Affirmative Action by David Owens

Background Information

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-14 13:40:51 UTC

Affirmative Action - Policy or an action which favors those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education. It is also known as positive discrimination.

Affirmative action is a result of the civil rights movement in an attempt to provide equal opportunities for minority groups who have often faced discrimination. The initial policies of affirmative action were to increase opportunities for African Americans in terms of employment and education. There have been Executive orders signed by previous presidents which required companies and schools to adopt affirmative action policies as they would not only increase opportunities for minority groups, but also diversify the majority ruled educational systems and job markets in America.

W's

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-15 10:31:07 UTC

Who: Minority groups ( women, African Americans, Hispanics Asians, etc.)

What: Civil Rights movement of 1960's

When: 1960s- Present-day

Where: United States initially

Why: To obtain equal rights for minorities

Positive 1

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-15 10:58:13 UTC

Notations 1

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-15 11:00:41 UTC

Why it's Necessary

1. Race and privilege are covertly encoded in the educational systems.

2. None of us earn our positions independently because of our social circumstances.

3. The affect of inequality omits educational opportunities, and prevents social advancement.

Positive 2

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-15 11:17:46 UTC

Notations 2

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-15 23:10:46 UTC

Why it's necessary.

1. Disparities in higher education are still prevalent though the gap in education has slightly closed.

2. More than half of the babies in the nation are of color

3. Diversity helps not only colored people, but all who experince diversity, it's essential to see and learn from other groups through personal experience.

Anna Beth Colby April 16

abc10697 — 2015-04-16 17:23:51 UTC

I really like your research and I think it's very in-depth I just have a few questions about your topic

A. With affirmation action is everyone equally qualified or will a colored person with a 3.5 Gpa. and 3 activities be more favored than a white person with a 3.6 and 5 after school activities? I'm just curious

B. And in regards to work and colleges what conflicts has it caused?

David Owens April 16/ Anna Beth Colby

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-19 17:45:57 UTC

It depends on the college and the state it's located in. Some states have no affirmative action policies, but colleges within states that do have them may interpret their affirmative action policies a bit more strictly or loosely than others. However, There have been cases in which the minority with the lower Gpa. and less activities has been favored over the slightly more qualified applicant, which has resulted in lawsuits against colleges because the applicant who was more qualified was not accepted due to an affirmative action policy. I think that should answer your second question as well.

Negative 1

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-21 21:06:34 UTC

Negative Notations 1

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-21 21:10:24 UTC

Why It's unnecessary

1. Minority groups use affirmative action as an excuse and entitlement to an advantage in employment and college admission processes.

2. Affirmative Action gives an unfair advantage to minorities over students who may be more qualified.

3. Affirmative Action may make minorities feel like they're being undermined to have to rely on it to gain a chance at succeeding.

Negative 2

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-21 21:18:43 UTC

Negative Notations 2

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-21 21:25:31 UTC

Why It's unnecessary.

1. Affirmative Action belittles the achievements of minorities by giving them a chance to succeed with no acknowledgement of their accomplishments.

2. Those who are amongst the majority groups deliberately designate themselves as minorities to take advantage of benefits provided by affirmative action.

3. Though illegal ther are quotas used to defend against affirmative action policies.

Picture

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-22 14:22:52 UTC

Explanation...

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-22 14:35:21 UTC

I chose this image because it clearly represents what we are despite our skin. We engage in ridiculous debates about civil rights for individuals of different complexions and ethnic backgrounds though we're descended from the same origin. For centuries there have been many successful reforms to bridge the gap, however the system is flawed. We still have quite far to go until we construct a near flawless system of equality and respect for one another as humans while disregarding ethnicity as an excuse not to move forward.

Quote

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-22 15:05:33 UTC

Our global community has come a long way in helping to eliminate discrimination, but we still have far to go.
-- Robert Alan Silverstein

Explanation...

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-22 15:06:47 UTC

I chose this quote because it corresponds with the image i used above. Globally there have been many changes made to combat discrimination. However there are still many more countries whose economy relies on slave trade, and labor to support their central government, which is often typically comprised of the countries elites. I believe that without any outside help, the current situation in those countries will remain. Which is why in order to end discrimination i t would have to be a worldwide movement.

Reflection 1

daviddfg845 — 2015-04-23 23:33:39 UTC

While scrolling through the R1's on the cohorts page I noticed that none of them were from the opposite side of the issues addressed. Everyone pretty much agreed on the views expressed in the D1's they responded to. Though they agreed in their responses they mentioned their reasoning at an angle different than what was mentioned in the D1's they responded to while supporting the argument of the individual which they were responding to. This added to the person's argument and strengthened it. However, what was overlooked was the possible negatives the positives may have regarding the issue at hand. Even so I was able to see where they were coming from with the reasoning used to supoort their opinions.

May 5

daviddfg845 — 2015-05-06 13:37:22 UTC

1. I've learned that Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's independence day which is on September 16 and dates back to 1810

2. Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla which occurred in 1862.

3. Americatakes advantage of the holiday and oversells it.

Question/ Discrimination

daviddfg845 — 2015-05-07 11:26:14 UTC

Is reverse discrimination a necessary evil to obtain ethnical equality in college admission and job employment processes?

Question/ Stereotype

daviddfg845 — 2015-05-07 11:29:19 UTC

Are stereotypes discriminative notions based off of opinion, or accurate notions based off of observation?