A New Age of Discrimination
Many upcoming high school graduates have dreams of continuing his or her education at a major university. In order to become accepted into a college of one's choice, he or she must dedicate time and effort to achieve the grades required. People have been taught that through hard work and dedication the reward of a better future is obtained. This system seems to be fair and just however our nation put in extra effort to give equality to the minority groups through affirmative action. At the time affirmative action seemed to be a good idea and it was put into action but now our society is feeling the repercussions of this act. Affirmative action is now acting as a road-block for the students who are working hard to receive a good education, more than it is helping minority groups. Affirmative action was adopted to create opportunities for minority groups but, in turn, has created reverse discrimination and favored treatment in college admissions.
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