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cdcrone

Against the Odds with Admissions Gods - 0 views

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  • “Left undiscussed, however, is how much unnecessary discrimination against whites and Asians is necessary in order to maintain the attendance of minorities.”
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 04 Feb 10
       
      I'm not sure that this quote is the best to show that she has a strong stance against affirmative action. I thought this was stated in a confusing way, but beyond that my interpretation of this quote was that discrimination against asians and whites was necessary to keep minorities in law schools. She might be stronger about her dislike for affirmative action throughout the blog, but this quote doesn't capture that sentiment to me.
  • These statistics are also adding a taste of cynicism to her voice; as many law schools deny the magnitude of affirmative action, her proof blatantly contradicts these assertions.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 04 Feb 10
       
      I think the use of statistics adds to both her argument and yours. It helps support your argument, and gives more authority to your voice.
  • If you follow this line of reasoning, affirmative action or preferential treatment should not look at race, but rather family income and one’s socioeconomics.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 04 Feb 10
       
      This is a really interesting point to make. I never really thought about affirmative action in terms of socioeconomic.
    • cdcrone
      cdcrone on 04 Feb 10
       
      I agree...the way you present the article and the flow of your own voice really help present this as a new option. Instead of just complaining about something and offering no solutions, you offer something that seems logical. This logical reasoning makes your post read much more powerfully.
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  • What happens to the poor white men and women? Nothing good. This improper use of a once beneficial program completely undermines the foundations of equality and the incentive to work hard for those that will be adversely affected by affirmative action.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 04 Feb 10
       
      Your use of language and the question helped to make your opinion extremely clear. You have some strong opinons, especially because this issue is personal for you, and I think it's great that your voice is as strong as your opinions.
  • Her words and voice shall enlighten the many ignorant who naively call opponents to affirmative racist.
    • cdcrone
      cdcrone on 04 Feb 10
       
      The strong finish here makes me want to come back and read more.
  • morgan macbride on 03 Feb 10
     
    "Her words and voice shall enlighten the many ignorant who naively call opponents to affirmative racist. America is a land of opportunity, freedom, and most importantly equality. It is the barbaric mechanisms of discrimination such as affirmative action, that erode the perilous work America has done to establish itself as the great country it is today." This clearly shows my voice and my tone towards the issue of affirmative action
morgan macbride

Voice Ex (Morgan MacBride) - 0 views

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affirmative action discrimination preferential treatment

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  • morgan macbride on 03 Feb 10
     
    "Black applicants are more than five times as likely as whites to be accepted to private schools, and 220 times as likely to be accepted at public schools." This is a use of statistics that does more than merely display numerical data. The extreme nature of these statistics shows her voice in that it calls into question the validity of affirmative action and those that fervently support it
Nicole Tam

Stained Glass Politics - 1 views

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shared by Nicole Tam on 04 Feb 10 - Cached
  • forceful finish
    • cdcrone
      cdcrone on 04 Feb 10
       
      Alliteration is Awesome
  • Such selective use allows the blogger to be emphatic without being in-your-face, so to speak
    • cdcrone
      cdcrone on 04 Feb 10
       
      I dont know about this claim...it seems to me from the passage above that it *is* "in-your-face;" forcing the issue that practices or views might be outdated by thousands of years seems like a pretty big issue.
  • self-mockery that suggests self-awareness
    • cdcrone
      cdcrone on 04 Feb 10
       
      The punctuation I agree seems partiularly important here.
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  • Sarah Palin, sex abuse, Anglican exodus, gay marriage. Eighty percent of Americans view these explosive cultural touchstones through the prism of faith.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      I like the way you start with controversial topics. I think its a great way to reel readers in
  • This blog will examine the impact of religious belief on national political issues, and how faith informs the way different groups view each other and the wider world.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      It's nice that you lay out what your blog is about, but I don't necessarily think you need to say "this blog is..." because its a blog it might be nicer to just get into it.
  • Not so.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      I like that you made a general statement and then refuted it. I agreed with the first so you kept me on my toes.
  • We can talk about separation of church and state, but the separation of faith and politics is impossible.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      I like this sentence and I think this paragraph does a good job of driving the point home and giving readers a taste of what you might cover
  • Jay Anderson takes his faith seriously
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      Good overview of who he is and what he writes, but it's a little dry.
  • Anderson crafts his voice primarily by linking to articles, quotations, and YouTube videos that affirm his point of view.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      You could link to one of the articles or youtube videos here to add content for your readers who are interested
  • e Cat
  • Liberals might deplore abortion personally, but still support a healthcare bill that provides coverage for it.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      Explain this more. Right now it sounds like too much of a generalization.
  • the way the American media portrays people of faith, namely those with strong and vocal opinions. 
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      This could be an interesting point to talk more about.
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  • Anglican Centrist,
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      You might want to link to the actual posts.
  • He’s just chatting with us across the dining room table, bouncing big ideas off an imaginary audience.
    • Nicole Tam
      Nicole Tam on 20 Apr 10
       
      This sentence drives home the causal tone of the article you read, and also puts your readers at ease with you.
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