ardent_uno

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by ardent_uno 8y ago
You're conspicuously ignoring the initial point I made in my post, that being a URM is valued more highly than being an "exceptional talent" at a number of elite Universities. And at those where it's not the most importa
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Of course they do. Consider this research: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/04/09/new-research-... Among elite Universities that initially do a holistic review of applicants to narrow down the ap
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
There are many ways to judge someone aside from "race", whatever race really means anyway. Race should have nothing to do with it. It shouldn't be part of the equation. That's the point. We don't have to restrict ou
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Except being a URM (under represented minority) individual is one of the most beneficial factors for admission at elite colleges. The statistics clearly show this.
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
>"[Harvard] lashed out at the founder of Students for Fair Admissions, Edward Blum, accusing him of using Harvard in an effort to orchestrate a challenge to race-conscious admissions that would go to the Supreme Court." I feel
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Psychedelic Drugs Promote Neural Plasticity(sciencedaily.com)
1 points by ardent_uno 8y ago|0 comments
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
This is similar to what I've noticed in my own experience of emotional highs and lows. Sometimes I feel myself enter into a period of excitement and activity that lasts for a few days. During this time I feel very positive and capable.
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Except given the data they provide, boys in middle class families also seem to be doing better than girls. Boys in general like math more than girls. Math is a competitive exercise and women are in general less competitive than men. It&#x27
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Many Asians came here with nothing, like many American immigrants before them, and through hard work and a culture centered around education and achievement have become one of the most successful groups of Americans. They have worked hard f
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
>"Adams took sudden and unexpected action, rejecting the anti-French hawks in his own party and offering peace to France." Adams considered the peace he established with France as the greatest accomplishment of his Presidency,
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
I wish him luck. While I believe border security is very important, a physical wall from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico seems unnecessary given the advanced surveillance we have at our disposal and could deploy.
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
There was a time when there were no people of Italian descent in positions of success in America. How is it that largely impoverished Italian migrants where able to achieve parity in American society on a level with other groups? What abou
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The High Price of Stale Grievances(quillette.com)
2 points by ardent_uno 8y ago|0 comments
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
So propaganda to counter propaganda?
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
>"The spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said the policy had “led to people caught entering the country irregularly being subjected to criminal prosecution and having their children – including extremely young children – taken away from
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The Evil-Mongering of the American Medical Association (2009)(forbes.com)
5 points by ardent_uno 8y ago|0 comments
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
As the "public square" becomes increasingly dominated by internet platforms, we will have to rethink what the preservation of free speech requires. People who support internet censorship stand on the legal ground that internet com
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Disgraced Med School Dean Blames Hooker for Rampant Meth Use(nypost.com)
1 points by ardent_uno 8y ago|0 comments
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
It's almost certainly not due to healthcare coverage, but rather obesity and the recent spike in overdose deaths.
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
So Mexico has better healthcare for the average person than the US? Hardly. As mentioned elsewhere, overdoses are significantly impacting average lifespan figures.
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The Shocking Truth About Jordan Peterson(tabletmag.com)
2 points by ardent_uno 8y ago|1 comments
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Or if you're able to pull your head out of the dirt, blame an elite class which cares little for the common person and pushes a tone-deaf agenda to the detriment of the masses. The internet just allows people to communicate and air the
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The Racism Treadmill(quillette.com)
3 points by ardent_uno 8y ago|0 comments
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Recent AP Guidelines Demonstrate Ideological Bias(gainesville.com)
1 points by ardent_uno 8y ago|0 comments
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Those points describe a large number of public intellectuals from across the political spectrum, most of whom I would not consider dangerous.
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
I feel like everyone's attacking a straw man version of Jordan Peterson in a case of mass virtue signaling.
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
I agree that his proposed crowd sourced-news credibility system is a terrible idea, but I think he's getting flack because he's daring to stand up to the media establishment. Of course they are circling the wagons, but I stand by
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Journalists have an incredible amount of power in society, more than they ever have had before. Like all other entities in a free society, their power must be checked by another force. They are not beyond reproach. If Elon wants to stand up
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
Liars who hold the attention of millions are few and far between. Skew and bias is ubiquitous and allows small groups with an agenda to direct people away from the raw truth and towards their sanitized or corrupted version of it.
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by ardent_uno 8y ago
It's interesting, while different media has different bias, the internet has made this bias more apparent than it ever has been in history. We can see everything, so the bias reveals itself in whichever direction it leans. People are f

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