V. Beginning the Unit Introduce three maps of California and the concept of “Regions”. • Show students three different maps of California (See Appendix 1, 2, and 3). Ask students what they see, what do the maps show and what details do they notice? Students should point out the obvious such as cities, highways, the Pacific Ocean, compass, other states surrounding California, different colors on different maps. Tell students that map number two shows the valley in the centered colored green, and
The purpose of this paper is to assess the diversity of city where a news media company recently hired me: Irvine, California. The city of Irvine has recently grown rapidly with people of diverse backgrounds. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (CHECK APA CITATION STYLE), census data from American FactFinder display exact statistics about Irvine’s population diversity. Currently, though the city’s White population totals 107,215 and thus dominates in terms of race, the Asian population comes in second
Thinking about diversity and inclusion 1. What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing both textbooks. The dimensions of cultural diversity consist of in the diverse cultures in the world. The diversity is the different race, gender, age, ethical, language, religion, education, and more. The geographic region and the social roll are the result of the cultural diversity in the world. The diversity is variable and depends of the human’s
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INTRODUCTION Affirmative Action is an employment legislation protection system that is intended to address the systemized discrimination faced by women and minorities. It achieves this by enforcing diversity through operational intrusions into recruitment, selection, and other personnel functions and practices in America. Originally, Affirmative Action arose because of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s desire to integrate society on educational, employment
MANGING DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE Management 5000 LaTonya S. Warren Webster University Diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. This means understanding that every individual is unique, and noticing their individual uniqueness. This can be different race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies and exploring these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment
Establishing English as the official language presents a moral issue that contradicts American beliefs and values. An English-only culture conflicts with the notion of a “free country” based on the guarantee of “freedom of speech,” the value of diversity rooted in the idea that America is an nation of immigrants, and would in the end divide rather than bring together the nation. Although some believe that having an official language would benefit the U.S. economically, this would actually cause
Due to strong racial tensions, colleges believe admitting individuals in accordance to race is a positive liberal act, however affirmative action is evolving into quite a social strain. Colleges that endorse affirmative action are alleviating racial pressures based on college demographics but creating repercussions that are impacting all races and ages. If we continue burying the issues with affirmative action, we will not only be lessening the meaning of education but creating isolation between
accomplishments. I now use what I learned to apply to what I do in life and how I influence people around me wherever I go. I believe that my background and experiences will add a stupendous impact to the diversity of St. George’s University. As a child of Korean immigrant parents who moved to California from South Korea with nothing but the clothes on their backs, life was challenging. Struggling to make the big “American Dream”, my parents sacrificed their lives to provide food and shelter for my brother
constitutional rights have been infringed or a government action applies to a suspect classification (i.e. race, religion, national background). Specifically, in regards to Bakke v. Regents of University of California, the Supreme Court (“the Court”) concluded that, considering that the University of California, Davis received several Caucasian applicants for its special admission program in 1973 and 1974 and that none of the applicants received the admission to the program since the start, the program unfairly
The future of California is pretty good, for the state is projected to see growth in almost every sector of the economy as well as the population, but there are many concerns that must be addressed first in order to see California’s growth come to fruition. International trade and business is one of California’s largest industries and it’s expected to continue increasing, for many emerging economies are also located off of the Pacific Ocean. Growth in the economy is good, but requires resources that