As a college student who attended 2 large universities that pride themselves on the diversity of the student body I am curious, who is the administration considering a minority?
When you look at the entire class there is obvious disparities between certain ethnic groups and others but does this catch all minorities. Is ethnicity the most important aspect of creating a diverse campus.
The policy of affirmative action has caused much debate in whether it should be used in American society. In coming to terms with its fairness, many people tend to disapprove of it overlooking its many benefits. It is, however, one of the best possible way to further the goals of equality in opportunity that doesn’t passively waits for barriers to disappear.
In this country, we are all supposed to be equal, hense all the laws against racism and discrimination. We have it written out in our constitution, there are numerous laws and presidential orders with wording in regards to the proper and ethical treatment of treatment of individuals of all races which all boils down to one thing.
The way that I understand it, or at least the way that I have been taught from school, affirmative action is based on the ethnic group of applicants or some type of other minority group that one may belong to, but not necessarily their financial situation.
I know that this is a subject that has been done too many times to count and is starting to get a little cliche on political blogs. That said I think I can add some fresh ideas. There is only one race of people on this planet, HUMAN!!!!!
Recently, a very good friend of mine received something many high school seniors would kill for: an acceptance letter from Yale. She deserved it. She has an extraordinary GPA and excellent test scores, wrote a refreshingly humorous essay, and had teachers falling over themselves to write her stellar recommendations. And she's a minority.
Well, sort of.
I'm taking AP Government this year (Go SENIORS!!! lol)Right now we're looking at liberal v. conservative v. everything else. We took this little survey, and saw where everyone came out, and our assignment is now to find out where other people that we know fit. So...
First, I would like to establish the fact that I am NOT a racist in any way. As you can see from my other posts, I have been exposed to other parts of the world, and am very liberal on most issues. However, I think that affirmative action programs inhibit the educational system and are racist against whites, as well as African Americans, and other minorities. Whites set up affirmative action
