Prepare for Humility – Grant Swalwell
There are many reasons why people drop out of college and many as to why they don’t even finish their first semester. At the moment I’m concerned with the one
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OCCC Labor Camp – Grant Swalwell
You can bring a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. However you can force the detained to work tirelessly. Maybe the hand of reward has been too
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Life Under the Dome – Grant Swalwell
Ten/Pen neighborhood south of The Plaza (my neighborhood) has questionable characters milling about at odd hours, usually keeping to themselves on stoops and curbs, under streetlights. They generally just want
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Colossal Waste of Money – Grant Swalwell
Whoever had the bright idea of teaming up with a bunch of sketchy publishers to make students pay for 15 different crappier versions of Moodle as supplemental material should not
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Aggressively Passive – Grant Swalwell
The act of passive aggression puts a stranglehold on relationships. It is always harder to build a friendship than break it, especially for a person like me whom, for whatever
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The Adult Mind and Fiction
Think of the type of person you generally associate as being a “Lord of The Rings” fanatic. They maybe wear glasses, have a personal book collection, love other fantasies in
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No Such Thing as News – Grant Swalwell
The main stream media is abundantly redundant, often slower than Twitter and less accurate. The veil of agenda is so thin the Republican debate on Fox had conservatives on Facebook
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Being a farmer for one day – Hung Tran
I was invited to a cookout by my former ESL teacher and her family at their friend’s farm last weekend. I could not imagine exactly what an American-style farm looks
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The importance of scholarships – Hung Tran
As a current student, I truly understand the great importance of scholarships, especially for students who are struggling between making a living and learning. Scholarships mean a lot to them.
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Students Who Work – Hung Tran
Is it good for college students to both work and study? I have been asking myself that question ever since I met a lady working in customer service at the
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