Another argument in favor of affirmative action made by admissions officials is that regardless of ones race, it is still essential that a candidate possess adequate grades and test scores, which are a critical factor weighed during the review process (Worsnop, 1996). Minorities are so underrepresented in many of the nation's top colleges that some have claimed that the university environment may be considered segregated in nature rather than integrated (Phillips, 1994)
Affirmative Action - Should Race be a Factor in Deciding College Admissions? Should race be a deciding factor for college admissions? The debate is one that is hotly contested among students and administrators alike. Many feel that in a tight job market acquiring a college educational is an essential prerequisite for career advancement (Worsnop, 1996) thus competition for admission to many of the nation's best universities is increasing
Spiritual Changes I could not agree more with the argument that there comes a period in someone's life when religious zeal emerges, in which case an individual takes "their religious identity seriously" (Feldmeir, 2004, p
I personally read the Quran more than I have ever done before, depending on it for daily guidance and at the same time using it to build the foundation for the kind of adult I yearn to become. Since joining college, I have become more appreciative of the "positive relation between spiritual, ego, and moral development" (Wink & Dillon, 2002, p
Emotional Changes Owing to the ever-changing subjective judgments and life pursuits of young people, the transition to adult hood "has become so delayed and prolonged that it has spawned a new transitional period, extending from the late teens to the mid-twenties, called emerging adulthood" (Zanden, Crandell & Crandell, 2003, p
The book in question is called Understanding Interpersonal Communication: Making Choices in Changing Times, by Richard West and Lynn Turner. In the book, the authors point out that excellence in "interpersonal communication is a process" (West and Turner, 2010)
The first public junior college was the Palm Beach Junior College in 1933. It was established by the legislature (Albertson, 2004) and was the only public junior college in Florida until St
Another change in the Florida Community College system was the desegregation of the community colleges. The report released in 1957, identified 13 of 31 areas in Florida that had sufficient black population to have a community college (Smith, 1998)
Therefore, this means that they are actually using two hemispheres in their brain rather than one, and this makes up for a part of the decline in mental function that comes with ageing and old age. (For aging brains, two hemispheres are better than one) In the same way that right handedness and left handedness is pre-determined in a human being, the hemisphere of the brain that helps with the learning and the acquisition of language skills is pre-determined, and as a person ages, this language capacity becomes evenly distributed within both the hemispheres of the brain, and at the same time, the capacity for absorption of a language also becomes limited
Furnham asserts that "the way parents bring up their children is the central and causative issue in determining their preferences" (MacLachlan & Smyth, 34); Grace Barnes, Michael Farrell, and Sarbani Banerjee in their 1995 study likewise found that "quality of parenting is critically important for adolescent outcomes" (Boyd, Howard, & Zucker, 27). How do these findings relate to the problem of binge drinking? Simply put, a parent who has an unhealthy relationship with alcohol is likely to have a child who drinks; in other words, "adolescents learn to drink by observing parents drink" (Blane, 34)
This sentiment is echoed in multiple studies. Furnham asserts that "the way parents bring up their children is the central and causative issue in determining their preferences" (MacLachlan & Smyth, 34); Grace Barnes, Michael Farrell, and Sarbani Banerjee in their 1995 study likewise found that "quality of parenting is critically important for adolescent outcomes" (Boyd, Howard, & Zucker, 27)
Binge Drinking on College Campuses The problem of binge drinking on college campuses has become a great concern over the past few years. With an estimated 1700 drinking-related deaths per annum on college campuses, the growing interest is not surprising (Dowdall, 4)
There is debate over the specific elements that define a binge drinker; scholars propose variations in the number of drinks, the ratio of body weight to volume consumed, and the time span in which the drinking occurs. For example, the Wechsler study conducted in 1999 defines binge drinking as, "consuming five or more drinks in a row one or more times during a two weeks period" (Kellogg, 2)
For example, the Wechsler study conducted in 1999 defines binge drinking as, "consuming five or more drinks in a row one or more times during a two weeks period" (Kellogg, 2). Other studies disregard the frequency of drinking and define it as merely "consuming five or more drinks in one sitting" (MacLachlan & Smyth, 24)
The factor of electronic victimization was closely associated with female alcohol use (even after other factors were ruled out). The focus groups focused on the context of electronic victimization and how important it was to understand the nature of individual distress (Bennett,, Guran, Ramos & Margolin, 2011, 410-411)
Study results also indicated that it was perceived that social support buffered relations between victimization and suicidal ideation. In this way, victimized students who had a higher perceived social support from their families had reported much lower levels of suicide ideation than students who possessed a lower perceived social support (Bonanno & Hymel, 2010, 420-421)
We then examine social information processing factors associated with in-person bullying. The study then presented a discussion similarities and differences that might characterize cyber bullying (Dooley, Pyzalski, & Cross, 2009, 182-183)
The highest risks for poor adjustment (high scores in reactive and instrumental aggression, depressive, and somatic symptoms) were observed in students who were identified as combined bully-victims (traditional and cyber). Additionally, gender differences were also examined and found not to be statistically definitive (Gradinger & Strohmeter, 2009, 205-206)
The study found that exposure to authoritative parenting and a high amount self-control lessened the harmful results of bullying with regard self-harm and suicide. The article then concluded by discussing the implications of the study conclusions for further research (Hay & Meldrum, 2010, 446-447)
g., social integration, popularity or bullying) (Katzer, Fetchenhauer & Belschak, 2009, 25-26)