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Affirmative Action: For Better or Worse?

Affirmative Action: For Better or Worse?

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This quote was taken from our country’s Declaration of Independence. This quote stands at the core of America’s collective beliefs. The promise of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” has drawn many immigrants to America’s shores. Has America fulfilled these promises to all of its citizens? Do all who live here have the same opportunities regardless of race, creed or color? Has America truly come so far in diversity that discrimination is a thing of the past? I think not if in 2003 we still hear “the first black person to do….”anything. If in this day and age there are still white people that are amazed by how articulate Colin Powell is then no we have not come far enough. Colin Powell is a pr...

Posted by: Adriana Alvarez

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