The Emancipation Proclamation issued January 1, 1863, set slaves in the confederate states free. The Thirteenth Amendment permanently abolished slavery. The former confederate states, not wanting to let go of their control over blacks, established the restrictive "Black Codes." The Civil R...

Is affirmative action needed to encourage diversity in the workplace? This policy is one of the forces that can secure a diverse workplace. Affirmative action has been a driving force to ensure that diversity has developed and prospered in today\'s work field. This needed policy in the workplace has...

Affirmative action today, is considered to be one of the most controversial dilemmas facing our equal status of individual rights. As we all know, affirmative action was implemented with the idea and hope that America would finally become truly equal. So far, it has lasted for thirty years and has f...

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...

Affirmative Action Endorses DiscriminationMost people agree that the discrimination is a bad thing. The word carries a negative connotation. Therefore, the government should not put any laws or quotas in place that discriminate against its citizens. Yet affirmative action does just that. How can...

Affirmative Action: A Contradiction In Itself Affirmative action is a term of general application referring to government policies that directly or indirectly award jobs, admission to universities and professional schools, and other social goods and resources to individuals on the ba...

The problem of discrimination has been around since the writing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The U.S. Constitution said nothing of equality; instead, it “legitimized the institution of slavery.” The Emancipation Proclamation issued January 1, 1863, set slaves in the conf...

AFFIRMATIVE"The sole end for which mankind is warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection". Because I agree with John Stuart Mill I must affirm the resolution:Resolved: "Oppressive government is more desirable than no ...

A belief that some races are by nature superior to others. This is the horrible definition of racism. People all over America are against racism and are every day, millions of Americans try to stop it. Even though the United States have programs such as affirmative action, we could never be diverse ...

The patriot act as a document is appalling in its entirety. However to discuss the document and what is wrong with it, in its entirety, would take fifty pages. I have decided to discuss one specific provision, discuss its impact and suggest an alternative provision. In the wake of the September 11th...