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Is Public Constructive Criticism Really Helpful For Students?

As students progress through school, they are often faced with a teacher who will give constructive criticism at school. These teachers generally do this in front of the class after a speech or project to “help” students by informing the …

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Fantasy Football, a Waste of Time or a Good Escape?

With football season heating up, Fantasy Football leagues begin their games as well. Millions of people participate in this online gaming for fun or for money. However, even though this online fantasy game has millions of followers, there is a …

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Are Internships a Good Sign of True Experience?

As students we are regularly told to participate in internships through out our college years of school. The more internships you have done, the more experience you have, and the better off you are.  Is this necessarily true though?

I …

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Random Roommates, Destiny or a Set up for Hatred?

When first year college students move into their dorms they often have at least one random roommate. Many times they have all random roommates. When this happens students often feel nervous, even if they are living with at least one …

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College Textbooks: The Expensive Investment For Education

As school this year starts up, around the country college students begin their hunt for the best deals on textbooks. As students we’re often faced with many questions when looking for textbooks such as, “Will I really need this?” ” …

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Social Media is Not a Substitute

While I am a part of the generation that grew up with social media and texting, I do not believe it is a substitute for real life relationships. While I do not think solely text or instant messaging can be …

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Money Gone Digital, Better or More of a Mess?

In a world where everyone has and smart phone and credit card, who really needs to carry around their wallet? Smart phones are now giving you the ability to pay credit cards, add money to debit cards and way more …

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New And Exciting Technology or More of Nothing to Do

Everyday we see new and exciting technology appearing in our worlds. We ooh and ah over these new things excited to have them in our lives, yet once we obtain them are we really any happier? In recent years and …

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News or The Nonsense You Want to Tell me?

It has become pretty clear that receiving news is no longer strictly available through just television or newspapers. Personally for me, I have always found the three minutes where news anchors are throwing 10 different stories whether exciting or depressing …

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Too Many Options, For Better or For Worse.

For years now as technology has progressed and we become more and more involved, our everyday lives are filled with endless options. The real question is are these options for better or for worse? While reading “I Can’t Think” by …

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