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This is a heated age and the policy of affirmative action is a controversial topic. Ever since it was first introduced in the 1960s, the court has affected the use of affirmative action significantly because its rulings upheld the policy’s constitutionally and made it more acceptable to the public. To begin with, it is important to acknowledge that the court was not the only arena in which affirmative action policies have been challenged. It has also been challenged in arenas such as college…

The University of California Medical School adopted a quota system to diversify its students. They set aside 16 slots out of 100 for minority applicants. They did this in order to have other minorities in the medical community. Allan Bakke was one to disagree with that way of thinking through this process. Allan Bakke was an applicant of Caucasian descent, whom was denied twice by University of California’s medical school. He not only served in Vietnam but had a higher academic record than…

Affirmative Action Essay Affirmative action has been a major issue for some students when it comes to determining who should continue their education and who should not based on the colleges that the students chooses. The policy is known to favor students of color over white students in offering admissions to colleges. Affirmative action should not be used by colleges based on Aristotle’s framework that people should get what they deserve. Aristotle’s framework can be described as what…

Ever since we lived in Australia, I have always been fascinated by the idea of desalination. Taking regular sea water and turning it into drinking water seemed like something from the future. But for the past 10 years, many countries have made headway in making it work. Places like Singapore, Australia and America operate desalination plants along their ports. That's all great, but of course it takes energy to move something that wants to stay still. So, how well does a desalination plant…

Affirmative Action Affirmative action has been at the center of many debates for roughly the past fifty years. “Affirmative action is defined as an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women” (Merriam-Webster). Affirmative action was originally created to ensure that hiring and employment practices are free of racial bias. In 1961, President Kennedy became the first to use the term "affirmative action" in Executive Order 10925 to…

level the playing field, and make up for past unfairness, but are not supposed to create preferential treatment of one group over another. “Affirmative action goes beyond not discriminating among employees… employers take proactive steps to help reverse the impact of discrimination against…

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 2 HISTORY 2 LEGAL CHALLENGES TO AFFIRMATIVE POLICY: 3 NEED ASSESSMENT: 3 QUALITY CONCERN: 4 Affirmative action In India: Constitutional Reference 4 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN PRIVATE SECTOR: 5 CONCLUSION 5 CASE REFERENCE: 7 INTRODUCTION Affirmative action” means positive steps taken to increase the participation and representation of women and deprived section in employment, education and culture from which they have been deprived due to historical reasons. Such…

Many universities in the United States have adopted affirmative action policies in efforts to correct discrimination. Some of these policies are racially based and intended to give support to disadvantaged, historically-discriminated minorities. Although it may help a few, race based affirmative action in universities should be abolished because it is discriminatory and creates division, may actually be helpful affected minority students, and masks the real problem. Race based affirmative…

Before talking about affirmative action, What is affirmative action? Affirmative action is a term referring to various governments to increase the education with different races; which is saying it is trying to have other races to get into universities. Affirmative action began because of John F. Kennedy, he started affirmative action to make sure that “applicants are employed” and so the employees at the time aren't treated differently because of color or race. Which is called “Executive Order…

Bakke case, upholds the principle of affirmative action but rejects fixed racial quotas as unconstitutional. The case involves Alan Bakke, who was denied a slot at the University of California medical school at Davis. Bakke claims he is victim of reverse discrimination because a minority student, with lower test scores, was admitted instead on affirmative action grounds (Civil Rights 101). The people who were against the civil rights movement, who wanted Whites to be the master race, had their…