Students for a Democratic Society

the university over the school’s affirmative action policy, which considered race as a factor in admissions. Michigan, and many other universities in the country use affirmative action (or positive discrimination) to increase the number of minority students admitted in the university. Grutter claimed that University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy, which admitted less-qualified minority applicants, is in violation of federal civil rights laws and the Fourteenth Amendment, which…

contain certain aspects that I innately value and will seek to implement in my time as a professional educator. I believe that “every student needs the general education to succeed in life in our democratic society” (Kaplan 169). This idea is most closely related to the traditional educational philosophy of essentialists. Over the duration of my years as a student, I noticed that I had preferences as it relates to the different subjects I was being exposed to and, as a result, I tended to do…

In our society, the notion of education is designed to act as pathways to opportunities that will help us discover a successful career. Considering the military, in order to be commissioned as an officer in the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, or Coast Guard, one must excel in high school in order to be admitted into one of the respective academies or ROTC units around the nation. It seems as if members of all races who are actively interested in serving in the armed forces as an officer and are…

Our nation does not function in black and white, nor should our schools be expected to. Our democratic government revisits and amends its laws regularly. Many of these times is when a particular situation arises that calls for a review of the law. It is not uncommon for a school system to function in a similar manner. As a school leader you are expected…

1969 brought out the best and worst of the United States and society. Politics ruled society in the 60s and America was divided for the majority of the decade because of the chaos of war, politics, and domestic affairs. The Vietnam war wrecked more havoc in America’s society than in Vietnam itself. The vocal majority of the nation was completely against the idea or war and being involved in external affairs, hence creating a U.S…

Desegregating schools in America wasn't easy, or liked by a lot of people, however it still is benefiting American education to this day. In low income areas, young students aren't receiving the proper education they should be given. Many white parents didn't agree with the fact of poverty kids joining their school because of concerns like violence, drug abuse, and lowering their school's accreditation. With this said, when integrated schools come together and concur the process of learning- it…

needs of the society and promote transformation. This freedom of interpretation is constrained to limit the possibility of negative consequences due to inarticulate premises of the judicial interpreters with respect to matters of feeling, belief or conviction in the context surrounding the legal issue. Constitutionalism provides certain structures for governance and attempts to legitimize the transfer of power from the people, to those elected to represent them through a fair democratic…

stand in the way of a truly united and exemplary population. Some boundaries, though superfluous, are propagating to be more and more preponderant and are taking ascendancy over society faster than ever. One of…

The Hippocratic Corpus is a school of thought created by Hippocrates that was taught to medical students (Week One Lecture). This way of thinking was so highly regarded that a temple was built to honor it and to teach future medical professionals. The Asklepieion was “built in 357 BC in Kos” and can be compared to a hospital (Week One Slides). Adherents to the Hippocratic Corpus approached the diagnosis and treatment of the ill with regards to the patient as an individual. Rather than lump the…

If Bernie Sanders was in control of the United States If Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders became the next president of the United States, it would hugely be shocking, due to the fact that he is not a normal candidate, as he is referred as a socialist. Therefore, whether it's on campaign finance or income taxes, things are really going to change. Sanders is a socialist, and by winning the presidency, he would be the first socialist president to rule the United States of America. I…