... decided by the number of senators and representatives in Congress. Many politicians find the existing system extremely efficient because they feel the electors represent their constituents. In addition, the Electoral College's ability to efficiently serve its purpose provides a reason for its long existence. "An electoral system should produce a definite, accepted winner and avoid prolonged contests and disputes that ... ." In addition feeling good about themselves for taking part in the political system and making a difference, the citizens would gain more respect for the political syst...

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... for many jobs alternative education produces competent employees. In 2011, nationwide 15,158,000 young adults age 18 through 24 years old enrolled or graduated from college ("Young Adults"). In this same demographic there were 5,184,000 who were not working or going to school and who did not have ... of 2011, have a student loan debt of $26,600 (Ellis 2012). One way for a person to become competent in a job without going to college is through an apprenticeship, and this form of education should not be easily dismissed. The history of apprenticeships is long and vast. The first known men...

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... cracking down on automatic firearm sales, we can take further steps in the right direction to keeping our students and faculty safe. Most college campuses have some sort of security force, or campus police that deal with every day issues that occur on campuses. Here at Wake ... just limited to shootings, it is also includes any other criminal activity. However some believe that concealed weapons should be allowed and places like college campuses. For example, at Georgia Tech, where their campus is in the middle of urban Atlanta therefore making students more susceptible to robbery ... i...

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... the founders created a system that has performed its function for over 200 years and any alternatives to it appear more problematic than is the College itself. This system has performed its function of electing a President and does fully represent the selected few who get to actually vote, but ... founders agreed that the best way to select a president would be to elect responsible trusted people of the government to become apart of the Electoral College. Each state is allowed a vote for the "total number of senators and representatives it sends to the U.S. Congress (National Archives a...

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... closely than a democracy. To fix this problem, changes need to be made in the voting system. The Electoral College needs to be completely eradicated. As the Electoral College exists now, elections for electors are held every four years. They are elected under a general ticket system, where ... a two party race, a president could be elected with only 22% of the national popular vote. This example (although an exception) magnifies the Electoral College's largest downfall. A candidate can receive 49% of the popular vote in the state and not receive any votes. A democracy is supposed to be ....

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... to avoid change" (Houser, 1) thus presenting the first problem. A constitutional amendment would be required in order to make any changes regarding the Electoral College. In order to ratify an amendment, it is essential that it be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both ... as Votomatic card punches, but that is not a constitutional issue" (Kienitz, via Internet). The "winner-take-all" system that embodies the Electoral College is generally the most offensive to voters. With this idea, examining any given state as its own entity, there could be an extreme...

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... this study, to clarify those goals, first of all, the researchers circulated the paper surveys among random 1000 students at a wide range college and university across the United States. As stated in the report, 65 percent admitted that they usually played video games in their pastime, ... traditional and they use them to kill time. Third, the researcher discussed whether gaming interrupts college students' from study or not. Half of them agreed;however, other argued that video games had no effect on their college performance. In my opinion, I think although abusing video games can bring ...

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... constitutional provisions saying that an elector has to vote in accordance to the popular vote of his state, the Electoral College is long outdated (Electoral College Procedure 2). Today, the Electoral College is a very complicated system of electing the country's next president. Each state receives two electors, one for each ... state. Additionally, referring back to the presidential election of 1888 we can see the need for a reform on this part of the Electoral College. In 1888, the race between Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison was very close. Benjamin Harrison received 5.4 mil...

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... The increasingly competitive job market of today, emerging from one of the most downturned economies in United States history has shifted the main purpose of a college education. Rather than a place for students to grow personally and intellectually, it's main purpose is to train students for the work-force. In ... the first reaction is always: "what are you going to do with that?" Philosophy does not scream job opportunities. Personally, I believe college is an exceptionally unique and irreplaceable experience in which I have learned not only about the person I am but about the world I l...

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... gives added importance to minority groups in our elections, and poses less of a risk to the integrity of the election. The idea of the Electoral College was implicated in Article 2 Section 1 of the original Constitution of the United States of America over 200 years ago. It made it that each states ... the president. Scrutiny over this system was at an all time high during the 2000 presidential election. Due to a lack of funding, the Electoral College is not given the justification for the system that would be made to fully understand the need for its existence. It even helps to protect ...

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... political activity. As a result, students demonstrated to demand lowering the voting age to 18. These teenagers got what they wanted. However, generations later we find that only 10 percent of college students actually vote in the national election. Three reasons may account for this poor turnout at the election polls. After the turmoil of the 1960's died down, a new breed of ... all simply because they are convinced that the country will run smoothly regardless of who is elected. In addition to nonvoting due to the break in political party boundaries, many college students don't vote s...

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... the nation. Colleges and universities are "battlegrounds" for such advancements with this policy and now its time to see that it be ended. Affirmative action should be banned and college admissions shouldn't take into consideration an applicant's race or ethnicity, just the scholastic achievements which they have procured throughout their high school years. Affirmative action was brought into being ... qualified students from achieving higher education in America's universities and colleges? These institutions shouldn't allow under-qualified students into their educational empire to meet ...

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President Obama's recent proposal for free tuition for community college students will soon go before Congress. If passed, this bill would allow two years of free tuition for qualifying students. This sounds great until ... low completion rates. This is partially due to the underprepared high school graduates entering community colleges. Stated in the New York Post, Brooklyn College Education Professor David Bloomfield predicted, a" huge increase" in enrollment if Congress passed the plan, but warns that "many may not be ready for ... college work." Nearly "80 percent of city high-school gra...

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... to continue my education in the United States. It is not only acknowledged, but also highly appreciated all over the world. During my search for the proper college for me, I came across Macalester - a college with national reputation for its outstanding professors, friendly students and ivy-caliber education. The small class size, the study-abroad programs and the opportunities for internships in the ... diversity of extracurricular activities, student organizations and community service made me even more enthusiastic. Student organizations like the Outing Club, Club Europa and the Maca...

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... of tenured faculty members can also play a role, it says, driving up tuition costs by an average of $2,598 for students at a four year college " (Dunn 1). According to a report by Andrew Gillen, the Education Sector's research director," The average number of classes taught by a tenured or tenure ... from students. In addition, an increase in tuition costs can be attributed to the fact that universities believe that the increased amount of college applications will allow them to raise their costs because of high demand. Schools would rather accept fewer students at a higher tuition rate ...

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... become the best at what they do. For that to be possible, companies need to employ the most trained and knowledgeable people. With a college education a person can better themselves to become an asset to companies competing in the global economy. "Forty percent of states cut higher education ... However, for most of the individuals that I interviewed this was not the case. When asked, "What made you decide to attend your college?" the most repeated answer was simply "money". Although most colleges and universities are highly advertised by how outstanding their education programs are ......

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... expectations that young persons will engage in binge drinking make encourage this highly dangerous form of alcohol consumption." (USDHHS, 2000) There are significant impediments to reducing alcohol misuse on college campuses. Alcohol is woven into American culture and is often sanctions by adults and is associated with times of celebration and happiness. From an early age, many American children see ... occurs when the percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream rises to a level that causes blackouts and even deaths. The United States Department of Education reports that at least 84 colleg...

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... colleges, they bridge the gap between high schools and universities and create opportunities for more of the United States population to achieve higher education. Understanding the need to establish a college, of which, provides an opportunity for the United States population to achieve a higher level of education, William Rainey Harper, the first president at the University of Chicago, ... , junior colleges are adequately preparing students to compete at a university level. The increase in tuition and competition are causing many students to choose junior colleges over universities. Jun...

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... Including community colleges, the graduation rate drops to 53 percent. Only Hungary does worse."(Porter).  Currently, the United States is ranked nineteenth out of twenty-eight countries in college graduation rates. A ranking that comes from the "OECD", which tracks education investment and performance of democracies(Porter). The graduation rates are not suffering solely because of financial ... issues. Many factors affect student success and attendance at a higher education institution. These can consist of simply being unprepared for college academically or lacking proper support or g...

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... the Ivy League private institution located in New Jersey, women overtake men at 51.6% of the 2013 undergraduate enrollment. This is known as the college gender gap, referring to the differences between women and men in higher education enrollment. Until the 1980s men exceeded women in undergraduate enrollment, but ... old (Cohn, Passel, Wang, Livingston). As the median marriage age for women rises, it gives them those much needed years to apply and complete college before committing themselves to a marriage and a family. The feminist movement of the 1960s originally focused on the inequal...

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... to both or either group. In so many families, even in 2013, there are students graduating from high school this year and heading to college as the first member in their family to continue their education and strive for a degree. Unfortunately, many of these students will not reach that ... goal, especially if they are Hispanic or African American. This is simply reflecting statistics that even though more minorities are enrolling in college, the rates of success for these students are still shockingly lower than those of their Asian or white counterparts. It then becomes a domino ... ...

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... reviews before it is incorporated into the exam. Every year, more than 2 million students nationwide take the test, (The Big Test: SAT I, p.l) Consequently, every fall, the College Board publishes information concerning the demographics, socioeconomic, and academic data on about 1 million high school seniors with SAT I scores. In this scoring group, African American students by far, ... higher education in Virginia"(SCHEV, p4-5). They are responsible for administering a variety of educational programs that benefit students, faculty, parents and taxpayers. SCHEV also helps policymakers, ...

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... that enroll millions of additional students but do not give bachelor's or associate degrees. Religious convictions motivated the founding of the earliest American colleges, such as Harvard (1636), College of William and Mary (1693), and Yale (1701). In the 19th century rivalry among Protestant denominations, and competition among towns seeking a commercial edge over their rivals, ... of Americans in the power of schooling. Unlike in elementary and secondary education, where public support and control of schools soon became the norm, public institutions never dominated college and univers...

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... the founders created a system that has performed its function for over 200 years and any alternatives to it appear more problematic than is the College itself. This system has performed its function of electing a President and does fully represent the selected few who get to actually vote, but ... founders agreed that the best way to select a president would be to elect responsible trusted people of the government to become apart of the Electoral College. Each state is allowed a vote for the "total number of senators and representatives it sends to the U.S. Congress (National Archives a...

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... Much of the scholarly advances today will be implemented and molded into university plans to convert campuses into centers for blended courses that serve traditional and non-traditional ideals on college campuses across the United States. Some of what is learned will greatly improve methodologies in education and perhaps shake other significant issues, such as time to complete; a ... a regular basis. New technology has created learning opportunities that defy traditional learning and the possibilities are endless. There are many arguments both for and against integrating online educatio...

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