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    RESEARCH PAPER AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INTRODUCTION Affirmative Action is an employment legislation protection system that is intended to address the systemized discrimination faced by women and minorities. It achieves this by enforcing diversity through operational intrusions into recruitment‚ selection‚ and other personnel functions and practices in America. Originally‚ Affirmative Action arose because of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s desire to integrate society on educational

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    Affirmative Action As a college student‚ I am very familiar with the grueling process of filling out countless college applications‚ writing essay after essay‚ and checking an assortment of boxes asking you questions such as your parent’s income and your race. I have found myself pondering why college admissions factor so much weight on race or ethnicity and whether or not it is fair. It is more than apparent that as our nation grows it has increasingly become a multiracial‚ multiethnic society

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    Affirmative action The term affirmative action was first used by President John F. Kennedy. During the 1960’s civil rights movement‚ President John F. Kennedy signed executive order 10925. This executive order was meant to ensure that federal contractors did not discriminate in their hiring practices but “"take affirmative action to ensure" equal opportunity. The civil rights era also worked to repel against the sexism against women‚ when in 1967 President Lyndon Johnson amended the order to include

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    in pursuing my college career at The University of Texas‚ I wouldn’t want the color of my skin or my ethnicity to be the reason for my admission or refusal. Affirmative action created a form of discrimination against a race that wasn’t used to being discriminated and Hopwood v. Texas opened the door for the abolishment of the affirmative action policy. In 1978‚ the case of Bakke v. Regents of the University of California ruled that “universities may consider race in admissions‚ to maintain diverse

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    Damon Stevenson ENG 101 Spangler 02 May 2013 Affirmative Action Imagine for a second that its 2013 in the United States of America and you’ve been stripped of your current identity. Picture that in this day of age we still lived in a time where discrimination and inequality was a society norm and that you were thrust into a world that played on your vulnerabilities and crushed your dreams. For a moment we’d have to consider that people’s civil rights are being violated and that the poor

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    Name Professor Name Management 11th November 2011 Affirmative Action Thesis: Affirmative Action has helped many women and minorities in entering the job market. Although there has been a lot of hue and cry regarding the benefits of the affirmative action and the suitability of candidates selected thorough affirmative action; research has shown that affirmative action is beneficial and the candidates of affirmative action perform as well as those who are selected through the

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    Affirmative Action Affirmative action has increased the number of minorities in workplaces and in universities. It has helped and hurt people since it was put into effect on March 6th‚ 1961. The Catholic Church has weighed in its opinion on affirmative action also. Affirmative action has given minorities more opportunities than they would’ve had before. From 1990 to 2006‚ the number of minorities that received a masters’ degree increased roughly 65%. Part of this can be attributed to affirmative

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    In the 196o’s a policy that created jobs‚ promotions‚ government contracts‚ admission to school and other benefits to minority groups and women. This policy was named Affirmative Action. Affirmative action goes back when discrimination was against african americans‚ native americans‚ hispanics‚ and women‚so to protect their rights‚ it was created. The federal government required for both states and local governments to have this programs. The policy also had to be followed by organizations and

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    Affirmative Action Hello Class. Let me start off by saying that I support the Republican Party’s ideas and values and I am a proud supporter of George W. bush. Do I have your attention now? good. Founded in 1974‚ the American Association for Affirmative Action‚ otherwise known as AAAA is a non profit organization that helps minorities achieve equal opportunity in the work force (www.AffirmativeAction.org). The problem with American today is that we are seen as different people because of our

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