What Does Equal Mean
"All men are created equal," as affirmed in the Constitution of the United States of America. This is a statement that no America claims to dispute but it has been disputed many times when it comes to the issue of affirmative action. Both sides of the debate have over examined moral and ethical issues concerning affirmative action while forgetting to scrutinize the system that has created the need for them. Affirmative action is more encompassing than just a cure all for racial discrimination, segregation and slavery (Eastland, 396). The opposition has failed to account for the positive features that affirmative action has fostered. Affirmative action has heightened our awareness of racism, sexism, equal opportunity in jobs and education and an overall increased quality of life as is guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. In theory, it should provide groups a greater equality of opportunity denied to Blacks by an unfair assessment of their capabilities and a historically flawed system . Until all individuals have the same motivation, the same physical attributes, the same language, the same skin color, the same sex, and the same talents there is a overwhelming need to continue affirmat
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