edu/entries/affirmative-action/ Affirmative Action First published Fri Dec 28‚ 2001; substantive revision Wed Apr 1‚ 2009 owned exclusively by above web source “Affirmative action” means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment‚ education‚ and business from which they have been historically excluded. When those steps involve preferential selection—selection on the basis of race‚ gender‚ or ethnicity—affirmative action generates intense controversy
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National Congress movement. Gandhi was imprisoned in 1922‚ 1930‚ 1933 and in 1942. While in prison‚ he went on hunger strike. When in India‚ Gandhi took on the British where possible. He famous walk to the sea to produce salt was typical of his actions. There had been one assassination attempt on Gandhi on January 20th 1948 - it had failed. Just ten days later on the 30th January‚ he was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic who could not forgive Gandhi for his belief that Muslims had equal value to
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Affirmative Action Affirmative action is a phrase used to describe attempts to redress past discrimination by giving groups that have been discriminated against an advantage in allocating opportunities‚ such as jobs and admittance to colleges and universities. When affirmative action was first established over fifty years ago‚ the intended beneficiaries were African-Americans‚ but since that time‚ it has been used to help other groups that have experienced discrimination‚ such as women‚ Native Americans
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permissive or constraining? Does the U.S. public support the use of force? Under what conditions? -The public holds the president accountable because he needs approval ratings and support‚ especially during elections. Public can constrain freedom of action (if the public hates something‚ the president isn’t going to do it)‚ and the public generally supports war when it is a security issue. It opposes casualties though‚ and in the case of the Vietnam War‚ the public urged the U.S. to back down. If
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How The Nile Influenced Ancient Egypt Did you know that the Nile is 4‚132 miles long! Amazing isn’t it! It was a useful source of water for the ancient Egyptian community. It helped ancient Egypt with it’s economics‚ population‚ settlement distribution‚ and spiritual life. That is how the Nile influenced ancient Egypt. Here‚ let me explain more briefly. First of all‚ the Nile helped with Egypt’s population and settlement distribution (Doc. A). All of the Egyptian settlements were near the Nile
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The maps together with the digitized information provide important tools to the management of the resources both natural and man-made thus providing useful overviews for planning‚ implementation and monitoring. This information is vital for the government and other stake holders who are involved in the management‚ exploitation and control of these resources. INTRODUCTION Land is one of the key resources that its management is through the adoption of the GIS. The processes of administering and
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The US government has lost control of and has virtually stopped regulating our economy. We have allowed our jobs to be outsourced in the name of profit. Politicians have allowed big business to run not only our economy‚ but our government. According to PBS1‚ only 1% of the population controls most of the wealth in America. The result is a corrupt government that resembles an Oligarchy where the rich get richer and the poor stay poor. This problem needs to be addressed at its source
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Cypc 31.2 task2 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal and external factors. 2.1 And 2.2 Personal Factors * During pregnancy-: If the mother smokes ‚takes drugs‚ becomes ill or suffers from stress or anxiety this can result in premature birth and health problems for the baby such as -: low birth weight‚ undeveloped organs‚ problems with sight and hearing. These are all problems that could delay their development. Some children are born with
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1. The Texas political culture is a blend of traditionalist and individualist. Both of the traits can be traced back to the formation of Texas. The individualist roots of the lone star state can be tied to several factors. First‚ the American settlers and the Mexican people who strived to better themselves through opportunities had an individual mindset that made them desire to settle the rugged land. Second‚ after the revolution Texas became its own nation and with its own constitution. Third
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Technology has got so advance that it can lead to the government tracking you. Not many people believe in this but this is actually true‚ every text‚ call or email you sent might have been tracked by the government and many people do not know or believe that this is an issue. Thinking about it our government is not as much different from Big Brother and his government. Our Government is tracking us by all the devices we use while Big Brother and his government spies on their citizens with the telescreens
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