Affrimative Action
Affirmative Action is it still Valuable
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Affirmative action, what is it? Affirmative action is an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women. (Affirmative action. (2013). In Merriam Webster. Retrieved from http://m-w.com) Affirmative action is very important in our modern society, Affirmative action is the most effective way of addressing discrimination against minorities and women. Affirmative action has been around for several years and is still needed today. Affirmative action has been very helpful in court cases in society since it has become a law. In 1954 there was the Brown vs. Board of Education case, which made it possible for African Americans to attend school. In 1978 The University of California vs. Bakke case, this banned racial quotas. Then in 2008 came the Fischer vs. University of Texas at Austin (UT), this case once again shuttered door for opportunities. This case was brought on by a Caucasian student who felt that she was passed over in favor of minority students with less of an academic level. The end result of this case was in favor of the school not the student Abigail Fischer. Affirmative action is still needed until society solves racial issues. Without affirmative action in place minorities and women would not get the equal opportunity of education or employment. Taking away affirmative action is a step backwards. Steba has said that “we have a long way to go to reach a point where there is racial, sexual, and economic justice.” Affirmative action is needed to make sure that our society can move towards a racial, sexual and economic justified society. Also past issues of racial injustice must be addressed for the country to move forward. It has been thought that even people whom oppose affirmative action understand that race, gender and class need to come into account for equal opportunity. People realize that not everyone
COM/220
June 4, 2013
Affirmative action, what is it? Affirmative action is an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women. (Affirmative action. (2013). In Merriam Webster. Retrieved from http://m-w.com) Affirmative action is very important in our modern society, Affirmative action is the most effective way of addressing discrimination against minorities and women. Affirmative action has been around for several years and is still needed today. Affirmative action has been very helpful in court cases in society since it has become a law. In 1954 there was the Brown vs. Board of Education case, which made it possible for African Americans to attend school. In 1978 The University of California vs. Bakke case, this banned racial quotas. Then in 2008 came the Fischer vs. University of Texas at Austin (UT), this case once again shuttered door for opportunities. This case was brought on by a Caucasian student who felt that she was passed over in favor of minority students with less of an academic level. The end result of this case was in favor of the school not the student Abigail Fischer. Affirmative action is still needed until society solves racial issues. Without affirmative action in place minorities and women would not get the equal opportunity of education or employment. Taking away affirmative action is a step backwards. Steba has said that “we have a long way to go to reach a point where there is racial, sexual, and economic justice.” Affirmative action is needed to make sure that our society can move towards a racial, sexual and economic justified society. Also past issues of racial injustice must be addressed for the country to move forward. It has been thought that even people whom oppose affirmative action understand that race, gender and class need to come into account for equal opportunity. People realize that not everyone
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