Should the performing arts receive equal as sports? The performing arts have been proven to increase a child's mind. Yet sports keep the mind and body strong. This is a debate that has being going on for the past 20 years. On whether funding should be used to fund sports or the perfor...

Fundraising. By dictionary definition fundraising is the organized activity of soliciting money or pledges for different organizations. (Alliteration) Just ask any high school student what they feel fundraising is and their reply will most certainly contradict any dictionary definition. (Alliteratio...

In today's society it is important to receive a college education to join the workforce. However, the transition from high school to college can be a very intimidating experience for many students. To make the college transition less frightening, students can take several precautions while st...

Strengths and Weaknesses My strengths are that I am extremely observant, determined and have a great outlook on life however; being thoughtful and practical are the many other characteristics that mold me into the person I am. I believe I have a number amount of weaknesses as well as anyone else. I...

We the People of the United States of America, but more importantly college students across America have become the products of the "cool consumer" based marketing as Mark Edmundson proposes. Even institutes of higher education are playing the role, catering to the consumer mentality of...

Professor Terpstra Is The Glass Half Full Or Half Empty? Challenges encountered by First-year Special Education teachers. As found in The Journal Of Special Education Vol. 35/NO. 2/2001/pp. 66-74 This article is from the Journal Of Special Education, 2001, and is about a teacher and ...

Commercialism in School: Corporate America is running our schools For years now, we have been subject to commercials at home and on the Internet. For the most part, we just ignore them. All of the commercials and advertisements are nothing more than a minor annoyance. We see them so often we do...

With millions of dollars in merchandising and television contracts at stake, colleges have a lot of money riding on the recruitment, education, and performance-both on and off the field-- of college athletes. Colleges lure the athletes to their school, and make sure they meet the eligibility requ...

One More River to Cross Crispus Attucks Crispus Attucks was the first American to die in cause of independence. He was born a slave in 1725, in Massachusetts. He was an expert livestock trader. On March 5, 1770, he left dinner after hearing strange fire bells. He then gathered an angry mob...