Affirmative Action
In chapter 12 in the book Compose, Design, Advocate , there is a short story about affirmative action. There was a boy named Charles Ogletree Jr., who was accepted into Stanford because of his nationality. He argues that affirmative action should be kept because it gives African Americans a greater chance into getting into college especially while attending an average high school and receiving an average G.P.A. It is funny how Charles Ogletree Jr. assumed he will be with his peers that are just like him. He definitely thought wrong; I mean has he heard of the saying “Nothing comes easy in life?” or how about “With success comes responsibility.” Nothing is ever handed to you without you working for it right? I am glad Stanford made Ogletree work for his grades and make him compete against those smarter than him.
I definitely agree with Ogletree when he said “It is my hope that one day we will no longer need affirmative action…However that time has not yet arrived.” (Pg. 412) It may seem unfair to the majority race that have an average G.P.A because they do not get the same opportunity as minorities. Also it can seem unfair as well because students that are White or Asian get denied from schools like Yale and Stanford even though they meet the requirements. Although the affirmative action is looked down upon, it is not ready to be taken away due some of the same problems we had decades ago.
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i completely agree with your view on affirmative action. I think that even if you get into a college through affirmative action, you have to work for your grades. I also feel that in the future maybe affirmative action will not be needed, but right now there are a lot of schools that do not get enough funding to provide a good education for minorities and affirmative action just levels the playing field
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