Essays on Academic Work

In order for us to discuss academic integrity at “xx University”, we must first understand what it means to be part of a community. In simplistic terms, community is defined as a group of people. Usually this group of people share similar values, governance (laws and expectations), hobbies, interests, live in the same area, etc. We are all members of multiple communities. For example, if you live in the residential halls you are a part of your residential community; fraternity and sorority members are part of the Greek community; and we are all members of the “xx University”community.

“xx University” strives to create an environment where students can thrive both in and out of the classroom.

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Paul Marx and Warren Hartenstine present two contrasting arguments on whether college athletes should be paid or not. Marx highlights various disparities in earning between college players and their coaches and point at the need to pay college players. He argues that most of the players are blacks who come from poor socio-economic backgrounds and have not been involved actively in academic work (Marx 1). On his account, Hartenstine argues that college athletes should not be paid because eighty-five percent of student athletes graduate with various academic qualifications (Hartenstine 1). About sixty-seven percent of these graduates are professional and ...

The cohesive and all-sided education policy in the U.S. and some other Western countries includes a strong focus on the ‘holistic’ development of young individuals, which means combining development of not just mind alone but also body. Therefore, athletics has been literally embedded in the academic culture in multiple levels (Sitkowski17). However, given the nature of the issue, the correlation and impact of both athletics and academics on the individual’s performance and development outcomes have been debatable. Supporters of athletics and especially intercollegiate sports typical for the U.S. education system argue that sport is extremely helpful in building ...

Video Games Negatively Impact College Students’ Performance in School

Introduction For college students, a high rate of academic performance during school years is strongly associated with future career success. With this objective in mind, college experience supplies students with an environment where they have an opportunity to gain relevant knowledge and acquire related skills, which are likely to contribute to their future career paths. Recent technological advances have changed the way young individuals obtain new information and communicate with their families and peers. In this case changes in their social development are dependent on facilitating access to information, sharing personal data, and promoting communication via the Internet (Lepp ...

a. What is critical thinking? What are some characteristics of critical thinking? Critical thinking is an important intellectual activity because it is essential for the person to reach independent state of mind. Some characteristics of critical thinking are: “actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action” (Defining Critical Thinking). It is essential to engage critical thinking into the process of learning because material has to be thought of in a critical way before it is adopted. b. Why is ...

Negative Impacts of Video Games on the Youth

Video games are a popular form of entertainment among the young generation. However, repeated exposure to video games with violent content has been identified as a cause of increasingly aggressive and antisocial behaviors among the youth. The addictive nature of these games causes young people to waste a lot of time playing their favorite games. This may lead to low performance in academics. Though video games are an effective tool of learning in schools, majority of the youth use it for entertainment purposes only. Given that these games enhance visual attention skills that promote learning, it is expected that the youth may ...