short of a diploma would not hold me back the least bit. ... Student Council is a huge part of my life right now- and large percent is up to us to make Granada the best as it has the potential to be. ... As challenging as it is, my goal for this year's Student Council class is to come up with numerous ways to make our school- as big as i...

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Yet the fact is that more students in today's society do not have the choice of pursuing a higher education. Most students in high school seldom graduate and even more don't make it to college. ... Stereotypes are first placed at home, which almost makes it even harder for most students to consider the option of going to college. Many students who do make it to college see that it gets harder to stay in college. ... The women who make it to college after marriage are faced with many challenges. ...

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As a student in junior college, his or her goal is to transfer to a four years university, and be able to succeed in the future. Therefore, college students must attend every class, be on time, listen to the instructor, and finish all the assignments. ... Sometimes, students get stuck on their homework. ... Students need to be responsible for them. ... Also, whenever the student finishes his or her model exam, the person who works at the tutoring school, his or her job is to be able to analyze their test result, and discover weakness for each of the students. ...

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He became a national merit scholar and had several colleges looking at him sending out scholarship offers. ... Two years later or so, my dad found himself in college not as a student, but as a janitor. ... This is sadly a common theme amongst many high school students. ... He went to college with the help of my step mom and graduated with a bachelor's degree. ... My dad had a tremendous amount of help and support from my step mom while going through college. ...

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I felt that I shared Leticia's comprehension towards her father; Carmen's career and dedication, and Maribel because she was the spontaneous younger sister who was going to become a college student. ... I too am just starting college and I can relate to her being scared and wanting to run away from the situation. Maribel is undecided to go to college after meeting a Brazilian guy, Andy. ...

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Some of this occurs from children going away for college more so then children in the 1950's. After college most students try getting jobs around where they went to college so now that starts a family somewhere else other then the home. ...

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The way I take things, and most high school students take things, is one day at a time. ... I would have already graduated college and been well into my secondary education career as a high school English teacher. When I was a student, I would look at my teacher as I was sitting at my desk, and I thought to myself that one day I would be standing where my teacher was. ... As a 37 year old, I might have my PhD by now and perhaps be an English professor at a college or university. I would hopefully establish myself as one of the best and most respected teachers or professors in the area, by teac...

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I really liked this piece. I agree with her in a lot of aspects. Nobody realizes how broke you do get when attending college. Because she chose to live in New York she spent more than what she would of in a smaller city. She wanted the best of everything and it has cost her more than what she ...

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In the short story "The Enduring Chill" by Flannery O"Connor there is a very strong relationship between mother and son. Asbury, the son, is a college student who constantly comes home to see his mother because he is not feeling well. The protagonist, Asbury Fox, is obviously at absolute depend...

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As a teenager, her main goal than became, in her words, " I had to get the hell out of my mother's house. " I found it to be very note worthy and interesting that Johnson was one of the first black students to integrate Garrison Junior High; which at the time had only white students. ... I found it also interesting that at that time white students were permitted to attend "black " colleges and universities under what she referred to as, "the other race grant"". ... When asked why she chose this field, her response, I was touring different facilities that worked with special education ch...

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He came from a poor family, and they did not have the money to send him through college. ... Timmy and his family prayed he would get a scholarship to play football in college. ... He had been recruited by college coaches since his sophomore year. ... After his injury all colleges lost interest in recruiting him to play football for them. ... Timmy's mother attended a SDS (students for a democratic society) meeting at a college nearby her, where they protested the war and encouraged the burning of draft cards (Wells 124). ...

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As I think about college and my future, I look back with regret on choices I've made. It has been a very difficult 3 years for my family. My parents have a rocky relationship and it all seemed to be coming to a head. They began to discuss separating and breaking up our family. My grandmother, wh...

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When one parent loses a job it impacts the whole family. My household went from two incomes to one, in a matter of months. There was no time to prepare. My husband Bucky works for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad; therefore his pay fluctuated. So, my income was very important. I got paid the sa...

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A perfect example of this is in the piece, "Why I Went to College", by Martin Espada. This piece is about a father's threat to his child if the child does not go to college. ... When the idea of not going to college appears the father's response is, "cause I'm gonna break your jaw" (Espada 577). ... One of my older sisters was always an excelling student, as a result my parents set some high expectations for her her senior year, and she ended up bombing her SAT. ... Student at the top of her class. ...

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I have been in advanced courses and accelerated classes all of my life and have been guided towards having an outstanding transcript come time for college. ... Especially for when applying for colleges. ... The hardest part of the educational process for me is the repetition of subject matter and the standard of excellence students are supposed to meet when it is solely based upon memorization for a test. ... Whereas my mothers dream for me has always been to be a success in everything I do but also to produce a great transcript so that I can further expand my opportunities and attend a presti...

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This might work for me now as a single college student, but with a wife and two kids to provide for this would not be suffice. ... The importance of this project is immeasurable to those students who have never been made to think about a budget. College students need to begin preparing a foundation now that will afford them the opportunity to successfully provide for their future families. ...

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I am currently playing basketball for the College of Southern Idaho on a full scholarship. ... Being a student is not always easy, but education is a huge part of who I am. ... Managing stress that comes from being a student is definitely a process. ... Being a student has already and will continue to prepare me for all that life will inevitably throw at me. ... Being a student has also contributed to the molding and shaping process. ...

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Fairmont State College does a decent job expressing that to students in different way. ... Most schools lack the ability to instill that knowledge to the students. ... Race, Class, and Gender is going to be a great class to instill students with different outlooks in society. ...

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I am a Latina college student and naturally that means that I must have lived a difficult life to get here. ... Unfortunately I was never told until I was in college. ... Especially from what the teacher commented on my paper telling me that by this time of college I should know how to write a good college paper. ... Thanks to that teacher I decided to change that I started to take reading classes until I got to a college reading level. ... I considered myself a hardworking, intelligent student who is proud to be Mexican. ...

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I was able to graduate from high school but taking college courses with a full time job was something I could not handle. ... This was tough but even worse was the fact that I had mediocre grades in high school and had nearly flunked out of community college just six months earlier. ... With their full support I had nearly everything required to become a full-time student without the burden of a job. ...

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This extra work has made college even more difficult than I imagined. ... Due to this I feel that I have been affected because I wasn't able to move out and experience the dorm life like several other college students. ...

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Well, someone who started out as a student, turned to modeling, then launched her first movie roll and took it from there (Biography for Julia Roberts,1990-2002). ... That was soon changed to Journalism during college. ...

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