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Hey everybody, my name is Carol and I'm a fabulous 22-year-old who loves dancing, singing karaoke, drawing, drinking, and about a million other things, I'm pretty much up for anything. I also love writing, probably why I'm on here, right? I love writing about controversial subjects especially, I'm not intentionally trying to make anyone mad, but sometimes that's a side effect of the stuff I write. I'm also a business student, only 2 quarters away from my associate's degree and then transferring to work on getting my bachelor's degree. I have 2 jobs, one in retail clothing sales, the other waitressing, and I have an adorable 2 year old daughter named Heaven.

My passion is ...

fashion

I know too much about ...

useless factoids

My parents always told me ...

that I could be whatever I wanted to be (yeah right!)

My childhood ambition ...

to be a famous singer (like Mariah!)

My favorite memory ...

going to the beach when I was a kid

Why I write ...

to relieve stress and voice my opinions

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

CNN

My first job ...

clerk at a video store

My best moment ...

is yet to come

My inspiration ...

my daughter

Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Affirmative action defended

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According to the textbook, "Racial and Ethnic Groups", affirmative action is defined as "the positive effort to recruit subordinate-group members, including women, for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities." In practice, this usually refers to programs used by employers and educational institutions to attract members of minority groups. Personally, I agree with the use of affirmative action policies because they help to compensate for past discrimination and make education and employment opportunities more equally distributed among groups. In this way, they serve to "even the pla...

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