Another Face of Discrimination Some people argue that discrimination in schools and the work place are very much a thing of the past. This is not true. They say we are all on a level playing field and are judged by our merits only. Again, I don't think they have looked at the facts. Racial...

Ronald "Dworkin is a giant in the fields [of public policy, political philosophy, and constitutional law]. He is one of the top theorists in the world and extremely creative" (Dobson). This was stated by John Tomasi, a professor of Political Science at Brown University who worked with Dworkin on h...

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: PUBLIC OPINION VS. POLICY When Justin Ketcham, a white college student from the suburbs, thinks about affirmative action, he thinks about what happened when he sent out letters seeking scholarships so he could attend Stanford University after being accepted during his senior ...

Civil Rights In a Democracy, the majority does not need any protection because it is the majority, which has control. However, as seen through history, even majorities can be tyrannical, and the minority needs protection from them. \"Civil rights\" is the term used when speaking of the privile...

Black AmericansBlack Americans are those persons in the United States who trace their ancestry to members of the Negroid race in Africa. They have at various times in United States history been referred to as African, coloured, Negro, Afro-American, and African-American, as well as black. The black...

Opposing views on affirmative action (1996) (miscellaneous) Since the beginning of time there has been prejudice and hate. Adam and Eve hated snakes. Jews hated Jesus. Sugar Ray Leonard hated Tommy Hearns. Prejudice is caused by two things: ignorance and hate. Prejudice and mistreatment has existed ...