Why Americans can't afford college. (It isn't because rich people want you to remain uneducated.) Each year we spend... $70 billion on lottery tickets, $73 billion on gambling, $80 billion on cigarettes, $72 billion on alcohol, $400 billion a year on infomercial purchases (that go unused), $532 million on daily internet deals, $36 billion on video games, $47 billion on pizza, $210 billion on fast food, and $9.1 billion on Halloween... ...but college should be free because we can't afford it. https://www.researchamerica.org/…/rese…/research-takes-cents https://money.cnn.com/…/11…/gallery.money_wasters/index.html This is a post I made to my FB page recently. I received several likes, comments (good and bad), etc. In order to clarify some statements, I posted a second time dealing with this subject. Following is the second post. Well, my last post seemed to have gotten a few actions and reactions, so I thought I'd clarify why I wrote it before I contin
A master's degree (from Latin magister) is usually a second-cycle academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. A master's degree normally requires previous study at the bachelor's level, either as a separate degree or as part of an integrated course. Within the area studied, master's graduates are expected to possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theoretical and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, critical evaluation, or professional application; and the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently. (from Wikipedia ) In 1994 I graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications. Although it has served me well over the years, my change in career choices has made it necessary to pursue another degree. In 2004 I decided t