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Claire Wilson Posted 10 years ago
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“Should Affirmative Action Be Abolished?”
Affirmative Action became law through an executive order signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. This first step in legally enforcing equality covered “race, creed, color, or national origin” in employment by government contractors. In 1965, then President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246. His action added gender to the list of those to be protected from ‘inequality’.1
After 55 years, some people believe that Affirmative Action has run its course and that it should be abolished. I am among those who share that belief and, yes, I have reasons.
One of my reasons concerns prejudice. The aim of Affirmative Action was to improve the lot of those who had been on the ‘losing’ end of life, to be equivalent to, or as equally accepted as, those who had been advantaged in the past. Unfortunately, after all these years of artificially favoring one group over another, there simply seems to be more prejudice than ever between the groups, partly because Affirmative Action serves to continually call attention to differences, rather than eliminating them.
Another reason is that, ideally, a meritocracy places those who are fit for a position in that position, whereas the artificial placements demanded by Affirmative Action have been known to place those decidedly unfit into positions. This artificial placement leads to a reduction in expended effort by everyone; those who are in the minority groups because they feel they will get the position regardless of effort or merit, and those who are not in the minority groups because they feel they will not get the position regardless of how hard they work.
After more than half a century of attempting to legislate everyone onto a level playing field, it seems that Affirmative Action has actually done more harm than good, therefore, I say it is time
to stop trying and let those who are fit for a position, earn that position by their hard work, effort and training.
Reference 1. A Brief History of Affirmative Action. University of California, Irvine (access date 30 April 2016) http://www.oeod.uci.edu/aa.html
Affirmative Action became law through an executive order signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. This first step in legally enforcing equality covered “race, creed, color, or national origin” in employment by government contractors. In 1965, then President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246. His action added gender to the list of those to be protected from ‘inequality’.1
After 55 years, some people believe that Affirmative Action has run its course and that it should be abolished. I am among those who share that belief and, yes, I have reasons.
One of my reasons concerns prejudice. The aim of Affirmative Action was to improve the lot of those who had been on the ‘losing’ end of life, to be equivalent to, or as equally accepted as, those who had been advantaged in the past. Unfortunately, after all these years of artificially favoring one group over another, there simply seems to be more prejudice than ever between the groups, partly because Affirmative Action serves to continually call attention to differences, rather than eliminating them.
Another reason is that, ideally, a meritocracy places those who are fit for a position in that position, whereas the artificial placements demanded by Affirmative Action have been known to place those decidedly unfit into positions. This artificial placement leads to a reduction in expended effort by everyone; those who are in the minority groups because they feel they will get the position regardless of effort or merit, and those who are not in the minority groups because they feel they will not get the position regardless of how hard they work.
After more than half a century of attempting to legislate everyone onto a level playing field, it seems that Affirmative Action has actually done more harm than good, therefore, I say it is time
to stop trying and let those who are fit for a position, earn that position by their hard work, effort and training.
Reference 1. A Brief History of Affirmative Action. University of California, Irvine (access date 30 April 2016) http://www.oeod.uci.edu/aa.html
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And also, how am I supposed to referenced everything in APA style? I checked purdue owl guide but some information is missing and I'm not quite sure how I should reference everything. Here are all sources with all the information I found on them:
- "A Brief History of Affirmative Action." University of California, Irvine (access date 9 Sep 2016) Retrieved from
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Here is a general comment.
Academic essays are normally written in the third person. Only use the pronoun 'I' if the topic explicitly asks you for your personal opinion.
eg “Should Affirmative Action Be Abolished?” Use third person.
eg “Affirmative Action Should Be Abolished. Do you agree or disagree?'” Use first person.
Academic essays are normally written in the third person. Only use the pronoun 'I' if the topic explicitly asks you for your personal opinion.
eg “Should Affirmative Action Be Abolished?” Use third person.
eg “Affirmative Action Should Be Abolished. Do you agree or disagree?'” Use first person.
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One of my reasons concerns prejudice. The aim of Affirmative Action was to improve the lot of provide opportunities for those who had been discriminated against on the ‘losing’ end of life, to be equivalent to, or as equally accepted as, those who had been advantaged in the past. Unfortunately, after all these years of artificially favoring one group over anothe
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