Introduction Nowadays‚ the confrontational subject of affirmative action is rising and becoming a controversial issue. This study will explore and analyze the controversy over an ethical affirmative action perspective‚ and examine the social policy behind this basic premise that every individual should receive the same treatment unless there is a morally relevant reason to receive an indifferent treatment. The question of whether or not affirmative action is ethical is one of the most contentious areas
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I have selected the movie; “The Blind Side”‚ it is the true story of Michael Oher‚ a homeless teenager who was able to overcome great obstacles in order to become a first round draft pick in the NFL. Michael Oher had a rough childhood as he didn’t know his father and his mother was addicted to drugs. He was in and out of foster homes and at times living on the street. The football coach at Wingate‚ a private school‚ saw football potential in Michael and got him admitted into the prestigious school
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Good afternoon‚ Ladies and Gentlemen. I am the second speaker for the affirmative team and I will be continuing my team’s case tonight‚ “¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Overfishing: Ecosystem management ensures a future for fisheries.” I will firstly start with some rebuttal. Speaker 1 of the opposing team said “(¬¬¬make sure to add a lot I need it)" He/she also stated “(¬¬¬make sure to add a lot I need it)" Now onto my debate. The first speaker from our team stated and explained why over fishing is a
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Affirmative action has been used throughout history to decide whether or not "minority" status American citizens should have a voice. Affirmative action refers to an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination in relation to employment‚ education etc. This topic has been very controversial in both the past and present. It has been commonly used in the college acceptance process in order to include different cultures and ethnicity’s into schools. This process should be used
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Against Affirmative Action Affirmative action is accused of being a racist system and this is based on the assumption that we live in a post-racial society‚ meaning racism is no longer an issue in the United States. If racism is no longer a problem‚ then why does the government need to pass a program that only benefits racial minority group and doesn’t exclude hard-working Americans from employment and educations? An issue on discussing about affirmative action is that racism is a problem in the
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Affirmative action is a controversial topic topic‚ especially in American society. Affirmative action is an active effort to improve the employment or education opportunities of members of minority groups and women. It also means a similar effort to promote the rights of other disadvantaged persons. In America‚ affirmative action is for a disadvantaged group to have equal opportunities‚ regardless of: race‚ religion/creed‚ sex‚ national origin‚ and disability (OFCCP). Many surround the words affirmative
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to collect the check‚ by the time she returned home‚ the bank would have closed and she could not have deposited the check until January. ISSUES: Does Adrian include the $10‚000 on her 2007 or 2008 tax return? CONCLUSION: In general‚ constructive receipt occurs when income is credited to a taxpayer’s account‚ set apart for him‚ or otherwise made available so that he may draw upon it at any time‚ or so that he could have drawn upon it during the taxable year if notice of intention to withdraw
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Presidents and Affirmative Action In 1965‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order #11246 at Howard University that required federal contractors to undertake affirmative action to increase the number of minorities that they employ. He wanted to ensure that minorities were recruited to have real opportunities to be hired and then eventually get a promotion. In 1969‚ the Department of Labor exposed widespread racial discrimination of the Construction Department so President Richard M
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Affirmative action is when someone’s culture or heritage was once discriminated or enslaved so they receive benefits in return so that they can have a fighting chance in society. Their benefits maybe a certain application is only open to a certain race or gender because what happen in their heritage past.President Lyndon Johnson came up with affirmative action in 1965 claiming it was necessary in order for everyone to have the same fighting chance in society.Affirmative action can be seen as necessary
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In the college setting‚ Affirmative Action shouldn’t be used‚ and some changes should be made to the college admission process. Having diversity in the classroom is a good thing and can help the learning environment‚ but accepting minorities into college solely on the fact that they are a minority is wrong. Getting accepted into college should be based on merit‚ not race. The main idea behind Affirmative Action is that having more minorities in college will help improve the classroom quality. However
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