... or gender in admissions, the number of African Americans in the freshman class dropped 51%, Chicano/Latinos dropped 43%, and American Indians fell 39% at Cal Berkeley alone. According to in Article under the UC website, only twelve percent of the students admitted into the UC's were ... post-graduated work. According to the National Research Council, 56.1% of male doctoral recipients financed their graduate education with university support, compared with 39.9% of women. Of women doctoral recipients, 50.4% paid for their education through personal resources, while only 31% of men relied...

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... , the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University. This poll reported that among those people experiencing the most eco-nomic distress, 57 percent said racial tensions were increasing, compared to only 39 percent among those who were worried least about their economic condition. The same survey found other signs of persistent racism among many whites. Most whites, for example, believe that the ... been considered poor, miraculously rehabilitated his political career in 1994 by hammering away at the immigration issue. Defenders of immigrants counter that immigrants typically take job...

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The result of California election on June 4th, 1998 was predicted all along. Proposition 227, also known as the anti-bilingual education measure, won in 61% favorable to 39% unfavorable contest. In a seemingly routine contest, the proposition brought out one of the most disparaging groups of supporters and critics, displaying passion for their causes in rallies, forums, debates and ... ...

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... answer. President Clinton spoke out in his speech for National Archives: " Let me be clear: Affirmative Action has been good for America, we should have a simple slogan: Mend it, but don't bend it"(Benac). Without even trying to change the way Affirmative Action is implemented, California is ending it first. This will prove detrimental to Californian society because it will cause ... "The whole reason you have racial preferences is that the racially preferred do not meet the standards applied to others, if you require that they meet the standards, then they don't get in." This might be ...

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... as rape, murder, and many other cases that we hear about single day, could also see the end of it. Even if they don't understand the process, which could be really complicated and there are some adults who don't understand it either, I am pretty sure they realize, if they are not retarded, that they are getting the punishment they deserved for their ... years old, have come up with a plan to kill their father and, what the most important is, they totally understood they would be punished, otherwise why would they cover up? I don't say that the mindset of a child under 18 can grasp the c...

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... based computer systems, electronic mail, automated phone systems, card access and video systems. Employers now have the capability to monitor, with ease, many of the employee's routines. Employees don't want their privacy infringed upon. However, unless otherwise specifically stated, employers may have the right to monitor such actions. There are few legislative laws and regulations protecting an employee's ... surrounding "Privacy in the Workplace." Policy Statement You may be wondering, how can my employer invade my privacy and get away with it? Don't I have rights? In most instances...

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... transmitted diseases are the fault of adults. She asserted that, "Our parents think if we learn birth control information, then we"ll be encouraged to go out and screw around. Don't they know that only if we have all the facts, we can make choices on our own?" (qtd. in Bode 25) Is Alice right, or are the adults? If teenagers ... have had intercourse," declaring that eighty-five percent of the females have their first sexual intercourse before consulting with a professional on sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy ("Teens and Contraception 3). Teenagers don't know that they"re unaw...

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... (Spelman,1988). He took four videotapes of children's stories valued at $68.84 from another Kmart. These are crimes that have been committed time after time by repeat offenders who don't do all of their time in prison or either they are not prosecuted. Because Andrade had two burglary convictions on his record, the petty thefts could be treated as serious ... (Spelman,1988). Other recommendations include requiring sex offenders to register in the county where they work and the creation of an Internet database of sex offenders (Spelman). Therefore, repeat offenders don't take their sente...

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... emphasis on learning the language; a system that many fear is a return to a past when children were sometimes punished for speaking Spanish, but that others say is a return to sanity" stated Don Terry in his article Bilingual Education Facing Toughest Test. In addition, one of the more controversial points of he plan involves a waiver system whereby parents who prefer "native-language" instruction ... six percent in favor and forty five percent opposed. State Senator Richard Polanco, the head of the Legislature's Latino Caucus, said he expected most Latinos to vote against 227" said Don...

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... be doing a better job than at regular schools" (Jacobson. 2002 p4). RAND report analysts concluded in April that the evidence for or against charter schools is still inconclusive. "We simply don't know yet whether charter schools will fulfill their advocates" hopes or justify their critics" fears. Our review of the evidence leaves us without a crisp, bottom line judgment of the wisdom ... grades and is more interested in learning. And if she has a problem they just enfold her" (Gewertz. 2002 p4). Teachers in favor of the charter school movement are satisfied too, "I don't have to worry ...

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... who are in prison decrease overcrowding also reduce the amount of money being spent annually on housing inmates. There are many people that disagree with education in prison because they don't see inmates worthy enough of being taught. This view has come from certain republican parties and some prison employees. Many times there is a disagreement over educating prisoners because some correctional ... ...

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... the decision to take in other peoples' smoke by going to puts where it is permitted. In the event that they would lean toward not to smoke inactively, then they don't have to visit places where smoking is allowed [ CITATION Col15 l 1033 ]. Similarly, they trust a boycott would conceivably drive numerous bars and bars bankrupt as smokers would not go there any ... ...

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... plus. I think people in my community try to work together to make things right, however, there are and always will be the people that can't and will not change. I really don't think that I would change anything in my community, things seem to be handled and organized well, it's the people that need to change, and changing some people is impossible. So ... ...

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... if a parent adopts their child out, the other family members lose their rights also. Just because a parent does not want their child does not mean that the person's family members don't want any contact with the child. I feel that this should be changed. I really enjoyed doing this assignment; I learned a lot of information regarding the adoption process as I soon will probably be ... ...

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... several other subsidiaries are located in California (Hull). Diana Tucker, owner of West Valley Music in Mountain View, fought for the law after struggling to compete against online retailers who don't collect sales tax. "We still have enough people who think a music store is pretty cool to be around, but we have lost seven or eight music stores in the Bay ... ...

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"Nationwide, about 3.5 million public school students don't know English well enough to succeed in a regular classroom. Some school districts must accommodate children from 60 or more language groups----many who are five or six years old and ... ...

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... of the 41 states that participated, 44% reported having programs or special facilities that deal with mentally challenged persons. However this still means that more than half of the states don't cater well enough to mentally challenged people. The results from this study indicate that many states are doing their part in properly assisting mentally ill or mentally retarded inmates. Several ... ...

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... of justice will be obtained by a bargain that is fair to everyone?" He suggests that when we are bargaining there should be a veil of ignorance drawn over us where we don't know our sex, race, religion, wealth, intelligence, or special gifts. This sounds to me like the ideal school admissions policy, or job application, doesn't it? Unfortunately, in the United States ... ...

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... as little Trouble as possible. You are going to have your bad apples in the bunch, some people just want to make as much money as they possibly can. They don't care if they destroy the environment or alienate people. But measures need to be taken to ensure that the people and companies that choose to operate in that manner are ... ...

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... a 6.1% deterioration rate in regular education teachers. Another astonishing statistic centers on special education teacher certification. About 9% of all special education teachers are teaching with a temporary certificate. But the national numbers don't even measure up to those in some states. In California, 36% of special education teachers are uncertified. However the statistics of special education teacher certification come as no surprise to ... ...

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... in English-speaking settings, fourth-grade teacher Sue Carmona of Boston, Massachusetts, stated, "`I think it's going to be a struggle for these kids. Without the use of their native language, they don't have a base to build on."" Thus, this problem illustrates the need for more stable programs to help ease Spanish-speaking children into English language acquisition. Educational Programs as a Response to ... ...

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... prior convictions include "three-hundred and twenty-two robberies and two-hundred and sixty-two burglaries" (Bee). "The people we"re getting are heavy hitters," said Stanisalus County District Attorney Don Staahl. "The current offense may not be serious, but they have a criminal history that really spells danger. We"re saving a lot of risk for the future, and we"re making ... ...

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... real health and fitness issues such as combating stress and heart disease. Some of the advertisements have a wholesome theme such as a father and a child reading a magazine or neutral themes which don't really take sides with regard to the gender codes. Unfortunately, that is the overall problem with such magazines. They either perpetuate the gender codes or are neutral to them. There ... ...

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... control and to increased monitoring of immigrants that have entered the country legally. I believe that this could start to stem the flow of immigrants that are attracted by jobs, however I don't think it will be as effective when it comes to a second strong magnet of already having family members here in the state. So, with the belief that undocumented immigrants will ... ...

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... affirmative action programs are becoming racial and gender quota systems, and stated thatI'm old enough to remember when quotas existed in the United States for the purpose of discrimination, and I don't want to see what happened then, happen again.? Cite this. The target of Reagan's efforts to abolish racial and gender quotas was Executive Order 11246, which required federal contractors to ... ...

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