... skin color and sex should not be a factor in school admissions practices or hiring of employees. Unfortunately, minorities are still given preferential treatment on school admissions, employment, and scholarship opportunities. John Rawls and the Sophists philosophical ideas help shed light onto the issue of affirmative action. Their philosophies give much insight on an individuals claim to equality and liberty. Title Seven ... communities, but no race is excluded. UC-Berkeley officials are expanding MESA into more schools, and its scope is growing in some of the schools that already use...

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In March of l961 President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925, which established the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Its mission was to end discrimination in employment by the government and its contractors. The order ... gives us a right to citizenship. The fifteen amendment gives us the right vote. So, therefore affirmative action has been in progress for years and still continue improve upon Americans. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quoted "I Have A Dream" speech. His comments: "We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped and robbed of their...

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... of Race "Bush Opposes Diversity Policy at University" by By Edwin Chen and Nick Anderson, L.A. Times Jan.16, 2003 In March l961, less than two months after assuming office, President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925 which established the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Its mission was to end discrimination in employment by the government and its contractors. "Affirmative action ... those who oppose civil rights and oppose diversity in this country," not to be lost is the irony that this decision came on what would have been the late Reverend Martin Lut...

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