Analyzing Odysseus's 'Life In Your Years'

In my opinion, the author is stating that all the statistics should be laid out for the student and left up to them to decide if they are interested in pursuing college. In sum, then, the issue is whether college is worth the time or money. Though I concede that college is pricey and can consume a lot of your time, my view is that college is the best option after high school. Writers of article “Should Everyone go to college” suggest three main reasons as to why high school students should think twice before attending college.

With great detail, it provides an accurate perspective of the education experience one might expect from a university and from a community college. Furthermore, I felt the essay contrasts the old style college experience with modern day community college life in a way that reminds us not every college student has the privilege of being able to afford to attend an expensive 4-year university. When Addison talks about how the college experience Perlstein describes is that of “his own nostalgia,” I also felt that that Perlstein’s experience is no longer indicative of the modern educational experience that students obtain today at the many community colleges (1). I would have to agree with Addison’s statement, “My guess, reading between the lines, is that Mr. Perlstein has never set foot in an American community college”

The first key point that the author uses is the importance college. " Factory life has shown me what my future might have been like had I never gone to college in the first place." ( Braaksma 2 ). He is telling us about how his life would be like if he did not go to college.

You can also complete a twenty-one to twenty-four month program that will allow you to get a special type of certificate that is also valuable to become a radiologic technologist (“Who Are Radiologic Technologist”). With this career you don’t have to burry your face in the books or camp at your school. You just have to dedicate your time and give it your best and you will have your certificate in no time. Jen Powell also verified that most occupations do require you to have an associate’s degree, but if you want a better salary you can always go for your bachelor’s degree. It is always more beneficial to have more education and training when it comes to a career, even though you are always learning something new every day.

In Charles Murray’s article, “Are Too Many People Going to College?”. he seeks to enlighten younger generations and administrators on a socially unacceptable future- not attending higher schooling after high school. He establishes insight through use of examples and statistics throughout his writing. However, he tends to repeatedly violates literary maxims that lead to his writing getting distracted from the main point or leading the reader to become confused by his use of terms. Through his many successes and obstacles, he still manages to create a new perspective on not going to college, making it just as wise of a decision as going to college depending on the career path and scholarly education a student accumulated in prior schooling.

I belong to many task and relationship groups currently. However, a few stick out above the rest. For starters, Upward Bound is a task group that I consider to be problem-solving. In Upward Bound, especially in my senior year, we have had the problem or obstacle of preparing for college. We have gone through, as the DeVito text would define it, a set of procedural rules to follow to achieve success.

After I graduate from high school, I want to go to college and let my studies, grades, and interests guide me toward what I would like to do for the rest of my life. While going to trade school may give me hands on experience, better pay, and less schooling and or time to learn "the ropes" to get my job, I feel college is a good experience all people should have. While going to trade school may be time conserving, get faster better pay, college will teach me more, guide me, explain, and also elaborate on what I do know. College also keeps up on my studies as well as career-based curriculum where with trade school my fear is I will fall behind on my studies, but that can happen with either college and or trade school. When I go to college

Is college worth the time? So you 're a senior at your highschool and you only have a week before graduation and you have to decide whether to go to college or work as a mechanic with just your High School diploma. But you know that by going to college is going to help you with future plans such as make more money, and you’re also open to more jobs. Yes, I do plan on going to college because in order to have a good high paying job you have to have a college degree.

Attending a community college was not always my number one choice for my college life after high school. I had always dreamed of attending a university once I graduated high school. Delta State was always high on my list of schools to attend, especially now that I have matured and experienced the first two years of my college journey. Attending community college was the fiscally responsible move for me after high school graduation. The two years I have spent at Itawamba Community College has given me the experience to take the next step towards my career goals; attending and graduating from a university.

When I graduate high school, I plan on having future goals that I plan on achieving. My first goal is to go to college and get a degree. I plan on attending Purdue NorthWest majoring in engineering and minoring in business. This is my number one future goal that I need to accomplish because to be able to have a nice life, I need to go to college to support my future family. My next future goal would be get a starting job to be able to support my future family.

I then realized, once I got to college, I wanted competitive in my academics and future. Gradually, I learned it is very important to me to have been able to connect my competitiveness to other aspects of my life, even though it may not be noticed. I walked onto my collegiate team, and that year the team brought home the 14th straight national title. But for me, I learned that academics are more important for my future than being competitive in a collegiate sport. I then began to look into the athletic training program I am in, and started comparing it to Madison’s athletic training program.

I have been thinking about the question you asked... " Describe an event or experience in your life and how it will influence your academic work and goals at Colorado Christian University?" ... for a week now. I couldn 't think of any particular event in my life except for last year when I was recovering from a dislocated ankle. It was really hard for me to stay positive during that time because I went from a very active lifestyle to being stuck in a bed.

Applying for aide in college starts in high school. It can be overwhelming but it is all about staying on top of the deadlines, I would keep notes so I would not miss anything. Frist, you need to make sure or have an ideal of what college you would like to attend. Because, you will need to make sure you put of college choices on

From a young age, I have known and understood the true importance of obtaining a college education and have strived to be the first in my family to attend college. Since then, PSJA ISD has helped me want to further my education after high school by integrating college curriculum into the classroom. The Ivy League Tour is yet another academic opportunity that I can benefit from. By being selected to participate in this Ivy League Tour, I would gain knowledge of the post high school opportunities that lay beyond the Rio Grande Valley, get a better understanding of the college environment, and garner more motivation to make my dream career a reality.

Odysseus and the Roadblocks of Life Michael Jordan once said, “If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks.” However, wholeheartedly I believe in that. No matter what you're trying to do, everything in this crazy thing we call life will come with challenges, and obstacles along the way. You can never achieve anything if you give up the first time something knocks you down.