Tuesday, November 6, 2007

arguable topics

Argument: Students from higher income families will do better in school than those who have families with a lower flow of income. This issue is addressed when Robert Shireman notes in his essay “10 Questions College Officials Should Ask about Diversity”, while discussing a financial aid program, “his institution actually has a large enrollment of low-income students, and it is possible that their campus experience would benefit from a larger enrollment of less-needy, high-achieving students”

Argument: Those who conform or assimilate to a culture’s customs, actually feel torn and somewhat heartbroken when they abandon their original culture’s customs. This argument can connect to the idea Eric Liu conveys in his writing “Notes of A Native Speaker” when he says, “These were the moments when I realized I was becoming something other than my parents”.

Argument: Being cool is a necessity in order to get through life. As Donnel Alexander proclaims in his article titled “Cool Like Me”, “Humans put cool on a pedestal because life at large is a challenge”.

No comments: