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1. To what extent does attending and graduating from college affect one's success - both financial and personal - later in life? 2. " Effects of Postsecondary Education on Family Well-Being"
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3. [|Sara]  Goldrick  [|-Rab] Kia Sorensen

4. http://futureofchildren.org/publications/journals/article/index.xml?journalid=73&articleid=536&sectionid=3693

5. Accessed 5/31 on a website (above) 6. Subject: effects of College, future, family, well-being, education, marriage, children Occasion: People did not have extensive knowledge of the empirical/factual data on the effects of a college education Audience: those in college, those debating college, those who graduated college, professors, high school students Purpose: To inform its audience of the widespread effects of a college education Speaker: the authors, colleges/universities, those who completed college, those who wish they completed college Tone: informative, unbiased, analytic 7. A postsecondary education (or college education) has many effects on the various parts of a graduate's life. From financial success to mental health, the effects of a college education are present, and are generally positive. Despite a few instances in which college educations can hurt an individual's future, the effects are overwhelmingly positive and therefore, a college education is recommended. 8. Despite the modicum of instances in which college educations can hurt an individual's future, the effects are overwhelmingly positive and therefore, a college education is recommended.

9. I was very persuaded by the author's treatment of the topic because it was all rooted in factual and statistical data; it was unbiased and relied on information from real people. Therefore, its conclusions were most likely very accurate as the authors simply relayed information back to us from legitimate studies. 10. " On average, college-educated adults are said to live longer, healthier lives and to have better access to health care" "But as the cost of college attendance rises, and need-based financial aid (particularly in the form of grants) diminishes, attending college compromises some students' economic resources." "Studies tend to show that parents with more education (regardless of marital status) commit more time to their children than do less-educated parents"

"Attending college helps students form social networks, which are thought to result in a variety of benefits, including economic returns."

1. To what extent does attending and graduating from college affect one's success - both financial and personal - later in life? 2. " Positive Effects of College Degrees"
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3. Sheryl Faber, Demand Media

4. http://classroom.synonym.com/positive-effects-college-degrees-4134.html

5. Accessed 5/31 on a website (above)

6. Subject: college, college benefits, job, money, family life. health, satisfaction Occasion: The authors felt the need to remind people of college's many, less-obvious benefits Audience: college graduates, those in college, high school students, parents of high school students/college students Purpose: To inform the audience of some of the finer/subtler benefits of a college education Speaker: the authors, colleges, college students, graduated college students who experience these benefits, professors Tone: informative, analytic, unbiased, casual 7. Besides the typical benefits of higher wages, which the article does mention, completing a college degree has other benefits. These benefits include better health, more educated children, and more job satisfaction. 8. A college degree has mainly positive effects, which affect its recipient in many ways through the various aspects of his/her life. 9. I was persuaded by this treatment of the topic because it was mainly rooted in factual statistics and the conclusions drawn from them seem logical. However, some of the topics lack decent explanation of the way the results were derived, so at times, the article seems jumpy although the conclusions still seem plausible. 10. " College graduates enjoy their jobs to a greater degree and find their careers to be more satisfying" "The 2007 "College Board: Education Pays" report found that college graduates enjoy better health than those who are less educated." "The 1992 Cohn and Geske Report states that children of college graduates are better prepared by their more educated mothers to start school at a young age and are more likely to attend college after high school graduation." "According to a 2002 report by the Institute of Higher Education Policy, college graduates have the satisfaction of knowing that the four or more years of additional education will improve their quality of life."