This policy increases opportunities and prevents legal barriers for minorities and women in the United States. Although affirmative action has had its share of opposing arguments as well as advocates, it has partially abolished and helped most gender and racial barriers. ... This executive order told federal contractors to " take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during their employment, without regard to race creed color or natural origin" The current status of affirmative action whether it is good or not still remains undeclared. ...

• Word Count: 483
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Blacks were brainwashed and stripped of self-esteem from the dark color of their skin to their facial features. ... Whether, anybody wants to admit it, there is still a glass ceiling (status barrier) against African Americans. ...

• Word Count: 1165
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When we look back to the past, there is no doubt that African Americans faced the barrier of race, or color prejudice in the past; Chinese, and other Asian Americans were discriminated in the society, the workplace, the school, and the neighborhood. ...

• Word Count: 982
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

While not intentionally taking a stereotypical tone, the fact of the matter was that this show broke the barrier of the role of African Americans on television. ... They feel that by making Bart, a black boy instead of his "normal" yellowish color that more African-Americans will be drawn into watching the Simpsons. ...

• Word Count: 1214
• Approx Pages: 5