Category: Affirmative Action

Introduction Chinas economy has undergone rapid growth over the past few decades, with its GDP almost tripling from 2000 to 2007 (World Bank Staff, GDP of China 2018). Urbanization  the migration of people from rural to urban areas  is [central] to driving economic growth (Montgomery 2008). In 2005, urbanization was responsible for 10.98%…

Introduction to Affirmative Action and Its Purpose Imagine growing up as a child with the mindset that you want to become a successful engineer. You study hard, get into college, and graduated at the top of your class. Suddenly, you are gifted the opportunity of a lifetime when a top-tier company has a vacant position…

Affirmative Action has various positive impacts on an individual basis. For instance, Evan Apfelbaum of MIT and other professionals in the field would state there is a direct link between an employees representation of their minority group in the workplace. They say groups that are characterized more in a workplace or school environment tend to…

Overview: My research question was originally on hate crimes and domestic American policies combating it. However, after my literature review, I decided to narrow it. Specifically, I decided to focus on federal American government policies rather than examining regions or states. Moreover, I aimed to address educational government policies that target racial groups and their…

In the landmark case of Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O Connor wrote in her majority opinion that the Court expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today. Originally, affirmative action policies were meant to support historically disadvantaged groups, like…

Introduction As much as a campus is built with the brick and mortar of physical structures and buildings, it is also built through the composition of its student body. Admission decisions have a critical and distinctive role in establishing diversity and inclusion on college campuses (Winkle-Wagner & Locks, 2014). For this reason, it is imperative…

Introduction Lyndon B. Johnson’s Affirmative Action Speech delivered on September 24, 1965, remains one of the most influential and thought-provoking addresses in American history. In this rhetorical analysis essay, we will explore the key elements of Johnson’s speech, dissecting his persuasive strategies, and examining how he effectively argued for the importance of affirmative action in…

The article expresses the opinion that affirmative action is required to rectify past discriminatory actions that prohibited ethnic minorities from equal access, and that past injustices are still affecting members of that particular group today. It is right to acknowledge such acts and the flow effect they still have on members of these ethnic groups…

Race is a common term used to describe people who have common visible physical traits, such as ones skin color. Ethnicity is a common term used to describe people who belong to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. These two terms are different because race refers to physical characteristics that…

Dr. Patricia Williams, a renowned researcher of law and race argues the want for affirmative action based on race. I completely agree with this argument as research has shown that Race-based affirmative actions promote diversity. Embracing diversity by using Affirmative action leads to equity. Affirmative action and diversity deal with the issues that are related…