The issue of showing American Sniper on college campuses poses much controversy. However, whether or not the controversy is well deserved or not is the bigger question. Although many questions arise as to whether or not this film is appropriate to be shown or not. For these reasons, the answer is neither easy nor clear. Deep analysis must be shown when deciding whether or not to show this film, and the decision must be stern and with good reason to mitigate as much controversy as possible when presenting
to narrow and explore food waste on college campus. I chose this topic in particular because as a college student living on campus and eating at the dining hall, this was more relatable. Furthermore, it is also a controversial topic among college campuses. Campus food waste is a problem as it is one of the biggest contribution to food waste. Therefore, I think every college campus should address the issue of food waste (which many of them are already) and work to further reduce it. As I started to
It is common for a woman to be raped by an acquaintance than a stranger. In most cases, women are assaulted after being drugged, at a party, or studying in a dorm room alone. There are several steps colleges could take to prevent and stop rape on campuses. I believe that colleges can only do so much to stop this crime. The students themselves need to adjust their level of trust towards others and make the right decisions about drugs. My solution to prevent rape in colleges is to educate, accuse
hierarchal differences in society caused by status, power, and economic position. In other words, social stratification is the ranking of people within a society. In general, social stratification not only causes but also leads to inequality. On college campuses, I have realized that the majority of social categorization ranks people based on factors such as income, race, gender, and education. During my business class, management accounting, in Kenan-Flagler Business school, I realized that most students
consuming alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. If you think about it the people consuming either alcohol, tobacco, or drugs because there friends do so they want to try it out. They are consuming it because they are trying to fit in with there friends. College campuses are targeted everyday by alcohol industries. They often offer drink specials to college students such as if they consume larger amounts of alcohol they can get the alcohol at a cheaper price. I think men are target more by alcohol industries than
I will argue for speech codes on college campuses because they create more good than harm to students on college campuses. The two reasons in support of speech codes on college campuses are that hate speech is prohibitive to a learning environment and secondly that hate speech does cause harm to the person or persons being attacked. The strongest objection against speech codes on college campuses is that speech codes are illegal because they infringe upon the rights of US citizens because of the
I. Introduction A. Thesis: Allowing guns on college campuses will not make them safer because college violence is statiscally rare, and the lack of maturity, reckless behavior, and alcohol and drug abuse; make the students more vulnerable and prone to fire-arm related accidents. II. The average college-age student lacks maturity, a consequence of this is that college life tends to be plagued by substance abuse, which puts students a greater risk of suffering fire-arms related accidents. A. brain
Recent headlines have highlighted the fact that rape culture is prevalent in our society, most noticeably on college campuses. To understand why this is a social issue we first have to understand what rape culture entails. Rape culture is a set of assumptions that reinforces male sexual aggression and disregards violence against females (Hildebrand & Najdowski, 2015, p. 1062). Simplified, it is an environment where sexual violence is normalized and most of the time excused. One out of five females
this to be true. Rape is a serious matter, and should be taken seriously. Many people expect to go to college for an education, however not knowing that they could be possible rape victims. Today rape is the most common crime to happen on college campuses. One in five women, and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted in
know that there are serious consequences. Campuses must try to ensure that the offender goes to jail or is removed from the campus permanently so that victims do not have the constant worry of running into their offenders on campus. Besides just removing offenders, campuses need to be more open to students and raise awareness about the incidents that are occurring. More workshops and seminars need to be made available to provide students and even
Depression is the term used to describe when someone feels sad and does not feel happy about themselves for many different reasons. They might think that they are a failure and that they are here on earth for no reason, which can also be called suicidal thoughts. People may think that about themselves because they are onto the next big part of life and are scared whether it be, college, just graduating high school and getting ready for the future, what their future goals are in life, where they see
intolerant of opposing viewpoints” (Political Correctness on College Campuses). Several opponents argue that political correctness stifles intellectual freedoms by limiting students from expressing their own views whether they are opposing or not. “Attempts to promote political correctness have stifled free speech and limited intellectual discourse on college campuses. They are also undemocratic” (Political Correctness on College Campuses). Trigger warnings ¬¬¬¬— notifications that content a student would
Sexual assault has students on campuses living with shame, embarrassment, and pain, which affect the victims and those around them. This horrendous crime has destroyed many lives and continues to do so, especially when the crimes go unheard. Education is an important part of our society in the world we live in today and is vital for progression. When someone is given a proper education, they receive many additional opportunities that one wouldn’t have other wise and when an individual goes to school
the collegiate level of education. In the last few decades, liberal arts colleges have made it their mission to increase diversity on their campuses. Diversity comes in several forms, particularly class-based and racial. This undertaking is one that should be prioritized at colleges across the country. There is significant evidence that diverse college campuses produce stronger, more intelligent individuals. With diversity come enhanced social development, stronger critical thinking skills, and heightened
Tiffany Mikkelson Composition 106 February 14, 2016 Honor system In the essay “Is Academic Integrity in our College Campuses Under Assault.” It asks if by having an honor system it helps keep students from cheating. I can see both sides as to how having one may or may not help. Having an honor system is a good idea as it will help to keep most students honest. A lot of students don’t want to do something that can get them suspended or expelled from school. Those students choose to follow the rules
Guns on college campuses has been a rising topic since the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre. Before the Virginia Tech Massacre there were not many laws about guns on campuses or about the precautions that should be taken when selling handguns. Since then there have been many laws and gun buying restrictions implemented in order to keep crime down. However, there is still debate on what else can be done in order to protect students and faculty. One debate is whether or not guns should be allowed as protection
College campuses are known for the wild side on the weekends with parties, drinking, and the common get together. However some people take this fun a little too far. Underage drinking has become somewhat normal among campuses, but this is not the true problem. Drugs on campuses have predominantly increased in use among students over the past three decades; specifically, marijuana. Now at an “all time high at 36%” of college students using marijuana as stated by drugabuse.gov. The problem is on the
There are many problems on college campuses and several go unnoticed. According to BestCollege.com, “one out of five college students experience some type of sexual assault during their college career”. Sexual assault is a term used to describe any type of unwanted sexual activity without the consent of a person (Sexual Assault). One out of five students being assaulted is a major issue in many ways. For example, being a victim of sexual assault can be very damaging for the rest of one’s life, whether
The topic for my paper is the issue of whether guns should be permitted on college campuses. After reading many of the articles in the New York Times I have come to a conclusion or better to say liked one of the articles more than the others. The article is called, “ guns on campuses makes the college less safe” by Javier Auyero. The second amendment states the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Every human should have the opportunity to protect themselves, but that doesn 't mean having a
However, not validating and listening to the opinion of others can create a divisive rhetoric, where we end up ridiculing and criticising one another because of his/her political views. In the essay from Christina Hoff Sommers, “For More Balance on Campuses,” she criticises the liberalisation