Liberal art schools work well with the idea of students sharing their own opinions. Westminster college is a place for students to share opinions with one another and be accepted. Over the course of the past month the election has a lot of students feeling uncomfortable with the political outcome. Following the presidential election students began to react immediately. On November 8‚ Donald Trump was elected president-elect of the United States. Many students took directly to social media to express
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“Education should no longer be mostly imparting knowledge‚ but must take a new path‚ seeking the release of human potentials.” In the above mentioned lines Dr. Maria Montessori wants to convey that purpose of education is not just transfer the knowledge from person to person or teacher to students but to help students release their full human potential. It is not just that teachers give and students take either way they get understood or not. “Education is a natural process carried out by the
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Haile Dr. Jeffrey C. Kessler English 161 02/01/2018 Zakaria‚ Fared. “A Brief History of Liberal Education‚” In Defense of a Liberal Education‚” W. W. Norton‚ 2015‚ Pp 40-71. In this article‚ “A Brief History of Liberal Education‚” In Defense of a Liberal Education‚” Fared Zakaria discusses the foundation of liberal education and how it has changed over the centuries. He also talks about the early method of education and included mostly hunting and like farming classes while the ruling class was learning
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history are not as popular as they once were‚ and are in danger of becoming extinct in the academic world. Mark Edmundson’s essay‚ "The Uses of a Liberal Education"‚ provides many interesting and valid points on why the liberal arts field is becoming devalued in the education system. According to Edmundson‚ the origin of devaluation in the liberal art’s program can be traced to consumerism. The idea of consumerism‚ to be put simply‚ is to get more bang for your buck. Colleges are
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Nicholas Crawford English 103 10 September 2014 The Literate Arts: What is the Purpose? As a student I have read several essays‚ all in different but connecting points of view that explore in depth the diverse ways of education‚ educating in the literate arts‚ learning‚ using the information‚ and applying it to life. In reading the controversial opinions expressed throughout these essays‚ the question‚ “What are the literate arts good for?” has crossed my mind more than a few times. Four authors
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Throughout history‚ people have always placed an emphasis on education but mainly for knowledge only. In “Liberal Studies and Education‚” Seneca challenges the traditional thinking in education and shows that the ultimate goal of education is acquiring virtue. According to Seneca‚ the path to virtue is through the teaching of purity and the effects of virtue are illustrated through kindliness‚ bravery‚ and temperance. There are many causes of virtue‚ but the most important is the teaching of purity
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The True Purpose of Art Oscar Wilde was a very shrewd intellectual who through the teachings of Walter Pater and John Ruskin became a strong supporter of the aesthetics movement. This movement was one which wanted to shy society away from the fact that art had a purpose. They wanted simply to have art for art’s sake. In essence what this means is that art’s only true purpose is beauty and there are no underlying symbols‚ meanings‚ or derivations of art it is simply art. Oscar Wilde attempts to
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with a company or firm. For example‚ take a nursing major obtaining a liberal education at a four-year college/university and a nursing major earning a two-year degree at a technical school. They teach the same skills needed to graduate with a nursing degree‚ but the main difference is the presence of a liberal education in the four-year degree‚ which is useful when one cannot find a job straight out of college. A liberal education requires the student to pay a lot more money than a technical student
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article “In Defense of the Liberal Arts”‚ Lane Wallace gives an example of what someone could do if they drop out of college. It also explains why staying in college and earning a degree is important. I agree with the article and believe that staying in school will benefit the student in the long run‚ even if they don’t think it is important. Students should look at the positive aspects of being in college and getting an education. Being in college and getting an education is important‚ because a
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What is the purpose and function of art? Art plays a large role in our everyday life. It has a heavy impact on our different cultures countries around the world. With the different countries there are different forms of art. These forms of art are some people lives. Some people enjoy art as a hobby; some make a living from art. It is just involved in so many of our daily lives. Art enhances our creativity. It also allows your curiosity explore. For the fact that art is so versatile everyone can learn
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