Affirmative Action in the words of Louis Fairykhan (humor) Affirmative Action is Necessary for Minorities to be Competitive in the Workplace The audience that I intend to attract are those that are minorities and agree with the idea of affirmative action. The persona that I chose is that of Louis Farrakhan‚ the leader of The Nation of Islam. I imagine that this is a speech to thousands of African-Americans that agree with Mr. Farrakhan. I appeal to tha emotions of my intended audience because I feel
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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‚ “Minority students
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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 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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Diversity in the workplace is a subject that has gained increased attention in the workplace over the past few years. After all‚ the impact of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs on the nation ’s work force is undeniable. Women and minorities were the first to dramatically alter the face of the economic mainstream‚ while gays‚ persons with disabilities and senior citizens followed not far behind. The result is a diverse American labor force representing a microcosm of
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The term “Affirmative Action” was used to describe the action of helping ethnic minorities who suffer from discrimination receive the same job and education benefits that majorities did. The idea of affirmative action was to get rid of the barrier between minorities and majorities and to allow equality throughout the country. This policy actively puts in effort to boost the possibilities for different excluded ethnicities in the United States. Due to America’s past of slavery‚ African Americans were
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PRO-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION What is it? Well affirmative action is‚ in plain text‚ the consideration of your class‚ race‚ gender‚ color‚ ethnicity‚ national origin‚ and disability when deciding who gets a certain job or admission into a school. If you are amenity applying for a job and there are other people that are applying as well then you will be considered for the job over one of the other people‚ even if they have more experience. It is not only for jobs‚ it is also used in any situation
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little know about affirmative action. Affirmative action was meant to help colored citizens be able to get a job and be treated equally in the workforce. Today‚ it is used to help colored minorities get a college education. The affirmative action plan is highly outdated and it hurts those who try to use it to their advantage. As time goes by‚ things become outdated from the lack of proper care or the disregards of its original
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Should race-based affirmative action policies remain in place for school admission? Affirmative action in the United States is a set of laws‚ policies‚ guidelines‚ and administrative practices that intend to end and correct the effects of discrimination. This topic has long been a public debate. These laws and policies focus on giving special considerations to racial minorities and women in education. However‚ racial preferences have instead promoted discrimination. Schools desire to be more representative
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Running Head: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WITH ADA AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Equal Opportunity with ADA and Affirmative Action BSHS422 Tim Nolan February 14‚ 2010 Equal Opportunity with ADA and Affirmative Action Living in an equal opportunity society as before the early years‚ may not be so equally viewed by others. As humans‚ one is not able to determine how he or she is born. Of course one wants to be born to what society views as normal‚ but this is not always
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