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     The unending debate over the value of a degree has been deliberated for years. Some compare the benefits of one degree over others as if they are golden passes that open gates to various occupations. Others compare the worth of the knowledge that can be acquired in the pursuit of a degree or the experiences encountered along the way. The true value most likely can be best ascertained by analyzing the career paths and general success that graduates obtain after acquiring their degrees. To further examine this point of discourse, the works of  Sanford J. Ungar depicted in “The New Liberal Arts,” a speech from David Foster Wallace, “The Ivory Tower'' documentary, and an analysis from Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus were perused and utilized to create a visual representation which further inspired this reflection piece.           Some vital contentions that were risen included the lofty debt and cost of tuition that have become synon...

  Just about everything is good in moderation. This holds true for certain foods, social time with friends, and all forms of media. In analyzing the contents of the articles “Small Change” by Gladwell and “Watching TV Makes you Smarter.” Looking at both of these articles at face value could return polar opposite takeaways, when the reality is that both are somewhat true. Television and social media when consumed and utilized proportionally can have positive outcomes and negative outcomes when overutilized. By extracting three elements from the article by Johnson, an interesting phenomenon can be exhibited. The components that encompass the substance of the entire article, suit criticisms from Gladwell but are represented as something that should be strived for by Johnson. The elements were the word “intricacies,” the phrase “narratives demarcate the line between texture and substance,” (Johnson 287) and the sentence “what I am arguing for is a change in the criteria we use to deter...

        My name is Davie Sanchez. I am currently in the second year of my pursuit of a career in Computer Science. My primary interest are music and basketball. To be candid, I randomly chose this class for no particular reason other than process of elimination with the other options I had available. That being said, I do hope to further improve my understanding and respark my immersion with literature.      My earliest memory of actively choosing and reading books independently was from the second or third grade. There was something called the One Hundred Book Challenge where every kid in my school would have a log of every book they finished and once you passed a certain amount verified by the teacher you would get a new folder. Each folder had a different primary color, and the following next folder always had a more popular color. Once you get past one hundred books, you would get   an all black folder with a ring of fire around the log...