Sunday, November 18, 2007
The Last Temptation of Al Gore(Green Movement)
This was an article entitled the Last Temptation of Al Gore was an artilce about the former President himself. The article describes Gore as a great canadate for the 2008 presidental elections. They said that because Gore has made his opinion clear on a lot of different issues.....issues such as environmental control and preservation. Gore has been one of the head figures when it comes to support of the Green Movement. He has done so much for the cause of trying to improve natural conditions, he has helped to try to conserve natural resources, he has also helped in the attempt to educate people on the causes and effects of Global Warming.
Global Warming 2
Global Warming is a very questionable subject. Many people have many different views on the subject. I for one believe what most people are saying when it pertains to global warming. i believe that the global warming effect is natural, we are just accerating the process of global warming. Many scientist have had conflicting opinions on Global Warming. They all are coming up with different climate modules that show different affects of global warming. With all of these scientist saying the same thing it is kind of hard not to believe and pay attention to what they are saying. I for one am convinced. The only thing that i am undecided about is how we as a nation can really slow down the effects of global warming.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Global Warming
According to a recent article that i just read Global Warming is just a scare. According to professor Timothy Ball. (http://canadafreepress.com/2007/global-warming020507.htm) This article describes the many different senerios where trying to prevent global warming is a pointless and useless cause because we are not to blame for this phenomon. The professor didnt say that this wasnt a occuring problem, he just said that we are not the cause of this.
When i first read this article is hit me as strange because for as long as i can remember i have been told to try to stop pollution and all of this other stuff.....if i can remember correctly i was being told all of these things for the sole reason of trying to prevent global warming. I am not to believing of this man, but i am sure that many of you out there wont be either.... so i am going to do more research on the issue itself and try to form my own conclusion about Global Warming.
When i first read this article is hit me as strange because for as long as i can remember i have been told to try to stop pollution and all of this other stuff.....if i can remember correctly i was being told all of these things for the sole reason of trying to prevent global warming. I am not to believing of this man, but i am sure that many of you out there wont be either.... so i am going to do more research on the issue itself and try to form my own conclusion about Global Warming.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Rising Tuition in Tennessee Schools.(University of Memphis)
Living in today’s society requires more than it did back when our parents where
coming up. To be successful in today’s fast pace world there is one main component
society says that we must have. That one main key component is a college degree of
some shape or form. The further we move to the future, the more expensive
education costs. The following is an discussion on the causes and effects of the rising tuition costs especially at the University of Memphis.
The University of Memphis has always been known for its prestige and
excellence. The school is one of the better public schools in all of Memphis, and in Tennessee. Another thing that the school is starting to get noticed for is the high dollar amount of tuition per semester it costs to attend the University of Memphis. If you look at the history of tuition costs for the University of Memphis you will notice that over the past 20 years tuition has gradually sky rocketed to what it is today (which is around almost 3000 dollars per semester).
“The costs of an education at the U of M has gone up each year for the past 20
years by varying amounts with percentages ranging from less than 3 to the mid-teens,” said University of Memphis spokesman Curt Guenther. Last year tuition rose 4.1 percent at TBR schools. To some this large rise in tuition can be justified but others this large change can be devastating. The University of Memphis “claims” that the excess money collected by the tuition increase goes towards utilities, maintenance repairs, construction costs and salary increases says Regents board member Bill Watkins. Also as part of my research for this essay I interviewed multiple students on this same issue and gave them all the same information which was said by Bill Watkins and all of the students voiced the same issues. Issues which included things from parking, all the way to living conditions on campus. I for one am a witness to some of these same issues. Last semester I paid over 3000 dollars just to live in Richardson Towers(which is a dormitory on campus) and I had to deal with no power, no water, no heating and air and lack of space. As a member of the student body I can speak for mostly everyone when I say that we are all baffled on all of this so called money that is being spent on trying to improve
to level of education and safety at he University of Memphis.
Tuition is slated to increase by 141 dollars per semester, one because of the no
increase in last year’s tuition and two because of the ever rising athletic fees, which doubled form $100 to $200 dollars. University of Memphis spokesperson Mr. Guenther describes the increases as “necessary” in order to maintain the quality of education that students and their families expects from the school. In recent lights of the tuition increase at Memphis, there has been more and more reliance on student financial aid(which includes things such as student loans, pel grants, and scholarships). For example, students receiving HOPE lottery scholarships won’t really be hurt by the increase in tuition because of the substantial increase in the scholarship from 3,800 to 4,000 per semester.
When it comes to things such as college and financial aid many students who are not
given those opportunities actually fear the ever rising costs of a college education. I found that of the many students that are faced with this issue from day to day, 65% of students postpone college or just don’t go mainly because of the fear of going into debt through student loans. This is the main conflict concerning getting a college education in today’s society.
On the other side of the issue the Memphis Business journal says, “We’re going
to have a terrific erosion of quality in higher education, and we’re not going to be able to recruit and retain quality faculty. The reward is already out and people know that the rewards of Tennessee higher education are not competitive; there are so many potential faculty members that won’t even look at us.” This article was entitled “Budget Cuts Weaken Faculty, and Enrollment.” This year tuition makes up 42% of the schools year to year funding, this was a drastic increase in last year. What others are saying is that without this funding, the already unacceptable conditions here are only going to get worse and never better. Without the increased funding (rise in tuition) for the school, all of our cries for better facilities and better equipment and better security will all go unnoticed.
To many the causes and effects of a rising college tuition are what most think about, but those caused and effects mean absolutely nothing if you first don’t have and understand the reason behind it. The reason for all of the change it tuition costs is an attempt to better the campus in many different ways. Ways from better security to ways from better teachers and books. On campus we recently had a shooting and after the shooting many students cried out for better security on campus. Many of these same students who were asking for these same things are the main ones that are not in support of the rise in tuition. People have to understand; to get something in return, you must first give something.
coming up. To be successful in today’s fast pace world there is one main component
society says that we must have. That one main key component is a college degree of
some shape or form. The further we move to the future, the more expensive
education costs. The following is an discussion on the causes and effects of the rising tuition costs especially at the University of Memphis.
The University of Memphis has always been known for its prestige and
excellence. The school is one of the better public schools in all of Memphis, and in Tennessee. Another thing that the school is starting to get noticed for is the high dollar amount of tuition per semester it costs to attend the University of Memphis. If you look at the history of tuition costs for the University of Memphis you will notice that over the past 20 years tuition has gradually sky rocketed to what it is today (which is around almost 3000 dollars per semester).
“The costs of an education at the U of M has gone up each year for the past 20
years by varying amounts with percentages ranging from less than 3 to the mid-teens,” said University of Memphis spokesman Curt Guenther. Last year tuition rose 4.1 percent at TBR schools. To some this large rise in tuition can be justified but others this large change can be devastating. The University of Memphis “claims” that the excess money collected by the tuition increase goes towards utilities, maintenance repairs, construction costs and salary increases says Regents board member Bill Watkins. Also as part of my research for this essay I interviewed multiple students on this same issue and gave them all the same information which was said by Bill Watkins and all of the students voiced the same issues. Issues which included things from parking, all the way to living conditions on campus. I for one am a witness to some of these same issues. Last semester I paid over 3000 dollars just to live in Richardson Towers(which is a dormitory on campus) and I had to deal with no power, no water, no heating and air and lack of space. As a member of the student body I can speak for mostly everyone when I say that we are all baffled on all of this so called money that is being spent on trying to improve
to level of education and safety at he University of Memphis.
Tuition is slated to increase by 141 dollars per semester, one because of the no
increase in last year’s tuition and two because of the ever rising athletic fees, which doubled form $100 to $200 dollars. University of Memphis spokesperson Mr. Guenther describes the increases as “necessary” in order to maintain the quality of education that students and their families expects from the school. In recent lights of the tuition increase at Memphis, there has been more and more reliance on student financial aid(which includes things such as student loans, pel grants, and scholarships). For example, students receiving HOPE lottery scholarships won’t really be hurt by the increase in tuition because of the substantial increase in the scholarship from 3,800 to 4,000 per semester.
When it comes to things such as college and financial aid many students who are not
given those opportunities actually fear the ever rising costs of a college education. I found that of the many students that are faced with this issue from day to day, 65% of students postpone college or just don’t go mainly because of the fear of going into debt through student loans. This is the main conflict concerning getting a college education in today’s society.
On the other side of the issue the Memphis Business journal says, “We’re going
to have a terrific erosion of quality in higher education, and we’re not going to be able to recruit and retain quality faculty. The reward is already out and people know that the rewards of Tennessee higher education are not competitive; there are so many potential faculty members that won’t even look at us.” This article was entitled “Budget Cuts Weaken Faculty, and Enrollment.” This year tuition makes up 42% of the schools year to year funding, this was a drastic increase in last year. What others are saying is that without this funding, the already unacceptable conditions here are only going to get worse and never better. Without the increased funding (rise in tuition) for the school, all of our cries for better facilities and better equipment and better security will all go unnoticed.
To many the causes and effects of a rising college tuition are what most think about, but those caused and effects mean absolutely nothing if you first don’t have and understand the reason behind it. The reason for all of the change it tuition costs is an attempt to better the campus in many different ways. Ways from better security to ways from better teachers and books. On campus we recently had a shooting and after the shooting many students cried out for better security on campus. Many of these same students who were asking for these same things are the main ones that are not in support of the rise in tuition. People have to understand; to get something in return, you must first give something.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Budget cuts weaken faculty, enrollment
Lagging state funding for higher education is driving tuition up at such a fast rate that it's pricing education out of the reach of many potential students. That financial squeeze will combine with a 30% increase in high school graduates in the next decade, creating either waves of new demand, or legions of low skilled people.
"Two numbers, I think, are critical," says Ralph Faudree, provost at the U of M. "One is funding from the state according to the formula, which was 87% last year and only 83% this year. Tuition was 30% of revenue and now it's 42%."
The standard formula is for state government to provide 60% of the cost of education, with the student picking up 40%, through tuition, grants, loans and other sources. At current trends, that formula will be reversed in less than two years.
"Education is not the solution to everything, but economically it makes a big difference," he says. "This is not an incentive system; it's encouraging people not to go to college."
http://www.bizjouranls.com/memphis/stories/2001/09/17/story5.html
"Two numbers, I think, are critical," says Ralph Faudree, provost at the U of M. "One is funding from the state according to the formula, which was 87% last year and only 83% this year. Tuition was 30% of revenue and now it's 42%."
The standard formula is for state government to provide 60% of the cost of education, with the student picking up 40%, through tuition, grants, loans and other sources. At current trends, that formula will be reversed in less than two years.
"Education is not the solution to everything, but economically it makes a big difference," he says. "This is not an incentive system; it's encouraging people not to go to college."
http://www.bizjouranls.com/memphis/stories/2001/09/17/story5.html
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
English1020-023: Louisiana Protest Echoes the Civil Rights Era
English1020-023: Louisiana Protest Echoes the Civil Rights Era
This whole mishap of the young black men beating a white male unconscious and then getting the maxium penalty for it just makes me think about the race relations in the United States of America. To a certain extent some people say that this was a innocent fight but i believe in my mind that this was racially motivated. Therefore i think this whole case is a load of crap. If the students had of been white in my opinion this never would have happened.
This whole mishap of the young black men beating a white male unconscious and then getting the maxium penalty for it just makes me think about the race relations in the United States of America. To a certain extent some people say that this was a innocent fight but i believe in my mind that this was racially motivated. Therefore i think this whole case is a load of crap. If the students had of been white in my opinion this never would have happened.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
English1020-023: HOMEWORK: Read this and more...
English1020-023: HOMEWORK: Read this and more...
In this article Alex Williams gives use the whole scope on living the green lifesytle. At the beginning she gives us many examples of many different ways that we can help the planet earth, but by the time that i finnished reading the article i started to get a whole new feel to what she was really trying to say. In my personal opinion i think that she was trying to say that just because we do little small things to say we are helping.....that doesnt mean that we are really doing any good. I think she was saying that if you are going to go green go green all the way. Go green in every aspect of your life.
In this article Alex Williams gives use the whole scope on living the green lifesytle. At the beginning she gives us many examples of many different ways that we can help the planet earth, but by the time that i finnished reading the article i started to get a whole new feel to what she was really trying to say. In my personal opinion i think that she was trying to say that just because we do little small things to say we are helping.....that doesnt mean that we are really doing any good. I think she was saying that if you are going to go green go green all the way. Go green in every aspect of your life.
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