Essays on Affirmative Action

A century ago, America had a much different landscape regarding equality amongst its citizens. Companies were free to hire only the employees they deemed acceptable to the owner’s preferred culture. An individual could be turned away simply because they were a woman, of an ethnic...

Abstract The policy of affirmative action and individual responses to such policies is the focus of this research essay. It opens with a brief discussion on the gender-based differences in acceptance levels of affirmative action policies. The consequences of such actions on the targets have...

Race-based affirmative action refers to a policy which imposes remedies against discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin. The implementation of this policy within college admission processes has stood to be a highly controversial topic. There are many individuals who are in...

Throughout history, many groups of individuals have been denied opportunities because of various forms of discrimination. Today, our society has recognized that these individuals have been severely disadvantaged. Laws and programs have been instituted designed to aid in the rectification of these results. Of these...

Affirmative Action Affirmative action is currently one of the most debated topics in this country because of the recent Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas. People are against affirmative action because they believe that it favors one group over the other and...

Imagine for a second that you are applying to an “Ivy League” school. You have worked tirelessly to get to the top of your class. However, only the “best” candidates are selected for admission. Weeks pass by, and at long last, you receive a response...

The controversy surrounding affirmative action’s effectiveness is often based on the idea of class inequality. However, Affirmative Action regulation forbids employers to discriminate against individuals because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in decisions regarding hiring, firing, compensation or other forms of...

When we imagine getting into college in the US, it often looks like a race to fill a limited number of seats. SAT, i.e. Scholastic Assessment Test scores, being a class president or playing an instrument mean plus points for the entrance. I mostly agree...

The concerns around affirmative action have consumed the modern world and have now instigated greater discussion than it was two decades ago. While many people are in favor of using affirmative action for college admissions, in reality this policy puts students at an unfair disadvantage,...

What is race-based affirmative action? Race-based affirmative action refers to a policy which imposes remedies against discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin. The implementation of this policy within college admission processes has stood to be a highly controversial topic. There are...

Affirmative action, like many issues, has many supporters as well as many individuals in opposition. Affirmative action as well as workforce diversity have one goal in mind. That goal is equality; Equality regardless of race, religion, gender, or any other differences among people. The key...

Explain the main reasons why affirmative action has failed to end racial inequality. One reason for Affirmative action’s failure is that the aim of Affirmative action is to produce equality of opportunity and not equality if results. Kennedy set up Affirmative action with the principle...

The debate over the implementation of affirmative action at the work place, school and in national and global politics continues to get complicated with demographic changes and gender power shifts take effect in the world. Affirmative action is based on the principle of implementing fairness...

My fellow Americans, it is about time we discuss the necessity of affirmative action in today’s society. For too long, minorities have suffered. For too long, minorities have been treated unjustly. For too long, minorities have faced oppression. America must right their wrongs. They must...

Affirmative Action In the early 1960s, the concept of affirmative action was introduced. Affirmative Action was put in place to provide opportunities to the minority, not taking in account an individual’s color, race, sex, religion or national origin. Under affirmative action, classes of people that...

A Call For Transparency in College Admissions “It’s hard for an Asian to get into Stanford.” If I had a nickel for each time a phrase like that was thrown my way, perhaps college tuition may actually become affordable. Unfortunately, my chances of getting into...