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JUNE 13-19, 2018 UCW 19 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM LITERATURE Quotes about North Carolina from a book you ought to own by D.G. MARTIN Fayetteville Technical Community College is an industry leader in awarding college credit for prior learning experiences to include military training. With over 200 military career evalua- tions and more than 250 programs of study, FTCC offers members of the U.S. Armed Forces and vet- erans the opportunity to pursue a higher educa- tion degree while utilizing the training they have completed as a part of their military career. Whether advancing within the military or transitioning to the civilian workforce, military students and veterans will find that FTCC is committed to their success. As the leader in credit for prior learning, FTCC specializes in translating military training to college-level learning and credit. FTCC is committed to offering service members and veterans the opportunity to complete pro- grams of the highest quality and integrity as they pursue personal and professional success goals. FTCC's most popular and most flexible degree is the associate in general education, which allows stu- dents to capitalize on credits earned through mili- tary training and transfer with ease to one of FTCC's partner institutions for an advanced degree. The associate in general education degree con- sists of 64 total semester hours, 48 of which may be applied from other colleges and institutions as well as from military training. To earn this degree at Fayetteville Tech, a minimum of 16 semester hours must be taken with our institution, either online or face to face. Often, many military students and vet- erans pursuing this degree only need to complete the general education courses, such as English, math and social science, to complete the degree. In addition to offering the associate in general education, FTCC offers several certificate and diploma programs. FTCC is committed to providing in-demand educational opportunities that will ben- efit students in the professional environment, giving them an edge on the competition when seeking employment on the civilian market. Several certif- icate programs in the criminal justice technology and supply chain management fields have been added recently. Many of the courses necessary for the certificates may be awarded through the train- ing military service members and veterans have already received in their careers. Most of these certificates are completed within two semesters. FTCC recognizes the fact that service members train hard to achieve and maintain a standard of excellence and that their efforts deserve to be recognized in the civilian world. Awarding col- lege credit for military training also serves our veterans as they make the transition from active duty to civilian life. Fayetteville Tech places these students on the fast track to earning educational credentials and being prepared for a competitive work environment. Students who wish to have their military train- ing converted to college credit will simply need to submit the joint services transcript to FTCC by logging in at https://jst.doded.mil and following the prompts for submitting an official transcript. Email johnsontr@faytechcc.edu or call 910-678- 0166 to answer any questions. Students can sign up now for fall classes. Here is a present for you from a col- umn several years ago – a few quotes about North Carolina. "North Carolina is, I believe, the poorest state in the Union: the part of it though which we traveled should seem to indicate as much... The few detached houses on the road were mean and beggarly in their appear- ance, and the people whom we saw when the coach stopped had a squalid, and at the same time fierce air, which at once bore witness to the unfortunate influences of their existence." From the journal of Frances Anne Kemble, trav- eling through the state in 1838. As bad as things sometimes seem today, we've come a long way in the last 180 years. "A short time of conflict & the day is ours – ours for Freedom, for Right, for Self Government! They can never overcome, never conquer us, for we fight for our Birthright – Freedom!" An entry dated April 24, 1861, from the diary of Catherine Ann Devereaux Edmondston of Halifax County. Are we always so confident of quick victory at the begin- ning of a "just war?" "Between the lines (the South Carolina and Virginia borders)...was left an area which for years on end rejoiced in the generalization that it was a vale of humility between two mountains of conceit. The generalization is useful, as most generalizations are. A modicum of truth lies in it, a persisting modicum, borne out in the report of a modern North Carolinian that among his State's neighbors there were only two classes of people, those who never had worn shoes and those who made you feel that you never had....(I)n a North Carolina (that is) recently more proud than humble, (there is) a continuing conviction that one man is as good as another and that if you don't believe it he'll show you he's a damn sight better...." Jonathan Daniels, writing in the 1930s. "Daniel Boone ... grew to manhood in the Yadkin River Valley near Statesville. He spent nearly half of his life here, and in fact did not settle west of the mountains until he was 41." Joe Knox, in the Greensboro Daily News in 1976. "This, Mr. Chairman, is perhaps the Negro's tem- porary farewell to the American Congress; but let me say, Phoenix-like, he will rise up some day and come again. These parting words are in behalf of an outraged, heartbroken, bruised, and bleeding, but God-fearing people, faithful, industrious, loyal peo- ple – rising people, full of potential force." George White, North Carolina's last black Congressman, in 1901, giving his farewell speech to Congress, after being defeated in a re-election bid. "I am, by nature, very conservative, but I am firm in my convictions.. I want to blaze a trail for other women. I know that years from now there will be many other women in politics, but you have to start a thing." Lillian Exum Clement of Asheville, in 1920 or 1921, after becoming the first woman to be elect- ed to the North Carolina General Assembly. "I shall continue to stand against wastefulness and extravagance in any activity. But there is a point, even in economy, beyond which self-respect- ing government cannot go. For to do so means not merely an abdication of its function but social bank- ruptcy." Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, in 1933, justi- fying a new tax to support education. What would he advise in today? Want more? I stole all these quotes from a book that the UNC Press published 25 years ago. "Discovering North Carolina: A Tar Heel Reader" was edited by Jack Claiborne and William Price. Charles Kuralt said about it, "The most interesting book about North Carolina I've ever read." If you've read the column this far, you'll want to read this book too. FTCC places military students on the fast track to success by TIFFANY JOHNSON FTCC specializes in translating military training to college-level learning and credit. Photo by Brad Neathery on Unsplash. TIFFANY JOHNSON, FTCC Admissions Evaluator. COMMENTS? Editor@upand- comingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. EDUCATION D.G. MARTIN, Host of UNC's Book Watch. COMMENTS? Edi- tor@upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200.