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In The Clones

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"Don't Send in the Clones," a New York Times column by Maureen Dowd was an interesting argument that I can relate to. This column argues that diversity is needed when picking college roommates as it prepares individuals for future life and profession. If you choose your roommate, you will know their behavior, customs, study habits, and essentially be happier. The author’s claims that “a cloned roommate is not good” because "choosing roommates who are mirror images may fit with our narcissistic and microtargeted society, but it retards creativity and social growth" (Dowd 737). This is not accurate as Dowd has overlooked an important aspect of college life: a dorm is not the only location where college students learn to interact with individuals who are different. A dormitory may consists of two to three other individuals in a room whereas if a person works, attends college lectures, or even a college football games they would have communicated with more than three people apart from their roommates in daily life. For example, students might need to talk to each of their professor (who are all different ) regarding class work or course materials, converse with other students while preparing a group presentation, or debate with students during a class discussion who all have opposing viewpoints on certain subject. …show more content…

Therefore, it is evident that living with a person who is similar to an him or her will not block the person from diversity nor weaken them as person or not prepare you for the real world. From a personal aspect, In my government class, I am required to do service learning in which I met people who acquired different personality, mentality, motivation, social status, and so on. [<-Sharing a personal experience helps strengthen your writing, as you are illustrating your point based on your own

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