I was expelled from the school several times when they found out that I was a Baha'i. ... High school was the last level of education that the government would not mind me to have as they did not let me or any other Baha'i student to enter an official university to seek higher education. Sociological imagination is a concept that defines one's ability to examine a personal experience using a bigger picture or think about it from an alternative point of view to understand the larger meaning of that experience. ... It is infamously known that Iran's government allows Baha&#...

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Although you are satisfied with your four years of high school, your SAT's were pretty good and you are confident with your qualifications, something still plagues you. ... For example, if a Caucasian and a Hispanic student were to apply to the same school, having the same academic standing, most likely the Hispanic student would gain acceptance. ... As an alternative to affirmative action I feel that colleges should base admissions on socioeconomic factors. ... Of course they want to be able to get an education, but they constantly have to worry about money, so focusing on school is an...

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It is harder for students from such schools to get into a good college. ... Quotas are used in some schools to get a certain number of minorities in their school to receive more government support, regardless of more qualified applicants. ... There are alternatives to Affirmative Action and they start in the schools. The first and best choice is to fix up the schools. ... Besides, better schools for the inner city and other minority filled areas would eliminate the need for Affirmative Action in the schools. ...

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It receives the honor of being banned from many schools across America, being called "uncouth," "obscene," and "unfit for even a sailor's ears", and publicly burned by angry protesters in Texas. ... It may it be in health class, the halls at school, or through the media; eventually they are going to learn about these facts of life; resisting would be like trying to hold back an avalanche. ... Alternatively, would the parents prefer to procrastinate and shrug off their parental responsibilities, having their children notified by a group of joking peers, and then entering the world with a d...

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Take for example the Whitsunday Christian College, where a student was not being allowed into a school. ... Also, appointment of a person in the workplace who would be responsible to deal with discrimination and sexual harassment matters may be one alternative for workplaces to adopt. ...

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