It's a long, psychic journey from south side Chicago to the Ivy Leagues and Mrs. Obama’s final paper at Princeton reveals a race-obsessed young woman.
These experiences have made it apparent to me that the path I have chosen to follow by attending Princeton will likely lead to my further integration and/or assimilation into a White cultural and social structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society; never becoming a full participant. This realization has presently made my goals to actively utilize my resources to benefit the Black community more desirable.
At the same time, however, it is conceivable that my four years of exposure to a predominately [sic] White, Ivy League University has instilled within me certain conservative values. For example, as I enter my final year at Princeton, I find myself striving for many of the same goals as my White classmates- acceptance to a prestigious graduate or professional school or a high paying position in a successful corporation.
Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton's (1967) developed definition of separationism in their discussion of Black Power which guided me in the formulation and use of this concept in the study.The concept of Black Power rests on the fundamental premise: Before a group can enter the open society, it must close ranks. By this we mean that group solidarity is necessary before a group can operate effectively from a bargaining position of strength in a pluralistic society.’
I began this study questioning my own attitudes as a future alumnus. I wondered whether or not my education at Princeton would affect my identification with the Black community.”
Huh? What kind of semi-illiterate nonsense is this? On a senior’s “final” paper? From a supposed Ivy-League educated “lawyer”?
This is really bad writing.
WTH I can't believe this came from a high school senior and I come from a town where most students did not speak English when starting the first grade. Sad.
This is the worst example of English grammar and sentence structure I’ve ever seen. From the first paragraph, from “These experiences to ‘’becoming a full participant’’ is about the longest run-on sentence I’ve ever read. And I’ll be damned just what in the world this convoluted bs is supposed to mean.
Gag. I hate how she and the MSM always bring up the “south side” as if she were raised at some huge disadvantage by wolves or gang-bangers. As I recall, her dad was a city employee, meaning the family also had Chicago-level bennies. To me, that’s squarely middle class, yet she would have us imagine she grew up picking cotton and being whipped by Whitey. And last time I checked, I wasn’t handed an affirmative action Ivy education on a silver platter. Witch.