This may be because many people see college and college students as the next generation of this nation's leaders. ... This was illustrated in our class activity by the applications which asked for alumni information. ... This also shows up in college admissions. ... When these minorities had children, their children were born into a situation where they did not have the resources to help them succeed. ... We thought the essay could compensate for that because students could use that to make a statement about how much they wanted to be a part of the university. ...

• Word Count: 1110
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In this essay, you will understand that the wealthy will always have job security over the middle and lower classes because they always have money that they could spend whenever the choose to do so. ... People with college degrees were almost always guaranteed a job in their normal fields. ... This trend of unreliable job security even with a good college degree is causing worry for all except the wealthy. ... A modern day example is that of inheritors to large companies, where their parents have collected this huge fortune, while they just stay useless and spend money freely or have the optio...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6

However as Kozol's essay continues, he approaches the reasons why these societies continue this system of inequality, and he focuses on the efforts of the powerful and their economic wealth, and how culture and socialization affect our ideologies. ... Other examples include parents spending "thousands of dollars for outside help, on top of tuition" in order to maintain a higher status among competing students (Anderson), or parents who pay to send their children on specialized vacations simply to enhance a college application essay (NY Times). ... The purchasing of expensive th...

• Word Count: 2069
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate