The essay “Two Years Are Better Than Four” by Liz Addison shows her response to the different perspective of Mr. Perlstein about the matter of colleges and her disagreement with Mr. Perlstein’s statement that “The college experience—a rite passage as it was meant it to be—must have come to an end”(212). In another similar essay called “Why Do You Think They’re Called For-Profit Colleges?” by Kevin Carey, the same opinion has made about the importance of colleges. Carey’s opinion about Clifford “He’s…
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in order to get a decent paying job people need a college education. This means that people have to get a college degree. Sometimes students do not have high enough test scores or the GPA to get in a four year college. Since they do not have the qualities to get into a university, they go to Community College. In the essay “Two Years Are Better Than Four,” by Liz Addison, attended Piedmont Virginia Community College and Southern Community College, where she graduated with a degree in biology in 2008…
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Response to, “Two Years Are Better Than Four” In the essay, “Two Years Are Better Than Four” Liz Addison, expressed her opinion on the importance of community colleges. She writes in response to the lack of attention and significance that is placed on community colleges. In her opinion, community colleges do not receive the acknowledgement they deserve, as she states it, “-yes, they let anyone in- and there you will find discoveries of a first independent film, a first independent thought…
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become in common today to dismiss that community college is a convenient place to make your profession dreams come true. In “Two Years Are Better than Four” there is a counterargument on the values of community college. On the one hand, Mr. Perlstein argues that community college doesn’t have the same values as it had before. On the other hand, Liz Addison contends that it still matter. Addison completely disagree with Mr. Perlstein’s believes because community college is an affordable place for students…
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analogy to community college, Liz Addison shares a similar opinion in her essay “Two Years Are Better Than Four”. Addison explains that community college is a place for growth and firsts. Addison claims “That is the understanding—that you will grow up a little bit with your first English class, a bit more with your first psychology class, and a whole lot more with your first biology, physics, chemistry” (Addison pg, 257). From the viewpoint of a former community college student, Addison has the right…
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Kaitlyn Whisenhunt Eng 101 Mcgee 3 December 2014 Is college worth the price? College has many beneficial outcomes. It is easier to get a well-paying job with a college degree, however, with the cost of tuition steadily increasing all of the money one earns from their well-paying job will go to paying off student loans. If the cost of attending a four year university keeps rising, the cons of attending a university will quickly outweigh the pros. It would be smart for people to start looking at other…
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person to person. Personally, I believe a college degree means more to businesses than just having made it through general education. Mike Rose tells us that “…for [Uncle] Joe the shop floor provided what school did not; it was like…
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Education had been around for as long as we can remember. In early years it wasn’t easily accessible to everyone. In colonial America girls were only taught to read, Native Americans were brought in and being taught to be more “civilized”. Before the civil war anyone who dared to teach an African American how to read or right was a criminal. In the 1930’s females were taught “practical skills” such as cooking and sewing, African American students were “separate but equal” having old and small school…
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James Mrs. Sara Layton English 2010 1 March 2023 Debate paper: Community college. Introduction: Going to college is one of the most important decisions that a person can make in their life. Due to it being a difficult decision of what to specialize in, another part of it is where the person should go. With this, there are many things that you might need to consider. For instance, their financial situation, what they want out of college. They also should consider what the degree they would get and…
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