Many of single moms want to go back to college and earn a degree. However, due to financial issues, one finds it hard to afford the education they are dreaming. Today, there are other ways on how we can apply for financial support to be able to study and one of them is through President Obama’s scholarship program. Moms who desire to get back to college to give their children a better life in the future are very much welcome to the program through the Federal Pell Grant.

We cannot deny the fact that college education is a problem to many because of costly tuition fees and materials needed to study. Another is moving to the town or city where the college is and this will also mean additional expenses. Obama made it clear that one of his priorities is to give everyone a chance to finish their study by making college education accessible with enough financial support.

Moms can also benefit additional money from the government while studying. You don’t have to worry as well if you cannot leave your house to study because you have to take car of your kids. Online learning is now possible at your home using the scholarship offered by Obama. If you are a working mom, you don’t have to leave your job as well to continue your studies. How convenient and flexible for moms and single moms.

Don’t waste the opportunity today, check online the details regarding the program and spend some of your time to complete the application. This is another chance to change your life and your family’s life. Having a degree can help you compete with employment and a chance to have a high paying job.

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Main points of Rostow’s stages of growth model:

-Rostow’s stages of growth model is of the Neo-Classical tradition.
-The model takes a linear view of development, this means that countries are believed to develop in the same way over time.
-It is a structuralist model, it analyses development as the result of complex interactions between a number of different societal parts.

Rostow believed that economies develop by going through a number of stages. He attempted to define the characteristics of each of the 5 stages of development.

Traditional Society Stage
-Economic activity is on a subsistence basis, output (food etc) is consumed by those who produced it rather than traded. Economic activity is dominated by agriculture and is labour intensive.

Transitional Stage
-This stage is when a society has the preconditions for takeoff (the characteristics a society must have before it can start to grow quickly such as with the UK industrial revolution) in place but has not yet entered a period of high growth. Trading increases supported by an emerging transport infrastructure, savings and investment grow and entrepreneurs emerge.

Take Off Stage
-Industrialisation takes place, workers transfer from the agriculture to manufacturing. Growth is concentrated in to certain parts of the country and in one or two industries (for example, cotton processing in Manchester during the industrial revolution). New political and social institutions emerge to support industrialisation.

Drive to Maturity Stage
-The economy diversifies from the industries that originally drove growth. The massive poverty caused by the Take Off Stage starts to be reduced.

High Mass Consumption Stage
-The stage that countries reach once they have developed. Rostow, writing in 1960, believed that this was the stage which Western countries were in. Living conditions are good and the economy is baed on the consumer society.

Limitations of Rostow’s Stages of Growth Model:

-The Rostow starts with the assumption that countries will develop along the same path, that countries cannot skip stages, do stages in a different order. Splitting the process of development into stages may be si
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mplifying what actually occurs.
-The model is ethnocentric, it is based on American and European history and shows American high mass consumption to be the end result of development.
-The model assumes that capitalist development is the only way to achieve economic development his model represents a “non-communist manifesto”.

How to use Rostow’s Stages of Growth Model in Essays and exams:

The ideal use of Rostow’s Stages of Growth Model in A level exams is to set it up as a straw man to knock down. The model is a good way of setting out a basic model which is easily criticised using more up to date models or models from a different political viewpoint. Don’t worry about spending too much time writing about Rostow’s model, just give the examiner an outline of your knowledge referring to the main points of the model (see start of article). This will then allow you to spend more time showing off your knowledge to the examiner about other more complex development models.

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The stress and burden of having to pay for college is becoming increasingly difficult, especially during these tough economic times. Most Americans are struggling to pay for everyday necessities, never mind thousands of dollars for post-secondary education. Regardless, many Americans still recognize the importance of post-secondary schooling and are willing to spend the money if it means securing a stable job for the future.

It’s no secret that most families struggle to pay for college but many organizations are willing to donate money and integrate strategies to help ease the stress of college tuition on today’s students.

Here are some ways students can find assistance when it comes to footing the bill for their college experience:

Scholarships/Grants. Scholarships and grants are two of the most popular forms of financial aid for students. They are often distributed in the form of awards given to students who need financial assistance and who have shown exceptional academic achievement or extracurricular participation in their previous years of school. Scholarships are less competitive while grants are allocated on a more competitive basis.

Student Financial Aid/Loans. Student Financial Aid is a way for students who don’t have enough money to borrow money with flexible payment schedules and lower interest charges so they can pay for the costs of college. Financial Aid helps students who don’t necessarily show enough academic excellence to win a grant or scholarship but want to go to college without having a ton of money saved up.

While student loans and financial assistance can be very helpful short term, they can mean trouble long-term for individuals who choose not to pay them off immediately. Student loans can result in credit trouble, unmanageable debt and long-term financial difficulties, so make sure you manage them wisely.

Repaying your student loans as soon as you possibly can after your schooling has ended will ultimately save you a lot of money in interest. Generally, most student loans have a six month grace period following the end of your program before interest rates kick in and payments are required.

We hope our tips have helped but the best way to ensure a
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stress-free college experience (financially) is to save as much as you can beforehand. It’s never too early to start saving – and every penny you save now will help ease the burden of repaying your student loans when you’re finally done school.

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And, you have to consider that a lot of the states are also  experiencing budget deficits.  They are cutting the funding to the public colleges, including community colleges.  That means you need to expect an increase in costs.  For out-of-state students at public universities, the increases will likely be much higher for you as the schools try to keep expenses lower for in-state students.

 

In spite of these possibilities, many of parents I’m meeting are automatically jumping to the conclusion that the public universities or “state schools”, will be the cheapest options for their student.  It might.  But, what if your student doesn’t get IN?

 

With rising college costs, the misconception by many families has been that the public university is the cheapest option.  Many popular public universities already have acceptance rates well below 50%, which means it’s a lot more difficult to get in these days then it was just three or four years ago.

 

Now, add the current economic crisis.  Even more families are having that initial gut reaction that the public university will be cheaper so they won’t even look at or consider private colleges that might actually offer them more money to help pay the college bill.  As more families apply to the public colleges, the competition to get IN will get tougher.

 

The days of the “I can always go to the community college” may even be coming to an end. Squeezed by budget cuts and shoestring budgets, community colleges may not be able to accommodate the onslaught of incoming students that may result if the economy goes through a long-term lag.  There’s some speculation in come states that community colleges may have to start introducing certain standards and benchmarks for admission! 

What is your student’s plan to stand out against the increased competition?  Hundreds if not thousands of the students will have great grades and good SATs or ACTs.  What, besides grades and activities will help your student stand out among all those other applicants to get one of those coveted spots in the freshman class?

 

Students need to present themselves in a clear, concise way to the colleges. A clear, concise message will help them stand out from the competition.  Just knowing what you might want to do for a career is not enough.  Why will a college want you on their campus?  Why should they choose you over the other great students who also applied? Once you have a message, you need to systematically deliver that message.  You need a marketing plan.

 

Your Assignment (Should You Choose To Accept It):

Get clear on what you offer a college besides good grades from high school.  Begin to develop your plan to get the attention of the college admissions officer by gathering information on your career goals, how and why you are pursuing them.  Then begin crafting YOUR MESSAGE to the schools.

Jeanmarie Keller, Admissions and Financial Aid Strategist who has advised hundreds of students and their families on how to get NOTICED, get IN and get MONEY to help pay the college bill. She is the creator of the Get NOTICED, Get IN, Get MONEY System™, and publishes the high-content, high-value, weekly newsletter, ‘The College Oracle’. If you’re ready to jump-start your college search, get money to help pay the bill, and have more fun while planning your future success, get your FREE tips now at http://www.jeankeller.com

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The web’s response to an injunction on the Guardian reveals the liberating power of the internet. Hopefully, this is a taste of things to come.

By Ian Dunt

When J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, was told at a party once that it was the tragedy of science that its inventions were always used for negative ends, he gave an answer which I always found particularly pertinent.

“No,” he replied. “It is the tragedy of humanity.” And that’s generally how it goes with man’s technological advancement. But then came the internet, which presumably will one day be considered man’s ultimate invention. It changed everything. We realised instantly what we had invented, as a species. Even in those first years, already the extent of the changes this thing would bring were evident.

Porn, some of it far more extreme than what we were used to, was suddenly available to children across the world at the click of a button. News became free. Marriages broke under the weight of the opportunities offered by Friends Reunited and Facebook, as people who thought they would never meet again were suddenly closer than they had imagined. Movies and music were suddenly available for free on peer-to-peer websites, and bands like the Arctic Monkeys found success themselves while circumnavigating record companies’ functions. You could gamble away your last penny from the comfort of your soon-to-be reclaimed house. You could hire a prostitute, get an arts and crafts book delivered, or do the weekly shop online. Businesses everywhere were affected. The world got quicker, and more convenient, but also further apart, as we formed ties across oceans with people of similar interests and relied less on those of the community around us.

For politics, it seemed the anarchic defence to governments which were quickly learning to use technology for authoritarian ends. From the DNA database, to ID cards, to biometric passports, the state saw new technology and thought of new ways to limit people. It’s always been that way.

The internet, and to a lesser extent mobile phones, were liberating. Text messaging became pivotal to the democratic process in Ukraine, allowing hundred of thousands of youths to coordinate their movements in Kiev as they protested the 2004 election result. Meanwhile, blogs, Facebook and Twitter became standard issue items for rebels and discontents in authoritarian countries across the globe, with internet companies agonising over what to do in China in particular.

There were big downsides. Media outlets saw their income shrivel up as people could go online for free, or simply because print couldn’t keep up with the new speed of the world. They sacked journalists and made the remainder write more copy, leading to worse reporting. Blogs started to claim a role as news providers which their subjective nature did nothing to justify.

Yesterday was an important day. Yesterday the internet lived up to all its promise. It began with an injunction on the Guardian by Carter Ruck, a law firm specialising in the media, which is very rarely referred to by its real name by those in the industry. The firm banned the paper from reporting on a parliamentary question from Paul Farrelly to justice secretary Jack Straw, published in yesterday’s House of Commons order paper. It’s a measure of how acutely unfair, authoritarian and in league with the powerful Britain’s libel laws are that a firm would even consider it possible to pursue this course of action. But yes, they asked for the public to be barred from learning about a question from an elected MP to a representative of the government, because it concerned their rich clients.

The question concerned issues with which I am particularly interested, but let’s leave that aside for a moment. If it had stuck, a terrible precedent would have been set whereby the powerful gained a pivotal new power over the people of Great Britain: the power to turn their elected parliament into a shadowy body, as impermeable and hostile to them as the lobbies of corporate buildings.

Twitter went bonkers. Wonderfully so. So wonderfully, in fact, that a human rights lawyer was barely able to conceal his glee when I called him in the afternoon. The #trafigura and #carterruck tags shot straight to the top of Twitter’s trends, exposing Carter Ruck’s clients to precisely the publicity they had hoped to avoid. By early afternoon, the injunction was lifted.

A small story. Nothing life-changing. But the most important thing to come from yesterday was what the internet prevented. It prevented a precedent being set which would have marked off even parliament from democratic participation. And it hinted at something else: the peculiar power the internet grants through its freedom. Yesterday showed how millions of connected individuals can circumnavigate the awesome power of corporations and government, can breach their layers of information control, and affect change. We’ve been theorising about this for ages. This was practical.

The world is changing fast. Yesterday’s events were so heavily reliant on Twitter they would have been unthinkable even two years ago, maybe even one year ago. But for those who dread technology, and the unfamiliar anarchic world it has forced on us, yesterday is proof we can put it to good use.

Re: 41. regencysounds.

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It's ironic isn't it? A Brit can spend 25 years living in Spain and proudly proclaim to all around he has never learnt one word of the local language (including gracias?) yet we expect people coming to UK to speak perfect English instantly, a feat which the majority of the indigenous population fail to achieve in a lifetime.

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That says rather a lot about the ignorance & arrogance of some Brits, but don't tar us all with the same brush. Before going to Germany to live & work there for a few years (On Her Majesty's Service) I made the effort to learn a little of their language. Firstly, I took up the offer of free lessons during the day, and secondly, I paid a little bit to do some more learning during the evenings – bought a dictionary & phrase book too (every little helps!).

On my own behalf I can only say that I found a little bit of effort goes a long way, and your efforts are greatly appreciated by the vast majority on the receiving end.

ll said, Jason. I couldn't put it better myself. Oh,and the sooner

we get rid of this self-seving Stalinist-type-Government the better

it will be for all of us. Davos.

i lerned a bit of germen so i cud understand the words of the songs coming from the lautsprechers at the BMP festerval Gruntfest

the horst wessell song ist ein grate track and tomrow belongs 2 me is good for slo dances

i tryed to get a boogie with Miss BMP but she truned me down wich is a pity as i fanceyed her rotting!!

Aber;

Es hat manner gegeben, die sich dafur schamten, dass die familien ihrer Fater und Muter ein fache arbeiter waren.

(I carnt find the omlettes to putt above some of the vouls.)

i never wrote no books or nothin or went to colege but my voat counts the same as yors

EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FEWRER GRIFFERING!!!!

It's just political bullying to cover up the truth about how badly handled the country's management is. The rich get even richer and the once reasonably well off blue collar workers are now the poor. As for those who were classed as poor before this decade, they are becoming a forgootten sub culture.

At least with the Internet we are all equal,the little man gets his say.

Vote English Democrat and help us get our Parliament back too.

For too long we have been bossed about by scottish riff-raff.

adenatlo ditto ditto, say something, ditto ditto, i suggest you take up diplomacy once again ha ha with your skills put to use we'll all be saved from our own stupidity and ignorance. God save us and the queen eh!!

actually richardnutley (45)

The question suppressed was about a British company dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast so that we Brits didnt have to breathe in the noxious bi-products of our excessive lifestyles. Thousands of people later got ill from that.

They did apparently pay people up to $1000 each in compensation. That compensation could have gone to British poor people if our government had the foresight to let the company dump the waste locally.

Now that I am aware of this information I'm a little less happy and I wish no-one had been allowed to tell me.

mein gott!

Scottish riff-raff is the best riff-raff in the world!!!

There's lods of us here in Dukinfeld

but voat bmp and you'll get wite engerlish riff-raff too

wot say you??

I'm orff to put BPN leaflets with extreminate on them thru leterboxes of imgarnts with my m8 Roy.

Westie is grate at makin' em and i do the postin

wares the harm???

VOAT BPN AND RIFF WITH THE RAFF

It's just a jump to the right

the power of the internet would be impresive if it could deliver democracy to the nation by this i mean can the public tell government that we wont accept any rise in the retirement age ?

adenatio… no26… well it's probably better than 'Infamy, Infamy, they've all got it infamy!'I no understand col_ kurtz either!

no. 25…. I think Jock's reeling from having his posts cut off. Must be a shock to the system! He will no doubt get back to his old form. Pity about Yahoo censors- I think about 95 per cent of bloggers here really enjoyed reading about the BPM- he is a modern day Punch using humour to lambast politics. (Probably the remaining 5 per cent need mouth to mouth resusitation.)

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b.connaughton no 30- I have a job, thank you, but I am allowed the very occasional break and knock off at 5.30pm. Don't tell me it's got that bad in Britain that we don't have tea breaks anymore?(if you've actually got a job, that is) Where's a Scargill when you need one?

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Yakitate no 26…. you will probably get to like Jock's humour now it's been exposed to you. It kind of grows on one, like the first time you ever tasted an olive!

Hooray for modern technology and the Internet! Don't know a lot but think I'm learning (like the Duke of Ed. with his remote control!) Wish it had been around in the days of Macmillan, Wilson and Ted Heath. Who knows what it would have uncovered and the politicians might have evolved somewhat improved!

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This information will be the basis of the search results. It could be anything from tuition fee range, distance, courses offered, etc. Interestingly, these sites also give statistics and information on the population based on gender religion, ethnicity, etc.

These are pieces of information not readily available in school brochures. There are also ranking and ratings, both of which come from users perspectives as well as established survey makers. There is also information about the prevalent cultures the schools have, safety and security, housing options, dining, illegal drugs culture if applicable, etc. While these are interesting things to know, it is still necessary to exercise caution in interpreting these facts. When considering information like these things, try to look for the source where the information has been obtained as this will give you an idea on the reliability of the information.

While these websites help in conveniently matching your interests and considerations with every possible school, it is still important to double check with your prospect schools about the terms and conditions of admission and stay as well as the courses offered and the approaches used in teaching the course.

You may want to consider getting some sort of scholarships to help you out financially. The college finder websites will give you the general idea as it gives you the many possible options you could consider; checking with your prospect college, in the end, will give you the specific idea from which you can base your final decision.

Do you know where you are going to college? I sure didn’t! Check out my tips by visiting College Source 101. This site is filled with free information that will help you make an informed decision about where you want to go to college and what you want to do in the future.

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