The Washington Post
May 1, 2008
Amelia Rawls
This article explains that a lot of time the top people who graduate from good colleges aren't acctually the nicest of people. Thier really good at what it is they do, but overall they are jerks. The author explains that these are the kind of people who do anything but help others. She explains that these are the kind of people who wont share notes with kids who were sick for class or even lend textbooks to those who dont have them. They may have huge credentials, but dont always live up to the moral standards we would expect toward thier fellow man. Rawls proclaims that these are the people who speak out for good things, but dont always act on it and climb to the top of thier respective areas. Pretty much summed up, this article is about the hypocrites that are in the top of our classes. I dont agree with this author's colomn at all. They sound like they are generalizing the top students. I know a lot of good students who are more then willing to help out people in need. It sounds liek this person is more just holding a grudge that they didnt get much help from people in thier time in college. Also, this person is a first year law school student which further decredits them. I dont think thats enough time spent to make this generalization about thier peers. Im sure if the author asked these "top" students for help, they would generously help them out. They have probly never asked.
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This is a very interesting article, and actually quite amusing. I wouldn't really say I could agree or disagree with the author, as I only have my personal experience to draw upon. I would be very interested in seeing the research done for this report however. While Rawls may very well be right, I would be somewhat disinclined to believe that she obtained personality evaluations on the top ten percent of graduates.
I would also not agree or disagree with the author. I have met people who are extermely smart and willing to share there notes and others who think since they are smart and and work hard so should others and they should not help them. It is wrong to say that every student at the top of there class are jerks, and dont want to help people. You cannot prove that and it is mostly based on the people you have met. People in different areas of America also have different personalities such as the south are more hospitable so in the end everyone is different.
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