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 …showed first 75 words of 1916 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1916 total…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