Student Essays

The principle of humanism and egalitarianism has been the anchor of Philippine education. Over the decades, Filipinos considered education as the key to success, or roughly translated, the key to a stable job and eventually to the elevation of their social status. The latter ensures that neither poverty nor difference in political creed and culture […]

They are getting too much addicted to it because it is enjoying, relaxing, and you can search more friends by texting them without the knowledge of their number. Cellphone addiction is one of the problems of parents among their children because they got failing grades in school. They cannot study because they always holding their […]

It has been a popular misconception that minority students especially the African-American and Hispanics have no interest in pursuing a college degree nor are they likely to be successful in it. Asian-Americans, although still considered as a minority seem to be categorized in terms of college success in the same level as whites because they […]

Graduate Student Challenges Numerous challenges exist that a student faces during graduate studies. This paper will focus on three of these challenges that this writer is facing; time management, stress management, and financial responsibility. “You must know where you want to go and what you want to achieve before you start your journey into education. […]

Online Multiplayer Video Games Create Greater Negative Consequences, Elicit Greater Enjoyment than Traditional Ones ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2007) — Online video games with thousands of simultaneous players, such as “World of Warcraft,” have become hugely popular in the last two decades and are now a multibillion dollar industry with tremendous financial success.Joshua Smyth, associate professor […]

There has been much debate surrounding the issue of binge drinking among college students, inspiring a variety of passionate perspectives from authors including Henry Wechsler, Froma Harrop, Kathryn Stewart, Corina Sole, and James C. Carter. While these writers share concerns about the topic at hand, each brings their own unique viewpoint to the conversation. For […]

The significance of academic study is widely recognized. Individual students have diverse goals including obtaining additional qualifications or skills for career advancement, increasing knowledge, or self-improvement. Segregating classes can be an effective approach to achieving these aims. Some researchers advocate for this method, citing the substantial physiological and psychological distinctions between boys and girls. However, […]

“Student” vs. “Consumer” Simon Benlow begins this essay by telling us how the current faculty and staff at is school received a memo in regards to “National Customer Service Week. ” He is extremely bothered by the assumption, in this case, that the “customer” the memo is referring to is actually their students. In addition, […]

The article is about the drug use among college students, and comparison between the athletes and non-athletes. We see from Dr. Ford, “research indicates that college athletes engage in a wide range of risky behaviors. And, findings indicate that college athletes are at greater risk for alcohol use then are non-athletes: Athletes report more extreme […]

Cherry expert of psychology, defines motivation as “a process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It involves the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces that activate behavior”. This essay, therefore, seeks to highlight ways in which high school students can be assisted to succeed through motivation. Motivation is of two types intrinsic and extrinsic. […]

Chapter 8An Introduction to MetabolismLecture OutlineOverview: The Energy of Life Concept 8.1 An organism’s metabolism transforms matter and energy, subject to the laws of thermodynamics. • The totality of an organism’s chemical reactions is called metabolism. • Metabolism is an emergent property of life that arises from interactions between molecules within the orderly environment of […]

Over the past two decades, higher education, job markets and labor market demands for graduates have undergone significant changes. With today’s competitive labor market, it has become increasingly difficult for graduates to secure employment. A survey conducted by University Putra Malaysia (UPM) revealed that many Malaysian employers highly value English communication skills in graduate candidates. […]

Being a full time student and parent, working 32 to 36 hours weekly has definitely been time consuming. I am more than thankful that going back to school can be as fun as it has been in this class. Gen/105 has provided every step to become successful in your career of choice. Although this guide […]

AbstractUsing a number of different resources from professional educators, I have researched several different approaches to the teaching of composition. I found the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and analyzed which strategies would work best in the high school classroom. After studying each approach, I examined how each would work in a classroom setting […]

This essay will examine the challenges and hardships that first year student’s encounter at university. The problems that will be discussed in this essay is in terms of economic, cultural and social issues. Each issue will present two main ideas with an example. In addition it will further elaborate on these issues that first year […]

It is true that is some countries teenagers have jobs while they are still students. I support this idea and believe that it can help the teenager a lot in his present and future life. Self-reliance is an important lesson of life. People need to learn it at some point of time. Teenagers who have […]

In John J. Macionis’ essay entitled “Student Passivity” the author sets forth an opinion that in today’s classrooms, students are often passive participants in the learning process due to several factors. Macionis blames the advent of television, lack of parents who encourage their children to learn, a student’s apathy and even the school system itself […]

Although student protests can be traced back to the 1920s the turbulent clashes between students and police that characterize the student portests of the 1960s and 1970s serve as a defining era for the history of student civil disobedience. Officials from the Uiversity of Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1990 said that while student protests have grown […]

The aim of this assignment is to critically reflect on the experience of mentoring and assessing a student in clinical practice. As the student was on a four week placement the assessment process will be discussed incorporating the qualities of the mentor and the effect it can have on the mentor/student relationship. In turn evaluating […]

In today’s world stress is something that is unavoidable. It is something that is faced by adults , teenagers and kids around the world .Stress is often described as a feeling of being overloaded , wound up tight , tense and worried. Stress can sometimes help to motivate us to get a task finished or […]

Students are likely to encounter many types of complications while attending college. Balancing school and work, paying for tuition, and partying are serious issues students face each semester. “Drinking Deaths Draw Attention to old Campus Problem” by Mindy Sink and “Earning and Learning: Are Students Working too Much? ” by Martin Kramer, both have excellent […]

In this advanced world, education is an aspect, which has been stressed on more and more. From the moment an individual is sent to school to acquire knowledge, he or she will spend many years learning. This complicated process of acquiring knowledge in various fields is a time-consuming and arduous task. Therefore, the label ‘a […]