English 101 paper

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Yixiang Zhang

English 101

Tamara Kuzmenkov

May 12, 202

Being a Student in America Today

The skills and the knowledge that many people have received from attending the different

schools of life have resulted in most of the success people have. Therefore, the key to life has

been linked to education as education has facilitated the opening up of different opportunities to

individuals in which they can secure chances that makes their lives even much better. This .has

led me to have an interest in wanting to know more of the students of America today. During the

study, many students have faced several factors that have had great influences on their studies.

Some of the factors have even motivated the students more in the studies, while other factors

have posed a great negative impact on the students, which has pulled them down on how they get

engaged in their studies. This discussion, therefore, trues to explain out what it takes for any

student to be an American student in the present life and it shows all the challenges that they may

go through as well as the risks that they take in the process of trying to brighten their future lives

(Perna, 94).

The basic thing in the current world that has the highest probability of making a person

successful in life in the current situations in the world is education as the opportunities that

makes one be successful are brought about by the experiences that the persons have had as well

as the skills and the knowledge that they have acquired from education. Perna identified that

education is one of the key and essential tools that can be used by people in the quest to attain

their goals and objectives in life. One of the regions in America that require a high level of

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competency in performing different activities is the American metropolitan area. For one to

acquire a good job in this area requires them to have a high level of skills as well as knowledge

to ensure that they are fit for different jobs. In her book, Perna has clearly stated that for one to

secure a good job, they have to advance their studies to postsecondary education. When one has

acquired a diploma, an undergraduate degree or even a master's degree is exposed to greater

opportunities to having a better life, and as a result, this has highly motivated the diverse

communities in America to work even hard in their studies and go to even postsecondary levels

(Perna, 88).

In America, the students have been given equal chances in their studies regardless of their

family of financial background. The students have been given the opportunity to compete for the

different changes in the studies. They get to compete both in class and on the whole campus at

large. In the recent past, education in America has changed in many ways giving each individual

in the society free access to learning. Since all the learners are given equal chances, those who

work hard in their education have been given the highest priority to have better lives in their

future. The different abilities of the students to initiate different measures that are appropriate in

making proper utilization of the opportunities will lead the students to have a successful life in

their future (Espenshade, 130).

In the present world, technology has highly developed, and it has taken control over most

of the aspects of society, and as a result, society requires people who have different knowledge

concerning technology. This has made the American society have a higher expectation to

students advancing to postsecondary education levels. Due to the different advancements in

technology, college students have been given the highest chances of making their lives better

through working hard. In American society, the resources have turned scarce, and this has made

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the society have a high expectation of the student to bring different forms of innovation to

society in the process of trying to make their lives better. This has made the American students

be under high pressure of fighting to ensure that they have better lives (Espenshade, 127).

The students in America have been given equal chances to study the different courses that

they want to take, provided they meet all the qualifications to do the courses that they want to

pursue. This is because the American nation gives all the individuals equal rights and freedoms.

All the American students are protected by the constitution since it is their right. The challenge

that the students have is that most of the students take loans to finance their studies, and they

have to pay immediately after they complete their studies. This makes most of the students even

drop of school, which eventually makes them not achieve their dreams and goals in life since

they are required to pay the loans even before they are well established in life (Avery, 65).

The American students, once in postsecondary education levels, they get entitled to

acquire loans that will help them pay their tuition fees as well as to cater to their different

personal needs. This has made most of the students in the society to be in debts since they get to

borrow much than what they need to spend. This has even made most of the students have

challenges in paying back the money. The society at large has got to worry about the level of

borrowing among the students as well as their poor spending habits (Avery, 74).

In conclusion, American students undergo different challenges as well as experiencing

different advantages and benefits. The society expects the students to give their best and bring

different innovations in society. The students also expect society to offer them support in their

studies as well as to provide chances for them. Therefore, American students are expected to

work extra hard to be successful in society.

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References

Avery, Christopher, and Sarah Turner. "Student Loans: Do College Students Borrow Too

Much--Or Not Enough?." Journal of Economic Perspectives 26.1 (2012): 165-92. P55-78

Espenshade, Thomas J., and Alexandria Walton Radford. No longer separate, not yet

equal: Race and class in elite college admission and campus life. Princeton University Press,

2013. P125- 136

Perna, Laura W., ed. Preparing today's students for tomorrow's jobs in metropolitan

America. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. (p87- 104)