Persuasive Essay On Freedom In Education

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Imagine if a student, striving to attend a university they pursued since childhood, was turned away just because the spots were filled with students chosen for their race or gender. Although equality is one of America’s ideologies, students today are being turned away from their coveted school because of the nation’s desire to create a seemingly more diverse student body in universities. This has become an especially growing problem as more immigrants come to the “Land of the Free” for educational purposes. But is American really free when universities are admitting students based on race and gender? Some may say that it benefits our society by creating a diverse and culturally different atmosphere. However, the only things this system does is violate the democratic principles the United States is founded upon, cause a student’s success to ride on race or gender, not academics, and trigger a future society full of detriment. All citizens of the United States are guaranteed rights. The founding of this country, as well as historical events involving inequality, resulted in a series of many important documents protecting basic human rights and freedoms. Whether it is the right to speech, or the right to vote, documents protect what citizens value the most in America: freedom. Education is one of these rights the people possess, yet it is being controlled by the want of universities to create a more diverse campus. The Civil Rights Act, signed in 1964, unambiguously states that no one shall “… grant preferential treatment to any individual or to any group”. However, universities today are setting aside certain percentages for certain races and genders to be admitted into the school. This violates a student’s right to education just... ... middle of paper ... ...ts based on their race and gender helps the future, it does the complete opposite and leaves a damaged society. Considering all the evidence, universities should not admit students based on their race or gender because this undermines the democratic principles that United States is founded upon, causes a student’s academics to be limited, and creates detriment to the future society. Equality in education, protected by our founding documents, is guaranteed to all citizens, including students, who came to America just for this reason. Students, as well as the future generation, suffer when universities pick and choose students of certain races and genders to be admitted into the school. Parity brings good to our society and without it we are unequipped in a world of disunion. Equality is our strongest barrier, so we must protect it in universities to aid our future.

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