Investigating Scholarships and Bursaries

Today I will be researching Scholarships, Bursaries, and Loans.

First thing I will do is give a definition of what each of these are.

Scholarship: A scholarship is a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue his or her studies.

Bursaries: A bursary is a college scholarship.

Loans: A loan for schooling is a loan originated by the government or a private bank for educational expenses.

Pros and Cons of Scholarships

Pros: Some good things about getting a University scholarship is that you get a great education for either free or at a lowerd rate. This can help you succeed in your future learning in ways you may not have been able to afford without a scholarship.

Cons: Some bad things about getting a scholarship is that it may require you to move away from home. Some scholarships are only offered in certain school for whatever specific area you are receiving one for.

Pros and Cons of Bursaries

Pros: Bursaries are based on need and merit. This is good because those who really need the extra support can get it through these programs. Also people with good records and averages will receive this instead of those who aren't as academically intelligent.

Cons: Some bad things about this program would be that if you aren't as academically intelligent as some other students that have also applied for the program, you wouldn't be as likely to get the support.

Pros and Cons of Loans

Pros: Loans are great for people who need the money to get there education. It is an immportant system for those who want an education but cannot afford it.

Cons: Some bad things with loans are the part about having to pay back the money you were lent. The thing is with some loans that you get the rate goes up for the more time you havn't payed back the money to the bank. This could cause you to owe more money than you got.

Resources:
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.canlearn.ca/eng/postsec/money/grants/index.shtml

Writing Rubric

Short Answer Question is:

Page 149, Reviewing the Selection Question 1

Question: What does Captain Torres say he wants from the narrator when he enters the shop?

0/1 answer: He says he wants a haircut.
0.5/1 answer: He walked in without a word but after he asked for a shave.
1/1 answer: Captain Torres walked in without a word taking off his belt with a pistol in it and putting it on a hook along with his cap. He then turned around and looked at the barber and said that it was hot as the devil and said “I want a shave.”

Robert Watson

Re: Blog Question

Tonight's blog Question is:
Do you believe that a parent should pay for a child's post-secondary education. Does paying for the education made the student more or less likely to finish school? Should a student work during their post-secondary education. Is there anything good about working while you are going to school? Tell me what you think?

I believe that if all a child wants to do in life is schooling then of course. If that is the child's main goal then the parents should finance it. But if a child has other plans then it should be up to the child to come up with at least half of the money because they may not be as focused in school. I think that it would help a great deal if a parent payed for their child's education. It would encourage the child to finish the school because it isn't their money and they have to use it in the correct way. As I said above if a child is working at the same time this can take away from the education so if they are working that money should go towards the schooling. Although if they don't work then they can be fully focused on school. One good thing about working while going to school would be that you could help pay for your education.

Response to "Once upon a Time"

In the story the family started out living fine and happy. Then they were intimidated by the criminal activity in the neighborhood. They started by getting extra security gates. Then moved on to brick walls around the house. After figuring out that the criminal could easily climb over the fence and wall they raised the wall even higher. Out of even more fear they decided to put barbed wires up on top the wall and in a small tunnel. In their desire to protect themselves they ended up living inside a prison. Their small boy was imagining he was a prince and decided to go through the barb wire and cut himself up real bad. Being protective is one thing but taking it over the edge can lead to harm. Sometimes you have to trust that bad things wont happen and maybe they won't but if you always believe that they are then they will.

The author didn't speak of apartheid in the story because she felt that if she didn't mention it and got her message across, it would have more effect than if she was actually using apartheid as more of a weapon in her story. She didn't mention South Africa in her story either because the setting was supposed to be on the other side of things. On the white side of the story and not they black. She was trying to tell a story from a white persons perspective on the black people and how the white family was so scared of the black people when some may have not even been bad at all.

I believe that the deeper meaning in this story was to show how easily scared people are. People can be scared into doing things they wouldn't regularly do. Many people will take things too far and this story shows how doing so can cause harm to people you love.