Affirmative Action outline

Justin Paterson

24 April 2013

Speech

Professor Gillespie

I. Introduction: Affirmative Action is not an effective means to secure opportunity for minorities.

A. Let me tell you a story about two kids. They were best friends and one was white while the other was black. They grew up together in the same neighborhood, played the same sports, and both were involved in student government. Both students graduated with a 3.6 GPA and scored around 1750 in the SAT. However, one thing separated the two. When they submitted their application to the same state college, only one was accepted. Did you know that according to the New York Times, marking African American or Latino on the race section of a college application is equivalent to a 150-310 point increase to your SAT score?  

B. Preview: unfair bias in the college admissions process. Reverse discrimination. Affirmative Action has a negative impact on the collegiate student body. It is no longer needed as a means to promote diversity.

C. Rebuttal: to come

       

II. Unfair bias in the college admissions process.

A.     States that still follow the guidelines of affirmative action give racial preference when making a decision on what student is accepted and what student is denied

B.     Affirmative action in the college admission process is not based on merit but the color of your skin. If you live in a state that employs the use of affirmative action, a non-minority student is discriminated against even if his academic standings are within the collegiate guidelines.

C.     New York Times, marking African American or Latino on the race section of a college application is equivalent to a 150-310 point increase to your SAT score?  

III. Reverse discrimination:

A.     Through out my time in the navy I worked with many people of multiple races. One of my good friend’s who was African American said that the reason he joined the navy was so he could work for his right to go to college. He stated that all that affirmative action is, is giving a boost to minorities rather then making everyone equal.

B.     Affirmative action is a violation of the equal protection guarantee stated in the constitution as amendment 14. Amendment 14 states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. Regardless of race we are all created equal and we need to start living that way.

IV. Conclusion: We urge you to stand up and look at what is right, and end affirmative action.

A.     No longer shall we sit back and watch as there is and unfair bias in the collage admission process.

B.     And no longer shall we accept the reverse discrimination that is going on in our beloved country.

-Bibliography

-       Cornell University Law school, Legal Information Institute.     <http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv

-       Loudoun Times, Reverse discrimination in collage admissions <http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/letters/article/reverse_discrimination_in_college_admissions12512/

-       ABC News, Affirmative action cases could broadly impact collage admissions <http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/supreme-court-hear-affirmative-action-cases-broadly-impact/story?id=18809068#.UXirgr81bFI

-       The Atlantic, A better way to diversify colleges. <http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/a-better-way-to-diversify-colleges/274871/

-       The New York Times, Does Affirmative Action do what it should? <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/does-affirmative-action-do-what-it-should.html?_r=0

-       National Review Online, The New Affirmative Action. <http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/342913/new-affirmative-action-victor-davis-hanson