Affirmative Action

Argumentative Essay # 45976

Ethics
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Political Science

Affirmative Action

Argues that affirmative action is not a system that should be used in today's work force.

1,618 words () | 2 sources | MLA | 2003 United States

Paper Summary:

Although affirmative action began as a means to bring segregation to an end, adversely, it became a means to end discrimination with discrimination. This paper argues that modern affirmative action causes more harm than good and creates tension in the work force, as well as America's established educational institutions. It argues that, for America to become a truly colorblind nation, it must wipe the slate clean and operate on the ethical merit system, instead of preferential treatment for people who no longer need it.

From the Paper:

"It is unbelievably hard to create a level playing field with the colorful history that America possesses. It is not legitimate to create one policy to appease an agitated nation by ending discrimination with reverse discrimination. Affirmative Action implicitly advocates reverse discrimination against white males and makes itself morally unacceptable by advocating that two wrongs make a right. In hindsight, reparations would have been a better solution to the problem. Giving high-level jobs to people under qualified for the positions has seemingly nothing to do with repairing past injustices."