... the nature surrounding the houses. Students can sit by the pond and walk through the beautiful botanical gardens located right on campus. The school even owns its own boats accessible to any student who wishes to take a ride on a nice day. Wherever you go the ground is clean, and the air is fresh. ... up much like a kitchen at home, with round wooden tables that seat about six people each. Most of the houses have dining rooms, each with its own kitchen staff. The meals are prepared at scheduled times during the day, so that most of the girls in each house eat with each other, just like ...

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... the nature surrounding the houses. Students can sit by the pond and walk through the beautiful botanical gardens located right on campus. The school even owns its own boats accessible to any student who wishes to take a ride on a nice day. Wherever you go the ground is clean, and the air is fresh. ... up much like a kitchen at home, with round wooden tables that seat about six people each. Most of the houses have dining rooms, each with its own kitchen staff. The meals are prepared at scheduled times during the day, so that most of the girls in each house eat with each other, just like ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... behaved, more obedient and had greater respect for elders. Young people, on the other hand, feel that they are capable enough to learn on their own rather than lean heavily on the older generation for any guidance. Young people do not like to be spoon-fed by their elders. The differences also ... students say, is because it's free. In many of the countries from which these students emigrated, schooling costs money. Even if they don't have to pay tuition, these students say, their families might have to pay for books, uniforms, or lunches. Another motivator is poverty. Once they get to t...

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... , the wealthy executive-and glorified in our praise of possessions." Students today like those of 1979 strive to achieve and then complete college for financial security not only for their own human development and positive change over time. Zinsser describes the undergraduate as "primarily a driven creature who is largely ignoring the blithe spirit inside who keeps trying to come out and ... college for much more than four or five years. For the students who attend a California University with myself included, may rely on a Federally funded Cal-Grant check to cover their tuition, or att...

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