Everyone Deserve Higher Education

Thesis sentence: I strongly believe that higher education should be available for everyone.

First argument: Higher education should be distributed to everyone especially the one who work harder.

Second argument: University also should focus on their main objective which is to provide education.

Third argument: Professor or lecturer should also give their effort to teach every student no matter how their economic condition is.

Counter-argument:

• Many people think that higher education should available only to those who have enough money.
• One of my friends said that no need to take higher education such as university because grade in class can be bought.

Rebuttal:

• Education Fund Management Institution (LPDP) allocating scholarship funds amounted Rp3 trillion for the year 2017.
• Buying grade only available in high school

Conclusion: Now, it is up to us to think whether education should be available to everyone or not.

     According to Galindo and Rodriguez (2015) Beyond the economic dimension, higher education plays an important role in social growth, by reducing the risk of social exclusion for those vulnerable groups that have access to postsecondary education. This economic-education issue itself is still debated until now. However, I strongly believe that higher education should be available for everyone.

     Higher education should be distributed to everyone especially the one who work harder. The meritarian view of justice is that the good things in life should be equally distributed at the outset as a starting point of competition and be assessed at the end-results. The competitive meritarian justice concerns those who work hard and deserve or merit more than those who do not (Deutsch, 1989, p. 142). One example of hard work man, Kenny Troutt grew up with a bartender dad and paid for his own tuition at Southern Illinois University by selling life insurance. He made most of his money from phone company Excel Communications, which he founded in 1988 and took public in 1996. Two years later, Troutt merged his company with Teleglobe in a $3.5 billion deal. Education and skills that come from hard work are walks together (Cainarca and Sgobbi, (2012).

     University also should focus on their main objective which is to provide education. In February 1970, with the school’s storied quadrangle by the Charles River still in the grip of winter, Harvard University broke the bad news to students and their parents: Tuition was going up. Their reluctant consensus raised the annual cost of attending the prestigious school in the fall of 1971 by $200—to $2,600. It was the first time since 1949 that the school, which was chartered in 1650, had boosted tuition two years in a row. (Doost, 1997) Totalling university costs and dividing them by their total enrolments (adjusted for the full-time equivalent headcount) is often misleading because universities often engage in a lot of other activities which are beyond the narrow scope of teaching.

     Professor or lecturer should also give their effort to teach every student no matter how their economic condition is. A teacher’s role involves more than simply standing in front of a classroom and lecturing. According to Gray and Mearman (2006), the professional lecturer must know the strengths and weaknesses of his students and must be involved in the progress of his students. In fact, even though a teacher spends the majority of the day in the classroom, the actual teaching component is only part of the job. An effective teacher understands that teaching involves wearing multiple hats to ensure that the school day runs smoothly and all students receive a quality education. The equalitarianism principle of benefit mandates professors to consider extrinsically added values when evaluating the characters of students. Parhizgar (2003) The equalitarianism principle of benefit mandates professors to consider extrinsically added values when evaluating the characters of students.

     Many people think that higher education should available only to those who have enough money. I realize that some people may believe that economic condition plays an important role in reaching higher education. But this statement will not further to be valid. That because according to Primadhyta (2016), Education Fund Management Institution (LPDP) allocating scholarship funds amounted Rp3 trillion for the year 2017. The fund is planned to be distributed to 12.119 on-going LPDP recipients (2017, LPDP siapkan Rp. 3 Triliun beasiswa untuk 12 ribu orang, para. 1). One of my friends said that no need to take higher education such as university because grade in class can be bought. I think his statement is not right. In my opinion, his idea only happens in high school. According to Block and Dauterive (2007) political, collusion and corruption should be eliminated in university. University is the place for educated people and most of the success people born from a university.

     In conclusion, I strongly believe that higher education should be available for everyone. I think what John F. Kennedy said was very suitable for this argument, which is “Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.” Now, it is up to us to think whether education should be available to everyone or not.

REFERENCES

Martha Zapata Galindo,, Rocío Ramírez Rodríguez, (2015), Policies for Social Inclusion and Equity in Higher Education in Europe, in Robert T. Teranishi, Loni Bordoloi Pazich, Marcelo Knobel, Walter R. Allen (ed.) Mitigating Inequality: Higher Education Research, Policy, and Practice in an Era of Massification and Stratification (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis, Volume 11) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.311 – 336

Kamal Dean Parhizgar, (2010) “Comparative ethical analysis of educational competition in academia: Massification and elitism in higher education”, Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, Vol. 20 Iss: 1, pp.72 – 84

Roger K. Doost, (1997),”Intrinsic value of higher education”, Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 12 Iss 2 pp. 87 – 90

Gian Carlo Cainarca, Francesca Sgobbi, (2012) “The return to education and skills in Italy”, International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 33 Iss: 2, pp.187 – 205

Peter Clarke, David Gray, Andrew Mearman, (2006) “The marketing curriculum and educational aims: towards a professional education?”, Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Vol. 24 Iss: 3, pp.189 – 201

Walter Block, Jerry Dauterive, (2007) “Political correctness and the economics of higher education”, Humanomics, Vol. 23 Iss: 4, pp.230 – 239

HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE

“Education” Button on Modern Computer Keyboard.

Thesis sentence: I strongly believe that higher education should be available for everyone.

First argument: Higher education should be distributed to everyone especially the one who work harder.

Second argument: University also should focus on their main objective which is to provide education.

Third argument: Professor or lecturer should also give their effort to teach every student no matter how their economic condition is.

Counter-argument: Many people think that higher education should available only to those who have enough money.

Rebuttal: Education Fund Management Institution (LPDP) allocating scholarship funds amounted Rp3 trillion for the year 2017.

Conclusion: Now, it is up to us to think whether education should be available for everyone or not.

     According to Galindo and Rodriguez (2015) Beyond the economic dimension, higher education plays an important role in social growth, by reducing the risk of social exclusion for those vulnerable groups that have access to postsecondary education. This economic-education issue itself is still debated until now. However, I strongly believe that higher education should be available for everyone.

      Higher education should be distributed to everyone especially the one who work harder. The meritarian view of justice is that the good things in life should be equally distributed at the outset as a starting point of competition and be assessed at the end-results. The competitive meritarian justice concerns those who work hard and deserve or merit more than those who do not (Deutsch, 1989, p. 142). One example of hard work man, Kenny Troutt grew up with a bartender dad and paid for his own tuition at Southern Illinois University by selling life insurance. He made most of his money from phone company Excel Communications, which he founded in 1988 and took public in 1996. Two years later, Troutt merged his company with Teleglobe in a $3.5 billion deal.

     University also should focus on their main objective which is to provide education. In February 1970, with the school’s storied quadrangle by the Charles River still in the grip of winter, Harvard University broke the bad news to students and their parents: Tuition was going up. Their reluctant consensus raised the annual cost of attending the prestigious school in the fall of 1971 by $200—to $2,600. It was the first time since 1949 that the school, which was chartered in 1650, had boosted tuition two years in a row. (Doost, 1997) Totalling university costs and dividing them by their total enrolments (adjusted for the full-time equivalent headcount) is often misleading because universities often engage in a lot of other activities which are beyond the narrow scope of teaching.

         Professor or lecturer should also give their effort to teach every student no matter how their economic condition is. A teacher’s role involves more than simply standing in front of a classroom and lecturing. In fact, even though a teacher spends the majority of the day in the classroom, the actual teaching component is only part of the job. An effective teacher understands that teaching involves wearing multiple hats to ensure that the school day runs smoothly and all students receive a quality education. The equalitarianism principle of benefit mandates professors to consider extrinsic added values when evaluating the characters of students. Parhizgar (2003) The equalitarianism principle of benefit mandates professors to consider extrinsic added values when evaluating the characters of students.

        Many people think that higher education should available only to those who have enough money. I realize that some people may believe that economic condition plays an important role in reaching higher education. But this statement will not further to be valid. That because according to Primadhyta (2016), Education Fund Management Institution (LPDP) allocating scholarship funds amounted Rp3 trillion for the year 2017. The fund is planned to be distributed to 12.119 on-going LPDP recipients (2017, LPDP siapkan Rp. 3 Triliun beasiswa untuk 12 ribu orang, para. 1).

      In conclusion, I strongly believe that higher education should be available for everyone. I think what John F. Kennedy said was very suitable for this argument, which is “Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.” Now, it is up to us to think whether education should be available for everyone or not.

REFERENCES

Martha Zapata Galindo , , Rocío Ramírez Rodríguez , (2015), Policies for Social Inclusion and Equity in Higher Education in Europe, in Robert T. Teranishi , Loni Bordoloi Pazich , Marcelo Knobel , Walter R. Allen (ed.) Mitigating Inequality: Higher Education Research, Policy, and Practice in an Era of Massification and Stratification (Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research, Policy and Praxis, Volume 11) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.311 – 336

Kamal Dean Parhizgar, (2010) “Comparative ethical analysis of educational competition in academia: Massification and elitism in higher education”, Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, Vol. 20 Iss: 1, pp.72 – 84

Roger K. Doost, (1997),”Instrinsic value of higher education”, Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 12 Iss 2 pp. 87 – 90

Students should live in Dormitory

LIVING IN DORMITORY OR LIVING IN BOARDING HOUSE?

Thesis statement: In my perspective, living in dormitory is more comfortable than living in boarding house because dormitory does provide clean environment and dormitory give safer and secure environment.

First argument: Live in dormitory require students to pay lower than living on boarding house.

Second argument: Dormitory does provide clean environment especially in its bathroom compared to boarding house.

Third argument: Crowded neighborhood like in boarding house brings less privacy thing.

Counter-argument:

1. One of my friend said that living in boarding house is better than living in dormitory because in boarding house, there is “siskamling” which make the boarding house’s environment safer.
2. He also said that it is better to live in boarding house since it is closer to the campus.

Conclusion: I strongly believe it is better to live in dormitory rather in boarding house.

      Have you ever questioned what are main reasons students should live in dormitory? Half of students in President University consider twice if they have to choose to live on dormitory or not. In my perspective, living in dormitory is more comfortable than living in boarding house because dormitory does provide clean environment and dormitory give safer and secure environment.

       Live in dormitory require students to pay lower than living in boarding house. According to the opinion of students in President University, 60% admit that living in dormitory require them to spend less money than living in boarding house. Most of them said that they feel pity to their parent whose spend his or her money a lot for boarding house. On the other side, they would rather to choose to live in dormitory. They think that live in dormitory is cheaper and they agree that the less money for dormitory compared to boarding house could spent for food, clothes, transportation and savings.

     Dormitory does provide clean environment especially in its bathroom compared to boarding house. I strongly agree with this statement because dormitory provide cleaning service for its environment. Some facts that found by experts mention that unclean bathroom can affect badly to breathing. inhaling mold and dust can cause health concerns for those who may already suffer from breathing problems such as COPD, asthma, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, or other conditions. Other fact mention that Microorganisms, Bacteria, Viruses and Pathogens can live in unclean bathroom. Commonly found in bathroom are: Stomach viruses that can cause intestinal distress; viruses include E. Coli, Norovirus, and salmonella and many other bacteria and microorganisms and Bacteria, fungi & viruses such as staph (including MRSA), athlete’s feet fungus, mold & mildew (causing breathing issues to worsen or flare up), strep and many others.

     Crowded neighborhood like in boarding house brings less privacy thing. In 2015, when I was living in boarding house, one of my close friend lost his gadget. At first, he left his room for just 10 minutes. After came back to his room, he realized that his gadget already gone. This accident was making further problem. He suspected his friend as well as me that stole his gadget. But his gadget couldn’t be found until now. This was just one of many stealing activity while living in boarding house. That’s why living in boarding house is less private compared to dormitory since living on it bringing to crowded neighborhood.

      One of my friend said that living in boarding house is better than living in dormitory because in boarding house, there is “siskamling” which make the boarding house’s environment safer. I know that in boarding house there is “siskamling” which secure the neighborhood and make the environment safer. But, the facts mention that there were so many stealing activities when I was living in boarding house. Another fact shows that living in dormitory is safe also. That’s because there are plenty of 24-hours securities in dormitory area who make the neighborhood feel safe 24-hours as well as in boarding house. He also said that it is better to live in boarding house since it is closer to the campus. I realize that range between boarding house to campus is closer than dormitory to campus. But I certainly believe the range itself is not much different. Most people think that the range from dormitory to campus is just 50 meters farther than boarding house to campus. This little bit farther thing also brings one benefit to student, which is healthier because more walk, more healthy.

      In conclusion, I strongly believe it is better to live in dormitory rather in boarding house. Beside the price to live in dormitory is much cheaper than in boarding house, dormitory provide cleaner environment particularly the bathroom area as well as provide more private thing since the neighborhood is not to crowded compared to boarding house. Now, it is up to you to live in dormitory or in boarding house since every person has their own choice. But, one thing should be remembered. The right decision brings the bright future.

My Goals in Academic Writing Class

The three goals that I set for myself are:

1. Become a good writer
2. Get an ‘A’ score
3. Able to pass an IELTS test

Dear Me,

       I write this letter to myself with three goals within it. I will open this letter when Academic writing class is over and see whether I have achieved these goals or not. The goals are to become a good writer, get an ‘A’ score in Academic writing class and able to pass an IELTS test. And now, I will explain the reasons why I chose these three goals.

       First, I want to become a good writer. As the woman writer from England named Doris Lessing (1919-2013) said, “You only learn to be a better writer by actually writing.” By learning in Academic writing class, I expect myself to be able to write in a correct way. I believe that there are so many advantages if I have become a good writer, for instance, able to write Curriculum vitae, write a thesis in a correct way and if possible, make my own novel. For this purpose, I will learn more seriously in Academic writing class so that I can become a good writer in the future.

       Second, I want to get an ‘A’ score. There are so many benefits if I get an ‘A’ score in Academic writing class. The benefits are get a high GPA, get a good workplace in the future and so forth. Like a mentioned before, one of the benefit is to get a high GPA. I have seen my friend from batch 2012 that doesn’t get a job until now because he didn’t achieve a “standard” GPA, which is 3.00. Derive from that experience, I will pay attention more in Academic writing class so that I can achieve the ‘A’ score itself and get the benefits from it. As long as I still have a power to come to class and do the homework in-time, I trust that I can achieve it.

       Finally, I need to be able to pass the IELTS test. One of my long vision is to get my master degree in the US. Because of that vision, do and pass the IELTS test will become an obligation. According to the survey, Indonesian that get their master degree in abroad university will get the job easier rather than get their master degree in Indonesia. Based on this survey, there is no doubt that I will pay my attention more in learning Academic writing class so that I able to pass the IELTS itself. If possible, after I finished my S-1 degree, I will do the IELTS test and if I pass it, I will looking for an university in the US to get my master degree.

       In conclusion, the three goals that I have set above are the goals that I want to achieve while I learn in Academic writing class. Some how, the third goal may be the most difficult for me, because the IELTS test itself is hard to be passed. Therefore, I will pay more attention in that goal. Like Tim Notke said “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”

Revised Appropriate Career for My Partner

I Think Krisnoaji Pamungkas would make a good comedian.

	Paragraph 2	Paragraph 3	Paragraph 4
Main idea	Likes to making jokes in class	Can make his own jokes	Confident and supporting person
Supporting points	Ø  Loves to see his friends laughing Ø  Able to make his jokes in funny way Ø  Able to deliver the jokes in appropriate way	Ø  Not ashamed to make a joke about himself Ø  Likes make a joke about others Ø  Rarely to tell dirty jokes	Ø  Loves to support his friends with jokes Ø  Feel confidence when deliver the jokes Ø  Share happiness to others

Introductory Paragraph

     Krisnoaji is a great amateur comedian. He Likes to make a joke everywhere and in every situation. He is capable to make his own jokes and jokes about himself. He is a very confident and supporting person. Hence, Krisnoaji would be the next Bintang Bete in the future.

Topic Sentence

1. Paragraph 1: Krisnoaji is a great amateur comedian.
2. Paragraph 2: Krisnoaji likes to make a joke everywhere and in every situation.
3. Paragraph 3: Krisnoaji is capable to make his own jokes and jokes about himself.
4. Paragraph 4: Krisnoaji is a very confident and supporting person.

The Next Bintang Bete

       Krisnoaji is a great amateur comedian. He Likes to make a joke everywhere and in every situation. He is capable to make his own jokes and jokes about himself. He is a very confident and supporting person. Hence, Krisnoaji would be the next Bintang Bete in the future.

       First, Krisnoaji likes to make a joke everywhere and in every situation. Krisnoaji likes to make jokes in class. When the atmosphere feels so bored, he will make some jokes that will make a mood-booster to his friends. Other things that make his jokes feel funnier is when he can express his jokes in a funny way, such as through his face and his gesture. What I respect from him is he also deliver his jokes in an appropriate way, so that people whom see his jokes don’t feel awkward. Because of his concern and skill in making joke, I think he will be a great comedian just like Bintang Bete.

    The second, Krisnoaji is capable to make his own jokes and jokes about himself. Krisnoaji is capable to make his own jokes without copying from others. I think he can make some jokes accidentally. But still, they sound funny. He likes to make a joke about himself. Maybe it is because he doesn’t want to hurt other’s feelings. If he wants to make a joke about others, he would see the situation first, whether the person he makes a joke about is around him or not so that he didn’t hurt others feeling. Like I told before, he can deliver his jokes in an appropriate way. Because he doesn’t want to generate an awkward moment, he seldom tells dirty jokes, especially in public. Because of his politeness in making jokes, I think he will be the next Bintang Bete.

     At last, Krisnoaji is a very confident and supporting person. When he see his friend look sad, he will cheers he/she through jokes. What makes me impressed with him is that he is a very confident person. He doesn’t hesitate to praise himself. Sometimes, when he saw a mirror, he could say to himself “I am so handsome.” His confidence can make his jokes even more funny. Overall, He loves to share happiness to others. I think he born to this world for that purpose. Because of his characteristics, I recommend Krisnoaji to be the next Bintang Bete.

Writing Checklist

• Are your reasons supported with details? Yes
• Do you have clear topic sentences for each paragraph? Yes
• Do you have transition words to start paragraphs 2, 3 and 4? Yes
• Does your title fit your composition? Yes

Appropriate Career for My Partner

 

 

The next Bintang Bete

       Krisnoaji Likes to make a joke, in boarding house, in store, even in class and wherever he wants to make a joke. He also can make a joke in every situation, even in good or bad situation. Hence, Krisnoaji would be the next Bintang Bete in the future.

       First, Krisnoaji likes to make a joke in everywhere and every situation. Krisnoaji likes to make jokes in class. When the atmosphere feels so bored, he will make some jokes that will make a mood-boaster to his friends. Other thing that make his jokes feel more funny is he can express his jokes in a funny way, such as through his face and his gesture. What I respect from him is he also deliver his jokes in an appropriate way, so that people whom see his jokes don’t feel awkward.

    The second, Krisnoaji is capable to make his own jokes and jokes about himself. Krisnoaji is capable to make his own jokes without copying from others. I think he can make some jokes accidentally. But still, it sounds funny. He likes to make a joke about himself. Maybe it because he didn’t want to hurt other’s feeling. If he wants to make a joke about others, he would see the situation, whether the person he makes a joke about is around him or not so that he didn’t hurt others feeling. Like I told before, he can deliver his jokes in an appropriate way. Because of he didn’t want to generate an awkward moment, he seldom tells dirty jokes, especially in public.

      At last, Krisnoaji is a very confident and supporting person. When he saw his friend look sad, he will support or spirit he/she through jokes. What I impressed about him is he is very confident person. He doesn’t hesitate to praise himself. Sometimes, when he saw a mirror, he could say to himself “I am so handsome.” His confidence can make his jokes even more funny. Overall, He loves to share happiness to others. I think he born to this world for that purpose.

My free-time activities

1. Playing card with friends during free-time

2. Playing basketball with my friends

3. Hang-out with my friends when holiday comes

Are you agree with the statement “always studying makes you stress”? I don’t know about you, but I am 100% agree with the statement above. Guys, I believe that we all human lives only once. So, it would not a mistake if we try something fun but still in the right way. God creates us to be active, not just sleeping or studying in your room. I don’t say it is not necessary to studying or even sleeping, but we have to try other things that’s good for us and make us happy. For me, when in not busy time, I  do some activities and the three statements above are the most recent activities.

First, I like playing card when in free-time. I don’t know why, but I love playing card, especially when it’s followed with betting. To be honest, I likes betting. But, In the last two years, I didn’t play bet when I am playing card. So, when I plays card with my friends, the betting activities will be replaced with a penalty, such as Truth-or-dare game. For me, betting when playing card is very pleased but it will consume my money a lot. So, right now, It is better for me to play card with no betting activities. But, someday when I have a job, I will play card with betting section. It will be fun.

The second activity is playing sport, particularly basketball. I am really love watching and even playing basketball. But for playing itself, I don’t really good. Maybe because I am short. When I am watching basketball video on youtube, I could waste one and a half hours.

The last is I will hang out with my friends when holiday is coming. Half of my life is spent for studying, in school, in my room and when in teamwork with my friend. And then I asked my self “what a poor life I have if i spend my life just doing homework or studying?” So, when holiday is coming, I choose to hang out with my friends. I have to see the world. I have to see people. While I can live in this temporary life, I must see the world. This is one of my motto.

So my friends, this is my story about activities I have done when in free-time as well as the most likely activities in my life. What is your story?