the case of Plessy V Ferguson, a man named “Homer Plessy, who was one eighth black, purchased a first class ticket and sat in an all whites only railroad car.” At the time Louisiana had a law put in place that stated any and every railing company in Louisiana carrying passengers must have separate cars for the whites and the colored. Plessy was arrested and he argued that the Act conflicted with the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments but lost
certain ethnicities. It questions the constitutionality of its existence and whether it perpetuates racial discrimination. Although affirmative action is a great start in promoting diversity and exposing diverse perspectives in an educational field, it’s time to realize its modern predicaments and visualize how to better progress in terms of admission for the future of the diversified generations of America. Thus it is vital to address reasons why it should not be prolonged in order to create better opportunities
injustices done to certain ethnicities. It questions the constitutionality of its existence and whether it perpetuates racial discrimination. Although affirmative action greatly promotes diversity and exposes diverse perspectives in an educational field, it’s time to realize its modern predicaments and visualize how to better progress terms of admission for the future of the diversified generations of America. Thus it is vital to address the reasons why prolonging affirmative action hinders the creation for
great mood?” He replied, “It's a beautiful day to be free! Because freedom is my greatest happiness.” I sure was glad for him to see this glad; however, I felt confused by his comment, “freedom is my greatest happiness.” I asked Thomas, “Do you have time to hang out and chat for a while?” he immediately, said, “yes! It’s been a while since we talked.” Once I grabbed my drink I walked over to the tablet to sit down with him, shortly after three other good friends walked in and sat down with us in the table
certain ethnicities. It questions the constitutionality of its existence and whether it perpetuates racial discrimination. Although affirmative action is a great start in promoting diversity and exposing diverse perspectives in an educational field, it’s time to realize its modern predicaments and visualize how to better progress terms of admission for the future of the diversified generations of America. Thus it is vital to address reasons why prolonging affirmative action hinders the creation for better
about the death penalty, a compromise or solution can be made on how to deal with executions. Individuals who are against the death penalty have their various convictions on why it should not be legal within the United States. In the article “Time to Question Sanity of Death Penalty” by Philip Holloway, He list reasons why the the death penalty should be phased out. For instance, his first reason is that executions are actually less punitive than life without parole. He mentions prisoners on
Race and gender have been the two most controversial topics in the media recently. After reading Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, its very obvious that todays society & the society in the early 1930’s share many similarities. These similarities may not be to the same degree that they were back then, but they are still present and plaguing our generation, and will continue to plague the generation after us. The book is based in Maycomb, Alabama between 1933 & 1935. Traits of Race and gender inequality
ProCon.org). In recent years, the public school system has relied heavily on the information this test provides, in doing so creating controversy. Other than being a student myself, and participating in multiple standardized exams such as, CSAP, ACT, and SAT, I do not have much background knowledge on this debate. The debate over standardized testing has raised this inquiry question: What are the effects of standardized testing on the United States public education system?
One time supporters of affirmative action are now calling out “reverse discrimination”. If we want a stronger support for affirmative action we need to get rid of the preferential treatments. The back bone of affirmative action began with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment on December 18, 1865. The
the slaves were taken from the western coastal states of Africa. The demand for slaves grew as time passed and the suppliers had to step up their activity. To obtain the slaves they would raid villages and small towns. One story from a former slave named, Olaudah Equiano, told his story about how they were captured. He said that his parents went to go work out in the fields while him and his sister sat in the house and played. While they were in the house they heard men outside, broke down the door