What is required in the portfolio:3 Rough Drafts (1 essay per prompt listed on the assignment sheet)3 Final Drafts (3 rough drafts revised)1 page letter explaining the difference between the final drafts and the rough drafts to me as your teacher.address it to Prof. L as a letterexplain the process you went through as you wrote your rough draftsexplain the process you went through as you revised the rough draftsexplain the changes between the rough and final draftstell me what you thought about the processOnce you complete the portfolio, you will compile all documents into one.Please copy and paste them into one document, so you have one submission.Follow this order:LetterRough Draft 1Final Draft 1Rough Draft 2Final Draft 2Rough Draft 3Final Draft 3Logistics: Essays are in third person and at least 500 words each0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAll three essays are included, with re-writes0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent of Essays: Introductions grab attention, establish topic0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThesis clearly established with supporting points stated0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupport for thesis is persuasive0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeArticle(s) are referenced to enhance supporting points0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusions lower the curtain, dim the lights effectively0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSentence Level: Punctuation/Grammar poses no major distractions0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSentence syntax smooth, word choice clear0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProgress and Improvement: Evident throughout the course of the essay sequence.0.0ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRe-writes demonstrate thoughtful revision and incorporate feedback
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Rand 1
Name: Rand Jameel
Professor: Cynthia luna
Course : ENGL 120/020-0035/0036, Spring 2019
Date: 03/03/2019
The Goal of Education be focused on Increasing Equality and Character
What is the purpose of learning to our society? Although this question seems essay, it has
always trigged conflicting debate among people. At one side of the discussion, there is a group of
people who feel that the goal of education is the potential accumulation of wealth and power.
This group bases their argument on the fact that society measures success in terms of wealth and
power. Many people, therefore, focus on accumulating as much wealth and power as they can to
be considered successful in life. Every parent wants to see their children successful which they
believe is only possible through education. For a long time, society has perceived education as
the only way through which people can accumulate wealth and power they require in life. The
community has been made to believe that the purpose of education is to make people secure
good employment which allows them to accumulate as much power more wealth and power. On
the other side of the debate is a group that argues that the goal of education should focus on
promoting equality and character. Considering these two opposing sides, I concur with the idea
that the goals of education should emphasize on enhancing equality and integrity.
With the current education focusing on the accumulation of wealth of power, society has
faced severe problems that indicated that contemporary education is doing very little to help
communities. With wealth and power being the center of success, the community has grown so
competitive and immoral as people are trying to cumulate wealth and power (Gaisbauer,
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Gottfried and Clemens 8). Perhaps changing the focus of education to equality and character
will help breed good values that will help improve society.
It is true that the challenges that society faces are problems that occur due to inequality
and bad character (Gaisbauer, Gottfried and Clemens 19). For instance, issues such as
unemployment and poverty are a product of capitalist mentality and behaviors where people are
so selfish that they accumulate so much wealth at the expense of other people in society. Also,
the problems that hinder the development of human society such as corruption embezzlement of
public fund occur because the community has emphases on wealth and power as measures of
success. Most people who engage in these vices are the educated people in the society who are
under pressure to seen as successful since they are made to believe that education is the only way
to accumulate wealth and resources. Focusing the goal of learning on equality and character,
therefore, will help in building good character and morality among the young people hence
reduces social vices in the society.
Focusing the goal of education on equality and character will help in developing the
minds of the people to a significant level and hence removing all the differences in society. This
approach to education will make people understand every aspect of human life and provide the
ability to understand all human rights as well as their responsibilities to their country (Power 89).
The debate about the focus of education continues with most people holding that the
potential of wealth and power influences the goal of being educated. This kind of thinking has
probably led to the current problem that contemporary society is experiencing such as corruption
and embezzlement. Solving all these issues requires the goal of education should be focused on
promoting equality and character.
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Works Cited
Power, F C. Moral Education: A Handbook. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2008. Print.
Gaisbauer, Helmut P, Gottfried Schweiger, and Clemens Sedmak. Ethical Issues in Poverty
Alleviation. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. Internet resource.
Rand 1
Name: Rand Jameel
Professor: Cynthia luna
Course : ENGL 120/020-0035/0036,Spring 2019
Date: 03/10/2019
College Education as An Investment
Introduction
Education is a basic need that every young person and every parent wishes that their
children would gain. Despite this being a basic right for every individual and a free ticket to the
world of literacy, many people still find it difficult to send their children to college due to the
expenses associated with it. (Weston ,4) tries to answer the question of if, college is still a wise
investment or does it create too many debts to make it worthwhile. In her article, she argues that,
for a country that requires more graduates from college, we look so determined on discouraging
many people from acquiring degrees.
The high cost of going to college is ever increasing and has not been able to be contained
just yet, and also we have not yet been able to protect the low-income earners who want to join
college. Nonetheless, a lot of college graduates and college students still argue that going to
college is a risk that is worth it, they argue that the overall gain is more profitable than the cost of
going through college education and graduating. With all the argument going around this subject,
we should embrace going to college despite all the financial implications that it brings with it.
We should all consider the idea that college is a wise investment though it creates too many
debts to make it worthwhile as college education brings about literacy, creates employment and
builds the nation’s economy overall.
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College education in bringing literacy
Contrary to the false notion that college education is not worth the risk, college education
was and is still more vital and crucial now than it was before. College education has brought with
it multi-talented and critical thinkers in the various jobs available on the universe. The rise of
artificial intelligence and other technological marvels have been associated with college
education and the wisdom it imparts to the graduates that manage to go through it. As a result, it
would be unjustified to say that college education is not worth it due to the minimal negative
financial implications it brings to individuals that are thirsty for knowledge associated with it.
College education in creating employment
(Heckler, 2) tells us that from a wage point of view, college education has played in
finding job security in the usually unstable and not predictable economy of this modern century.
Research has shown that individuals who have acquired a bachelor’s degree and work full time
can expect to get an income revenue of 84 percent higher than their cohorts with a high school
diploma in the long run. In addition, college graduates are also entitled to benefits that their
employers provide such as retirement benefits, health insurances that result in quality health and
extended life spans. With all these benefits of college education, it can clearly be seen that the
associated benefits outdo the high cost of putting an individual through campus till they
graduate.
College education in building the nation’s economy
College education also helps the nation in growing its economy as the numerous college
graduates from the various campuses across the nation get gainful employment and as a result
they are able to return back to the community and also pay taxes and revenue that helps the
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government and its numerous operations like building roads, connecting its citizens to electricity
and other important economic related developments. The graduates from college also bring about
development in the society in terms of innovations and ideas.
Conclusion
College has since time immemorial been a safe haven for those that would have been
otherwise lost in the world of illiteracy and stuck in poverty and unemployment. Some
individuals are languishing in poverty because they weighed the cost of college education to its
values and they decided to take the option of not carrying on with it. Despite the numerous
arguments presented in the article by the author, it is justified to say that college education is
worth the financial risk and is supposed to be an option for everyone.
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Works Cited
Heckler, Mark A. “the importance of a college education.” post tribunal, vol. 014, no. 4,
8 Mar. 2019, pp. 1,2,3,4. Accessed 8 Mar. 2019.
Weston, Liz. “why college is still worth it even though it costs too much.” Money magazines,
vol. 02, no. 12, 5 Oct. 2015, pp. 1,2,3,4,5. Accessed 8 May 2019.
Rand 1
Name: Rand Jameel
Institution: : Cuyamaca College
Professor’s name: Cynthia Luna
Course: ENGL 120/020-0035/0036, Spring 2019
Date : 03/17/19
Weak Educational Systems
Introduction
Equality is a word that is majorly thrown in circles in political meetings and talks.
Regardless, it remains to be an ideal that is widely inaccessible mostly in the United States of
America. The American government has allowed its schools to have an unbalanced distribution
of learning resources for a very long time now. Some underprivileged students don’t have
facilities like the internet to complete research work at home, and even some are surviving on
reduced and free lunch at school. This article expounds on the book by Mike rose “I just want to
be average” and answer the questions that linger on many people minds, like, are the
underprivileged students the only ones who face an education system that is weak? Are the
school teachers to blame for his weak education systems? And the opinions the society has on
this subject?
It cannot be completely true to say that underprivileged students are the only ones who
stand to face a weak education system since all schools to some extent have the same curriculum
and system of education. But, looking at this issue from the financial perspective, good schools
are expensive and parents who come from poor backgrounds cannot afford to take their children
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to such schools as they cannot afford them, books and other good learning materials are
expensive and hence students from needy backgrounds cannot get access to these books and
stationaries. This gives us the idea that the very best academic systems are reserved for those
who are privileged while their friends remain to suffer and contend with low quality and poor
educational systems.
(Campbell and Meghan, 111-128) found out that the education system that is currently
present was designed in the old days of the agrarian era and has been slightly changed and
modified just to cater for modern times. The curriculum that is set to be used in schools is made
by the government under the ministry of education. It is with this knowledge that we stand firm
and say that teachers cannot be blamed for any weak educational systems that their students
undergo as their only role is to teach the students what the government under the ministry of
education has instructed them to do.
The society can only do much to rectify on this issue, most of the students that cannot
afford quality education have their parents to blame as parents are the ones responsible for taking
their children through and paying for their tuition fees as well as buying good quality learning
materials while avoiding the substandard ones.in the context. The society remains mute as they
know that the major role of ensuring that their school going children get the best education that is
there to be offered and apparently most of the parents have failed in this text. To help the
education system, the United States government has introduced and already rolled out the
education funding, they determine and establish the percentage of their budget that should go
towards education. It is only fair that the federal government of the United States allocate 4% of
the yearly financial budget to education. The United States has a long time now seen education
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as a way to fight the poverty cycle that had been prevalent for a long time and also to boost the
economy of the country.
Conclusion
In the words of many, education is the key that sets one free and opens the doors for
opportunities thus; the government should try to level education in all regions despite the income
status of the parents that are responsible for taking students to school. Despite what parents do
for a living, the nation should believe and embrace the fact that education should be universal
and standardized to all citizens no matter their backgrounds.
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Works Cited
Campbell, Meghan. “Equality and the right to education: let’s talk about sex education.” Human
Rights and Equality in Education, 2018, pp. 111-128.
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