Affirmative Action: an Annotated Bibliography
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AP Language and Composition
Mrs. Shannon Smith
2 March 2013 Affirmative Action: An Annotated Bibliography
“Affirmative Action.” Issues & Controversies in American History. Infobase Publishing, Web. 3 Mar. 2013.
The article “Affirmative Action” offers background information about affirmative action. It goes into detail about the background of the action as well as the limits of affirmative action as given in the constitution. It also tells about the Philadelphia Plan, which was established by the Nixon Administration, requiring bidders on federally assisted construction work to submit specific goals for minority hiring.
This source is useful for many reasons. It gives details as to what exactly affirmative action is and it gives examples. I would say that this is a reliable source because it comes from a reliable database. The goal of this source is to explain and give examples of what affirmative action actually is. This is not necessarily a source that picks a side, but gives information about the subject.
This source was very helpful for me because it in a way gives me a better understanding of what affirmative action is and what its purpose was. I will use this as one of my sources to explain exactly what affirmative action is, and what affect it had on society.
"Affirmative action.(Letter to the Editor)." Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada] 19 Sept. 1996: A20. Global Issues in Context. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.
In this opinion article, the author Shelby Steele argued that black suffers “personal self-doubt” as a recipient of affirmative action is equally fallacious. The majority would take full advantage of the affirmative action plans. Why would they not? After all, how many of the millions of white, male recipients of affirmative action (construction or manufacturing contracts, promotions, subsidies, loans, etc.) have been burdened by guilt over the meritocratic imperfection surrounding this assistance?
I am not sure if this source is
AP Language and Composition
Mrs. Shannon Smith
2 March 2013 Affirmative Action: An Annotated Bibliography
“Affirmative Action.” Issues & Controversies in American History. Infobase Publishing, Web. 3 Mar. 2013.
The article “Affirmative Action” offers background information about affirmative action. It goes into detail about the background of the action as well as the limits of affirmative action as given in the constitution. It also tells about the Philadelphia Plan, which was established by the Nixon Administration, requiring bidders on federally assisted construction work to submit specific goals for minority hiring.
This source is useful for many reasons. It gives details as to what exactly affirmative action is and it gives examples. I would say that this is a reliable source because it comes from a reliable database. The goal of this source is to explain and give examples of what affirmative action actually is. This is not necessarily a source that picks a side, but gives information about the subject.
This source was very helpful for me because it in a way gives me a better understanding of what affirmative action is and what its purpose was. I will use this as one of my sources to explain exactly what affirmative action is, and what affect it had on society.
"Affirmative action.(Letter to the Editor)." Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada] 19 Sept. 1996: A20. Global Issues in Context. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.
In this opinion article, the author Shelby Steele argued that black suffers “personal self-doubt” as a recipient of affirmative action is equally fallacious. The majority would take full advantage of the affirmative action plans. Why would they not? After all, how many of the millions of white, male recipients of affirmative action (construction or manufacturing contracts, promotions, subsidies, loans, etc.) have been burdened by guilt over the meritocratic imperfection surrounding this assistance?
I am not sure if this source is
Bibliography: “Affirmative Action.” Issues & Controversies in American History. Infobase Publishing, Web. 3 Mar. 2013. "Affirmative action.(Letter to the Editor)." Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada] 19 Sept. 1996: A20. Global Issues in Context. Web. 3 Mar. 2013. Thernstrom, Abigail, and Stephan Thernstrom. "A failed policy." National Review 12 Nov. 2012: 46. Global Issues in Context. Web. 3 Mar. 2013. Mann, Judy. "Affirmative Action 's Long Record." Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 415-418. Global Issues in Context. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.