Here’s a grenade: a liberal education will be more useful to you and your employer than a job-targeted degree.
Liberal arts degrees teach synthesis, the skill that lasts: Mallick | Toronto Star
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EVDS1660/1670 : History of Culture, Ideas and Environment 1+2
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