I do not think affirmative action is appropriate for the United States today. Affirmative action had an important role back in the 1960’s‚ in the midst of the civil rights era. It was intended to promote equal opportunities to work and to education for minority groups (at that time African Americans). That was almost sixty years ago. Our culture has evolved since then‚ with each passing generation‚ racism and prejudice dies a little more. As a nation‚ we will continue to evolve‚ and the challenges
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Affirmative Action still necessary to this day and should not be stopped. It is a good thing for the communities around the world. Different cultures can come together and combine their own ideas and maybe even advance more than what is today. People grow up and get taught differently. Not everyone does everything the same way and with the cultures coming together it would be a great opportunity to change things around the world to be better for the people. More ideas‚ new ways‚ and bigger accomplishments
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Examining Class-Based Affirmative Action Every year‚ high school seniors are faced with the over-whelming decision of choosing which college to attend. For many‚ it is a question of finances‚ location‚ and true potential of being accepted. For others‚ it is simply a question of whether or not their prospective school is admitting applicants from lower economic classes. Either way‚ for many students‚ deciding which college to attend can be a daunting thing. To help ease this fear‚ Amy Ziebarth
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days when people could be denied employment‚ service or education just for being a minority. Nowadays‚ the college acceptance of many majority (white) individuals is at risk because they aren’t minorities‚ due to a group of policies known as “affirmative action”(United). These practices are implemented by colleges‚ mostly during the acceptance process of student applications‚ so as to increase the percentage of minorities in the student body. People often incorrectly label this as “reverse racism‚”
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abstract‚ justice must be clearly understood because it plays such an important role in creating the fair society that is so desirable. The many issues of judicial concern that affect that society today‚ for example the ethical debate between affirmative action and equal opportunity‚ have intrigued thinkers throughout history as evidenced in Aristotle’s Politics: A Definition of Justice. Aristotle’s views of justice are difficult to understand because of the concept of equality and inequality. His
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Affirmative Action has been creating many problems for non-minority students in the college admissions process across the country. I believe that college admissions should be based on merit‚ not race. I understand colleges are worried about creating diversity at their University‚ but there are other ways around this. In the long run‚ Affirmative Action is setting minority students up for failure. When Universities are basing acceptance heavier on race than merit‚ that becomes a huge problem
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Running head: CRITIQUE OF ADA AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Critique of ADA and Affirmative Action April Phillips University of Phoenix Critique of ADA and Affirmative Action For years‚ big companies have set rules for which employees had to follow in order to maintain their jobs. Discrimination for language barrier‚ race‚ color‚ age‚ disability and more was nothing easy to fight against; until The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) came into effect. Such an important law brought
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Critique of ADA and Affirmative Action Paper The population of the Unites States of America consists of a variety people. Many races‚ cultures‚ and beliefs exist in the country. Individuals also vary upon characteristics‚ genetics‚ mental capabilities‚ and social status. The Unites States of America is known as the “land of the opportunity” (Home of Heroes‚ 2011) across the world. Individuals travel near and far to join the country. Over the years‚ many individuals have come to the country
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individual businessmen should take affirmative action to ensure applicants and employees are treated "without regard to their race‚ creed‚ color‚ or national origin." His executive order implied equal access and nothing else. The system that has evolved since is a perversion of the original intent of affirmative action. The stipulations that make up affirmative action today are too narrow to effectively help in the fight against racism and discrimination. Affirmative action has the capability of causing
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considered affirmative when it creates harm to others by discriminating? Is it the responsible of Universities‚ especially public ones to change their admissions policy to cater to private organizations? What kind of precedent does this set? Affirmative action originated with the intent to end discrimination‚ but in reality it justifies racism by its actions. The policy of affirmative action judges people on the color of their skin‚ creating discrimination in itself. Affirmative action tried to
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