The Pros And Cons Of Affirmative Action

One side believes that their own race is better than another person’s or sees other races as inferior. Another side believes that all races should be treated equal because skin tone should not determine how people treat one another. Some do not even acknowledge that racism is a problem at all. All these conflicting views make it hard to come to a solution on how to fix the problem. It also prevents the United States from being whole.

The differential treatment of applicants solely on racial grounds is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court ruled that while race is a legitimate factor in school admissions, the use of such inflexible quotas as the medical school had set aside was not. The Supreme Court was split 5–4 in its decision, addressing only a minimal number of the many issues that had be brought up about affirmative

For this very reason, I believe that it is highly important to firstly recognize the flaws in basing a society off race and then work on removing the classification of people by race to combat the existing racism throughout the world. A person should not be judged and assessed merely based off their skin color or culture, but rather by their actions and intentions. So, to group a wide variety of cultures into one category would be an unjust generalization made by social construct. For instance, African Americans are categorized by “black” in order to legitimize their exploitation as an apparently inferior race just because of skin color. This creates a system in which people are grouped based off race and ethnicity that subsequently leads to some groups having advantages, such as whites, over other minorities like Hispanics and African

UT also did not show that their process (for how students were admitted) was necessary. 2. Merits/elements of Fisher v. UT-Austin Respondent University of Texas believes that their review about students is necessary as confirmed with the Fifth’s Circuit Court’s ruling. UT believes that race needs to be considered in the application process. UT’s core beliefs are boosting minority enrollment and creating a more diverse student body.

The goal of the usage of this fact is to show readers this common term does not reflect real traits of smart people and can be treated as an insult because of that. It is one of the few examples of Fridman’s appeals to readers’ logic. The essay is based on general data; the author mentioned schools and universities promote negative attitude to smart students: “Nerds are ostracized while athletes are idolized” (Fridman). But he did not use any statistical or science data to support his position. For example, Fridman could provide data about scholarships and other types of funding for sports and other activities.

Bill Cosby believes that it is crucial to learn the proper English language. He does not believe that African-Americans have fought this hard to get an education, for the younger generation to not take full advantage of leaning to speak English properly. I do not agree with Cosby because I do not believe that there is anything wrong with younger people communicating in African American Vernacular English. Although this is true, I can argue that Cosby is correct to a certain extent, because African Americans have fought to be educated while it seems that youngsters give up much easier on learning. I do not think that Smitherman would agree with Bill Cosby.

In a Mother Jones interview with MIT historian and professor Craig Steven Wilder he stated that it 's "difficult and awkward to celebrate diversity while standing in front of buildings that are named after slave traders". He adds that predominantly white universities have been successful in avoiding conversations about their intertwined history with slavery by distracting people with celebrations of diversity. In the same token, most of these claims are made in mind for marketing rather than managing and sustaining a diverse community. Institutional buildings are where students go to every day. Such names may cause a slight feeling of distancing in the hearts of the minorities that belong to people who faced oppression by these quite popular

Other than the American citizens, another major factor that the 14th Amendment affects is the education system. Keeping the equality between all students is key in today's world. One of the most grossing arguments is on how to have total equality with all races, genders

Affirmative Action is a policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education. “I’m not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one’s skin color or one’s gender, I think it should be done based one’s need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that a poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid”(Watts). If you are going to give a destitute, colored kid a scholarship, why can you not give one to someone who is not colored and is also poor. If people are going to use this action, make it civil for all, not just others based on their race and or gender. This is why Affirmative Action is denied on multiple times and is

The government began to create laws that prohibited discrimination between races. However, even with the new laws created, there was still discrimination happening. The government allowed African Americans to go to school, but they would not provide them with as valuable supplies or educations as they did the whites. The government also began to allow them to work, but they did not receive as superb benefits or pay as the whites. All people should be presented with the same amount on opportunities.

Wiley College thought that Negroes should be allowed to go to a state university with the whites because it’s fair that non colored people get more opportunities. OCC thought that Negroes shouldn’t be allowed to go to a state college because they 're not meant to go there and they would be too unhappy to focus on school. Throughout the debate the debaters mixed logos with ethos and pathos. Having a good mixture of the three makes your arguments stronger. In the debate when the debaters combined two of the three there counterarguments were

This indicated that they had no real power to influence any of the changes being enforced by the federal government. This would damage Johnson’s civil rights effort because it implies that he had chosen the people on the basis of their skin colour rather than ‘for their competence, wisdom and courage’ as he had claimed. This would have had a negative impact on his civil rights effort as it meant that these high profile appointments were only surface gains as they did not influence or improve the lives of the majority of black Americans who earned an income of less than half of that of white Americans. This would also undermine Johnson claims that the appointments of these black Americans to major posts would give the young black children a sense of hope as it would demonstrate to them that there was no barrier to their success. This is because even though the intention was there, the fact these appointments had made no difference to their lives meant that there would still be economic problems and other issues related to poverty which may have limited their

Supreme Court Decisions Setting Precedent Discrimination may not seen as big a problem today, but people had to fight for that problem, and court cases set precedents for today. The case of Plessy versus Ferguson and Brown versus Board of Education helped change the way we view discrimination today. The case of Plessy versus Ferguson decided that segregation was legal as long as everything was equal. But on the other hand, Brown versus Board of Education included separate but equal schools made African-American children feel inferior to the white children. 1896, Supreme Court heard the Plessy versus Ferguson case.

Getting Paid to Play a Sport in College? College athletes have been playing inter-collegiate sports without pay since 1852 there is no reason to change that now. College athletes should not get paid because the previous college athletes did not get paid, the grind without pay makes you a better person and teaches you not to take anything for granted, and teaches you not to expect an award for everything good you do in life. College athletes should not get paid based on the simple fact that it would be detrimental to college athletics and why they are played.

pensive college with no boarding may not be worth it for those seeking a typical american college experience. Not all but community colleges are not worth the price. I notice that Universities that are well known are very expensive. In my opinion just because the school is well known they shouldn 't raise up the prices unless they are using better tools. In the article “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission’’?