Stanford University

Free higher education at a University, free clothing, great resources, the life of a student athlete sounds amazing. Student Athletes are the pinnacle of amateurism yet many desire for them to get paid for what they do. This would entirely destroy the idea of amateurism, by making athletes only wanting to play for money, and allowing the privilege for these athletes to get a great education is valuable in itself. This debate is one most people think is ridiculous however many believe it is…

well as aid them to develop more passion for their assignments and tests. Students would feel as though they have a purpose for spending so much time taking notes, studying rigorously, and taking heaps of tests throughout the school year. One Stanford University experiment had researchers divide preschoolers into two separate groups: one that would receive gold sticker stars for their creative drawings, and one that would not receive any type of reward for their artwork. The first time, both…

A Generation of Conformists: How Things Have Changed Sir Ken Robinson’s, “How Schools Kill Creativity,” and Roger Scruton’s, “The Idea of University” describe education from the past, how it is currently, and that it continues to evolve and change. I am sure by now, most have heard of the marshmallow study done in the 1960’s at a Stanford University campus nursery school. In a nutshell, a child is seated at a table with a marshmallow in front of them. The she is told if she waits fifteen minutes…

They bring them in to represent their respective team and, in a bigger perspective, the entire university. That being said, they expect a lot more and hold student athletes to a higher expectation that most think. Coaches want their athlete to be present in class every single day. Missing a class is unacceptable and if one is to miss a class the student…

Personal Profile I am an articulate, confident, and hard-working individual who thrives in a challenging environment. I am currently enrolled in the Engineering Science program at the University of Toronto, a program that equips students with an in-depth understanding of several branches of engineering and provides them with a comprehensive toolkit of skills including math, computer programming, circuits, and innovative design solutions. I am also invested in advancing my knowledge of robotics…

authors because one is the producer of PBS and the other is one of the greatest thinkers of digital age. Also, throughout the video, there are more credible authors of ideas given or experiments done, such as Professor Clifford Nass from Standfor University. Professor Nass wants to understand…

action, a government policy promoting diversity at universities, grants certain minority groups an advantage for college applications Since 1990, U.S. colleges’ affirmative action policies, created by admissions officers and the government, have caused conflicting economic effects, including financial aid and scholarship availability, insufficient socioeconomic diversity, and federal incentives for African and Asian American students. Universities use several methods to attract potential…

The Stanford Prison Experiment consisted on choosing 24 men of University of Stanford to play role as guards and prisoners in a fake prison built in the University basement. The experiment was conducted by the psychology professor Phillip Zimbardo, who wanted to investigate the difficulties caused in America penal system. He wanted to find out if the negative environment such as the prison would lead people with good personalities in acting different of what they usually do. Therefore, he would…

share their life experience, values and advice during the speech. This is a platform for speaker to say amazing and unlimited things to attract audiences. Bill Gates has stated at a positive and inspirational college commencement address at Harvard University while getting his bachelor degree on 2007. Due to the information and technology limitation when he was young, Bill Gates had no chance to get a real awareness of the awful inequities in the world until he left Harvard.…

In reviewing the article 10 Psychological Studies that Will Change What You Think You Know About Yourself (written by Gregoire), I found interesting the 1989 study from Harvard and Kent State University on “change blindness” (as cited by Gregoire). In this experiment the subjects started out talking to one actor. Their view is blocked from the person to whom they are speaking, and another actor steps in to finish the conversation to see if the change is observed by the participant. One half of…