Throughout the history of the United States of America the intense and controversial view of "equality" has been a hot topic. ... As a human being and especially as a citizen of the United States of America, I believe that civil rights are a very intricate part of our existence. ... And since, the affirmative action programs focused on minority groups that were determined by the federal government such as: Asian or Pacific Islander-Persons having origins in any of the original people of the far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. ... Black (not of Hispanic Or...

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Finally, the New Deal "transformed the American party system." ... (4) American liberalism changed in three ways after FDR's death. ... (6) American Keynesians wanted the economy to keep growing bigger and bigger, so that there will be enough for everybody; some believed that this was an American alternative to Marxism. ... During his mission Johnson was convinced that "the fate of all Asia depended on American leadership in the region"(Schulman 61), and we must decide whether to meet that challenge with full realization of the costs America will endure; or else hold back and watch th...

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There has been prejudice towards those who are not whites males in America since its founding in 1776. ... Immediately, that rationale can be problematic because most Hispanics and Asian Americans can't ordinarily claim their ancestors were victims of oppression. ... Supporters who look for compensation emphasis the history of slavery and segregation suffered by blacks in this country and sometimes the devastation of American Indians. ...

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For example, congress passed the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965, which was the first form of broad financial aid given in America's history. ... During Johnson's Presidential career, he spent much of his time developing a solid foundation for the well-being of America's Foreign Affairs. ... For example, in October 1966, representatives from the United States, Thailand, Korea, the Philippines, and other south Asian countries agreed to withdraw their troops and work for peace negotiations if Vietnam abandoned the war (Goodwin, Doris 255.) ... With a close analysis of ...

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These organizations were mildly successful in bringing about African American rights. ... The imposition of segregation, or Jim Crow laws, stripped African Americans of many of the rights they had gained during the 19th century. ... Originally conceived as the cure for discrimination, affirmative action now had no place in the lives of many Americans. ... When elected President, Bill Clinton gave the American people what they wanted, a white house staff that "looked like America." ... "Only six-tenths of one percent of senior management positions are held by African Americans, four-tenths of a...

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