Morality has been a burning issue in our society. More and more the decision to do the right thing seems to be overshadowed by personal gain. This desire to achieve individual gain causes people that hold high positions in our society to abuse their power. The mistreatment of power, which leads to immorality, can be seen in many aspects of our society.
             Many athletes, past and future, have used performance enhancing drugs to become victorious. In the 1988 Olympics, Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for steroids. He had failed in his past attempts to beat his rival Carl Lewis. With the use of steroids he not only beat Lewis he also broke the world record. Because this took place at the highest level his drug use was discovered. But what about the competition that does not take place at such prestigious events? Who is to stop someone from using steroids or other performance enhancing drugs? Drug use by athletes will only decline when the states mandate drug testing starting from high school level. By creating this law, drug use might be stopped before it can cause a problem at the professional level.
             Another area where morality is on the decline is education. The most current example is the ongoing case of reverse discrimination against the University of Michigan. Jennifer Gratz, one of two plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions policy, was denied admission in 1995. Even though she had the credentials to be accepted by U of M, they denied her an admission because she was not a minority. We have been taught the racial discrimination is immoral. But isn't Affirmative Action discriminating against whites and Asians immoral? It is not right to allow admission because of one's race instead of their abilities. It is true that African Americans have been discriminated throughout the centuries but giving them higher priority will on
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