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It’s growing in me!

// February 18th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // writing

It was confirmed. The pregnancy test confirmed it for her. She suddenly felt the added weight that was thrown upon her shoulders. She felt almost sick sick to her stomach, she wasn’t ready for this. She couldn’t do this, she thought. It was all his fault, yea that’s right, she needed to blame it on someone other than herself. She was only 16, she didn’t even get her license yet, she would barely be able to afford gas, let alone a used car. She didn’t know what to do, whom to tell or where to go. She wasn’t a murderer. No, that she knew.  She was going to find a loving family and a mother who can take care of her growing baby.

I think all school should give out free condoms.  read more

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Q: what is your view on teen pregnacy and how its on the rise?

A: Obviously, something needs to be done. I think it starts from the media and schools. So many televisions shows promote sex and never discuss the consequences of having a child at an early age. Nor do enough high schools provide adequate sexual education or provide free contraceptives. Teenagers are going to have sex no matter what, it’s hard not to in todays society, so why can’t schools accept this fact and provide free condoms? Why it’s important? Because the more teenage pregnancies that arise, the higher the dropout rates are, which lead to higher poverty rates, which leads to higher taxes for everyone and children who are not living healthy lifestyles, which in turns sets an example on future generations…

Liberal arts education is a great path

// September 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // Life

in anybody’s life, especially immediately after high school. There are so many different paths a person can dare to take after high school such as community colleges, vocational colleges, liberal arts colleges, trade schools, institutes, universities, etc. I am glad I chose a Liberal Arts college. After reading the articles and actively following the discussion, I learned that a liberal arts college teaches one how to think, learn, and view everything in life in many different perspectives and as a whole.

My definition of a “useful education” was as follows: Instead of just memorizing facts, a useful education includes exploration and research in society by engaging in the public to be more well-rounded.

The importance of taking multiple classes, especially those not related to your major, is crucial for ones success in life. Those who say taking an english class is useless for becoming a nursing major are witty.  Nobody can predict the future or know exactly what they will need to know for what life throws at us. That is why it is important to be educated in many different areas; a well rounded person is a happy person. The Nordenhaug article mentioned that “a dumbed down society is not a pleasant place to live” and I have to completely agree with that concept. Life is more interested with educated

With the evermore competitve society nowadays, it’s vital to be more well-rounded that the people around you. Think about the work place and resumes; how many employers look for the employee that has more skill sets or more knowledge. I also predict that an employer would hire a more well rounded person over a person who has few concrete skill sets. It’s because some of the abstract concepts you learn in a Liberal Arts education cannot be discovered elsewhere. I strongly believe a liberal arts education is the best preparation for life-time of employment because it stimulates intellectual and personal growth.

I also feel like by going to a Liberal Arts education I will feel confident and overly-prepared for life after college. I don’t think many students after attending a public school can say the same. In universities, straight up facts and knowledge is more important than hands on participating in ones future career. In Universities, there are lectures with billions (not really) of people in a giant pit of endless steps. How can one feel confident working for a career after just attending those types of classes? I’m sure some will agree that they won’t be ready. That’s not to say someone from a liberal arts education will be ready too. Nobody can be fully ready for what life throws at them. All in all, I think a Liberal Arts education enchances the readiness of the mind, body, and soul for life after college better other alternatives.

College Life

// August 27th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // College

I think the biggest transition in anyone’s life the year after senior year.  The year you leave all of your beloved family members friends. Friends who you knew since kindergarden, middle school or from facebook.  School that had strict rules with limited freedom and with lab nazis who would yell at you for restarting the computer because Microsoft Word would take 20 minutes to open up.  Now, in college, freedom is crawling in and out of everybody’s residence halls and out of everyone’s laptops.  You can check our facebook whenever we want, as if that’s all we do in class. The best of all, you don’t have to raise your hand and ask to use the bathroom! I remember in high school I got a detention because I left to use the restroom after I used all my available bathroom passes. Like seriously, teachers go to school to teach, not to babysit our bodily functions.  If high schools are trying to prepare us for college, I think someone should let them know that you don’t need a bathroom pass to visit the bathroom in college.

I’ve been to college for two days already, and I can already spot some leading changes. First of all, the language people use is much more well mannered and mature. In high school, people swore nonstop just because they had no other vocabulary in their insuficient brains.  Now in college, people speak with authority, confidence, and everyone is extremely down to Earth.  It’s such a cool, calm, collective world where everyone feeds off of each other’s personalities, thoughts and ideas. Just some advice: think twice before you say something, you will stand out. In college, if you stand out it’s usually because you made a fool out of yourself.  People tend to remember the times you made a fool out of yourself rather the times when you saved the day.  If you saw Jonny A run into a spotless clean window and break his nose, but later that day pick up dropped books for a classmate, which would event would you remember more easily? Almost everyone would say the event where Jony made a fool out of himself. The point the make a fool out of yourself in college and you will have hell of a time. However, there is a difference between “fun” and “stupid”.  You can make a fool out of yourself in a fun way and everyone will laugh and move on, but don’t be a stupid fool for regrettable laughs that will haunt you in the future.

I go to a fairly small college and I think it’s way better than a University.  Sure the bigger schools have more well-known reputations, but it’s the skills and knowledge you get from your college that matter, not a piece of paper. With smaller class sizes and teachers who know your name and e-mail you to see why you did not show up, it’s hard to not get grasp any hardcore lifeskills for your desired career path.

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