Case Against Affirmative Action

A very prevalent topic these days, whether in the workplace or at a college, is affirmative action. Many people are Pro-affirmative action, and many are against. I,for one, am against it. I believe that affirmative action creates a lower standard to those of minority groups, and encourages them to think they deserve what they have not earned. I also think affirmative actions takes away from those white males who have worked twice as hard …

…range of accomplishments in athletics, music, student government, drama, school clubs, and other extracurricular efforts. but race and ethnicity do not have a place on this list, these are traits, not achievements. Bibliography Page Sykes, Marquita The Origins of Affirmative Action PG Publishing CO. Inc. 2003 McWhorter, John http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/affirm Sacks, David & Thiel, Peter "The Case Against Affirmative Action" http://www.stanfordalumni.org/new/magazine/1996/sepoct/articles/against.html