Should colleges use race as a way to determine admission?

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Should colleges use race as a way to determine admission?

11 Comments 15 April 2010

I remember finishing up my senior year of high school.  I was at the top of the African American crowd in my school.  I aced the SAT, ACT, and ASVAB.  We had career day and several schools came in to visit and meet with us.  There were several representatives from Alabama State Tuskegee University, Florida [...]

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Would you move if section 8 homes were placed near you?

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Would you move if section 8 homes were placed near you?

11 Comments 14 April 2010

Section 8 homes (for our silver spoon audience) are government assistance housing for low income families.  These homes are provided through the HUD system (Housing and Urban Development).  Realistically, these homes are usually in the less desirable parts of the city, but quite often an apartment complex or area of homes can become Section 8 [...]

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Is the President a powerful person or figurehead?

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Is the President a powerful person or figurehead?

6 Comments 13 April 2010

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.  The President also has the ability to grant pardons and reprieves.  From where I stand, that makes the presidential position an awesomely powerful one.  He can do [...]

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Should states in the bible belt sell alcohol on Sundays?

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Should states in the bible belt sell alcohol on Sundays?

10 Comments 12 April 2010

The bible belt consists of the southern states of the U.S. where protestantism is the dominant religion and culture.  This religion and culture are responsible for many of the South’s beliefs and ways of life.  Some of these religious beliefs have made it into the government and resulted in the output of “Blue Laws”. “Blue Laws” [...]

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Guest Article from Emcee: Net Neutrality

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Guest Article from Emcee: Net Neutrality

4 Comments 11 April 2010

Everyone enjoys a good free surf on the internet, I know I do. But what if one day your service provider, say Comcast, wanted to limit the speed of you downloading Youtube videos.  They would do this because your downloading of videos was hogging up bandwidth that should be available to other [...]

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How silly are stamp prices?

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How silly are stamp prices?

12 Comments 19 March 2010

Stamp prices have been on the increase since 1932.  Prior to then, the only price drop in stamp history was the drop from $0.03 to $0.02 in 1883 and 1919.  Since, we have seen nothing but stamp price hikes throughout history. Argument 1: Stamp prices have to increase for sustainability.  Since the emergence of email, instant messenger, [...]

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Why do foreign countries hate the U.S. so?

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Why do foreign countries hate the U.S. so?

19 Comments 18 March 2010

Unfortunately, many countries believe just as George does.  That the U.S. starts wars, kills people, and basketball is no longer our sport to dominate.  I have to admit that we are very proactive when it comes to fighting wars in other countries.  Not to mention we are determined to police deadly weapons of mass destruction [...]

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Should women be allowed to hold combat jobs in the military?

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Should women be allowed to hold combat jobs in the military?

13 Comments 17 March 2010

Men play basketball.  Women play basketball. Men wrestle.  Women wrestle. Men stand and urinate.  Women sit and urinate (but they can stand). Men join the military.  Women join the military. It appears that women can do the same things as men can do.  So why has the question around women in combat in the military always come up?  The [...]

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Should we really care about the growing deficit?

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Should we really care about the growing deficit?

11 Comments 16 March 2010

We all know about it, Have heard about it, and have experienced it?  The National Deficit A budget deficit occurs when an entity spends more money than it takes in. The government has created and continues to grow a budget deficit simply because they continue to spend more than they take in.  Unemployment is still at record [...]

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Should we fight for non U.S. issues?

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Should we fight for non U.S. issues?

11 Comments 15 March 2010

We live in a world full of war.  By being a U.S. citizen, our wars are different than most as my generation has never had to experience a war on our home soil.  I get up, go to work, come home.  Imagine if you had to dodge mortar shells, step lightly looking for mines, or [...]

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