None of This Is Fair - 1658 Words

The topic of â€Å"Affirmative Action† policy, placed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, introduced the program to reduce discriminatory acts towards â€Å"underrepresented and minority groups, which required and ensured any applicant are employed—without regards to race, creed, color, or national origin (663).† In Richard Rodriquez article â€Å"None of This Is Fair,† published in 2007, he tells his own account of discrimination as a student. Rodriguez attended Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Berkley during the â€Å"Affirmative Action† period. Being of Mexican-American heritage, Rodriguez writes in great detail about his struggles, emotionally and mentally, throughout his collegiate years. Rodriguez’ main argument is all individual rights,†¦show more content†¦We tried to explain our current situation and were escorted out as fast as our name was called. No assistance was given at all. However; as we were about to leav e, a Hispanic family with one child around the same age as my daughter, walked out with a representative and an interpreter, handing the couple a check, food voucher, and explanations of when they would receive their checks. There we were, a young couple, with an infant, unable to work, and a resident of California, yet we were pushed aside because I made too much money the year before. Who cared about our needs at the time? I could no longer handle this emotionally, by the grace of God, my grandparents helped us out or we would have been homeless. Another example of discrimination I experienced was with my sister. She has four children and was on government assistance, not only for Medi-Cal, but HUD housing, food stamps and was also paid to take care of her clinically diagnosed Schizophrenic husband. Her family had a brand new house, two new cars, and a substantial amount of government income, up until April of this year when her youngest son turned eighteen—a total of twent y-four years! She, nor her husband, ever worked, why should they? Who would work, if they had all there needs met? Discrimination was not thought of at the time, but it did take place that day against us. To not care for a young infant, let alone her parents, becauseShow MoreRelatedA Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest J. Gaines and None of this is Fair, by Richard Rodriguez1469 Words   |  6 Pagessuccesses of African-Americans. The short story â€Å"None of this is Fair† by Richard Rodriguez was about how Affirmative Action benefited the minority making it unfair for white students to succeed. In the novel, Grant is a black person and educated, he is different from the other black people that are supposed to work only on the field. In the short story Rodriguez was a Mexican-American student and during his time there was a program called Affirmative Action. This program was designed to help the minorityRead MoreFederal Taxation Week 1 Quiz845 Words   |  4 Pages. (TCO 2) Bar ry owns a 30% interest in a partnership that earned $300,000 this year.  He also owns 30% of the stock in a C corporation that earned $300,000 during the year. The partnership did not make any distributions, and the corporation did not pay any dividends.  How much income must Barry report from these businesses? (Points : 2) |   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   $0 income from the partnership and $0 income from the corporation   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   $0 income from the partnership and $90,000 income from the corporation   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Read MoreFederal Tax Accounting Ii Week 1 Checkpoint1384 Words   |  6 Pages1. | Question : | (TCO 2) Barry owns a 30% interest in a partnership that earned $300,000 this year. 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This passage introduces the main character only named the â€Å"child† in Flannery O’Connor’s short story â€Å"A Temple of the Holy Ghost† and indeed she is influenced not only by the two girls that this line refers to, but by everything she hears and sees. She is very direct and speaks without thinking, for example when she asks her mother to invite Mr. â€Å"Cheat,† an admirer of Miss Kirby’sRead MoreFair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair1004 Words   |  5 Pagesâ€Å"Fair is foul and foul is fair†. The text Macbeth is asphyxiated in themes of treachery, dishonesty, deception shown by the quote â€Å"Fair is foul and foul is fair†. This quote shows that despite the fact that something appears to be devout and pure it may underneath be treacherous and evil. The text is smothered in lies and betrayal from various characters. Shakespeare portrays this theme through the Witches and Hecate’s meandering of Macbeth’s prophecy which tricks Macbeth in to believing he is insuperableRead Morebshs405 r1 intake assessment form Essay1195 Words   |  5 PagesSUICIDE/HOMICIDE EVALUATION Client’s self rating of suicide risk 1 - none Client’s self rating of becoming violent 2 - slight Client’s self-rating of homicide risk 1 - none (1 – none 2 – slight 3 – moderate 4 – extreme/immediate) 10. MENTAL STATUS EXAM Appearance âÅ"” disheveled/unkempt age appropriate well groomed bizarre other Orientation âÅ"” person âÅ"” situation place time Behavior/Eye Contact âÅ"” limited âÅ"” restless good avoidant none relaxed/calm rigid agitated slumped posture tense tics tremors MotorRead MoreEqual Rights1089 Words   |  5 PagesThroughout history women have fought to have the same rights and privileges as men. To this day women do not seem to be treated the same as men in the workforce. It appears that women have given up the fight for equal rights. Although women have stood up for what they believe in, there are still many aspects of the workplace that are not as equal as the opportunities that men are given. For hundreds of years women have fought to have equal rights in the workplace. First, it was not uncommon forRead MoreTax Money For Social Programs993 Words   |  4 Pageshe United States in one of the least taxed countries in the world. But many in America feel that we are being taxed to much. With that being said we have to look at where these tax dollars are going to get the fair idea of why and what taxes do. The government is not self financing so the money for social programs must come from some where. Taxation can be defined as being a means of collecting money from citizens and businesses within the country to support its operations. The Affirmative State