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The word “Privilege” is defined as being an immunity granted to a person or group of people that is meant to give one an advantage over others or benefit them in a useful way. Privileges are supposed to help people, but some do not want to accept the privilege and they should not be forced to partake in the advantage. Some privileges could be dangerous if a person partook in it and they could end up harming others. For example, there is a “grandfather clause” that allows certain people to drive a boat without taking safety classes or tests other people are forced to take. This could put someone who does not know how to drive a boat safely to drive one legally. Some topics are controversial when it comes to a privilege, like whether owning a …show more content…

This leaves those situations in a gray area, rather than being in a strict black and white area, and it could be viewed as controversial to some people. If a situation can not be strictly defined as a privilege or a right, how could a person be forced to partake in it or accept the situation. Owning a pet would be a common example of a situation in the gray area because it depends on the way you view a pet. For instince, if you view a pet as being your property then you will most-likely view pet owning as being a right, because you have the right to own property. If you view a pet as more of a compainion rather than an animal that you own, then you may view pet-owning as a privilege. Another example would be whether having children is a right or a privilege. Some people think that you have the right to have a child, unless they do something that would that would violate that right and then the child would be taken away. Others believe that, while having a child is easy, keeping the child should be considered a privilege. Both examples have valid arguments that support both sides, depending on how you view life and, if these situations cannot be directly defined as one or the other in they eyes of the public, then should they be forced to partake in the situation? Should a person be forced to partake in something they do not view as being a privilege? If owning a pet is a …show more content…

Some people do not enjoy or feel like they are mature enough to take on the responsibility of college. College is known to be very difficult and if a student is not responsible enough to work for their grades or feel discouraged when things get difficult, then the scholarship would end-up wasted and the money the scholarship owners spent would also be wasted. Eventually many scholarship companies would probably have to stop funding the scholarship because of the high demand. Also, if a company only has enough funding to pay for a small number of students then how would the government choose who to force to accept the scholarship? And could said students deny the scholarships if they do not want to attend? If so then it seems like it could be a little hypocritical if they do not allow all accepted students to deny the privilege, which creates a paradox of some sort, and if not then the scholarship is wasted. Scholarships also usually cover a portion of the tuition need and some families do not have enough money to cover the rest of the tuition. This would cause a family or the person being forced to attend college to go into debt for something they did not want to do, let alone pay for, and can cause unnecessary problems for many

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