I need to also find opinions that are pro minority scholarships because this is a position paper.
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Excellent topic. I also wrote a paper on this and showed the EXTREME disparity in scholarships available to minorities in detriment of so-called "mainstream" individuals. Like older white males, for example.\n\nBut your question is puzzling as there is a TON of information on this in any public library, and it's decidedly one-sided in favour of blacks (who benefit the least) and should favour Asians (who benefit the most and become more productive members of society when they are the recipients of scholarship benefits.)\n\nAmerican Indians have very few sources of scholarship dollars available as their political presence is quite mundane. Hispanics have progressed and have a large following in scholarship donees. Blacks have tremendous private and public funding in response to political benefits associated with their so-called oppression, but when given the opportunity (money) they don't stay in the programs to completion and have large loan-default numbers. In a vicious cycle, they again complain of their political and social oppression.
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I am also doing research because i would like to go. All of my friends that have gone have said that it is an AMAZING experience and EXTREMELY worth it. I highly suggest going. I believe they offer a few scholarships...you may want to look into it.
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The best place to get information is probably the internet.  Just take into consideration that asnwers will be biased by the typographical location.  I.E an article in Alabama will be more pro KKK than the same article with a twist wrote in New York.
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There is a "Public Disruption" scholarship. It is given annually to the liberal student who does the best job interrupting, harassing, embarassing, or otherwise interfering with the free speech of conservatives. \n\nOr you can apply for the "Columbia President's Scholarship." It is given to the liberal student who does the best job turning the other way when he/she sees a violation of conservatives' free speech rights.
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I can't get into detail, but I'm in college and I just turned in my research paper, which is an argument essay. You need to do some research on your topic and acknowledge in a paragraph or page the opposing viewpoints and argue against them. I know it sucks, but get into much more depth. Don't just list the good points. Good luck and I hope that you get an A!
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This is probably the most controversial of all the proposals. I am having a hard time deciding on how I am going to vote for it as it does have pro's and con's.The cons are that the Affirmative Action laws is discrimination any way, if two people apply for the same job and both are fairly equal as far as qualifications then employers will look at the minority more favorably. Without Affirmative Action, the employer will hire white. It isn't really fair either way. I think we all know that discrimination still exist and needs to be addressed but how? The way I feel about it right now is that I am in favor of keeping these laws in place until the bigger issue is addressed and that is the equality of every human being in U.S. This is subject to change up to the time I cast my ballot. It really isn't fair either way.
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equal rights/affirmative action while noble in thought are actually divisive in that there is one side that gets screwed over the other.  It is a joke and I can't believe that there are still occurances from what you described.  I really feel for you man.  hope your luck changes.
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http://www.google.com/url?q=http://scholar.google.com/scholar%3Fq%3Dfirst+Black+men+to+be+known+as+The+Generals+President+in+the+USA%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26oi%3Dscholart&sa=X&oi=scholar&ct=title
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See, then it would be MY scholarship essay. And since there is a limited amount of money in the world for scholarships, why would I write one for you for free?
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The worst message America can give black and Hispanic students is not expecting them to measure up to the rest of America, Linda Chavez said. "Affirmative action is feeding them this devastating and racist message."\n\nRemember that Chavez was instrumental in AA's beginnings.\n\nI used to think I agreed with her entirely, but now I have a slightly different opinion. I'm not racist but I know that if I had been given a "leg up" in my formative years then I would be thinking in the back of my mind that I cheated somehow.\n\nHowever, I still witness (through documentaries and social commentary) the fact that so many minority kids are still being held back by their circumstances and they have almost nothing in the way of a way out of their predicament. It's these kids who should be given the assistance and the scholarships.\n\nI was heartened to read an article about six Hispanic High School kids who had beaten Harvard under-grads and other privileged kids in an underwater vehicle engineering contest. It was sad that they were held back from college admittance by their status within the state. That seems so cruel that these bright minds have to settle for Hig School graduation and the possibility of working in low-paying blue collar jobs. Their skills were definitely worthy of being allowed to blossom.\n\nI think that Affirmative Action's time is over, and something different needs to replace it that is aimed at kids like these. Believe it or not, there are inequalities within minorities too.
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Nearly everyone I have talked to about getting graduate school scholarships have referred me to individual schools.  Personally, I found very little information on the internet, but my University's graduate financial aid department was able to help a lot.
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There should literally be thousands of articles on these issues.  Probably you're having a hard time finding information because of the way you're framing your question.  A lot of the issues you are discussing democratic/liberal issues and concerns so you want to focus on that.\n\nIf you have a University nearby where you live you should go their library and go to the Journals and Publications section.  Ask the librarian to tell you which journals and publications regularly address social issues with a liberal perspective (because that's the position you are taking).  "The Nation" magazine is a liberal publication and is likely to cover a great deal of recent information on this.\n\nThe internet should be used only to back up information you find in legitimate publications.\n\nHope this helps.
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I think as long as there are still huge discrepancies and toothless laws that don't really work well in preventing discrimation, there should be some kind of affirmative action programs. I would like to think that at this point all we need are programs which promoted people who are entirely competitive with the rest of the population that is looking to gain college entrance or employment...... Some programs for encouraging people by giving them scholarships, job training or meals in the morning like "Head Start". It is wrong to enforce quotas based solely on race and not on ability and race together. Is this a legal question or it is about ethics and justice? It's been more than 30 years since I read anything by Plato or Kant in college, and I'm not going to debate the Bible. I guess the underlying question here is - how far should you go to try to legislate ethics and morality? In the case of affirmative action, the goal should be to raise up competent and talented minorities. It seems to be working somewhat, though progress seems slow (especially these days). I would not be in favor of continuing "affirmative action" on a permanent basis. Hopefully, soon, we'll not need it any more.
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I think there is a compromise somewhere, affirmative action is needed in some form or another. Not necessarily in the form it is now.
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I wanted to agree with you until  I read the line about blacks against whites.  If you had said a system problem that discrimates against whites in favor of minorities I would agree, but your saying blacks against whites, and thats a different problem.\n\nWhen a school admits minority students who test worse then white students because they choose to give weight to the person who is a minority, its a bad thing of course.\nWhen the Michigan State police admit black females who score 88% on the test, but require white males to get 97%, thats a problem of course.\n\nBut when a black man chooses to hate white people, for whatever reason, its of course a social ill, but one that isn't reverse discrimination, just a black man who sunk to the level of the racist white man.\n\nI had a coworker who as a child had to run to school so that the staplers white people threw at her wouldnt hit her in the head.  Her brother forever hates white people. She however says a person is a person, and I need to get to know the person before I hate them, cause if I just hate them for the color of their skin, then I am as guilty as the person throwing staplers at me.\n\nI think thats about the most intelligent thing I heard from her.
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AMEN! \n\nI am sick of special programs for minorities. Where is the scholarship for the white boy who grew up poor? Certainly he has a much harder time in life than any rich minority.\n\nIf people want to be treated as equals, then they must eliminate the programs that allow them special privileges. Until I see minorities protesting against hiring quotas, hate crime laws, and other such racist things, they will not be seen as "equals". The government has many laws telling me that they are not equal to others, so how can I argue that point?
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What's important for the U.S. is to stop thinking in terms of "minorities". I've met many great people who are intelligent, rational, self-sufficient, productive, and hard-working that are NOT on welfare and appreciate their freedom in this country, and they belong to many different races.\n\nLet's stop (a) blaming minorities and, which happens more often, (b) giving minorities special treatment.