Equal Rights Amendment

nationalities, religions and sexes to form a group, organization or community. Today, society still struggles to add diversity into schools. Some understand we must have a moral obligation to our future generations to be diverse and equal so that everyone is given an equal opportunity which is where the affirmative action comes in. While others do not see an issue in banning the affirmative action and creating a "Religious Freedom Law" which discriminates against specific members of people. Some…

that humans have ever encountered. Humans are extremely intelligent. Do these capabilities allow humans to justify their treatment of other animals? Singer would argue that no, humans should treat all beings capable of feeling pain or happiness as equals. Singer states “If a being suffers, there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter what the nature of the being, the principle of equality requires that its suffering be counted equally…

in a literal or a figurative sense. Women are literally demonstrating their talents in sports where men were once the only stars; however, women are figuratively demonstrating their talents off the field also. Not only can women play sports and be equal to men, but they can also show their talent and success in school and the work force. Title IX has been a life changer for these women. Professional soccer player Mia Hamm talks about how it has changed her life, “I had the opportunity to go to…

“Harrison Bergeron”, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a short story about a dystopian universe in which everyone is equal through various handicaps. Vonnegut purposely makes this society equal on levels of intelligence, strength, and beauty. Other equality concerns, such as race, are avoided whether intentional or accidental. Vonnegut, throughout his story uses an array of imagery, details, and a particular type of syntax/language. He uses this not only when portraying his characters through their thoughts,…

Schmidtz and Cohen stand at two almost diametrically opposed positions of equality. Schmidtz argues for an equality of treatment, while Cohen argues for an equality of opportunity. Schmidtz’s argument for equality of treatment implies that everyone should be treated the same, even if that treatment will result in others not being well off (Schmidtz 114). Cohen, on the other hand, argues that everyone should be treated the same in regards to improving society Cohen’s argument addresses three…

equality did not. Formal equality is when two people have the same right to do the same thing without considering their race or gender, Aristotle asserts: “treat…

Kurt Vonnegut 's short story Harrison Bergeron is a satirical sci-fi story about the dim side of a perfectly equal American culture. Vonnegut 's decision of "uniformities" is vital to the story 's importance by concentrating on the subjective sorts of balance and downplaying the goal ones, he ridicules not the perfection of fairness itself, but rather the American culture 's defective idea of equality. Can an equivalent society genuinely exist? The story, Harrison Bergeron gives one point of…

despite some minor issues with it. Socrates first proves that there is no example of absolute equality in one’s own experience. To do this Socrates and his interlocutors first have to accept that absolute equality, the standard by which all other ‘equal’ objects can be measured, does exist and is known. The question then arises as to whether there is an example of this absolute equality in observation…

answer the pleads by passing many laws and starting initiatives to better the workplace for all Americans regardless of Race, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Disability and Age. Two initiatives I will be exploring are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Equal Opportunity Equal Opportunity started to make waves in 1961 as an executive order from President John F. Kennedy. In his order he indicated that federal contractors take “affirmative action…

HOW CAN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CAN BE CHANGED Prepared for The professor of Bellevue University Michelle Bahr Prepared by Dongyan Lao Student of Bellevue University January 20, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 PROBLEMS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 4 HOW CAN THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BE CHANGED 4 WHY SHOULD AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BE CHANGED 5 BUDGET 6 SUMMARY 6 REFERENCE 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 1961, President John F. Kennedy, in his first Executive Order 10925, was first…