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Lately, people have been questioning the worth of a four-year university. Some universities charge $30,000-50,000 per year, which causes students to go into extreme debt. There is a solution to this problem that has been rejected by our society although it is proven effective. Universities should combine the cost effectiveness and job opportunities of a vocational school with the diverse social aspect of a four-year university, in order to improve the quality of the student’s education.

It is sickening how many people with college degrees that are in debt and jobless. Our society looks down upon vocational schools because they are not "traditional" in their teaching methods. Vocational schools focus primarily on job placement, and real life applications to what the student learns in the classroom. These focuses allow students to be more knowledgeable in their fields of study as well as better workers, due to their hands on experience in the classroom. Vocational schools are also a faster paced and cheaper type of schooling. A regular 4 year university can be accomplished in 2-3 years in a vocational school and is also half the cost of a 4-year university.

Lately people have been overqualified, college degree wise, for the jobs that they apply for, but they do not have the work experience that they need. In order to compete with the job market colleges need to look at vocational schools. Rob Reuteman, a financial reporter from CNBC, even states: “The number of new jobs requiring a college degree is now less than the number of young adults graduating from universities, so more and more graduates are filling jobs for which they are academically overqualified”. So when parents are penny pinching in order to save up for their children or students who are barely scrapping by to pay for their so called great university, consider looking into a vocational school so that you're not in debt for the next 20 years.

(this article was condensed and modified due to space I have 2 more pages in which I did not include)

Source: Reuteman, Rob. “Vocational School Enrollment Booms Amid White-Collar Bust” CNBC. 3 December 2009. Web. 10 April 2013.




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Tattoos in the Workplace

Tattoos have become more popular in the last 20 years than ever before. Although both employers and customers in the workplace misconceive Tattoos, they are a form of creativity that is in high demand for our current society. The society we live in strives to create bigger and better products so in order to produce those products employers need to push their employee’s creativity to the maximum. Unfortunately some people are being discriminated against when applying for jobs based on the visible tattoos that they have.

Tattoos have been around for over 5,000 years and have many different meanings. A frozen man predicted to be 5,300 years old was found in Australia recently with markings across his knee and on his back. Although these markings are not the elaborate tattoos that people have today, the markings had a value for this man and are the earliest form of a tattoo. Later on strong authoritative figures had tattoos including King Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England and said to be the most powerful of all the Anglo-Saxon kings. He had Edith written across his heart to symbolize his love for her. Tattoos never had a bad reputation until the 19th century when they became popular among sailors and circuses. Some of the most powerful and recent people in history had tattoos including King George V, Czar Nicholas II, and Kaiser Wilhem II. Since the most powerful and wealthy men in history had tattoos then the average citizen shouldn’t be discriminated against by an employer because of the citizen’s creativity and expression on their own body.

Maria Hicks, a 28 year old woman with tattoos that fill the entire length of her arms, described her interview where she exposed her arms to her employer: “ dressed conservatively but decided to expose her arms…..I didn't want to represent myself in a false light……This is who I am”. She got the job and now has a successful career at an advertising company. Advertising is a prime example of a career that requires a lot of creativity so tattoos should be acceptable in these types of fields.

The biggest concern that tattoos bring in the workplace is if it is professional and appropriate. In order to determine if tattoos are appropriate and professional we have to first determine the definition of the term appropriate. CNN released an article recently that discussed dress codes in the workplace. In this article Judah Kurtz defines the word appropriate in terms of the professional workplace: “You may be memorable, but make sure you are memorable for the right reasons…Be yourself, but don't let your appearance or behaviors detract from your selling points: your intelligence, accomplishments, strengths and experience”. The most important factor of being appropriate and professional in the workplace is that the creativity that is shown must not distract the customer, take away the workers creditability, or hinder the employee’s performance at work. As long as those three main concerns are followed the employee maintains professionalism in the workplace and can express his/her self with tattoos.

The creative world of tattoos and expression can intertwine with the professional world of work. Creative companies always look for new and creative ideas, and creative people usually like to express themselves especially with body modification such as tattoos. David Lee’s, an author and expert on productivity in the workplace, research has shown that when the workers are allowed to express them productivity goes up. So as long as the tattoos are appropriate, not distracting the customer or other employees, they should not be a factor when employees are being hired to creative job fields. Tattoos are works of art and expression so it is unfair to judge someone based upon how they express their creativity.

First Quote: Pyrillis, Rita. “As tattoos and piercings become more popular, companies and employees look to cover themselves.” Crain’s Detroit Business. 15 November 2012. Web. 25 February 2013.

Second Quote: LeTrent, Sarah. “Decoding the Workplace Dress Code.” CNN. 15 August 2012. Web. 25 February 2013.