Affirmative Action Debate Outline

Viliana Apollon

Comm1212

Debate Speech Outline

        I.            Introduction

A.      “I have a dream that on day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” Martin Luther King Jr.

B.      Today we have come to debate a very controversial issue, affirmative action. This house of parliament believes in the use of affirmative action in the process of college admissions

C.      After reading several article on the issue of affirmative action, and as a child of history, I feel that I am qualify to debate this issue.

D.      Define affirmative action. Social and economic stratification needs to be address. Changes negative presentation of school, compensate discrimination, racial and cultural diversity in the classroom, provides money for public school.

      II.            Define affirmative action

A.       Affirmative action is using a method to differentiate people groups in order to provide each individual with an equal opportunity and entitlement to higher education.

B.      Vashtic and MIT 

    III.            Social and Economic stratification needs to be address

A.      Two students, different high school, but same qualification. Which one is better for the community? How do you decide which one is better for the community or society itself?

B.      Social stratification: the division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy   

C.      The husky promise:  “It's a guarantee to Washington state students from low-income and lower-middle-income families that finances won't keep them from reaching their goals and realizing their potential if they are admitted to the University of Washington”.

    IV.            Method to compensate for NEGATIVE discrimination

A.      “the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth” Genesis 8:21

B.      Color blindness: Patty Lane “A beginner’s guide to crossing cultures: making friends in a multi-cultural”. Tatum, “Why are all the black kids sitting together in the back of the cafeteria”. Corinthians 12

      V.            Conclusion

Work Cited

“The real world” by Kerry Ferris and Jill Stein

“A beginner's guide to crossing cultures: making friends in a multicultural world”  by Patty Lane - InterVarsity Press – 2002

"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?": and other conversations about race by Beverly Daniel.Tatum - Basic Books – 2003

The Husky Promise. University of Washington’s Finanacial Aid Page. http://www.bothell.washington.edu/financialaid/huskypromise

Bible, New Internation Version , various verses