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    The Affirmative Action Act was created to ensure that minority groups and women were given the same opportunities in education and employment that were traditionally afforded to white males. According to the National Conferences of State Legislatures, affirmative action is, “…an outcome of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, intended to provide equal opportunities for members of minority groups and women in education and employment. In 1961, President Kennedy was the first to use the term "affirmative

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    "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to eliminate discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in private hiring practices and labor union activities" (Unknown). During that time discrimination among minorities and woman was extremely high and there

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    hard work

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    of a certain setback such as gender or race, however with that extra push, they could come out even more successful than anyone else. It all comes back to the common phrase, “you get what you work for.” So when it comes to letting everyone having equal liberties and letting the amount of work that they put in determine their success, than I think that it is a completely fair model of justice. Continuing with the idea of people believing that it is unfair how the upper class has more advantages in

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    The American Dream

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    The American Dream is the idea of equal opportunity for all, with freedom to do what you want with your life. It is the idea that what you can achieve depends on how much work you put in, but with some people today putting in years of hard work and diligence only to never move up in the world the reality of this dream is beginning to be challenged. Believers of the American Dream claim that everyone has the same basic set of rights and opportunities to succeed, but with there being so many varying

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    It is an unfortunate reality that not everyone in society is equal. This is due to the centuries of power struggles and certain dominant groups being the center of decision-making. These dominant groups are seen as privileged and everything in society is created to benefit said group. This makes the other groups oppressed in that in order to succeed as the privileged, they must attempt to use a system not created with them in mind. This is where equality comes in. It allows both groups to exist in

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    improving economic opportunities

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    environment for talented men and women of all backgrounds. We believe an environment in which people of different backgrounds work together and in which people encounter different ways of thinking enhances creativity and innovation. We follow an equal opportunities policy for recruitment, hiring, training, performance, assessment, promotion and remuneration, and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender, age, religion, political orientation, nationality or social origin. workforce Our workforce

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    According to our textbook, institutions or organizations involves with affirmative action programs in order to improve opportunities or provide compensations for individuals that belong to omitted groups in the U.S history. While affirmative action programs are prevalent in a numerous of fields, employment and education are the two most active fields that focus on the affirmative action. In many associations and other cases, the affirmative action can be considered as a series of privileged programs

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    with a sexual connotation that create an intimidating, demeaning, or offensive work environment; an unwanted sexual request or advance, inappropriate touching, or sexual assault; an implied or expressed reprisal or threat of reprisal, or denial of opportunity for refusing to comply with a sexual request; any implied or expressed reward for complying with a sexually oriented advance or request; displaying pornographic, offensive or derogatory pictures or text; and a reprisal or threat of reprisal against

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    Mission Statement Our mission is to provide great healthcare and clinical services that promote the health and safety of our community. We are patient centered with a focus on prevention. Through efficient use of office staff and medical technology, we are able to offer exceptionally accessible and personal care in a comfortable atmosphere. We are here to serve you and your entire family from infants, toddlers, school-age children, teens, young adults, pregnant women, and adults. We promise to…

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