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Type of paper: Essay
Subject area: International Relations
Academic level: College
Style: APA
Size: 52.5 kB
Word count:
481 words/2 pages
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Author: Chieko Bowen
Date submitted: 2008-11-22 01:50:08
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Tags: action, affirmative, ethics, important, nixon, freedom, curriculum, unit, issue, wisdom, Action, America, President Kennedy, evaluating, checkpoint, United States Steel
Which societal changes are likely to have the greatest impact on
curriculum and why ?
One societal change is likely to have the greatest impact on curriculum
is affirmative action . Affirmative action has been praised and
pilloried as the answer to racial inequality . First introduced by
President Kennedy in 1961 , ``Affirmative action ' was designed as a
method of reducing the discrimination that had remained despite the
civil rights laws and constitutional guarantees . It was a method that
was put in place as a ``Temporary Measure to Level the Playing Field '
through the offering of the same opportunities to all Americans .
While the ``Affirmative Action ' plan was intended to have good
effects , it resulted in exposing the flaws in the system as ``Reverse
Racism ' began to emerge and the ``Bakke ' case came about where a white
male was rejected two years in a row in favor of admitting other
minorities through a quota system . This ``Reverse Racism ' and other
flaws led to a mounting anger against ``Affirmative Action ' and soon it
became a Zero Sum Game as jobs and opportunities became open to
minorities but not to whites . During this period "Preferential
treatment " and "quotas " became expressions of contempt .
No one is arguing the fact that deliberate steps must be done to rectify
an injustice that has taken hundreds of years to correct . But
discriminating in favor of minorities - blacks , Asians , and women - is
similar to discriminating against them it is without a doubt a flawed
solution for it is not helping them at all . It is similar to a parent
not training his children to lift themselves up and be self-sufficient .
The child will grow weak and lack the motivation and confidence to
succeed in life . No matter how tempting it is to give preferential
treatment to members of the minority group in America , there is no
excuse not to strive hard and compete just like the rest of the members
of the American society .
As the United States continues to grow in population size , the impact
that the minorities have on the future of America will no longer be a
minor one , to say the least . Without any effective action , these
minorities will not be able to take advantage of the opportunities that
America has to offer . Affirmative action was supposed to be the future
of a great America . An America as envisioned by the forefathers who
declared that no person shall be denied the right to life , liberty or
property just on the basis of the color of his skin . Any effective
action with regard to improving society should not be about segregating
people or creating a different class . It should instead focus on
creating opportunities for those who have none and building
relationships that will ensure that America can remains as the great
country that it has been and is for ages to come .
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