Admission to the bar in the United States

had the same privileges and opportunities as other applicants is extremely noble in its intention (Liu, 2010). However, this begs the question as to how an admissions board is able to effectively gauge the degree to which any specific applicant has suffered from a lack of opportunity (Liu, 2010). It is impossible for any individual on an admissions board to effectively determine the extent of how racial discrimination has negatively affected the life of any individual applicant. Through the use…

As the nation sees what they want to see, we fail to look at the truth. As the United States becomes an increasingly diverse nation, the lack of Black legal professionals is cause for major concern. The complex look into the obstacles facing African Americans reaching the status of judge will be examined. Furthermore, we will examine the process it takes to become a judge, the education as well as social disparities faced amongst African Americans. The lack of African American Judges can be…

The United States government enacted affirmative action in 1961 during the Kennedy administration to give minorities an equal opportunity in society (“A brief History…”). Since then, many colleges and companies across the nation have implemented this action. Included in this action is a group of executive orders. One of the most popular executive actions introduced is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that requires companies employed by the federal government to not judge based on race…

Throughout the 1900’s, Russian and German Jews immigrated to the United States in massive droves. Between 1881 and 1914, over three million Russian Jews immigrated to the United States. They formed their own communities and neighborhoods, especially in cities such as New York, where the Lower East Side was composed almost entirely of Jewish immigrants. The Russian Jews immigrated to the United States for a plethora of reasons, most of which related to the prejudices and bigotry that they had…

I am writing to strongly endorse Ms. Lauren Rosenay’s candidacy for admission into your school. Lauren is a student in my Current Issues class at the Hebrew High School of New England (HHNE), and I also had the pleasure of having her last year in my United States History course. I have found Lauren to be among the kindest, most unassuming, compassionate, thoughtful and responsible students I have encountered during my twenty years of teaching. She is always prepared for class as evidenced in…

witness, forensic evidence errors and prosecutors withholding and manipulating evidence. Upon admission of guilt by a prisoner, those people who were involved in wrong conviction get away from law and order. Moreover, those concerned parties will continue to act against law. As a result, more innocent people will have to face severe punishment to the crimes they never committed. They spend time within prison bars away from their family members, lost years with spouse and kids. The time where…

Nancy Raya Professor Jones English 1A 16 December 2016 Nonpartisan: Affirmative Action The origin of the term affirmative action came from an executive order by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, designed to promote equal employment opportunities. In 1964 the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which banned discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, and sex in the areas of employment, public facilities, and government programs.…

Lincoln was elected President on November 6 1860, as 16th president of the United States, until he was assassinated on April 14, 1865, in Washington, D.C. Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County (now Larue County), in Kentucky to a poor family , his father was a carpenter. When Abraham Lincoln was eight, the Lincolns moved to Indiana.…

Policy opponents often fear that many immigrants just come to the United States for the infrastructure and will not be contributing members to society. What they may find surprising is that the current legislation governing immigration has a clause against “public charges.” This clause bars visa applicants who are deemed liable to become a public charge, as well as enables deportation of immigrants who become public charges after admission (Immigration and Nationality Act, Simon 95). The problem…

more than that. Ben Kaufman and Wyatt Smitherman put it simply, “A child of a Mexican immigrant with a 3.5 GPA who had to work two jobs through high school is offered admission over an incredibly comfortable kid with a 3.9” (8-9). Bringing differences in background and upbringing of prospective students is crucial to make admissions processes fair. Merriam-Webster defines “affirmative action” as “the practice of improving the educational and job opporutnities of…groups that have not been treated…