(REVISED) Should University Students Live in Dormitory?

Thesis statement      : University students should live in dormitory

Argument 1                 : Dormitory provides any kind of services

Argument 2                : It is safer

Argument 3                : Expanding friendship

Counter argument   : No freedom

Conclusion                 : Dormitory is the best place to live

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University life is like the turning point in every students’ life. Most of them start to live on their own and far away from their family. They start to learn on how to face the real world and live independently. At that time, students need to choose whether to live in dormitory or outside dormitory, like apartment or rented house. The data collected by Harvard University (n.d) confirmed that more than 97% of Harvard students rather live on campus than off-campus in order to expand relationships and broaden experience during their university life. I have been living in dormitory for 1.5 years and decided to leave dormitory. After that, I started to regret it. Living outside dormitory is a little bit harsh and I could not experience the things that I had experienced during my time in dormitory. Therefore, I suggest President University students to live in dormitory.

Dormitory provides students with any kinds of services. Living in dormitory usually translates into easy living because everything is provided. For example, in President University, President University Student Housing provides students with sport courts, Wi-Fi, spaces for gathering, PU mart and many others. Usually students are allowed to use the courts for playing sports. Every time there are group discussions, they can easily go to bucks to meet up. In addition, dormitory area usually used for holding some events. For instance, PresUniv Idol, Sport Olympiad of President University, and many others. Moreover, one of the things that is beneficial for dormitory students is when they want to do online shopping. They can easily get their package in the office once it has arrived.

Dormitory is safer than living in rented house. Living in dormitory is usually full of rules an regulations. One of it is regarding the alcohol and ciggarette. According to the US department of Justice, there are higher chance of around 20-25% of women will experience a raping issue and the factor is usually because of alcohol (Liberal, n.d.). Therefore, to avoid that kind of things, most dormitory are not allowing their students to bring alcohol. Moreover, most dormitory provides students with some security guards around dormitory area. Just like in President University, there are guards every where, which are in male gate, female gate, and west gate. Usually, students also not allowed to go outside and inside the dormitory area freely to avoid any kind of unwanted events. It usually happens because of low security and dormitory helps students to avoid that kind of things.

 We know that a person cannot live on his/her own. That’s why as a human we need to expand our friendship. Some evidences founded in St. Mary’s College of Maryland that students who were not living in residential campus tend to struggle to find friends for studying because they were not in the residential area at late evening, when most students gather to study (Snider, 2015).

Living in dormitory will help students to expand their friendship not only with Indonesian but also International students. By living in dormitory, students are able to meet people from different nations and cultures. They also learn on how to respect others because they live in one resident for quite long time. Just like what I have experienced, most of the events are held in dormitory area. Therefore, by living in dormitory, students will be easier to attend some social events and extracurricular activities because it is located inside dormitory area, which means it is more accessible than living outside dormitory (Rinn, 2004). Some evidences founded in St. Mary’s College of Maryland that students who were not living in residential campus tend to struggle to find friends for studying because they were not in the residential area at late evening, when most students gather to study (Snider, 2015).  From that evidence, we could see that as a human, we need to expand our friendship because we cannot live by our own.

However, students don’t have freedom while they are living in dormitory. For instance, most dormitory don’t allowed students to cook on their own. While, some foods provided by the dormitory usually cannot be consumed by some students. But actually it is related with the safety of the student itself, because by cooking on your own, there is a possibility of fire accident. Not only that, Students also need to follow the rules given. This might include the restrictions on how late students are able to have visitors and there is no exception whether its family or not (SFGATE, n.d.). Its kind of cruel but it is for the safety of the students also, to prevent bad things from happening.

In conclusion, dormitory is the best place to live for University students because of the reasons above. Living in dormitory is a lot easier than living outside because dormitory provides students with any kind of services, it is a lot safer, and help students to expand their friendship. Maybe, living with full of regulations are bothering you, but if its for your own safety, rules is not a matter anymore. So, what is your choice?

REFERENCES

Harvard University. (n.d). Student Life | Harvard University. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-glance/student-life

SFGATE. (n.d). Reasons For College Students Living In An Apartment Vs. A Dorm. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://homeguides.sfgate.com/reasons-college-students-living-apartment-vs-dorm-46808.html

Liberal Arts Colleges. (n.d). What Makes Students Feel Safe On Campus?. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://www.liberalartscolleges.com/what-makes-students-feel-safe-on-campus/

My College Options. (n.d). My College Options – Living On-Campus Vs. Off-Campus. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from https://www.mycollegeoptions.org/Core/SiteContent/Students/Advice/College-Resource-Center/College-Life/Social-Life/Living-On-Campus-vs-Off-Campus.aspx

Rinn, A. “Academic and Social Effects of Living in Honors Residence Halls” (2004). Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 173, 67-80. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1153&context=nchcjournal

 

Snider, S. (2015). Weigh The Pros, Cons To Living At Home In College. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2015/08/05/weigh-the-benefits-drawbacks-to-living-at-home-during-college

Should University Students Live in Dormitory?

 

Thesis statement      : University students should live in dormitory

Argument 1                 : Dormitory provides any kind of services

Argument 2                : It is safer

Argument 3                : Expanding friendship

Counter argument   : No freedom

Conclusion                 : Dormitory is the best place to live

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University life is like the turning point in every students’ life. Most of them starts to live on their own and far away from their family. They start to learn on how to face the real world and live independently. At that time, students need to choose whether to live in dormitory or outside dormitory like apartment or rented house. The data collected by Harvard University confirmed that more than 97% of Harvard students rather live on campus than off-campus in order to expand relationships and broaden experience during their university life. I have been living in dormitory for 1.5 years and decided to leave dormitory. After that and I started to regret it. Living outside dormitory is a little bit harsh and I could not experience the things that I had experienced during my time in dormitory. Therefore, I suggest President University students to live in dormitory.

Dormitory provides students with any kinds of services. Living in dormitory usually translates into easy living because everything is provided. One of the examples is in President University. President University Student Housing provides students with sport courts, Wi-Fi, spaces for gathering, PU mart and many others. Usually students are allowed to use the courts for playing sports. Every time there are group discussions, they can easily go to bucks to meet up. Not only that, dormitory area usually used for holding some events. One of the things that is beneficial for dormitory students is when they want to do online shopping. They can easily get their stuff in the office once it has arrived.

Dormitory is safer than living in rented house. Living in dormitory is usually full of rules an regulations. One of it is regarding the alcohol and ciggarette. According to the US department of Justice, there are higher chance of around 20-25% of women will experience a raping issue and the factor is usually because of alcohol (Liberal, n.d.). Therefore, to avoid that kind of things, most dormitory are not allowing their students to bring alcohol. Most dormitory provides students with some security guards around dormitory area. Just like in President University, there are guards every where, which are in male gate, female gate, and west gate. Usually, students also not allowed to go outside and inside the dormitory area freely. Just like what Anna Folmnsbee said, “Safety is always the top priority.” Unwanted events usually happens because of low security and dormitory helps students to avoid that kind of things.

Living in dormitory will help students to expand their friendship not only with Indonesian but also International students. By living in dormitory, students are able to meet people from different nations and cultures. They also learn on how to respect others because they live in one resident for quite long time.  Just like what I have experienced, most of the events are held in dormitory area. Therefore, by living in dormitory, students will be easier to attend some social events because it is more accessible than living outside dormitory.  We know that a person cannot live on his/her own. That’s why as a human we need to expand our friendship. Some evidences founded in St. Mary’s College of Maryland that students who were not living in residential campus tend to struggle to find friends for studying because they were not in the residential area at late evening, when most students gather to study (Snider, 2015).

However, students don’t have freedom while they are living in dormitory. Most dormitory don’t allowed students to cook on their own. Some foods provided by the dormitory usually cannot be consumed by some students. But actually it is related with the safety of the student itself, because by cooking on your own, there is a possibility of fire accident. Students also need to follow the rules given. This might include the restrictions on how late students are able to have visitors, there is no exception whether its family or not (SFGATE, n.d.). Its kind of cruel but it is for the safety of the students also, to prevent bad things from happening.

In conclusion, dormitory is the best place to live for University students because of the reasons above. Living in dormitory is a lot easier than living outside because dormitory provides students with any kind of services, it is a lot safer, and help students to expand their friendship. Maybe, living with full of regulations are bothering you, but if its for your own safety, rules is not a matter anymore. So, what is your choice?

REFERENCES

Collegebasics.com. (n.d). Benefits Of Campus Living. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://www.collegebasics.com/going-to-college/campus-life/290-benefits-of-campus-living.html

Harvard University. (n.d). Student Life | Harvard University. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-glance/student-life

Homeguides.sfgate.com. (n.d). Reasons For College Students Living In An Apartment Vs. A Dorm. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://homeguides.sfgate.com/reasons-college-students-living-apartment-vs-dorm-46808.html

Liberalartscolleges.com. (n.d). What Makes Students Feel Safe On Campus?. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://www.liberalartscolleges.com/what-makes-students-feel-safe-on-campus/

Mycollegeoptions.org. (n.d). My College Options – Living On-Campus Vs. Off-Campus. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from https://www.mycollegeoptions.org/Core/SiteContent/Students/Advice/College-Resource-Center/College-Life/Social-Life/Living-On-Campus-vs-Off-Campus.aspx

Snider, Susannah. (2015). Weigh The Pros, Cons To Living At Home In College. Retrieved February, 19, 2017 from http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2015/08/05/weigh-the-benefits-drawbacks-to-living-at-home-during-college

 

Should President University Students Live in Dormitory?

Thesis statement      : President University students should live in dormitory

Argument 1                 : Dormitory provides any kind of services

Argument 2                : It is safer

Argument 3                : Expanding friendship

Counter argument   : Dormitory fee is very expensive

Conclusion                 : Dormitory is the best place to live

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University life is like the turning point in every students’ life. Most of them starts to live on their own and far away from their family. They start to learn on how to face the real world and live independently. I have been living in dormitory for 1.5 years and decided to leave dormitory after that and I start to regret it.  Living outside dormitory is a little bit harsh and I cannot experience the things that I have experience during my time in dormitory. Therefore, I suggest President University students to live in dormitory.

Dormitory provides students with any kinds of services. For example, sport courts, free wifi, PU mart, bucks, and many others. It is also very easy if students want to do online shopping, they can easily get their stuff in the office once it has arrive. Free wifi also provided in bucks and also inside the room. Not only that, there is PU mart also, so students no need to go out from dormitory area if they want to buy something. Lots of space also provided for studying, such as bucks and at the first floor of GH building. Moreover, if there are meetings, it will be held inside dormitory area. So, dormitory is a strategic place.

Dormitory is safer than living in rented house. There are securities around dormitory area, which are in east gate, west gate, male gate and female gate. Students also not allowed to go outside and inside the dormitory area after 12 am. Exactly at 12 am, all of the students need to go back to their room. Just like what Anna Folmnsbee said, “Safety is always the top priority.” Unwanted events usually happens because of low security and dormitory helps students to avoid that kind of things.

Living in dormitory will help students to expand their friendship not only with Indonesian but also International students. New students usually spend their first year in dormitory and most of the International students also live in dormitory. By living in dormitory, students are able to meet people from different nation and culture. They also learn on how to respect others because they live in one resident for  quite long time. We know that a person cannot live on his/her own. That’s why as a human we need to expand our friendship.

However, dormitory fee is very expensive. Each year the fee keeps on increasing. At first I thought that the money is being used for other things that are not related with the dormitory. But now I know that it is for improving the facilities of the dormitory itself. For example, on the first year there is no wifi in each rooms, while on the second year, each rooms has their own wifi and on the third year, President University Student Housing provides basketball court and also new hall on top of GH building.

In conclusion, dormitory is the best place to live for President University students. PUSH provides students with great facilities. Everything is available in dormitory area, starting from sport courts until PU mart. Even though its expensive, but if every year there is improvement, students will enjoy living in dormitory and price will not matter anymore.

Dear Future Me

Goal 1: Get an ‘A’ score

Goal 2: Be more knowledgeable

Goal 3: Able to improve my writing skills

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Dear Dea,

      I am writing this letter to myself with three goals that I want to achieve in English IV lesson in it. I will open this letter again when I have finished studying English IV lesson, which is about 11 weeks later. The goals I have set for myself are to get an ‘A’ or excellent score, be more knowledgeable, and  able to improve my writing skills by the end of the lesson. Now I will explain why I chose these goals and how I plan to accomplish them.

      First, I want to get an ‘A’ score in English IV subject. As I am currently enrolled in 8th semester, it means that my journey being a university student will come to an end. I have not much time left to revise my score. That’s why I want to get an excellent score. Furthermore, by getting a good score, it will affect my GPA. I will get a high GPA and can be accepted in a great firm. Therefore, all I need to do is following my lecturer’s instructions, which are doing assignments and do self-study every week.

    Second, I want to be more knowledgeable. I want to increase my knowledge by increasing my vocabulary. Jim Rohn said, “Vocabulary enables us to interpret and to express. If you have a limited vocabulary, you will also have a limited vision and a limited future.” and that quote motivates me in increasing my vocabulary. Knowing lots of vocabulary will helps me to understand better, because I know lots of words. I will also being able to communicate effectively. In order to accomplish my goal, I will read an english book and write an uncommon words that I found. Then, I will make my own dictionary.

        Third, I want to be able to improve my writing skills. On next September, I will face my final step in my university life, which is making thesis. In making thesis, I need to write in a proper way, therefore I need to use my writing skills. Being able to write in a proper way will helps me to make my writing becomes more understandable. It will not make the readers confused because of the structure and also the content. To achieve this goal, I will keep on practicing every week on how to write a good paragraph and essay. I hope by attending this Academic Writing class, it will helps me to improve my writing skills.

      In conclusion, I have set three goals for myself. In some ways, the first goal is going to be the most difficult for me, because I cannot focus on English IV subject only. I still have 5 subjects left, which means I need to divide my time fairly and it is not an easy thing to do. However, I will still do my best and not giving up to achieve my goals.

-“Study hard. Do good and the good life will follow.”-

A Future Businessman

	Paragraph 2	Paragraph 3	Paragraph 4
Main Idea	Likes to read	Open-minded	Responsible
Supporting point(s)	– Likes to read       about economy and business. – Spend spare time to read.	–  Willing to accept others’ opinion. –  Respect. –  Think from different point of view.	–  Meets deadline. –  Doing task correctly and always come to class. –  Taking care of family.

Fashhan likes to read a lot, an open-minded person, and a responsible person. Therefore, Fashhan would be a great and successful businessman in the future.

First, Fashhan really likes to read news. He usually reads news every week, it is either from printed or electronic media. He likes to read about economy and business prospect. As a businessman, he needs to know the economic condition out there, because being a businessman is all about knowing what people want and needs. I think those habit of reading news will help Fashhan to become a great businessman.

Second, Fashhan is an open-minded person. He is willing to accept other people’s opinion and also show respect to his friends. Businessman needs to see everything in different point of view, especially when deciding something important and Fashhan did that every time there are group discussions. He accepts the opinion of his friends and finds the best one. The character he has will give him good impact as businessman need to be open-minded.

Lastly, Fashhan is a responsible person. He often becomes leader in his group every time he has group work. Leader has a responsibility to guide his/her members and he did that. He divide every job fairly and meets the deadline given by lecture.  He always come to the class and did his tasks according to the instructions. Not only in his university, he is also very responsible in his family. Since he is the first child that the only boy within his siblings, he always taking care of his sisters and protect them. Since he is responsible, it will be good for him as a businessman needs to be responsible for his employees and company.

My Stress Reliever

Main topic: Things I like to do

Subtopics: Sleeping, Reading books, Cross stitching

My number one enemy in my life is stress and it is very easy for me to experience that. It is either because of my university life, family things, or even friends. Whenever I am stressed out or feeling down, I have three things I like to do. The first thing that I like to do is sleeping.  Why? Because once you fall asleep, you will not think about every single thing that is happening in your life. After having a tiring day, what I did first was sleeping. According to some research, after sleeping, it can help us to improve our memory. So, once I need to study, I will sleep first and after I wake up, I will start studying and it works. Some people might think that I am a lazy person because I sleep a lot. While actually it gives me a lot of benefits. Second, I like to read. I like to read comic, such as Detective Conan and also novels. It is not only helping me to reduce my stress but also helping me to increase my vocabulary. It also helps my brain to exercise. Lastly, I like to do cross stitch. This is a kind of embroidery with an X-shaped stitches that form a picture. I start to like cross stitching since junior high school when I saw a finished cross stitch of a baby with my name on it  and my mother said it is made by her when I was still inside of my mother’s belly. Starting from that moment, I try to do cross stitch and I enjoy it until now. Cross stitching helps me to improve my concentration and also helps me to be more patient.