Technology

New technological advances such as facebook, google, twitter, smartphones, etc, are moving society in a positive direction. Such applications and programs make communication between one another easily accessible at the touch of a finger. Without these applications and programs society would still be using mail (which some still do) which is slower than using the internet and having your message appear in minutes, even seconds.
Although technological advances are a positive thing in that they are very easy to use and easy to manage, some advances have negative characteristics because they decrease job opportunities. New technology can do things way faster and more efficiently than a human can do decreasing the amount of jobs on the market.
Although there are positive and negative effects of technology, I believe that technology is mostly moving our society in a positive direction creating social networking and search engines that people use everyday in order to do research and stay connected with family and friends.

Open Letter

Legislature—Jerry Brown

            Proposing to cut 1 billion from state universities and 400 million from community colleges is outrageous. This big of a cut is going to diminish the already small selection of classes from Foothill College and other schools.  Most classes are already filled, restricting some students from being enrolled in classes that are required for graduation and transferring to other universities.  Inflation has already raised the cost of items such as library books and other textbooks necessary to excel in class.

            I feel that the government is able to make other cuts that do not involve the education system. It is already hard enough to get a seat in a class let a lone all the credits needed for graduation.  These cuts will result in foothill letting their staff go, raising tuition and possibly reducing enrollment because of the higher tuition costs.

            Many students are already on the brinks of not being able to afford the current tuition, textbooks, and other materials needed such as transportation and living conditions. A raise in tuition, cuts to student services, and larger class sizes are frightful thoughts for a majority of people. Some students need the after school facilities and services as well as smaller class sizes for the teacher student relationship and attention.As a voter I, as well as many other students, would like the cuts to come from somewhere else besides education system, perhaps the military..

Sincerely,

       Ca$h mOney

Education

I believe that people who enroll themselves at any academic level have the right and opportunity to a quality education taught by qualified teachers. Taking the initiative to enroll yourself in any class allows for the individual and for that matter society to grow, learn, and challenge the mind. As stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights under article 26, "Everyone has the right to education" which then states that education shall be free, "at least in the elementary and fundamental stages". It then goes on to mention that, "education shall be compulsory" or in easier terms, that it shall be required by law to attend elementary level schooling. I agree with this article in that education "promotes understanding, tolerance, and friendship among all nations and in society "among all racial or religious groups".

me

My name is steven and I am currently a student at Foothill College. My current major at Foothill is Business Finance, but as soon as I transfer I am going to double major in accounting and finance. I intend on receiving and going to school for a masters in business. In English 110 I would like to expand my vocabulary and be able to write much quicker and thoroughly than I do now.