Four for Friday

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Q1 - Degrees: Founded in 1976, the University of Phoenix -- a privately owned private for-profit institution of higher education -- has a current enrollment of 420,000+ students spread out over 200 campuses offering more than 100 degree programs at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. When calculated by the federal standard used by the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Phoenix's overall graduation rate is 16%, which when compared to the national average of 55% is among the nation's lowest. Still, the University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, which the Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation recognize as a credible accrediting body for the nation's colleges and universities. Personally, do you view a degree from a college like the University of Phoenix as being less impressive or less valuable than a degree from a traditional college or university?

a) I don't think a degree from the University of Phoenix is worth the bandwidth it's printed on; b) the fact that it's accredited by these organizations makes we wonder about their credibility.

Q2 - Celebrity Personality: Which famous person's personality do you think most resembles your own?

Unfortunately, I fear I have a touch of the George Bush. However, in general, I'd say I identify a great deal with Meryl Streep's outlook on life.

Q3 - Health Care: Americans are unsure that a healthcare reform bill introduced this week is the solution to problems with the U.S. healthcare system, according to a poll created and commissioned by a public policy expert at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. By a 50[percent?]-42[percent?] margin, Americans oppose H.R. 3200 -- the House of Representatives' bill introduced July 14 to provide "affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending." Simple question... do you know enough about H.R. 3200 (officially titled "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009") to say whether you support or oppose it?

No, I don't know enough about this to know if it's worthwhile, though my solution is to make the Congressional Health Plan available to everyone. Period.

Q4 - Age: If you've been telling yourself you're not old yet, you fit right in. No matter what their chronological age, most people say that they aren't yet "old" and that they feel younger than their birthday count, according to a new survey of 3,000 adults by the Pew Research Center. How old do you feel and how does that number stack up against your current age?

I feel just about my age. My mom told me when she was about 60, however, that it still surprised her when she looked in the mirror and saw 'an old lady.' I can identify a bit with that; I'm a little surprised to see myself lately.
[I think by the time she passed away that Mom definitely felt "her age" however.]