AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONWhen it comes to affirmative action I have mixed emotions and opinions. Although I hate what affirmative action does and what it represents I strongly support its continuance.I hate the fact that affirmative action defeats the ideal of awards such as jobs and college admissions goi...

Affirmative Action?A major controversy encompassing the country is the issue of affirmative action. Many believe that the abolition, or at least restructure, of affirmative action in the United States will benefit the nation for many logical reasons. Originally, affirmative action began as an attem...

Affirmative Action- Fighting Racism With Racism In Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign speech, his stance on affirmative action was "mend it, not end it." These gives the impression that it is a positive, progressive idea that helps the minorities of our country further their education an...

Affirmative ActionAffirmative action is a plan to increase the number of minority employees at all levels within an organization. In this paper I will be explaining the racial discrimination, and how it exists in the work place. I will also discuss what affirmative action is and what are the pros ...

Affirmative Action"It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of the unequal" (Felix Frankfurter, judicial opinion 1949). This means that nothing is more unjust, then justifying the unjustifiable. How can something be equal when the government gives rew...

Every day in our country, affirmative action allows for certain people to attain jobs. Who are these people and what is affirmative action? These people are minorities and women, and affirmative action is the nation\'s most ambitious attempt to redress its long history of racial and sexual discrimin...

Affirmative Action? A major controversy encompassing the country is the issue of affirmative action. Many believe that the abolition, or at least restructure, of affirmative action in the United States will benefit the nation for many logical reasons. Originally, affirmative action began as an attem...

There are many issues in today's society that have two solid sides to them, sides, or positions, that cannot be proven absolutely wrong or right. Issues such as capital punishment, abortion, labor unions, animal rights and the list goes on and on. But one issue of this sort haunts our school...

Affirmative Action: An Unnecessary EvilAffirmative action refers to the U.S. program set forth in the early 1970's to correct the effects of past discrimination by giving preferential treatment to women and ethnic minorities in the workplace. At the time of their induction, proponents of affirmative...

Intro: To start off, I would like to present a quote from Historian, Roger Wilkins. "Blacks have a 375-year history on this continent: 245 involving slavery, 100 involving legalized discrimination, and only 30 involving anything else." This quote makes you think, That's a rough history to go through...

The issues of equality in the workplace and affirmative action have been hovering over the working world's head for many years now. The controversy seems to be nonstop, and many wonder if it is really doing anybody any good. Although the positive and necessary benefits of equality and equal opport...

Equality of results, access and opportunity are three kinds of equalities that has been the center of public debates. Equality is one of the central ethical, moral and political values. All women and men are not created equal, if equal means identical. One way of interpreting equality as a principl...

Reverse Discrimination: Fair or Unjust?With so many laws in our society today protecting groups or individuals from discrimination, it may prove to be an advantage for those who are discriminated, but what about those who are not? Because of these laws, many people who are not discriminated, who use...