Exemplification Essay
"I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day..." -KISS This quote seems to be the stereotype that Arizona Legislation has branded upon the Arizona State University campus. Today's society is so caught up in the "politically correct" way to live, that the alter of freedom can be bent and constitutional rights rendered. Our government solely abides by the Constitution, which is the structure by which this great nation is upheld. Citizens are granted freedom and specific rights provided they live by the laws set forth to them, all while in the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. The rights and amendments are set forth to protect the individual from the law taking over, which then would lead to a dictatorship. The new dorm law is specifically directed to this year's Freshmen dorms and will come down hard on students with stricter guidelines and even a dorm curfew. Arizona State University justifies their reasoning for passing such a law by stating that illegal drug!s and under age drinking occur in dorms with guys in girls' rooms or vise versa. Hence, if ASU passed this law, the use of illegal drugs and under age drinking would reduce. This "politically correct" way of thinking is an inconceivable concept in itsel
This kind of decision presents many frustrations among the student body. The whole concept of college is to prepare students for adulthood. Students attend college to educate themselves, discover responsibility and learn how to make mature choices. However, if such choices as to socialize, study, or even participate in drinking are denied to students due to a law, the students then cannot make mature choices. This is a double standard. If students in college are considered by society as young adults, then as young adults they should have the choice as to whether or not they be allowed in opposite sex members' dorms. When you take away the freedom and set guidelines, no learning experience can take place simply because it's already set up. Take for example a student at ASU: Bobby; he is trying to decide to either study with his girlfriend for his BIO105 exam or go out to a social with his fraternity at Sport Rock Bar. He looks at his watch which reads "10:37." Bobby c! omes to conclude he cannot study with his girlfriend due to the new law and then proceeds to Sport Rock. No illegal activity was going to take place, and he wanted to study. Yes, there is a portion of students that do use illegal drugs and drink under age, but how is it right to punish the entire student body as a whole? The Legislation that consists of a committee that ultimately made this decision have implicated so many double standards. The primal reason for passing such a bill is to eliminate the use of drugs. In other words they are enforcing a law that will entice the students that do use drugs, to use them someplace else. College students are 18 years of age when first entering college. The very same Legislation that passed laws saying those 18 year olds that are considered adults, should allow the "adults" to make their own decisions as to what they wish to do with their time at college. College is more than under age drinking, and experimenting with illegal d! The impacts the students will endeavor in the process of upholding this law, are unjust, and for the most part frustration. The new law passed is indeed a double standard, unenforceable, and violates constitutional rights The degr
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Approximate Word count = 1481
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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