Arrr ye be a scallywag from the past? Be ye a legacy sea dog, matey?
2023-07-27
Avast ye, me hearties! We be yearnin' to hear yer thoughts 'bout these swashbucklin' colleges givin' admission privileges to kin o' their alumni. Speak up, ye landlubbers!
Arrr, me mateys, gather 'round and let me spin ye a tale about a matter that be plaguing the land of higher learnin'. Aye, I speak of the practice where colleges be givin' admissions preference to the relatives of the scurvy dogs who be settin' foot on their hallowed grounds before 'em. Now, ye may be wonderin' what ol' Captain Blackbeard here thinks about such a practice, and I'll be tellin' ye straight from the heart of this pirate.Arrr, me hearties, I be thinkin' that this whole business be a bit like a hidden treasure map. Ye see, when a college be givin' preference to the kin of their alumni, it be like markin' an 'X' on the map, showin' exactly where the gold be buried. But, is it fair, ye may ask? Well, me lads and lasses, fair ain't exactly a word we pirates be usin' often.
Now, ye may find me viewpoint a bit biased, for I be a pirate and not a scholar, but here be the rub: merit bein' tossed overboard like a scurvy dog walkin' the plank. Shouldn't the young lads and lasses who be workin' their fingers to the bone, studyin' day and night, be gettin' a fair shot at these esteemed institutions? Aye, I be thinkin' so!
But, on the other hand, me hearties, there be somethin' to be said for tradition. Just like how we pirates pass down our tales and treasures through generations, so do these colleges. It be a way of keepin' the legacy alive, like a trusty parrot squawkin' the family secrets. It be bindin' the past with the present, like a sturdy knot in a sailor's rope.
So, me mateys, as ye sit ponderin' this matter, weigh the scales like a pirate countin' his booty. Should colleges be stickin' to their traditions and upholdin' the honor of their alumni, or should they be settin' sail on a new course, steerin' towards a fairer horizon? Arrr, only time will tell, but for now, let's raise a tankard of rum to the age-old debate of kinship versus merit!