College and University Free Articles - Page 6 of 10
Ben Welch
Applying For College As An Adult: What, Me Worry?
Going back to school can be intimidating, especially if you've been away for a while or, most especially, if you never went. But there is one thing you shouldn't have to worry about - the application process. Read on to find out why. [Read More]
Casey Markee
Study Spanish in Argentina - 7 Reasons You Should Make the Trip Today
Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish? Have you ever thought about visiting Argentina? You can do both by taking Spanish classes offered by schools in Argentina. Spanish classes are offered by different schools in the cities of Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Patagonia. Choose a location today and learn Spanish the way it was meant to be learned, abroad! [Read More]
Adrian Adams
What You Should Know About Joining A Fraternity
Before standing up and pledging yourself as a fraternity brother, there are a few things you should know about the Greek life ahead of time. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
: The Law that Rules
The Law that Rules is the article written by Steven Rosen and posted in "kansascity dot com" on March 27, 2005. Steven Rosen once a month offers basic economic concepts that can be easily explained to kids, so they can form their vision of how the real-adult world works. This time Rosen’s ninth installment (that is the way he calls his articles; altogether there will be twelve installments) explained the basic rule of economics: the rule of supply and demand. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
: Peter Schweizer. Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph over Communism
Peter Schweizer in his book Reagan’s War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph over Communism portrays Ronald Reagan as honorable anti-communist. Every action that Reagan performed Schweizer interpreted as another step against the Soviet Union. Schweizer draws upon "Reagan's private correspondence over the course of forty years, classified documents from six different countries, formative life events largely hidden from the public, [and] his own ideas and words uttered over the course of a half a century" to show that he did in fact “have a well-developed plan and "won the Cold War." [Read More]
Jeff Stats
Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Rising public concern about drug use in the late 1980's was called a drug "panic" or "scare". This phenomenon has not been born over night but rather has been building up throughout the 1980s, and finally exploded in the late 1985 and early in 1986. The special public concern was targeted on cocaine, more specifically, crack, a cocaine derivative. Drug use in general became a crucial social problem of the decade. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
Critics on Louis Althusser's
The work by Louis Althusser begins with the description of the concept of the reproduction of the conditions of production. It focuses on the social formations, which the author claims are supported by this very concept, otherwise they would seize to exist. But we have to briefly explain what those reproductive forces are and why they are necessary in the society. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
Analysis of American Schools
The entire article is concerning the wrong path on which American schools appear to be currently. The authors say that although they are not very fond of invasion of computers in schools, technology has to be used in the educational process. They argue not the mere existence of computers but the way they are frequently used. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
Comparing Civilizations
Mesopotamian, Ancient Egyptian, Hellenistic Greek, and Roman were great civilizations that enormously influenced the following development of the world. Each civilization contributed a large amount of it’s achievements to the overall progress of the world. However, I think that Hellenistic Greek was the most important out of the chosen civilizations to impact the world. Hellenistic Greek was the culmination of the advancement of the ancient world. By using the following comparison of these civilizations I will try to prove my point of view of Hellenistic Greek being the greatest. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
FDI affects on the economic growth
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is known as movement of capital across national frontiers in a way that grants the investor control over the acquired asset. That is how it is distinct from portfolio investment which may cross borders, but does not offer such control over the business. Firms which supply for FDI are known as multinational enterprises and in this case control is defined as owning 10% or greater of the common shares of an incorporated firm. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
Colonial Authors
Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe's first novel, was published in 1958 in the middle of the Nigerian renaissance. This book tells the story of an Ibo village of the late 1800's and one of its great man, Okonkwo, who has achieved much in his life. He is described as a champion wrestler, a wealthy farmer, a husband to three wives, and a proprietor among his people, a member of the select egwugwu whose members imitate inherited spirits at tribal rituals. This book gives a vivid picture it of Ibo societal structure at the end of the nineteenth century. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
Why Civil War is Second American Revolution?
No doubt that the real meaning of the Civil War is completely different from the one we are used to. Civil War is called the Second American Revolution by some great historians. The term "Second American Revolution" was first used by Charles and Mary Beard about seventy years ago when describing the American Civil War. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
First Observation of a Child: An Example of a Narrative Report
The observation took place in the child’s house on Sunday afternoon. Her name is Anastasia and she is 2 years and 3 months old. I was invited to the house with my friends, the girl was one of my friends’ niece I saw her for the first time. She seemed very happy and was smiling at all the new people in the house. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
Relationship between Huckleberry Finn and His Father
As it happens in the many outstanding works of literature, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn comprises of several themes developed around a central plot. In the case of Mark Twain’s novel, it is a story of a young boy, Huck, and an escaped slave, Jim with the description of their moral, ethical, and human development during thrilling adventures down the Mississippi River that brings them into many conflicts with greater society. The big society however is not Huck’s major concern, it’s his father who himself is an outsider and a rebel. Pap is the one who makes Huck’s life much more complicated than all the rest people in the world. [Read More]
Jeff Stats
: Character Review: Othello
Tragedy is a unique and very powerful tool in classic literature. As a common standard in tragedy, the protagonist, or "tragic hero" is of high standing who is faced with some opposing force whether internal or external. This writing style is of great popularity mostly for the reason of having common ground with the real life, lives of most people who can associate with the characters of the piece of literature work. [Read More]