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    Summary/Strong Response Due March‚ 08‚ 2012 In Mark Edmundsons article “do sports build character or damage it?” Edmundson makes a very good case that supports his idea that sports can build character. He also gives good reasons as to why some people think that sports just breed brutality‚ and are a diversion from the business of education. Sports are a complex issue‚ and this article proves it is clear that we as a culture are unsure how to think about them. Edmundson goes on to tell about when he was a young

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    This essay is composed by author Mark Edmundson. The primary thought this essay was attempting to get to was that in college there are a wide range of courses in which you could turn into a part of and our general surroundings has been setting us up for this phase in our lives. In any case‚ how was this conveyed in the essay? The author goes ahead about family‚ companions‚ teachers‚ and powerful individuals from the past‚ and himself. He goes ahead to clarify the part each of these individuals have

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    An author named‚ Mark Edmundson is also a professor of Freud course -He teaches 50 undergraduate students. -It is the day of evaluation -every student was really excited to do the evaluation and really put effort and thoughts in to it. -The professor thinks that the results are going to be the same. for example‚ he is interesting‚ relaxed -the professor did not like the form itself -However‚ he one said "Edmundson has done a fantastic job of presenting this difficult‚ important and controversial

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    You Doing Here? A Word to the Incoming Class‚” an essay by Mark Edmundson‚ addresses how hard it is to get a real education in a degree monetary based society. People are using minimal effort to get by to reach their goal; a decent paying job. The education system needs an update. People need to stop thinking about the financial prospects the future may

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    importance‚ and can you back it up with relevant evidence? In my opinion‚ if one is to make a point that relates to or is directly related to the topic of the essay the student chooses‚ then that focus should be valid throughout the writing and is able to make good points that contributes to the main focus. For example‚ if I were to choose and essay that talks about math being too hard for students‚ then I would make the main focus either why the math is too hard‚ or supporting the side that believes

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    Francesca Tines Professor Karim English 120 Mark Edmundson “On the uses of a Liberal Education” Mark Edmundson’s “On the uses of a Liberal Education” provides interesting points on why the liberal arts education is becoming part of consumer goods and how education is being advertised. Edmundson states different causes for this effect and comes up with consumer culture in society. He believes that the liberal art education is unsuccessful because Americans are attracted to consumption and

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    desire. Professor Mark Edmundson gives his own personal opinion on how you should choose an occupation in his essay: “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? A Word to the Incoming Class”. Some students would rather spend the rest of their lives walking into the same building doing the same dull job that can’t stand as long as they are making a lot of money. Others look past their yearly income and continue doing what they do because it’s what they love to do. According to Edmundson “To get it‚ you’ll

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    find themselves feeling more like a customer rather than a student? If so‚ don’t think you are alone. Today more people are thinking about the so called “Student Customer” metaphor‚ and how it can have a huge impact on their future life and decisions. Mark Edmundson’s 2013 book “Why Teach?” explores the real meaning of the metaphor‚ and argues how Colleges and Universities in the United States are only focusing on the financial aspect of life. In Edmundson’s introduction‚ He states “through the last

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    published in 1997 by Mark Edmundson. This author has published many scholarly articles on literacy and cultural criticism. He teaches English at the University of Virginia. This article explains how Universities and those who attend universities including the teachers have focus less on the education portion and focus more on a consumerist society. He explains that the students have become like customers and the teachers are willing to do anything that meets their needs. Edmundson introduces his point

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    Mark Edmundson’s essay‚ “On the Uses of a Liberal Education‚” was published in Harper’s magazine in the fall of 1997. Edmundson begins the article by giving us a glimpse into his own experiences teaching. He speaks on how‚ he dreads evaluation day at the end of each term‚ he feels he is being reviewed more on his entertaining ability and less on if the student felt changed by his course. Near the end of the article‚ Edmundson states‚ “My overall point is this: It’s not that a left-wing professional

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