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associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. On top of that he was also the executive director of the African American Research and policy hence his interest in the issue of affirmative action. The article was issued in the Journal of Negro Education which a scholarly journal that publishes work related to the Education of Blacks in the United States. The main purpose of this article was to provide a historical of overview affirmative…

objection that could be made against this course of action would be applying the categorical imperative. To be more specific, philosopher Immanuel Kant might disagree with this answer because of his “categorical imperative” principle. This moral principle states that one should never treat humanity as mere means (Kant, p. 103). In other words, we should not involve people in any sort of plan in which they are not in principle able to consent (O’Neill, p. 115). If someone were using the…

Being successful in the United States today appears to be one of the most—if not the most—daunting tasks for American youth. High school students today face an immense amount of pressure from parents, faculty, and themselves to be involved in and excel in everything, including sports, academics, and clubs. David Brooks, however, believes that some children can achieve this daunting task more easily. Brooks, in his Op-Ed “How We Are Ruining America”, uses logos, personal anecdotes, and hyperbole…

This essay examines the relationship between students and teachers’ feedback on assignment in higher education and why students value feedback. In university, feedback seems very important and valuable to students as feedbacks provide teachers’ suggestions and reflect teachers’ opinion of the students. Therefore, it will be argued that nowadays many students find that feedbacks are important. Furthermore, it is argued that the reasons for students to value feedback and the effect of the negative…

As he states his thesis in paragraph 8, he states, “We shouldn’t force anyone into the route of college, but we also shouldn’t guilt kids with low odds of college success - regardless of their race or class - to keep trudging through academic coursework as teens” (Petrilli, 2014)…

In Ron Alsop article’s the" Trophy Kids’ Go to Work” that published in the book of introduction of English composition for international students. He describes how millennials make their lifestyle fit with their jobs. For instance, Millennials as feel that they are qualified to have the job that they want it. Also, they are such a reliable on their parents they even don’t care when they alter from job to job. Moreover, millennials desire their jobs and the workforce to be viable. Furthermore,…

Sensitivity Why do college students take things so seriously these days? According to the article, “Today’s College Students Can’t Seem to Take a Joke!”, written by Caitlin Flanagan discusses how college students cannot take a joke. This article, is about comedians coming onto college campuses to perform comedy, however college students take things too seriously. It talks about how the college students only liked the positive comedians that did not make any offensive jokes towards anyone.…

demands for free education by saying, “failure to fund higher education means that America’s economy is unable to compete with other developed nations that have free universities” (Samuels 4). He brings in the fact of how other nations, such as Germany, that have free tuition to show people that we need to have that in the United States. But he…

As Heidegger states: “There are… two kinds of thinking, each justified and needed in its own way” (Heidegger, "Memorial Address" 46). Society would cease to function if it were not for calculative thinkers such as engineers and businesspeople. Yet culture would stagnate…

Academic Argument To be considered a top recruit you don’t even have to display your intelligence all you need to display is the athletic ability that you have obtained. The film “Hoop Dreams” shows the two main characters being pursued by college coaches because of what they could potentially bring to the team not what they can bring to the school. The only time education was important to Arthur and William was when their high school coach or counselor informed them that they had to reach a set…