Reading 3b THE FIRST WEEK

Dear Andrew,

I read a  article you can find here:

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/college-cash-101/2010/05/18/5-ways-you-can-create-more-scholarships.html


5 Ways You Can Create More Scholarships

Summary

Nowadays,  American economy is still in depression. So the scholarship of students is decreasing from governments and charities.Some donors think that they do not need to offer scholarships for students. But some people still agree that we should give students scholarship.It is a happy thing, Some people give some idea, which are special ways and normal ways. Special ways are that school can give a gift or job as a award or give free consultations and  small sum of money to students. Normal ways is to set up scholarships programs or personal scholarship non-profit and to donate large sum of money to high school or college.


Vocabulary

philanthropist--a rich person who helps the poor and those in need, especially by giving money.

downturn--a fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker.

endowment--money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income.

addictive--if an activity or type of behaviour is addictive, people need to do it as possible because they enjoy it.


Interesting sentence

'people who give and are generous live longer and have healthier lives.'

This sentence means good and nice people always get the best awards.


Questions

Why scholarship must be decreased?   I think that it should not shrink the scholarships of students. Students are the future of a country.