considered affirmative when it creates harm to others by discriminating? Is it the responsible of Universities‚ especially public ones to change their admissions policy to cater to private organizations? What kind of precedent does this set? Affirmative action originated with the intent to end discrimination‚ but in reality it justifies racism by its actions. The policy of affirmative action judges people on the color of their skin‚ creating discrimination in itself. Affirmative action tried to
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New Affirmative Action Policies to be Implemented Shawntel Jean-Batiste Axia College University of Phoenix Affirmative Action Policies are laws set forth by the government to get companies to give minorities and women equal rights and opportunities in the workforce‚ education and in society itself. (Kundan Pandey) (2000-2009‚ 2010). Many businesses‚ schools have implemented an affirmative action plan into the workforce. It is imperative that the Board of Directors take another look into their
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Affirmative Action Has Outlived Its Usefulness The goal of affirmative action is to compensate for past injuries which minorities endured. Affirmative action gives special privileges to minorities based solely on the color of their skin‚ not on their abilities or their financial situation. The goal of affirmative action is to remedy the injuries caused by discrimination. Yet after analyzing affirmative action one could determine that it seeks to cure discrimination with more discrimination.
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Supporter of affirmative action argue that it is intended not only to compensate for past discrimination‚ but also to level an uneven playing field in which discrimination still exists. What do you think? To what extent do we have a society free from discrimination? What is the impact of affirmative action on society today? What alternatives to affirmative action policies exist? As the movement for equality grew stronger and with more conviction‚ civil rights activists evolved their relatively limited
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The first argument that supports Affirmative Action is about correcting the testing gap. According to some studies‚ black and hispanic students score lower as a whole than white students on standardized tests‚ like the SAT. Sandel gives the example of a student who attends a poor public school in the South Bronx scoring a 700 and a student who scored a 700 that went to an elite private school in Upper Manhattan. He says that the 700 SAT score from the student in the South Bronx means more than the
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Affirmative Action: Reverse Discrimination? University of La Verne Abstract When observing the time after the revolution‚ the phrase‚ “all men are created equal” is ironic. While ideas of equal rights for minorities and women were in the air during and after the revolution‚ none of the new state constitutions granted women the right to vote and many blacks found themselves liberated but impoverished. The tension from the Civil War created a pressing need to provide equal social
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Assignment 01 ENN103F Question 1 Yes I would say it is morally defensible. Although affirmative action programs can be attacked on strictly legal grounds‚ they are far more defensible on moral and practical grounds‚ and if they are carefully designed‚ even their legality can be defended. The fact that current defenders of legal color-blindness so often have a history of condoning preference as long as it benefited white men shows that they argue in bad faith. The presence of such a powerful and
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Affirmative Action In the Human Rights Act‚ Chapter 214 of the revised statutes‚ 1989‚ it states that "in recognition that human rights must be protected by the rule of law‚ this Legislature affirms the principal that every person is free and equal in dignity and rights without regard to race‚ religion‚ religious creed‚ colour‚ sex‚ physical or mental disability or ethnic or national origin." Unfortunately though‚ sometimes this law is not always abided by. Women‚ aboriginal people who are physically
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Washington‚ D.C. in 1963. (King) Is affirmative action still necessary in America? Affirmative action is still necessary because America does not have enough equality and diversity. There are two definitions of affirmative action: 1) race-neutral‚ gender-neutral assurance against actual discrimination and 2) racial-preferences and gender-preferences for the correct races and genders. (Definition: Affirmative Action) Most Americans associate affirmative action with the second definition‚ causing
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America’s history‚ as well as in present-day is affirmative action. Affirmative action‚ at its root base‚ is defined as the favoring of a group of people based on previous discrimination and disenfranchisement throughout history. Specifically‚ affirmative action plays an integral role in the admission of disadvantaged minorities into a vast number of schools‚ organizations‚ and occupations. Moreover‚ a new conflict has arisen regarding affirmative action: whether or not the criteria should shift from
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