Unapologetic on College Admissions

Unapologetic on College Admissions January 24 Ivy Coach has been featured in just about every publication under the sun over the years. But an article in todays The Dartmouth is very possibly our favorite. Well tell you why on Sunday. As you may know from reading our blog or perusing our website, Ivy Coach is in the press quite a bit from The New York Times to The Wall Street Journal and everything in between. There are companies that appear before the investors on ABCs hit show Shark Tank and say that theyve got brand recognition, usually leading to snickers from moguls Kevin OLeary and Daymond John. But Ivy Coach really does have brand recognition. We were once at lunch in Beverly Hills with Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, the celebrated authors of Freakonomics and Dubner mentioned Bevs name upon hearing Ivy Coach (the lunch was about a TV show that had nothing to do with college admissions and Bev wasnt there her son was). Mention Ivy Coach to a group of admissions officers and they sure will know us. Mention Ivy Coach to a group of high school parents on the subway in Manhattan and theyll know us. Same goes for a group of mothers dining at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills. In the world of highly selective college admissions, Ivy Coach is, well, ubiquitous. Unlike our students applying to highly selective colleges who we always help so they appear modest on their applications and in their interviews, we make no apologies for our boasting. We are an American business and we are perfectly entitled to brag about our success. Thats what businesses doat least smart ones! We also make no apologies for our fees even if some might say they are high or our approach. We sugarcoat nothing. If we dont like an essay, well tell you it is absolutely terrible. Well also then tell you why its terrible and well brainstorm a new take. Our blog, as a loyal reader, you may notice is utterly unapologetic. Depending on the day and the news, we are critical of top college admissions offices. We are critical of testing companies (hi College Board). We are critical of students who complain about the unfair admissions process in the press. Anyhow, this is all a lead up to our analysis of an article we were featured in today on the pages of The Dartmouth. Well be writing about that piece on Sunday! Of all the articles weve ever been featured in over the last couple of decades, this ones our very favorite.

A Brief Note On Death Penalty And Capital Punishment

Merna V. Kostandy 900161132 RHET 1010-28 Essay 2/ Final Draft Dr. Yasmine Soheim November 24, 2016 Justice Unaccomplished by Death Penalty There are certain crimes which are often categorized as the unforgivable ones; murder, rape and treason. These crimes that result in death penalties are known as capital crimes or capital offences (Capital punishment). Some governments believe that those who are guilty with these capital crimes do not deserve to live another day and should be punished by death and that this adds to their justice system. In fact, although some may support death penalties, governments should review their laws and abolish capital punishment because of its faulty judgements, high cost and inhumanity. For the people†¦show more content†¦Death penalties have been proven to have no effect on decreasing crime rates; therefore, ineffective. In addition, supporter also believe that the victim’s family deserves a closure for their loved ones but, if death penalties only happen as a result of sympathy or as a satisfactory closure for the victim’s family meaning that the family will find pleasure in someone dying for the bad actions they have done. How does this show the family and the criminal as being different? Wanting to kill someone in return makes them indifferent, both become criminals, as this is revenge not justice. As mentioned in the book of proverbs â€Å"Do not say, ‘I’ll pay you back for this wrong!’ Wait for the lord, and he will avenge you†, families should not take revenge for their beloved ones themselves but should wait for the lord to avenge them (Proverbs 20). Supporters might believe that anti-death-penalty are perfec tionists who live in their own world and see everything as fair and just and that is not how actual life works. However, there are countless of questions that quests to find the proper punishment for crimes but there are countless of reasons why death penalty is wrong and must be eradicated as it does not solve any of the problems done. It does not add any value to the world. Except for the value of loss. One of the main reasons that capital punishmentShow MoreRelatedEssay on Controversial Supreme Court Case Roper V. Simmons1413 Words   |  6 PagesThe Death Penalty is a controversial topic on its own. However, if you add the possibility of a minor receiving the death penalty it gets even more interesting. The Supreme Court case of Roper v. Simmons was a perfect example of that. Roper v. Simmons presented the Supreme Court with two questions: 1) whether or not the execution of those who were sixteen or seventeen at the time of a crime is cruel and unusual punished and 2) does is violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment. 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Also, there was no protection against bogus allegations, meaning, the burden of proof was on the accused to prove his/her innocence.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The classical school of criminology was a response to the harsh

The Lives and Works of Raymond Carver - 1692 Words

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Even though she loved him, Maryann cou ld not take it anymore, and eventually ended her marriage with Carver. This time period was known as the time of Carver’s â€Å"first life.† Carver found himself in a very dark place. Carver now suffered from alcoholism, many different drug addictions, and even depression as a result of his divorce. Although Carver’s life was looking down, he did not give up. Three years later, Carver decided to pull his life together. He attended many Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a decided to take up writing. Carver even got re-married. After finally getting his life back together, Carver decided to start writing again. This time in his life is the time that he created some of his most famous short-stories. The following are some of those stories: â€Å"What We Talk about When We Talk about Love†, â€Å"The Cathedral†, and â€Å"Elephant.† Carver’s second marriage, turn around with his alcoholism and drug addictions, and new writings are all included in what is known as Raymond Carver’s â€Å"second life.†(King) During Carver’s â€Å"second life.† Carver wrote many different types of short stories. The style and themes of the stories vary greatly. Many of Carver’s first short stories were influenced by his early life when he grew up with an alcoholic as a father. HisShow MoreRelatedMy Fathers Life By Raymond Carver858 Words   |  4 Pages† by Raymond Carver illustrates the difficult task of a son trying to find his own sense of identity and individualism while watching his father’s life unravel. Carver explores the relationships of his parents and his own struggle with sharing the same name with his father and the similarities and differences between them. 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The Gay Rights Movement - 3482 Words

Tri An Nguyen Mr. Gage AP Government 12 March 2015 The Gay Rights Movement Homosexuality has been an issue for the public for an extremely long time dating back to even Ancient Rome and Greek. Especially with the birth of Christianity, the religious society has been persecuting anyone claiming homosexuality, forcing people to hide their own sexuality for centuries. It is important to understand and know the past of the homsexuality to understand the reason for their fight and the mentality of their opposition. Homosexuality has never been accepted into the norms of society and was even viewed as a mental disease by the American Psychiatric Association (Bowman). Not until a few decades ago has the movement for gay rights began to kick off. The event that really set off the movement was the Stonewall Riot of 1969. â€Å"New York’s gay community had grown weary of the police department targeting gay clubs, a majority of which had already been closed. The crowd on the street watched quietly as Stonewall’s employees were ar rested, but when three drag queens and a lesbian were forced into the paddy wagon, the crowd began throwing bottles at the police† (â€Å"Stonewall†). This event is regarded as the foundation for the modern gay rights movement including the formation of many gay, lesbian, and bisexual civil rights organizations. As the movement takes off, the gay rights activists face many oppositions in its path. Take for example, in 1986, the federal court ruled that the fifth andShow MoreRelatedThe Rights Of The Gay Rights Movement1374 Words   |  6 PagesWhen it comes to the gay rights movement, the structure and the history of how it got to where it is today is a huge factor in today’s society. There have been a lot of things that negatively influenced gay rights. In some ways, things have happened in a positive way as well. 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The Population Profile Of Australia - 1396 Words

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Condition of JTB Theory Knowledge - Free Samples to Students

Question: Discuss about the Condition of JTB Theory Knowledge. Answer: Introduction This is philosophical essay concerning the Gettier and justified truth. This essay will be dived into two main parts, that is the first part of a full description of the idea of what in the past many philosopher and authors termed knowledge to be. In this case, they termed knowledge to be justified truth. The second part is a result of the getters rejection on this definition of the knowledge by traditional JBT. The second part of this essay is a discussion on the attempts by Gettier to justify his objection to justified true knowledge as the definition of knowledge. The justified true knowledge is a theory that attempts to explain the situation and condition under which someone can or could be termed to have some knowledge of something. According to this theory, someone is termed to be knowing something if they have several conditions. They include a belief, if in fact, the person is true and if that person has been justified in that belief. A good example of the situation in this theory would be, I do believe I have two eyes, and indeed I have two eyes and for sure I have a justification of having these two eyes since I am using them to read this assignment. Therefore considering and according to justified true belief, I know I have two eyes. The developers of this theory have some explanation on the three compositions of what is termed to be knowledge. According to the truth condition, they state that what is generally false cannot be known. They use this phrase as a way of justifying the truth condition. They state that one can only know thin gs that are true only. Moreover, according to the developers of the JTB, we use the term knows when describing someone or people who are very confident on issues that turn out to be wrong at long last. In addition to the justification of the truth condition, they state that its not important for anyone to justify or have to prove something that is true.(Gettier, 2000) Considering the belief condition of the JTB theory of knowledge, the developers of this theory strongly feel that one cannot believe what he or she does not know. A person only believes in anything that they have a good knowledge on. If one fails to set their belief on something, it means that there is something they are not aware of. In other words, one may believe something on the condition or by virtue that they are pretty sure that its probably true. The developers think that knowledge without belief is impossible in many cases.(Ichikawa, 2001) On the other hand, the theory also has the justification condition. According to this theory, we can say knowledge is true belief but this will not be the true meaning of knowledge. They state that a belief can also be true even when formed improperly. This, therefore, calls for justification of ant true belief. For instance, an example to explain this situation would be; suppose that William flips a coin, and confidently believeson no particular basisthat it will land tails. If by chance the coin does land tails, then Williams belief was true; but a lucky guess such as this one is no knowledge. For William to know, his belief must in some epistemic sense be proper or appropriate: it must bejustified.(Nozick, 2002) Gettier's opposition to the JTB theory Gettier is a philosopher who appears to be opposing the JTB theory on what is termed to be knowledge. To some extent, just like other contemporary epistemologists, he accepts the depth and the adequacy of the JTB analysis and agrees with the fact that the JTB elements are important for the knowledge and its definition; however, he claims they are not sufficient to justify knowledge. He opposes this theory by stating that there are cases of already justified truth that cannot be termed as knowledge. Gettier gives an example of a man he calls Smith. In this example, he claims Smith is competing with Jones for a certain job and he has been told by the companys manager that the job is going to be awarded to Jones. He happens to know that Jones has some ten coins in his pocket, and this makes him think that any person who has some ten coins in his pocket will be awarded the job. According to Gettier, this can be termed a perfectly justified conclusion. Later on the case of Smith and Jones , the manager later awards the job to Smith and this makes him then justify his belief that anyone who has ten coins will be awarded the job since he has been awarded. Therefore his belief is true. Therefore, Gettier uses this example to oppose JTB theory in that, Smith knew that anyone who had coins with them could get the job. However, according to Gettier, it does not seem true that its an actual case of knowledge as we would have termed it. We cannot say Smith was correct just because of he but because in this situation he was lucky. This philosopher was trying to mean that sometimes, results of some actions is not because of the knowledge we have on that event or that activity but incidences of luck that may befall us giving a result that we expect. He states that JTB section of justification can be used to rule out the issue of luck when it comes to defining knowledge from the scene of events or activities. A lesson of the Gettier problem is that it appears that even true beli efs that are justified can nevertheless be epistemically lucky in a way inconsistent with knowledge. Gettier claims that it is possible for anything to be justified in believing a proposition even when that proposition is a fact false(Gettier E. L., 2003) Conclusion Sometimes we can excellent evidence for some proposition (we might even think that the evidence makes the truth of the proposition obvious), and then come to find that, all of the excellent evidence notwithstanding, the proposition is not true. Secondly, he draws our attention to the fact that the propositions we are justified in believing will often logically entail other propositions. If I recognize that entailment relation, then it follows that I will also be justified in believing the proposition or proposition that is entailed.(Gettier, 2014) Works Cited Gettier. (2000, Jan). IS justified true belief knowledge. Retrieved 11 30, 2017, from https://www.ditext.com/gettier/gettier.html Gettier, E. (2014, nov 9). Retrieved 11 30, 2017, from philosophy: https://www.cengage.com/philosophy/book_content/1439046948_feinberg/introductions/part_2/ch05/True_Belief_Gettier.html Gettier, E. L. (2003). Is justified true belief knowledge? Ichikawa, J. (2001). The analysis of knowledge. Retrieved 11 30, 2017, from Stanford Encyclopedia of philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/knowledge-analysis/ Nozick, R. (2002). Excerpt from philosophical explanations.

Play called Absent Friends Essay Example For Students

Play called Absent Friends Essay Absent Friends is a modern comedy written for the stage. Its humor comes from the situations and actions of the characters. The setting is an afternoon tea party, thrown by a group of five friends for an old acquaintance who recently lost his fiancÃÆ'Â ©. All of the characters are an exaggeration of dislikeable traits in everybodys personalities; John, the workaholic who cares more for money than comfort, Paul the stereotypical self-dependant man and Evelyn, the slut succumbing to her own desires despite her husband and child. You also have Marge displaying the obsessive compulsive disorder that annoys everyone in some way and Dianas suspicious, neurotic attitude reminding everyone of someone they know and dislike. The play moves at a steady pace with the burlesque personalities keeping the audience interested, until the character Colin is introduced. His arrival has been discussed by the characters, yet he enters at perhaps the most inconvenient time. Diana and Paul are having a heated argument over Pauls affair, and Evelyn declares To Hell with him when told she cant leave due to Colin arriving. We will write a custom essay on Play called Absent Friends specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now This captures the audiences attention, so far the only facts about Colin revealed is that he last these people three years ago, and that his fiancÃÆ'Â © drowned two months previously. From this it is simple to assume he will be a quiet character, sullen and not much of a contributor to the plot. However, he turns out to be the complete opposite of what is expected. His egotistical speeches bring up the wrong thing for every situation in this play. He talks about past relationships, how very nearly it was him rather than Paul with Diana, and constantly flirts with Evelyn. This alone makes his appearance entertaining for the audience, Paul and Dianas recent argument over Pauls relationship with Evelyn provides an awkward situation, perfect for making an empathetic audience feel for the characters, and to take much more of an interest in what is going to happen. It is important to keep an audiences attention captured throughout any performance, be it a speech, competition or play. As a speech needs emotive language to grip the listener, a play needs things to happen with a good pace to stop the viewer becoming bored. In Absent Friends it is possible to say that nothing interesting does happen, if anything really happens at all. There are plays such as Shakespeares Hamlet, full of treachery, murder and angst or musicals consisting of death and romance such as West Side Story, both of these immortalized in film to entertain generations to come, while both were originally written for the stage. But what happens in Absent Friends? There are no demented lovers or exhilarating sword fights, only a group of people having tea together. The real action in the play comes from the issues and relationships between the six characters. A great deal of empathy is needed to really appreciate the happenings of this play. It is based on situations people hear about every day; affairs, false friendships and death. The characters ways of dealing with these situations and how their own personalities affect the others around them is what provides Absent Friendss equivalent to Hamlets betrayal and West Side Storys forbidden romance. Dianas breakdown at the stress of Pauls affair and her need to make her lunch perfect, Evelyns cold sense of indifference to the hurt she knowingly causes people, Marges stress of trying to make sure everyone is cared for whilst trying to give advice to her sick husband down the phone. 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John is a business man, throughout the entire play he is trying to engage Paul in talk about business, despite being told Paul doesnt want to listen. He feels awkward at the prospect of talking to Colin, he says to Evelyn Well, I hope he hurries it up. The we can get it over and done with. this blatant discomfort at discussing death gives the audience something to laugh at, his jiggling about on stage, along with anybody feeling awkward is laughable. Paul is perhaps the only true stereotypical character, his need to always be right and disregard of dependence on others is indicative of his inability of being an unpredictable and original character. He is more of a set up than true character, his arguments with Diana and attempts to avoid Evelyn give places for the play to turn to, before it has even started Paul provides a major turning point, his affair with Evelyn allows plenty of tension right from the beginning. Finally theres Colin, his arrogant nature and tendency of bringing up best forgotten memories putting the already fragile relationships under serious strain. These strong temperaments all help the play move quickly, comedic situations along with the audiences sympathy for the victims of the negative traits easily gained. Each of the characters have hatable characteristics, but is it possible to like any of them? Evelyn is a moody, rude adulteress, Diana is neurotic and paranoid, and Colin is a conceited idiot. The interest and comedy of the play depends on the audience relating with the six characters, if they were difficult to understand or were boring with blank personalities, it wouldnt work. But if the viewer is meant to be relating to them, can they afford to be hated? It is important for a hated character to have a reason for being so, Shakespeares creation Macbeth is driven to murder after hearing a prophecy, and we follow his decline into an evil monster. While none of the friends go to such dramatic lengths at any point, they all become worse people the closer to the end they get. Diana pours a jug of cream over Pauls head for a small joke he says, Marge becomes glued to the phone, paying more attention to her fully grown husband than the people she is currently with, and Colin who only has half the play goes from a bloke who always thinks hes right to an insensitive prat embarrassing Paul and himself. As I mentioned before, Paul isnt really capable of true character development, but the negative aspects become more obvious. At the very beginning of the play he says to Diana, Evelyn and Marge The mothers meeting is it? When it is known Marge cant have children. However, the actual audience only learns this fact later on, so Pauls insensitivity is not noticed so early in the play. The true friendships in this play are missing in the way that nobody is truly honest with anybody else, and old friendships have been forgotten. Though Paul tells John he slept with his wife, a mark of friendship, the fact remains he went behind his wifes and friends backs. As for Colin, Evelyn doesnt know or care for him, and Pauls response to being told he is visiting is Colin who? and an argument with Diana. The play is based on the situations the six characters find themselves in, and if there was a true friendship between them the play would need a completely new storyline. The lack of a positive relationship between any of the characters is what brings the action and humor to the surface for people to enjoy.