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Affirmative Action - Term Papers

Affirmative Action

is not the answer to equality in this country. supporters make one large assumption when defending the policy. They assume that minority groups want help. This, however, may not always be the case. I believe that minorities in the past have fought to attain equality, not special treatment. The acceptance of special treatment is an admittance of inferiority. There are two instances when opposing might seem the wrong thing to do. Even these two cases don't justify the use of . First is the nobility of the cause to help others. Second, was a great starter for equality in the work place. My main reasons for opposing are, its being used against women and minorities in the work place, it ...

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these minorities are still not considered equals. Here is a quote from an article opposing . "I think helps to get a female an interview but once on the interview and once on the job, it gives males a basis for their resentment and skepticism of females..." (Cohen 18). This can cause additional tension between men and women that was not there before .
is a question of morals. The whole idea behind is to right the wrongs of the past. Well, it would seem a little unfair to the individuals that were not even born when this atrocity of discrimination was going on. Society should not punish the youth for the crimes of their forefathers. There are thousands of white males who are not discriminating yet are being punished because of those who do. The Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha, Nebraska, was forced by the government to release sixty-five white male workers to make room for minority employees in 1977 (Nebraska Advisory Committee 40). Five major Omaha corporations ...

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Added: 2/6/2006 10:10:53 PM
Category: Government
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