Discrimination and exclusion have been a part of our country for as many years as America is old. Gender has certainly played an enormous role in the history of discrimination, as have many different races. While a case can be made for women being discriminated against and excluded, there is no si...

Over the past 100 years rights of U.S citizens have evolved. In particular the rights of woman and men have changed a great deal, also freedom of expression has changed a lot. Each one of the above rights have foot holds in several different amendments, specifically the First, Fifth, and Fourteent...

Gender-separate education. It's an old idea, dating to the old all girls/boys schools, but recently, the idea is getting a lot of new attention and support. But should it be implemented in public schools across the country? In my opinion, the risk currently does not justify the reward. First...

Should same-sex marriages be legal in the United States? Marriage has the power to change lives in an instant. For most people, marriages invoke images of a man and a woman being joined together forever. But for gays and lesbians, having the chance to enter into marriage is a far-off dream, not a r...

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...

When nominating a justice to the Supreme Court the President must consider a variety of factors, the main factor that the President must take into account is the nominee's ideology since it influences how the Senate will react to the confirmation. The Senate is less likely to confirm a justice who ...

Hate speech, I have to say is one of the most controversial arguments when considering the fine line that we have to draw when people claim that it is their constitutional right to oppress others with their words based on their religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, or skin tone. Since 1...

Affirmative Action First I would like to make a few statements of what Affirmative Action does: Affirmative action requires (or permits) racial and/or gender quotas to be used in place of merit selection. Affirmative action requires selection of unqualified persons for jobs, schools and commerc...

What is affirmative action? The purpose of affirmative action is to bring about increased opportunities for disadvantaged groups. The supposed goal is to move beyond equal opportunity and towards equal results, but is that the case? Is affirmative action really fair? Since setting different standa...

In the recent 2004 Presidential Election, the candidates for the different parties had several main issues that they made arguments on. Some of these issues included: the war on terror, health care plans, tax cuts, abortion, the environment, and same sex marriages. Why should the government of a ...

On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion. When it ruled that abortion was legal, the court not only gave women the right to choose but also gave the unborn babies a right to die. Since that day, millions upon millions of unborn children have been ripped apart, burned w...

Since the introduction of Affirmative Action, by Lyndon B. Johnson, it has been a very debatable issue in the American culture. Recently, the differing sides have focused on its use in college acceptance. Many believe that it is the best means we have, at this time, to guarantee that people of all...

"Affirmative Action" When affirmative action was first developed most Americans accepted it because it gave disadvantaged groups the chances and resources they needed to improve their situation. However, when Americans began to understand the standards better they realized that affirma...

The end of the Civil War brought many changes to the United States. The reconstruction period changed some things, but barely had an impact on social equality and political dismay. The government however, started black suffrage, but it did not help to remake the south or to gaurntee human right...