Speech codes in universities have risen rapidly in the past twenty years. ... The University administration fears that their university may become an anti polliticaly correct institution which goes against the popular view. ... The university made Eden take sensitivity classes. ... After much negative reaction to the University's actions, the administration at the University of Pennsylvania dropped the charges and cleared Eden's Name ( Wallace 1). ... Faculty in universities have been also effected by speech codes. ...

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Civil Rights Act of 1964 followed by the Higher Education Act of 1960's facilitated increase in number of students who proceeded to college after secondary school by more than half by putting into place the necessary legislations (Kimball and Bruce 89).The 1990's saw the increase in financial aid to students inform of tuition discounting and this enabled more students to access highly competitive courses at the university. ... University education plays to major roles in the society that of providing high quality education and also an important social and economic role. ... Universit...

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The Constitution requires all public universities in the country to be, "colorblind.... Kwasi Ennis, a teenage boy, was accepted to all eight Ivy League Universities. ... " Since many people of the Asian race already attend great schools because of their outstanding grades, universities are now taking away admission spots previously reserved for Asians and are giving them to, "underprivileged," races such as African Americans and Latinos. ... America as a whole has tried for years to equalize the education system, and universities all over America are slowing this process ...

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The University of Michigan has received a great deal of publicity with the lawsuits concerning racial discrimination. ... Bollinger involving University of Michigan's law school, and Grotz vs. ... The cases filed at the University of Michigan have demonstrated the intensity that affirmative action has on today's social _____. This has gained a massive amount of support for and against the policy at the University of Michigan. ... Supreme Court to rule recently in favor of the University in saying that colleges and universities had compelling educational reasons for seeking a diver...

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These students are bitter and betrayed when they fail at what they did not deserve and are suspended from the university. ... Administrators at universities used to stress excellence in learning, but now have to focus on racial diversity like it were the main business of the school. ... Take for example Cheryl Hopwood, a woman who applied for admission to the University of Texas Law School in 1992. Cheryl Hopwood was a certified public accountant and worked very hard while earning her degree from California State University. ... Statistics of the University of California also shows why the...

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If punishments were made more severe, the use of illegal drugs and alcohol among the juvenile population who commit crimes would also decrease, as shown proven in a 1995 Annual Report on Drug's and Alcohol published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Colombia University. ... This in itself would eventually cause less crimes ("1995 Annual Report: Drugs and Alcohol" The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, p. 1) With the number of violent crimes rising rapidly, it is understandable that citizens be more concerned of their safe...

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She got accepted to The University of Florida and went without any knowledge of UF campus life. ... By my observation I strongly feel, that if she was presented with the opportunity to tour many different colleges and universities she would have realized that researching and applying to more than one facility is essential to choosing the college that will best fit your needs. ...

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Abstract With the obesity epidemic plaguing America, the study of body composition and different methods of combating this disease is growing in importance. In a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey it was found that "2 in 3 US adults are overweight and 31% of US adults are obese."(And...

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On June 23, a 5-4 decision was made in support of the University of Michigan's law school's right to use race as a factor in admissions, while declaring the points (a.k.a. quota) system unconstitutional. ... As we speak, many high school students across the country have who have applied to universities are being rejected because there are other, less qualified people who are getting accepted because they are minorities. ...

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These things themselves are not taught in any University. ... The vision statement as part of a Canadian organization code of ethics as proposed by The University of Ottawa encompasses several principles that are necessary for modern organizations: "Canadian business has a global presence that is recognized by all stakeholders as economically rewarding to all parties, acknowledged as being ethically, socially and environmentally responsible, welcomed by the communities in which we operate, and that facilitates economic, human resource and community development within a stable operating enviro...

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"How was university different from your expectations?" Saying university all the time was becoming tiring. I constantly have to remind myself they say university not college. "I thought the university would be a lot harder. ... I asked" what lesson has university taught you?...

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According to George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History at Brown University, satire is derived " from the Latin satira, meaning "medley." A satire, either in prose or in poetic form, holds prevailing vices or follies up to ridicule: it employs humor and wit to criticize human institutio...

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There are many instances where universities will accept particular students over others because of race being factored into their decision. ... In nineteen seventy-eight, there was a court case concerning affirmative action known as Regents of the University of California v. ... Allan Bakke, a student who failed to get into the University of California at Davis, sued the school for having what he considered an unlawful admissions process. ... So what exactly does "plus " mean when referring to one's race in the eyes of a university? ... If affirmative action is considered constitutional u...

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Source D points out, "Schools and universities provided many of America's desegregation battlegrounds. ... In this court case, a white female named Abigail Fisher applied to the University of Texas, but was denied admission. She attributed this denial to the university's affirmative action policy and the fact that minority students with worse grades were being admitted and eventually took her claim to court. Although she had good grades, she felt that the university had chosen to admit a less qualified minority student in her place. ... "The state of Texas replaced its affirmative...

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Butz a professor at North western University and Willis Carto who opened the Institute of Historical Review. ... His writings were found in American universities and libraries. Some of those universities are Harvard and Columbia. ... The young students attending the universities were the perfect victims of this method of denial. ... Dean Benenfeld responded, writing that the university would investigate the matter. ...

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When I sat in my father's blue 2003 Ford Taurus at the age of fifteen, little did I know my life was to change forever. "Alright children, your mom and I have to speak with you about something important," exclaimed my father. My elder sister and I knew what was going to come next. I whispered under...

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However, now, although many get degrees from top universities, a vast amount of academics are currently unemployed. ... They aren't either poor enough for financial aid or rich enough to pay to go the university without being affected financially. ... This is because universities across the nation have been increasing their tuitions. A perfect example is the University of California, Berkeley, which has just approved tuition increases by 5% each year. ... Also, more than 50% of newly graduated people that have a costly university degree are currently unemployed or in a job that does not ...

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According to Timothy Smeeding, a Professor of Economics and Public Administration at Syracuse University, the rate of unequal income growth causes one to travel a greater distance on the social ladder in order to move up in society. ... Richard Freeman, a Harvard University economist states the difficulty in competing with foreign workers; "Any job that has a lot of digitalization is at risk in this country. ... Christopher Jencks, a professor of social policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, says an individual's chances of bridging the income gap haven't c...

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For example, universities now accept more minorities all over the United States. ... For example, in the case of Regents of the University v. Bakke, Bakke stated that the University of California at Davis rejected him "even though his qualifications [surpassed] those of the sixteen minority students- (Tivnan 191). ... Shortly after the trial, the university accepted Bakke. Due to the quotas and standards that the admissions board had to meet, the university also accepted the less experienced sixteen minorities. ...

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University of Chicago Press: Chicago, 1992. ... Authored by the Justice Policy Institute, a Washington-based research and advocacy group, the study showed that in 2000 there were 791,000 men in jail or prison and 603,000 enrolled in colleges or universities. ...

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Everyone has certain emotional needs and values, that is what makes us all individual. These needs and values come from past experiences, they are learned. Among many values I have two that are most important to me; respect and honesty. Although I have other values such as responsibility, trus...

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Gun Control One of the major problems we face is the use, and misuse of guns. Guns are deadly weapons that can change a person's life physically and emotionally, mostly when it is not used properly. Many people possess at least one handgun either in purses or in homes for protection, while others o...

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The awakening altered the way people were educated by adding new universities, their identities, and also the way everyone thought of the authorities and how they began to question them. ... As a result, many new universities were built. ...

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One of these methods is to have quotas that companies or universities much meet. These quotas are put in place to insure that there is a certain percentage of that minority group allowed into that company or university. ... Or they themselves may believe they earned the right to their position in the company or university, but they become upset because other non minority groups are upset at them and they say the only reason the minority got the position is to fill the quota. ...

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To further pursue my interest I decided to enroll in East Los Angeles Community College before I settle on a university. I know that transferring from a community college to university is not simple, there will be many challenges and difficulties ahead, but I believe that I am well prepared and a strong candidate who possesses determination and the will to succeed. ... If given an opportunity, it is an honor to be accepted by your university. ...

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