Grutter v. Bollinger Essays

“She wanted her son to go there as well, but because of affirmative action or minority something...her son wasn’t accepted” (Rankine 13). This quote is interesting to me because it reminds of the case Grutter v. Bollinger, where a white female applicant to the University of Michigan Law School sued the school for violating her Fourteenth Amendment because they denied her admission. She lost in the end, but the ideology that minorities are more easily accepted into schools than whites is still thought

Grutter V. Bollinger Research Paper 2 Abstract Barbara Grutter (plaintiff) which is a resident of Michigan who was denied admissions into the University of Michigan Law School. Lee Bollinger (defendant) was president of the University of Michigan. Grutter filed this suit because the University had discriminated against the basis of race. Supreme Court ruled that the use of affirmative action in school admissions is constitutional if it treats race as some factor. Is affirmative action still necessary

Though in Grutter v. Bollinger we deal with the 14th amendment of the Equal Protection Clause and racial classifications too, the way race is used is slightly differs. In this particular case, the court had to decide whether the use of race at the Univeristy of Michigan Law School during the admissions process violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment. Barbara Grutter, a Caucasian applicant, applied to the University of Michigan in 1996 with a 3.8 GPA and a score of 161 on her LSAT

Bearman v. Notre Dame 453 N.E. 2d 1196 (Ind Ct App 1983) Facts: The plaintiff Christenna Bearman and her husband sued the University of Notre Dame for the damages that resulted from an injury occurring on October 27th, 1979. Mrs. Bearman’s leg was broken when an intoxicated person after walking away from fighting with another intoxicated man fell into her from behind, knocking her down as she was returning to her car after a Notre Dame football game. During the incident there was no security

for admission to its medical schools?” (Regents of the University of California v. Bakke). Ultimately, the Court votes deemed that Bakke should be admitted to the medical program. The Court ruled that while race could be used in admissions decisions, “any racial quota

of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954, the Equal Protection Clause demands that racial classifications are to be subjected to the most rigid scrutiny. Therefore, when government decisions take into account race it must serve a compelling government interest. The petitioner’s least convincing argument is that UT’s consideration of face is too modest to be constitutional. Race is supposed to have a modest impact and holistic and individualized which was approved in the Grutter and Bakke

Fisher v. Texas “Universities all over the country are breathing a sigh of relief,” Sherrilyn Ifill ("Fisher v. University of Texas”). The final decision of the court case Fisher v. Texas, ruled against student Abigail Fisher; rejecting her opinion that colleges taking in consideration of race as a factor of acceptances is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment ("Fisher v University of Texas Syllabus”). This means that, when deciding among a pool of qualified applicants

hide their selves. Every day the people tell themselves that they are strong when they are not. Evey Hammond, the female lead in Wachowskis’s dystopian film V for Vendetta, is a character who changes from an ignorant submissive girl into a conscious bold woman who can stand on her own. The catalysts for this change was the abduction by V. Using intricate symbols, well put together film styles, and a complex plot line, the audience can connect with Evey Hammond, and understand her metamorphosis

constitutional and federal judicial knowledge. While, the liberals were finally pleased to see a woman on the Supreme Court, many were dismayed that she was not a strong supporter of the current feminist issues (Oyez, n.d.). Yet, while on the Court, her Roe v Wade’s "pro-choice" decision was endorsed by liberals. Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman Supreme Court Justice, influenced American culture by providing the swing vote on numerous landmark cases and by changing the demographics of

Mrs. Linde is a minor character in the play “A Doll’s House”, by Henrik Ibsen, which reflects a down-to-earth woman and possesses a sensible worldview towards life. Nora, on the other hand, has a childish outlook on life. Mrs. Linde plays a very important role in this issue by polishing Nora’s attitude towards society. She seems obliged to be Nora’s teacher and guide on her journey to maturity. At the beginning of the play Nora receives a visit from Kristen Linde; her childhood friend. However

The following speech is given by Clover soon after the pigs started sleeping in the Manor House. “My fellow comrades, I am here to tell you that the pigs are not good leaders. Now I know that this might come as a shock to everyone, but I want you to hear me out. Recently, we found out that the pigs started sleeping on the beds in the Manor House and at first, we were all disturbed and we all remembered a rule that banned animals from sleeping on beds, which is why we all confronted the pigs. But

“Visual Literacy” The influence of the Counter-Reformation on the state of visual art in the early 16th century was dramatic. Much of the art of this period was used as an educational tool for Catholics who may not have been literate, but were devoted to the images and sculptures in their churches. Protestants, especially Martin Luther who translated Scripture into the common vernacular, were extremely adamant about the masses being literate especially in regards to Scripture. As a way to present

by Marcus Waithe, in the early 17th century appeared several “ambitious accounts of utopian societies”. The most known and successful being the most successful being: The City of the Sun (1632) by Tommaso Campanella, Christianopolis (1619), by Johann V. Andreae, and The New Atlantis (1624) by Sir Francis Bacon. [online

the studies by Ludmila Gruszewska-Balaim ‘Against the culture of fear: terror and romance in V for Vendetta’, she talks about how V for Vendetta echoes modern terrorism. She explains that the film was intended to ‘appeal to post 9/11 audiences, for who the concept of terrorism had acquired a global dimension’ that suggest that the act of terrorism has become a hot topic, an issue that has highly influenced V for Vendetta’s audience to react to this concept. She then goes on to say that “the suicide

Both protagonists have endured severe oppression from their totalitarian regime, however, in the end, V was more successful in overthrowing the injustice government V was the sole survivor of the illegal genetic testing done by the government in order to further understand human’s ability to survive epidemic and diseases. He went through unimaginable torment, he suffered memory loss and underwent physical abuse. After being tormented in Larkhill Concentration Camp, he is scarred for life. What

Priest Graphic Novels Ignorance Is Bliss Throughout the Graphic Novel V for Vendetta written by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, there are multiple allegorical social justice elements. Including the phrase, “Happiness is a prison...Happiness is the most insidious prison of all” (169/1). In this quote, V is alluding to the sense that if one is content in their current situation, they will see no need to fix the issues around them. V went through the oppression firsthand that the British Norse fire had

V. 123). The concept of familiars is also present in Henry VI Part II, “…he has a familiar under his tongue ; he speaks not i’ God’s name…” (IV. VI.107-108). The assumption of Joan of Arc being a witch is brought up by Talbot, who fervently pushes his

What made Henry V’s speech so inspiring? Why did it encourage his soldiers to go out and win that war? His speech included ethos, pathos, and logos. This allowed him to express his talent at warfare, his ability to relate to his soldiers, and his idea to encourage his troops. This is how his speech inspired troops, and it continues to inspire individuals today. The entire speech employs ethos because Henry is the King and an expert at warfare. At the very beginning, he is telling his soldiers

In the course of her career, Amy Winehouse had a total of seven relationships. Six of them did not last more than three years, including the marriage to Blake Fielder, which lasted only two years before they divorced. Their relationship lasted six years, and it is believed that this was the catalyst for her self-destruction, as these events led to her downfall years later. There are also claims that he introduced her to drugs during the time he spent with her. Amy Winehouse began drinking

The main characters in Fahrenheit 451 and The Matrix, Guy Montag and Neo, have many differences and similarities. Neo and Guy Montag have many major comparisons in that they both rebel against a dystopian government and that they both use what the government took away to defeat them. They are different by in the old world they used to live in, Montag loved his life. Meanwhile, Neo hated his life in the matrix. The similarities between these two are honestly striking. One of the biggest similarities