Assignment 01 ENN103F Question 1 Yes I would say it is morally defensible. Although affirmative action programs can be attacked on strictly legal grounds‚ they are far more defensible on moral and practical grounds‚ and if they are carefully designed‚ even their legality can be defended. The fact that current defenders of legal color-blindness so often have a history of condoning preference as long as it benefited white men shows that they argue in bad faith. The presence of such a powerful and
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The action potential is started when the membrane is very slightly ‘depolarised’‚ meaning that the charges inside and outside the cell become more similar. This happens when a stimulus causes a small influx of sodium ions into the cell. For an action potential to occur‚ the voltage has to pass a threshold value of -58mV. at this point‚ in a cycle of positive feedback‚ the action potential will always occur. Once the threshold value has been
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Affirmative Action In the Human Rights Act‚ Chapter 214 of the revised statutes‚ 1989‚ it states that "in recognition that human rights must be protected by the rule of law‚ this Legislature affirms the principal that every person is free and equal in dignity and rights without regard to race‚ religion‚ religious creed‚ colour‚ sex‚ physical or mental disability or ethnic or national origin." Unfortunately though‚ sometimes this law is not always abided by. Women‚ aboriginal people who are physically
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Defense of Affirmative Action Affirmative action has been the subject of increasing debate and tension in American society. However‚ the debate over affirmative action has become ensnared in rhetoric that pits equality of opportunity against the equality of results. The debate has been more emotional than intellectual‚ and has generated more tension than shed light on the issue. Participants in the debate have over examined the ethical and moral issues that affirmative action raises while forgetting
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history‚ as well as in present-day is affirmative action. Affirmative action‚ at its root base‚ is defined as the favoring of a group of people based on previous discrimination and disenfranchisement throughout history. Specifically‚ affirmative action plays an integral role in the admission of disadvantaged minorities into a vast number of schools‚ organizations‚ and occupations. Moreover‚ a new conflict has arisen regarding affirmative action: whether or not the criteria should shift from race
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Affirmative Action: Reverse Discrimination? University of La Verne Abstract When observing the time after the revolution‚ the phrase‚ “all men are created equal” is ironic. While ideas of equal rights for minorities and women were in the air during and after the revolution‚ none of the new state constitutions granted women the right to vote and many blacks found themselves liberated but impoverished. The tension from the Civil War created a pressing need to provide equal social
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Different kinds of industrial action within the workplace Industrial action usually happens when a dispute in the workplace can’t be resolved through negotiation. There are many forms of industrial action such as: strike Where workers refuse to work for the employer‚ a strike is a collective withdrawal of labour by employees. Under such action‚ employees refuse to perform all work‚ not just selected duties. Strikes are usually‚ but not always‚ organised by a union. The purpose of a strike is to
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The Meriam-Webster dictionary defines affirmative action as “The practice of improving the educational and job opportunities of…groups that have not been treated unfairly in the past.” Over the years‚ policies such as affirmative action have slowly helped to improve the lives of minorities living in America‚ yet discrimination still plagues our nation. While it is not a perfect policy‚ affirmative action is necessary because it grants a competitive advantage to those who otherwise might be discriminated
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Race-based affirmative action is justifiable in order to increase diversity. While many adversaries criticize the notion that there is a collective responsibility of society to make up for past wrong-doings‚ this argument focuses only on promoting diversity. In colleges‚ having a diverse‚ mixed student body allows students to learn from a wide range of backgrounds. It also helps disadvantaged minorities reach higher leadership positions which would then help the general populations of those minorities
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Objective: To define a method to “Determine the effect and site of action of strychnine”. Requirements: Apparatus: * Beakers. * Syringe. * Mask. * Gloves. Subject: * Healthy Frog. Scope: Strychnine is highly toxic‚colorless‚crystalline alkaloid cause killing of small vertebrates e.g‚ dogs‚rodents because its site of action is spinal cord. Symptoms of severity: Severe nausea and vomiting ‚convulsions of
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