Affirmative Action: Fisher v The University of Texas Affirmative Action. For many Texas high school students‚ these two words haunt them. Their future‚ or at least their future at the University of Texas‚ depends on these words. For Abigail Noel Fisher‚ a 2008 graduate from Sugar Land‚ Texas‚ affirmative action and its race bias policies allegedly ruined her chances of getting into this prestigious state university. Fisher argues that race should not be a factor in college admissions processes
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In the 196o’s a policy that created jobs‚ promotions‚ government contracts‚ admission to school and other benefits to minority groups and women. This policy was named Affirmative Action. Affirmative action goes back when discrimination was against african americans‚ native americans‚ hispanics‚ and women‚so to protect their rights‚ it was created. The federal government required for both states and local governments to have this programs. The policy also had to be followed by organizations and
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Affirmative Action Hello Class. Let me start off by saying that I support the Republican Party’s ideas and values and I am a proud supporter of George W. bush. Do I have your attention now? good. Founded in 1974‚ the American Association for Affirmative Action‚ otherwise known as AAAA is a non profit organization that helps minorities achieve equal opportunity in the work force (www.AffirmativeAction.org). The problem with American today is that we are seen as different people because of our
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ENN103F – Assignment 1 Section A: (1) No‚ the affirmative action policy is not morally defensible. This policy is “unsettling‚ needless and discriminating”. This policy is based on race‚ gender and physical abilities rather than the socioeconomic status of a person. Thus it does not matter whether you have the higher/better qualification‚ if you do not have the correct race/gender or if you are not disabled. According to this policy the basic discrimination is justified by looking back
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION As much as we desire diversity‚ it will not occur if left to chance. We educate ourselves when we learn to interact with people of different colors and nationalities. During the last election‚ the majority of Americans voted for an African American President. Why then do we continue to use affirmative action to fight inequality? It is not so easy to wipe away centuries of inferiority‚ shame‚ and scars‚ by simply anointing one minority to the highest position in the land. It
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Case against Affirmative Action While racism is definitely wrong‚ the American society as a whole has taken the whole race issue to the other end of the spectrum. People are afraid of being ‘politically incorrect’ and therefore try will keep silence on issues they feel strongly against since it may upset someone else. Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ there has been a push to give minorities extra benefits simply because of their race. One of these concepts‚ named Affirmative Action‚ allows minorities
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Affirmative action is a practice that is intended to promote opportunities for the “protected class” which includes minorities‚ woman‚ and people with disabilities or any disadvantaged group for that matter. With affirmative action in place people of this protected class are given an even playing field in terms of hiring‚ promotion‚ as well as compensation. Historically‚ affirmative action is only known to have protected African Americans and woman; however that is not the case. Affirmative action
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Affirmative Action Affirmative action has increased the number of minorities in workplaces and in universities. It has helped and hurt people since it was put into effect on March 6th‚ 1961. The Catholic Church has weighed in its opinion on affirmative action also. Affirmative action has given minorities more opportunities than they would’ve had before. From 1990 to 2006‚ the number of minorities that received a masters’ degree increased roughly 65%. Part of this can be attributed to affirmative
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What is an Affirmative Action Program? It is a law‚ program or activity that changes the conditions for any race with a disadvantage in society. Affirmative action strives for diversity in many sectors of the work world‚ education and society. What is the issue? Discrimination is intentional or unintentional bullying to a person of different race‚ sex‚ religion‚ etc... that causes hurt or harm to the individual. The fact that somebody speaks differently or is a different colour does not come
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In twenty-first century America‚ programs like Affirmative Action are controversial to say the least. The average person‚ be them black‚ white‚ man‚ women‚ would like to believe that those sorts of programs aren’t necessary and that society has moved beyond needing programs to combat race and gender discrimination. Though‚ as much as one would like to believe that‚ the reality of the situation is that those types of programs still serve a very real need even to this day. Using statistics from a Gallup
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