Affirmative Action Affirmative action is in the classroom, work place, and in society everyday. In everyday society, does affirmative action need to be used? For a person to receive a smoother paved road because of their skin color is not justified. Even people intensely concerned about affirmative action, I said- whether for or against- rarely work hard to understand the arguments on both sides and to figure out how to persuade others (Edley 5). A minority …showed first 75 words of 1176 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1176 total…social aspirations (D’Souza 525). Against positions for students should go to the person based on their qualifications and ability. Race should not be a contributing factor. Affirmative action promotes racial discrimination, which harms relations between people of different backgrounds. Affirmative action is used in society all of the time. Opportunities are presented to minorities that are not usually there. This can go both ways in a discussion. Do you think this is right in society?