Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Are Mexican illegals seeking to immigrate or invade the US?

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Mexicans, as a whole, gathered one day and conspired to invade the US and overthrow everything "American." That's clearly NOT the case, and to even suggest that Mexicans are trying to invade is almost funny because it's beyond ridiculous. The first thing that people need to rid themselves of is the notion that only Mexicans e... More..

Education > Educational Philosophy Ideas for improving the United States education system

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In considering improvements in the American educational system, I'm assuming increased government funding is automatically taken into consideration. Financial investment is vital in such a dilapidated system. Teachers should be paid better, and students should have great and current resources, so that, among the obvious advan... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Racism Why is racism acceptable for some races?

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First of all, while everyone is entitled to an opinion, unless you are a minority yourself, you are not in a position to say whether or not racism is "big or widespread" because it simply does not affect you. The audacity in claiming that racism is blown out of proportions is ridiculous. While every single person is prejudice... More..

Education > Secondary School (Other) The debate on whether psychology should be a mandatory or elective school course

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As a Psychology major, I've extremely partial to the subject, but I don't think it should be a mandatory high school course. I went to a school that highly favored the "hard" sciences: Bio, Chem, and Physics were required, and an AP course or two in those sciences was expected. Psychology, being a "soft" science, was an elect... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) Is it better for children to be raised by stay-at-home parents?

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Whenever I think of whether it is better for children to be raised by stay-at-home parents, I think of the the child of Dick and Jane, in 2000's Fun with Dick and Jane, who speaks English with a Mexican accent because he's raised by the Mexican housekeeper. Don't get me wrong, I think it's wonderful that the character learns ... More..

Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) Should grading be abolished in college and university courses

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I've heard many people adamantly oppose grades primarily because of the pressure it places on students, and for the most part, I agree: sometimes grades are too much of an emphasis, especially for younger students. I think that educational settings that focus primarily on the grades themselves and not the actual learning and ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Heroes

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The signature honking of early morning traffic and the sounds of a bustling Boston drift away as quickly as they flooded my ears seconds ago. The clouds, immaculate against the bright blue backdrop, are quick to disperse and let through a caped-figure with a dashing smile and dreamy eyes: my superhero. Cloaked in primary colo... More..

Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) Should colleges require summer reading of incoming freshmen?

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Regardless of age, summer reading is extremely beneficial to students and, thus, should be required of incoming college freshman. Because most students are either spending their whole day at the beach or at work for two or three months, reading is placed on the back burner. Anything that is placed on the back burner for too l... More..

Education > High School Humanities How Internet communication destroys writing standards among teens

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To suggest that internet communication destroys writing standards would be equivalent to suggesting that verbal communication as a whole destroys writing standards as well; both are informal ways of communication. Should we stop speaking all together in order to salvage pristine writing? Just as some adults might write by mis... More..

Education > Education (Other) Do children learn better in single-sex schools?

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With eight years of single sex education behind me and current enrollment in a college that is 96% female, I say that single-sex education is definitely more conducive. Right off the bat, single-sex schools eliminate a lot of simple distraction. If kids don't have to worry about impressing that other person of the opposite se... More..

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