1. BeckyCampbell7-7
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October11, 20Ao
WhyEducationis Important
Influential,exalted,andbrilliant.Thesearethreewordsthat
describethe greatestuniversitiesin the world.TheUniversityof
Cambridge,OxfordUniversity,Harvard,Berkeley,Yale,andthe
ImperialCollegeof Londonfallintothe categoryof the world'sbest
schools.Thesecollegesareallveryprestigiousschoolsthat onlythe
fineststudentsgoto. Somekids,myselfincluded,havethe hopesand
dreamsof goingto oneof theseuniversitiessomeday.But,w€ cant
possiblygettherehowever,withouta goodeducation.Thisjourneyof
learningbeginsin pre-school,andcontinuesthroughelementary,
middle,andhighschool.Youmaythinkthatwhereyouarein your
schoolingdoesn'treallymatterrightnow,but everystepof the way
countsonthe roadto bea successfulindividual.
Educationplaysa vitalroleto a productive,goodlife.It
improvesthe valueandexcellenceof one'slifeaswell."HowsCI?"you
mightask.Well,a goodeducationeradicatespoverty.Bygettinga
collegedegree,youareableto getsatisfyingjob that payswell.
Becauseof yoursalary,youwillbeableto afforda goodhome,
clothing,food,andothernecessitiesof life.
Havinga degreealsocomesintoplaywhenwantingto bea good
parent.Studieshaveshownthat motherswhohavegoneto school
havehealthier,better-nourishedchildren,whoaremostlikelyto
succeed.Also,womenwhogothroughschoolandgoto collegemarry
later,havefewerkids,andhaveimprovedparentalcare,Education
augmentsthe abilityof familiesto handlehealthproblems.It opens
2. peopleupto numerousopportunities,andisnt thatwhateveryparent
wantsfor theirchildrenandthemselves?Studieshavealsoshownthat
educationisthe mostvaluableandefficientweaponagainstHIV,
AIDS,andotherdiseases.Schoolingalsohelpspreventthe risksof
traffickiilg,labor,andsexualabuseof children.
Educationmotivatesself-assuranceandprovidesuswiththe
thingswe needto partakein today'sworld.It makesus more
independentandawareof whatisgoingon in the worldtoday,along
withthe awarenessof opportunitiesandrights.It offersa greater
understandingof one'scapabilityandpotentialaswell.
Asyoucansee,educationis an essentialelementto a
successful,happylife.Thereareso manymoreopportunitiesthat
openupfor a personthat hasa collegedegree.I haveeveryintention
on continuingmy schoolingafterhighschool.I futthermoreintendon
gettinga well-paying,enjoyablejob. I onlyhaveonechanceto grow
up,sowhynotdo it rightby givingbackto my community,country,
andworld?I knowit maybea lot of hardwork,butdont youthink
gettinga goodeducationpaysoff in the end?
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