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    Have you ever wondered what was the purpose of life was? The purpose of life is confusing and there are many questions to answer. Well‚ one person had done an experiment on himself for two years in the woods and his name Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau wanted to know about the purpose of life. So‚ on July 4‚ 1845‚ he went to Concord‚ Massachusetts in to Walden’s woods near a pond. During his two years in the woods‚ he wrote a journal explaining about the purpose of life at the woods. The question to

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    writing 12/11/2012 Higher Education and its purpose Education is always one of the most important parts of society‚ since it has close relationship with the development of the next generation and the future of the country. Along with the development of society and the improvement of technology‚ the meaning of education is becoming more and more important. Currently‚ the question of the purpose of higher education has drawn the public’s attention. A many people insist that higher education should

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    The Purpose of Higher Education Higher education is important because it aids students into finding self-awareness. Self-awareness is especially important because when people have a better understanding of themselves‚ they are often encouraged to build on their areas of strength‚ as well as identifying the areas that could use improvement. Self-awareness often leads to setting goals. Setting goals can lead to success. In other words‚ higher education is very beneficial and helps lead to success

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    The Purpose of Higher Education Throughout years the purpose of college has been argued by many. Higher education gives students a better shot at finding a job‚ especially at this day and time. Higher education is best defined as a means to make students more employable‚ after all statistics show the more educated the more employed. Students will also learn the skills needed in their field‚ making them more desirable to the field of work. Colleges also have a wide variety of studies for the student

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    Abstract This paper evaluates the benefits of obtaining a higher education. There are many advantages to obtaining a college degree that can benefit the overall wellbeing of an individual. Society will also benefit as a whole due to the nature of one’s intelligence within a community. As for the human race knowledge is power‚ and power can do great things. A higher education promises widespread opportunities for graduates. In recent years it was much more common for high school graduates

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    What is a paragraph? • A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. • Learning to write good paragraphs will help you as a writer stay on track during your drafting and revision stages. • Good paragraphing also greatly assists your readers in following a piece of writing. You can have fantastic ideas‚ but if those ideas aren’t presented in an organized fashion‚ you will lose your readers (and fail to achieve your goals in writing). Qualities of a Good Paragraph:

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    1.) What is a paragraph? Etymology: From the greek word paragraphos which means‚ line used to mark change of persons in a dialogue‚ from paragraphein  to write alongside‚ from para- + graphein to write. * A Paragraph is a distinct section of a piece of writing‚ usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line‚ indentation‚ or numbering. * A collection of related sentences dealing with one topic. 2.) What is overloaded paragraphing? * Overloaded paragraphing

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    HI or Hi may refer to: Hello‚ a greeting in the English language Hi and Lois‚ a comic strip Hi (kana)‚ Japanese character Hi (magazine)‚ teen lifestyle publication Hi Records‚ in music‚ a Memphis soul and rockabilly label Hi River‚ Ili River Hi territory‚ Yining City Hi‚ mobile phone brand of Dutch company KPN Hindi‚ an Indo-Aryan language (see list of ISO 639-1 codes) Hydrogen Index‚ the ratio hydrogen/carbon used in Van Krevelen diagrams by petroleum geologists for the assessment of kerogen

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    The Purpose of Higher Education Samantha Patterson English Composition 4/11/2015 Independence University The Purpose of Higher Education What is the purpose of higher education? This question is the first thing that comes to a student’s mind. For me‚ there are several reasons to obtain a college degree. The purpose of higher education is to obtain a higher paying job‚ improve one’s social class‚ and gain essential life skills. Obtaining a higher paying job is one

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    Thoreau was unique in his way of thinking. He constantly would revise his work because of the value he put into writing. He believed in solitude and individuality‚ that every person should worry about their own life.Walden is still relevant because people want to get in touch with themselves‚ people are still interested in everyone else’s business‚ people still have dreams. Today it seems like everyone is constantly busy and can not get away from the world. It seems like more and more people

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