College Research Paper Writing

Now I run the risk of alienating the men who read this but really, it just has to be pointed out – What is the problem with Sonia Sotomayor?

The world is in an uproar about her comment in a 2001 speech “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” Seems a no-brainer to me. A wise Latina woman is certainly going to be a far better asset to this nation than any white man or white woman, given the changing dynamics of the nations population and the need for understanding of the urgency in minority problems such as adequate health care and equality in education. Give me a wise anyone who has seen first hand the struggles of a minority that is rapidly becoming the majority and I’ll vote them in! The status quo was the Bush administration; please embrace the brilliance of change and vote in “wise”, “different”, “open mouthed” and, not to overuse this word but heck, it sums up the new era, “hope”.

And then there is the woman thing…Yes, the Supreme Court needs a bit more balance in that arena also.The “wise Latina” comment has induced some to say that Sotomayor will be biased, either for her gender or towards Latinos, because she singled them out in a speech and put a “wise Latina” on a pedestal. Hmm…again, show me the fault in this. The problem with criticizing her for this statement rests in prefacing her reference to a Latino woman as “wise”. You just can’t criticize someone with her intelligence and track record in life experience for singling out someone as wise. We should all be listening and taking note of who is “wise” rather than worried about bias. I’m biased towards “wise” people too and I loath ignorance.

Please! Please! Put another judge on the bench that had to struggle for what they achieved. Struggling to achieve generally brings an awareness of the value of what one has. Give me a Justice that earned their seat and I’ll give you a Judge that thinks twice about abusing it.

A while ago, we did a series of articles on the 5 most marketable degrees, according to an article in Encarta. We figured this would be helpful, especially in difficult economic times. However, in retrospect, it seems that even in the worst job market in 25 years, we were misguided. According to career specialists across the nation, marketability is not the key for success. What is? Doing what you love.

Career counselors that discussed hiring criteria with major employers found out that while resumes, education and grades are attractive, what employers really look for in college students is trust, clear thinking and the ability to show results on projects. An article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, cited a Human Resource Manager at Texas Health Resources, one of the region’s largest employers in Texas, as stating, “Do those results really support treating other people with courtesy, dignity and respect? And communicating clearly and earning people’s trust? And thinking before they act?”

In order to build trust, enjoy other people, communicate efficiently and have dignity and respect in your life, you have to love what you do. Your happiness is what drives results. Loving what you do is the only way to be good at what you do.

Marketable degrees are wonderful but if it is not what you love or want to do, forget it! If communications is your passion, look for a job in a marketable field such as engineering, in a communications sector of engineering companies such as human resources or technical writing. College students need to do what they love and earn their degree in what will fulfill them. That is a recipe for true life success.

Sunday, in the Miami Herald, an article ran concerning wind power and environmental problems. It naturally caught my eye and my first reaction was one of disbelief, then disappointment. Apparently, as reported by the Miami Herald, the infrasonic waves that are caused by the motion of the windmill causes a varied amount health concerns for those who live near wind power fields. Symptoms include headaches, insomnia and stiffness of shoulders, to name a few. It is ironic that as we try to clean up the world we messed up, we still can’t get away from harming ourselves. Large wind turbines, often congregated in large wind farms, use the power of the wind to create energy. Wind turbines are capable of producing adequate amounts of power, but are constrained by geographic location and the inevitable need for wind. As a solution to these problems, many countries have begun creating off-shore wind farms. By placing large numbers of wind turbines on the ocean, many countries are able to conserve land as well as place their turbines in an area with a constant source of wind. This may be a viable alternative to land-based wind power farms that are affecting the health of near-by residents.

What needs to be done is more research on those that claiming adversary health effects from wind turbines. No formal research studies have been done on the effects of wind turbines on human health, though a causal relationship has been established by other wind farms besides those implicated in Japan.

Remember the “Education President”? I bet you don’t. Well that was George W. Bush Jr.’s slogan and what a preposterous notion! However, thankfully, a new sherriff is in town and one that actually may be worthy of the title of Education President. According to an article in Inside Higher Eduction, President Obama is pushing the idea of a “National Skills College“, a program designed to provide access to educational courses free for community college students and high school students. $500 million a year is expected to be allotted to the program for the first 5 years in order to assist states, colleges and schools in becoming technology friendly with online books and classes.

The importance of education is stressed in countless books, articles and other forms of the mass media. Education is an especially hot topic in the United States because statistics indicate American students are falling far behind their foreign peers. However, a focus on education is not enough to ensure that American students perform well. A number of leading psychologists argue that how a person learns is just as important as the information presented in the lesson plan. The National Skills College idea runs very close to what conservative republicans scream as socialism. However, the whole idea of public education is socialist in nature and why not do it right for once. The internet provides the perfect vehicle for offering free education at an advanced level and a fraction of the cost.

Much attention is paid to the importance of education and the idea that our children are the future of this nation during political campaigns. However, the lack of government funding towards our schools paints a very different picture of how we value education in this country. As the debate over school voucher programs, No Child Left Behind, smaller classroom sizes etc. wages on, at the heart of these problems plaguing our public school system is inadequate funding. In order to address the problems that are created by the lack of funding, we must convert it from the abstract to the concrete form. In the following paper, I will address six features of inadequate school funding and discuss how they specifically effect instruction and learning in our educational system.

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