Affirmative Action: Equal Opportunity and Diversity for Minorities The term "Affirmative Action" originated in the United States and first referenced when President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10925 on March 6‚ 1961 (Infoplease 2000-2007). The term was used in the Order to mandate federal employers to take affirmative action to ensure employment practices are free from racial discrimination against minority groups. Executive Order 10925 increased diversity between minorities and whites
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and his company left their imprint on industry and big business for years to come. He retired at the age of 65 and sold his company to J.P Morgan for 480 million dollars. Carnegie has been shown as a cutthroat businessman and his company as a ruthless monopoly in the history books‚ yet he was also a philanthropist who donated over $350 million during his lifetime. He founded and supported many libraries that are still used today. He wanted to help those who had fallen upon hard times and misfortune
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crowned King. As the current King is still living‚ Macbeth finds himself thinking of the impossible‚ murder. As he contemplates whether he should kill the king or not‚ the desire for power slowly permeates his moral duties‚ making him more and more ruthless. He is no longer what he seems‚ “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair.” (2) Macbeth‚ clearly mourning about his contemptuous thoughts‚ begins to suffer psychologically. He does not want to accept that he is capable of having such horrible thoughts‚ “Let
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Pot’s totalitarian regime brought severe hardships on Cambodia‚ killing at least 1.5- 3 million people. This is at least one-fifth of the Cambodian population. Pol Pot brought a reign of horror with devastating effects to the people of Cambodia as a ruthless dictator for 4 years. The Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot had made a significant effect on history‚ by attempting to create an agrarian communist utopia. Pol Pot however was unsuccessful in reaching a revolution of radical egalitarianism with an aftermath
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In 1939‚ Adolf Hitler invaded Poland‚ causing millions of Jewish people to fear for their lives. First‚ every citizen‚ German‚ and Jew‚ had to complete a census‚ which included their race‚ ancestry‚ and religion. Second‚ each person was forced to carry ID cards everywhere they went‚ and the Jews were made to the star of David on their clothes.Lastly the Nuremberg race laws were created‚ which took all of the Jewish people’s rights away. These laws also contributed to the Jews then being put in the
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servants? Are you angry with your servants‚ oh giver of life?” (Sixteenth century Nahuatl Poem) This poem written after the conquistadors had conquered most of what they dubbed New Spain. Today‚ I hope to inform you about one of the most reviled‚ ruthless‚ and ambitious conquistadors to have been a part of the Spanish colonization of modern day Mexico and Central America‚ Don Pedro de Alvarado. I have done extensive research and as a first generation US born El Salvadorian‚ I have some cultural ties
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HOUSE OF CARDS: WOULD OUR FOUNDING FATHERS AGREE Thesis The House of Cards is a modern day dramatization of today’s government and follows the ascent of Frank Underwood and his wife Claire to the White House. The show depicts today’s government as ruthless and lacking morals. It shows that money and power rule politics and many moral issues are passed aside for greed and popularity. Over two hundred years ago a group of eighteen men with the advice of all Americans‚ created a plan for our government
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Conformity can make life easier in some aspects by giving one person control to make the decisions. For example‚ Fidel Castro might have been known for his rule as a “ruthless dictator” but many remember one of his greatest achievements when he “dramatically [raised] the living standards of the impoverished Cubans” brining about peace and easy living for the less fortunate (Macleans‚ 1). When it is true that he accomplished
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achieve their goal. Lady Macbeth proves to be a tragic figure and possess every capability that a man is able to. Although female‚ Lady Macbeth has proven herself as a central influence to the plot of the story‚ her strong‚ individualistic ways and ruthless plans prove to be the rise and downfall of her husbands reign as king and death‚ as well as
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do you think she is not as evil as he depicts? Lady Macbeth is a controversial figure. She is seen by some as a woman of strong will who is ambitious for herself and who is astute enough to recognise her husband’s strengths and weaknesses‚ and ruthless enough to exploit them. They see her in her commitment to evil and in her realisation that the acquisition of the Crown has not brought her the happiness she had expected‚ and finally‚ as one who breaks down under the strain. Others see her as a
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