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AMoore wrote:
Maybe, if David, was awarded a scholarship, and had the opportunity to attend an excellent University, he would have different views or would currently be running for elected office.
Many of us who were raised with out the benefits of be raised in a household with an educated parent, or with out the benefits of our families being in social circles that could provide us with examples of who we can become; luck, good and bad decisions helped to shape us and determine where we are today.
Back when I was in high school, I worked at Pathmark as a stock clerk. I had received my acceptance to NYU. I made a decision that if I was to be granted a full time position at Pathmark, by the time I was supposed to attend NYU, I was going to give up my place at NYU and make my career at Pathmark, with the plan that by the time I was 25 I would be in a management position making $50K (1986 dollars). Lucky for me, they did not offer me a full time position. The most successful adults I knew when I was growing up, were able to afford a new TransAm every three years (financed of course0.
It was the people that I met while in college that helped me to develop into the person that I am today (politically, professionally, and socially). Had I known these same people and their parents when I was in high school, I may have chosen a different career path.
Those who grow up in neighborhoods and in social circle where the adults are educated and successful do have an advantage over those who do not. We are products of our environment.
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As far as scholarships for minority groups there should be no such thing. Did I not deserve a scholarship, I did not get one because I am white.
Dave,
All one has to do is read your posts and they will see why you never got a scholarship!
Maybe, if David, was awarded a scholarship, and had the opportunity to attend an excellent University, he would have different views or would currently be running for elected office.
Many of us who were raised with out the benefits of be raised in a household with an educated parent, or with out the benefits of our families being in social circles that could provide us with examples of who we can become; luck, good and bad decisions helped to shape us and determine where we are today.
Back when I was in high school, I worked at Pathmark as a stock clerk. I had received my acceptance to NYU. I made a decision that if I was to be granted a full time position at Pathmark, by the time I was supposed to attend NYU, I was going to give up my place at NYU and make my career at Pathmark, with the plan that by the time I was 25 I would be in a management position making $50K (1986 dollars). Lucky for me, they did not offer me a full time position. The most successful adults I knew when I was growing up, were able to afford a new TransAm every three years (financed of course0.
It was the people that I met while in college that helped me to develop into the person that I am today (politically, professionally, and socially). Had I known these same people and their parents when I was in high school, I may have chosen a different career path.
Those who grow up in neighborhoods and in social circle where the adults are educated and successful do have an advantage over those who do not. We are products of our environment.
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–noun
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
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–noun
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is on good terms with another; a perso