Claim: Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's major field of study.Reason: Acquiring knowleadge of various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated.

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Claim: Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's major field of study.
Reason: Acquiring knowleadge of various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated.

In my view, to be truly educated is to have knowledge beyond the restricted cirriculum and to explore a variety of other fields which would bring profound insights in the subject. The author claims that universities must make it mandatory for students to take up variety of courses other than the student's major field of study. I agree with his reasoning that knowledge aquired thorugh various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated.

Let us take for example, a student who is pursuing his academic goal of becoming a successful lawyer. For such a student, there will be man...

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Sentence: In my view, to be truly educated is to have knowledge beyond the restricted cirriculum and to explore a variety of other fields which would bring profound insights in the subject.
Error: cirriculum Suggestion: curriculum

Sentence: I agree with his reasoning that knowledge aquired thorugh various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated.
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Sentence: But, consider if this student also takes up a course on criminal psychology which is not an essential part of his cirriculum.
Error: cirriculum Suggestion: curriculum

Sentence: Apart from his cirriculum if this student's university makes it mandatory for him to take up a variety of other courses, it would benefit him in more ways than one.
Error: cirriculum Suggestion: curriculum

Sentence: Moreover, if this student takes up a communication and body language class as a part of his extra courses, it would develop him to be a confident bussinessman.
Error: bussinessman Suggestion: businessman

Sentence: Such an all rounder bussiness man can be called truly educated.
Error: bussiness Suggestion: business

Sentence: In conclusion, I beleive that universities must make it mandatory for every student to take up a variety of courses apart from their mundane cirriculum.
Error: cirriculum Suggestion: curriculum
Error: beleive Suggestion: believe

Sentence: It would expose them to different areas and provide profound insights to their proffession, hence making them truly educated.
Error: proffession Suggestion: profession

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