Topic 1 Why go to university? A university degree often helps a person achieve his goal with more ease (с большей легкостью)

A university degree often helps a person achieve his goal with more ease (с большей легкостью). However, do we attend university just in pursuit of a degree? Does a university only provide us nothing beneficial besides a paper-made diploma? As far as I am concerned (Насколько мне известно), we enjoy university education in the following aspects:

Firstly, with the knowledge learned at a university, we will have a deep understanding of our society. It is true that genuine ([dʒenjuɪn] – подлинный, истинный) knowledge comes from practice, but it cannot be denied that genuine knowledge tells us how to practice. A systematic study in a college or a university, of course, enables (позволяет) us to realize how the society works and how to cope with (как справиться) certain (определёнными) problems arising (возникающие, произходящие) from it in a more efficiently, and more skillful way (квалифицированный путь).

Second, a university education usually makes it possible that we get hold of a decent job (чтобы мы получили достойную работу). As a result of the accomplishment of (В результате выполнения) a four-year study, it is not difficult for us to find a good job in most cases. How can we imagine that a graduate majoring (выпускник по специальности) in astronomy has to be a vendor (продавец) in the street! No doubt, he/she should sit in his/her laboratory, doing research on aircraft science before a computer. Obviously, a university education assures (обеспечивает) him/her a decent job.

Last, but not the least, we can help others much better if we put what we have learned at a university into practice. A university education fortifies [fɔ:tɪfaɪ] our values (укрепляет наши ценности), enhance our skills (улучшает наши навыки), and broaden (расширяет) our horizons. With those, we are more capable (способны) of giving a hand to those who are in need of help than ever before.

Knowledge is power. When achieving a degree at a university, we can get a better understanding of the society, find a decent job in an easy way, and help others better. All of those are due to the knowledge learned at a university.