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    among all men has been something America has stride for since it gained independence from the British in 1776. Our founding fathers were the first to have this initial thought‚ that being best portrayed in the declaration of independence‚ which state’s "We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."(qtd. In declaration of independence) To me

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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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    recommendation‚ and he received the job‚ he still works part-time for me. When I start to ask my questions he got so nervous and turned twenty shades of caramel. He explained later that they do not trust the health care system and my questions sounded like they were leading up to that. I explained to him just recently that I wanted to understand his culture better and he agreed. He told me that they are not westernize and do not want to‚ he enjoys the freedom to work and provide for his family but cannot

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    Affirmative Action Today Recently there have been many issues regarding affirmative action and many politicians have been asking themselves‚ what is the place of affirmative in twenty-first century America? To obtain my own answer to this question a read two articles. One from the Guardian called “Rethinking affirmative action” written by Nicolaus Mills and another from the New York Times title “The Affirmative Action War Goes On”. In “Rethinking affirmative action”‚ Nicolaus Mills claims that

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    The American Indian is a very unique and integral part of Amreican history‚with a very rich and beautiful cultural background.There are over 558 federally recognized tribes in America right now‚and another 126 who have applied for federal recognition.At the time of first contact with Europeans‚ the United states was fully occupied by Indian Nations and some 300 Indian languages existed‚approximately 106 of which are still spoken.The diversity and hetrogeneity of the American Indian community cannot

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    A Better A Century Foundation Report Affirmative State Universities that Created Alternatives to Racial Preferences Action: Richard D. Kahlenberg Individual State University Profiles by Halley Potter A Century Foundation Report A Better Affirmative Action State Universities that Created Alternatives to Racial Preferences Richard D. Kahlenberg Individual State University Profiles by Halley Potter The Century Foundation is a progressive nonpartisan think tank. Originally

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    1968 by Tom Brokaw “Documentary: 1968” covered all the usual events of that year‚ protests over the Vietnam War‚ the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King‚ the race riots‚ women’s lib‚ black power‚ hippies and drugs. This documentary was a little different in that it was more of a personal take on the events as Tom Brokaw was already working as a reporter at that time and these were his personal recollections. Also‚ he interspersed many interviews with contemporaries of the present

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    As a minority‚ I sometimes think about different stereotypes that I have to deal with on a regular basis. I am an African American muslim so there are a lot of struggles that I have to confront on a day to day basis. It is common for people to try and use different vocabulary in fear of offending me or treat me differently to make sure that I don’t view them as racist or unkind. The Hopwood v. Texas case caught my attention because‚ as a new college student interested in pursuing my college career

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    Affirmative Action When people think of diversity they usually think the more the better‚ but that isn’t always the case. The biggest cause of controversy when it comes to diversity is affirmative action. Several people are against affirmative action for various reasons all of which I will make clear to you throughout this article. Before we get started one thing I want to make clear is that these facts are not against diversity in colleges; it’s just that affirmative action can cause more problems

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    I believe that I am deserving of this scholarship for multiple reasons. One of those reasons being that I have always tried my hardest in everything that I do. I have tried my hardest to earn the grades that I have received throughout high school‚ and because of this I have been able to earn a 3.214 GPA. Another reason that I believe that I am deserving of this scholarship is because I have been able to give back to the community as often as I have been able to. I have been able to give back through

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