Affirmative action in the United States

there is a bias in effect. While some states have adapted their laws to include what is known as a “Romeo and Juliet” law, not all have. The “Romeo and Juliet” laws reduce the level of punishment for cases in which the victim and offender are close in age. They take into account how close in age the victim and offender are, instead of using statutory rape laws that are geared toward adult offenders. Records of offenders that are minors are sealed in the United States by law, therefore it is…

profound differences between black and White Americans perspectives on race and race relationships. The article finds that black and white Americans tend to have not only different perceptions over racial equality, but also about the current and future state of race relations. Thus, this Pew survey demonstrates how exposure and demographics can cause the different views on racial issues and how these differences can be carry to maintain racism alive by enabling colorblind practices and other…

able to be bought legally in the United States. Since this is true maybe a way that America can change this for our country is to take away those rights of buying heavy assault rifles that can make these mass shooting possible. Even though America hasn’t made the progress of banning guns another country has and it saw great success with gun issues. “Around 650,000 automatic and semi-automatic weapons were destroyed…” (10 Argument for Gun Control). If the United States were to push towards this…

Americans is our wonderful diversity. I would explain to Germans that America has people from many different backgrounds living, working, and going to school together. Americans strive to continue this by launching diversity initiatives and affirmative action to ensure diversity and equal opportunity continues. Lastly, I would tell them not to believe the sensationalism in the news. From my international travels and speaking with the friends I make in other countries, America appears like a…

vote. In 1920, the United States granted women, both white and black, over the age of twenty-one the right to vote. Along with that, women also gained the rights and responsibilities of citizenship that men had through the 19th Amendment in the U.S constitution. In 1928, suffrage was extended to women in the United Kingdom over the age of twenty-one. In the 1940s, in France, Belgium, and Italy, women were granted full voting rights,…

Political ideology and social patterns After completing the typology quiz - and granted some of the questions were tough to answer since I felt like my ideologies fit in the middle of those two extremes - I wasn’t surprised to find myself placed along side with 15% of the public as a solid liberal. Which I believe is pretty accurate in terms of self-identification if you ask me. Reason being is that when I investigated further into their social background characteristics I couldn’t help…

substantial, as more than 80% of lawsuits against schools for misconduct and mishandling of cases is lead by young men who have had their lives and reputations ruined by falsified events and inadequate judges. In fact, the higher education insurance group, United Educators, performed a study of the 262 insurance claims it paid to students between 2006 and 2010 due to improper handling of campus sexual assault and concluded that the total cost was $36 million. The vast majority of these payouts,…

recognized by the frequent talk of illegal immigration. It is a time marked by Proposition 187, the1994 Save Our State (SOS) initiative to make illegal aliens ineligible from using non-emergency health care, public education, and other public services in the State of California ( “California’s Proposition 187” ). Between 1990 and 1995, more than 1.1 million migrants came to the United States every year on average (Passel and Roberto). Illegal immigration was a hot topic during this time and,…

before we knew the extent of the damage, or we were told about the other planes, I knew this would affect me. With less than five years of service with United Airlines, I knew that even plane crash from any airline was a big deal. A live camera focused on the towers when it happened. The south tower was struck by another plane. I could see the United Airlines tail. This was a tragedy for the nation and my financial stability. To assess the changes in one's sense of self, it is necessary to go…

traditional vs progressive debate. Discuss the ways in which these ideas and practice have shaped or reshaped your identity as a leader in education. How they influence your strategic orientation, decision making, conflict resolution style and theory of action? Everyone agrees that education is good, but there is a wide disagreement on what education is (citation needed). The context of the traditional vs progressive debate is a term used in the political debate; I have been reading a lot of…