Gratz v. Bollinger 539 U.S. 244 (2003) Facts of the Case Jennifer Gratz‚ a student with a 3.8 GPA and ACT score of 25‚ applied to the University of Michigan’s College of Literature‚ Science and Arts (LSA) in 1995. Patrick Hamacher‚ a student with an adjusted GPA of 3.0 and an ACT score of 28‚ also applied to the School in 1997. They were both denied admission and had to study elsewhere (Oyez‚ 2003). The University of Michigan’s the LSA used a 150-point scale to rank applicants‚ with 100 points
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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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Sandra Lee your thought on the approach for counseling the disabled community was insightful. I can agree with you that this community’s approach to counseling is very different and it depends on the situation of each client. I wanted to share some information I found about counseling individuals with disabilities. According to Brian Guyton‚ in the past‚ people with disabilities were considered less than full members of society and viewed as incapable of making decisions. He also shared recommendations
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Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast Sandra Stewart There seems to be a trend in movies recently: more interest in the human element‚ less in hi-tech spectacle. Ironically‚ two of the best movies I’ve seen in the last couple of years that explore the area of human relationships are cartoons. Both are Disney productions exemplifying the highest standards of artwork‚ complex musical scores‚ and a strong storyline. Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin are alike in these ways‚ but Beauty and the Beast‚ unlike
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population go down because of a great amount of people dying? Will the animals become extinct and no one ever talk about them again? Will the oceans be able to hold their ground and keep producing the oxygen it’s giving us? Throughout this essay‚ Sandra Steingraber does a great job using ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos while talking about the environment and the issues it is causing to the people and the
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Sandra Day O’Connor is probably best known for being the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice. She served on the Court as an associate justice from 1981 until her retirement in 2006. After graduating third in her class from Stanford Law School‚ she stayed in California where she had a difficult time finding a job because of the bias against female attorneys. After working for the San Mateo county attorney for free‚ she was hired as deputy county attorney. In 1954‚ O’Connor moved to Germany and
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Sandra Day O’Connor There are many people who have made an important influence on the United States of America‚ however‚ one group of people in particular‚ the justices of the Supreme Court‚ has impacted the lives of Americans greatly. The justices make decisions that affect American citizens every day. One Supreme Court justice‚ Sandra Day O’Connor‚ made those important decisions for many years. She was a prominent figure in the court and guided many Supreme Court outcomes. Sandra Day O’Connor
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the World.’ Poetry portrays a story; poetry has the opportunity to change people’s beliefs and change their lives. In 1914 a devastating war had occurred and many people sadly passed away during it. People from Australia were also going through war. Sandra Gal Hayman wrote a poem about the sadness and little recognition aboriginals get from serving in the war. This poem prompts a reaction from the reader to inform change and recognition of Aboriginal soldiers because it represents an issue that is wrong
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with a little impact they can join together and have 7.3 billion people having a small impact. With that big of an impact‚ the world would be a better living space and the future generations will get to enjoy the animals on the verge of extinction. Sandra Steingraber is an ecologist and
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Sandra Primrose versus Wal-Mart Case The claim made by Plaintiff Sandra Primrose demanded procedural examination of her injury case against Wal-Mart stores and consequent compensation in regard to a concussion and the injuries she sustained upon consideration of her case by the court. However‚ Wal-Mart responded by claiming lack of material fact on the side of the plaintiff and requested the court to favor the procedure to their advantage by rendering summary judgment in accordance with Ricks v.
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