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Affirmative action is the act of hiring or encouraging the promotion of minorities, often dealing with race. Many colleges across the United States offer “minority scholarships”. This is a form of affirmative action. These schools offer scholarships to the lesser common with the hopes of creating a more diverse atmosphere. Colleges should not only accept those of solely one race. This essay will explain why race should or should not be a factor in college admissions and why. The first…

The brain is an organ that controls different functions of the body. Neurons controls body functions, behaviors, and emotions but exactly how do neurons do this? First, let's define neuron. "A neuron is a specialized cell that can produce different actions because of its precise connections with other neurons, sensory receptors, and muscle cells (NIDA. 1996. 42)." Neurons have different processes or fibers called dendrites. Neurons fulfill body functions, behaviors, and emotions by passing…

upset that he was rejected and blamed the university’s affirmative action program as the reason he was denied entry. Bakke believed that this program denied him of his constitutional rights and when he brought his case to the California Supreme Court, the court ruled in favor of Bakke and he was awarded entrance to the school. Dworkin argues that Bakke was wrong in believing his constitutional rights were denied by the affirmative action program on the basis that America has become a racially…

Neuronal regeneration is a high energy demanding process however, with maturation, axonal mitochondria transport progressively declines. Mitochondria are cellular powerhouses that supply ATP; essential for neuron growth, survival, and regeneration. Motile mitochondria can become stationary and in mature axons of the central nervous system (CNS), the majority of the mitochondria become stationary with only about 20-30% remaining motile. With this reduction in mitochondrial transport, mature CNS…

The majority of nerves cells that make up the nervous system are excitable cells, as they have the ability to produce an electric current to formrom an action potential from using a concentration gradient of ions across their membrane (Sherwood, 2013). The current generated by the flow of sodium (〖Na〗^+) and potassium ( K^+)ions is called an action potential and occurs in three steps: depolarization, repolarization, and hyperpolarization. First, a membrane potential 〖(V〗_m) is established by…

My place of employment has a no tolerance policy against discrimination and takes cultural diversity very seriously. They are an equal opportunity employer that has policies in place to prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected group status. My agency focuses on making a difference in the diverse community we…

Précis Frank Bruni’s article “An Admissions Surprise From the Ivy League”(2015), reveals that there is a fatal flaw in the college admissions process because of the unfair advantage that privileged teens possess. Bruni supports his claim by questioning the intentions of the coalition’s new process, acknowledging the harsh reality of the imbalance in the students receiving an acceptance, and providing opinions from experienced college admissions officers. Bruni’s purpose is to argue for actual…

Do you ride the bus to school or even go to school and get taught by teachers? Well, think about going to get on the bus and there is no bus or going to school and there are no teachers to teach you. That is what happens when people go on strike, you don't have anyone to teach you or to take you to school. This is why I believe that service workers shoul not be allowed to go on strike. First off, these strikes can frustrate the public and make them dislike you and possibly leave. Secondly, there…

Affirmative action policies are methods in which associations work to increase the opportunities for traditionally discriminated ethnicities in the United States, with the purpose of creating a more diverse country. This policy came about in the 1960s, as a result of the 1960’s Civil Right Movement. It is a way for minorities or historically discriminated ethnic or racial groups to get an advantage in society, however some people see affirmative action as reverse discrimination or racism.…

The college admissions process is a varying source of stress for graduating high school students. Affirmative action, a government policy promoting diversity at universities, grants certain minority groups an advantage for college applications Since 1990, U.S. colleges’ affirmative action policies, created by admissions officers and the government, have caused conflicting economic effects, including financial aid and scholarship availability, insufficient socioeconomic diversity, and federal…