Just because a student is not paying for schooling does not mean they do not have to support themselves. ... Another pro to free community college is students from underprivileged families that work hard in school would be able to get into college easier. ... Some will argue that if they were such good students they would be loaded up with academic scholarships however some students families even with numerous amounts of scholarships would still not be able to afford to send their kids to get an education that they deserve. ...

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Also there may be times where the parents are struggling financially or are not able to work at all due to a disability possibly so the student works to help support the family. ... In a Dayton Daily News article written by Kelli Wynn it discusses the problems with lack of parental support and that 1 in 4 drop outs say that lack of support is the reason for their decision (Wynn). ... In today's fast paced, expensive society it really takes both parents' incomes to support the family. ... These take up a parent's time which in turn takes away that support. ... This may open a par...

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I have two loving parents that have always supported me and taught me life's lessons while also letting me develop my own morals and values by their example. ... I don't know where I would be without the support of my family. ... So many teens are lost without family guidance. I feel very lucky to be very close to my own family. ... You should support your family members in the good, the bad and the thick and thin times. ...

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Family, friends and school are the three main factors related to the academic success in high school. First the family plays a very significant role proving to be the backbone in the student's life. In a positive family environment teenagers experience love, support, attaining wisdom and experiencing a sense of discipline. At this time the family has expectation filling them with ambition boosting their spirit when required. ... One may take this positively learning from the bad and good experiences with friends participating in activities which support their academic performance. ...

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Although I faced a lot of turmoil through my teenage years, my family guided me and molded my inner strength to lead me through my mishaps. ... My parents knew how hard it was for me to get a job as a teenager, but they still supported me and encouraged me to get one. ... Family life also built my character, whether or not I wanted to be independent. ... They support me one hundred percent. ... Do you see how my independence is built on a foundation through a lifestyle molded by my family teachings? ...

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A decent job helps support our families, pay our bills and pay for our needs and wants. ... If you work hard and acquire a job that pays well, you won't have to stress out about bills or if you have enough money to support your family. ...

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There are three areas of concern are lack of parental support, cliques in schools, and loneliness. ... Parental support, or lack of, is the first area of concern. ... We live in a society today where most of the two-parent families both work many hours. Many single parent families have the parent working two or three jobs just to make ends meet. ...

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Friends and families play a huge role in our life. ... Families and friends are our life supports. ... Families of 3 students killed in a 1997 high school shooting rampage in West Paducah blame violence in the media. ... Parents or close family members should constantly talk and interact with their children, keep them happy, make them feel loved and important. ...

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Teachers do not only provide support for academic skills, but also serve as confidence and positive role models. ... In my opinion, this takes to the heart of the problem: the family and socioeconomic background. ... Without anyone for support and encouragement, wanting to excel in education would be difficult. We cannot point a finger whether it is our surroundings, teachers, or our families. ... In the meantime, inner city schools deserve all the support they can get. ...

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He also speaks about his family and his father's illness that eventually ruined his life. ... Soto decides to become wealthy and wants to earn money so that his family can have expensive things which he thought could lead them to be a perfect family like the ones he watched on television. ... Since there were members in his community that supported his work ethic, he was motivated in finding more jobs to do. The support of his community led him to have a sense of drive at only nine years old. ... The fact that Soto wants to have a family exactly like the families he sees on television is ...

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They also support her standing up to the principle Mr. ... Racine did to his family. ... Racine left his family and that he quit his job because of him not paying his child support. ... Racine quits and she finds out that he left his family. ...

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The use of uniforms will strip identity, stifle creativity, and unnecessarily burden the families that cannot afford them. ... Similarly, a student might want to wear green colored clothing to show his or her support for St. ... A national study released in October of 1998 by Educational Testing Service found that there was no evidence to support claims that uniforms reduce discipline problems. ... The address for the study's web site is: http://www.ets.org/research/pic/orderclass/oicchap1.html The last issue that needs to be addressed is the unnecessary burden that will be placed upo...

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She has no support from her co-workers and they all think she is wasting her time trying to invest in them and their future. ... Her classroom and the people who have been with her are a family and will be there to support each other no matter what. ... They had begun going through some really tough shit and had started to hold on to her for comfort, support, and started to really understand their purpose in life. ... They started to fight for her to be their teacher and that no one was going to support them as much as she had. She explained to the kids that they can't let their progress ...

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It became the family's joke" (Rodriguez 653). ... Rodriguez comes home and corrects his family, elevating himself above them. His family remains quiet as he grows further and further away. ... This frustrates Rodriguez further because it appears that he does not know what to do with this support. ... Rodriguez, though he is blinded by his ambition and desire to replace home with school, is subconsciously aware and comforted by the fact that his parents support him. ...

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His or her families emotional well being and socio-economical status. 3. ... In addition to this there are many families that do not provide adequate emotional support and support the youth needs to succeed in school. ... These schools do not deal properly with failures, are not flexible to changes, and blame families and environment for the failures of students, rather than looking inwardly at themselves, and how they could improve the students performance in school. ... A third support system is called Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) started in England. ... Suppor...

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My family has been my motivation to strive and work hard for the goals I have set for myself. ... Ever since childhood my mother instilled in our family, that education is an important aspect of life. ... Coming from a single family home has not been the easiest situation. ... I would never have to rely on a man for any type of support. ... I have not only obtained knowledge but have also gained a family that has impacted my life positively. ...

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Homer continued building rockets and while he was figuring out how to make it fly, he lacked his father's support. ... The House on Mango Street describes the last house Esperanza and her family moved into after renting several places. ... For "Simply Maria or The American Dream," Maria and her family emigrated from Mexico to the United States. ... But Homer lacked his father's support since he saw rockets as a stunt. ... Even though he didn't want to, Homer dropped out of school because he needed to support his family. ...

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"Its estimated that to every one family there are at least seven to nine children out of those siblings at least one of them suffers from a generic disorder." (Topouzis 66) Families such as this do, in fact, exist. The Fuddah family being one of them, however there are more. The head of this particular household is a woman and she can barely support herself let alone the seven children that she presently has. ... There is nothing that she or her family can do because they lack the health benefits needed to take care of a person in this condition...

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She and her family were attacked at all perspectives. ... Jaffree and his family are agnostic. Agnostics believe that there is no evidence to support or refute the existence of God. ... These families are persecuted for standing up for their beliefs. ... If a parent finds out that the school that they support is trying to teach their child a belief that his or her family is not accustomed to, this will infuriate the child's parents. ...

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Even though she was not supporting us financially, her job as a mother to support my two brothers and me was a more tedious one. ... We lived in a city called Hanford along with two other families in a small house with only three rooms. ... My father is an ambitious man; he always wanted what was best for his family. ... In addition to everything stated, coming from a middle class Hispanic family, as well as being first generation, the college process has also been more difficult for me than it is for most other students. ... Sure, the hardships we have faced and are still facing have not bee...

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Another reason why I want to get high education is because all members in my family have already received their high education. ... When I was trying to pass my exams for the University in Russia my family was very nervous. ... I think that family's support in getting education is very important. ... I want to get my high education for career purpose and for my family. ... Having the support of your family and friends can also help with stress that is involved with going to school every day and getting assigned countless hours of homework. ...

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I grew up in a family of six children. ... Growing up, we all knew we will not get much of financial support from our parents. ... The courage and determination was what I needed to attend college not a financial support from the parents. ...

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The greatest contribution that my family, community, and school have made in my life is helping me to overcome autism. ... These people supported me regardless of what I looked like or how I acted. ... If I didn't have these support systems and people who cared about me, I don't think I'd be where I am. ...

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I realized how much my father was devoted to his family, and how much he changed in my existence and my life. That day I was moving away not only from my family but also from my childhood memories to a different world. ... My father was one of ten children in his family, and they were farmers with a lot of land that required a lot of work and effort. ... Therefore he had to walk for four hours to get back to his village if he wanted to see his family. ... After all of his life experiences full of obstacles, he was able to guide us and give us knowledge and support. ...

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He spoke to his classmates more than he spoke to his family. ... He devotes himself to studying, ignoring his family life. ... Even so, his family is the one who supported his every move. ... At every graduation they were present to support him. ... Rodriguez tackles a psychological battle between education and family. ...

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