For my entire life, I have heard the old adage "May the best man win." Growing up and being competitive in all sorts of athletics, I have always believed in and lived by that saying. Recently I have begun to reach adulthood, and realize now that this saying is no longer true. The reason for the best man not always winning any more is affirmative action. Affirmative action today, is considered to be one of the most controversial dilemmas facing our equal rights status. It affects higher education, the workforce, and every American's civil rights. I believe that affirmative action violates the norms of achievement and has increased racial tension in America.
President John F. Kennedy issued executive order 10925 in March of 1961 establishing a presidential committee on equal employment opportunity. This was believed to help end employment discrimination in our United States government. The order stated that our government would not discriminate against any employee due to race, creed, color, or national origin. Three years later The Civil Rights Act of 1964 expanded this order and set the stage for the birth of affirmative action (Cahn xi). In the past 30 years, this action has actually begun to do the exact opposite of what it was set up to do. Daily debates arise whether it is truly equal or fair. It betrays the vision of equal rights and causes reverse discrimination in jobs and educational opportunities (Bolick 50). .
Affirmative action not only damages students, but it can also hurt academic programs and cause racial tension on school grounds. This sort of school life damages the entire academic environment. There is now an argument that many minorities .
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admitted to schools are prematurely dismissed and they are complaining that they have been emotionally damaged. These students are bitter and betrayed when they fail at what they did not deserve and are suspended from the university.
May The Best Man Win After you graduate from college, you will be putting in your application for a job that you went to college for. ... After this subparagraph would be added, the president would then have to sign an executive order stating that although contractors may hire immigrants, only US born minorities would count toward meeting the affirmative action set goals. ...
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There were no more wins and no more cheers. ... He was a determined man to achieve his dreams. ... He was named The Man of the Match, The Man of the World cup Series, and the brought home the world cup trophy. ... But hopefully he may achieve his goals in politics likewise in cricket. Overall, he is a legend which always be remember as the best of the best. ...
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He is a man many elders and young people look up to in life. ... The league-leading scorer can not win a national championship." ... He then went on to win the championship 2 more consecutive years. ... They went on to win the next 2 titles the following 2 years and are now known as possibly the best basketball team in history. ... During the summer, Jordan admitted that he may miss the game, but it was 99.9 percent that he would stay retired out of the league and he was just doing it for the conditioning purpose. ...
Are men better or has man's best friend taken the win over women? ... A dog may get jealous when you talk to other dogs, but he doesn't obsess over it like a man does. ... A man will argue until he wins, even though he is just going to fall asleep. ... Any disease a man carries is bad. ... The best thing of all is Holiday Inns accept men. ...
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Life is a tragic experience, and the best one can hope for is to live and die with dignity. ... Here he again increases his fame "the days on earth for every one of us are numbered; he who may should win renown before his death; that is a warrior's best memorial when he has departed from this world". (1370-1375) This last line shows, once again, Beowulf's desire to win a reputation of heroism, honor and glory before his death. ... Beowulf had to trust in his own strength instead, for if man wants to win lasting fame in battle, he must put aside his fear of death. Beowulf is an o...
