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Affirmative action: the good, the bad and the ugly

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Based on the following article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2022/11/03/affirmative-action-may-be-overturned-in-higher-education-are-workplaces-next/?sh=33d162a81c8c What is affirmative action? According to Oxford Languages: “(in the context of the allocation of resources or employment) the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously”. In her article, Janice Gassam Asare describes how the supreme court is most likely ending affirmative action in universities. She says that it would “negatively impact racial diversity” and that Black and Hispanic students would be impacted the most. She ends the article by mentioning the benefits of diverse environments, which are mainly favoring creativity, innovation and even financial returns. Although both Janice and the policy seem to be of goodwill, I don’t agree with them. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Fighting past discrimination with modern discriminati...
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  Validating feelings   Is every feeling valid? What does validation mean in this context? Is there a proper way to react to someone’s feelings? This is what Tuuli is attempting to teach us with her article. I strongly suggest that you read the article first by following this link: A Step by Step Guide to Validating Emotions and Feelings | Tuuli Vahtra   To start off, in Tuuli’s own words, validating would be “giving another person a direct message that their experience is understandable, real, and logical, given what happened”. Some of the benefits would be a reduction of emotional pain and the feeling of not being alone anymore. She then proceeds to give us some tips on what kind of sentence to use when validating someone’s emotions, such as “Your feelings make total sense”, and “How can I support you in this situation?”. Tuuli also mentions an often-forgotten aspect of this subject: what validating does not mean. It does not mean that you have to agree to...
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 This post is based on the following research: (PDF) GREENWASHING: A Study on the Effects of Greenwashing on Consumer Perception and Trust Build-Up (researchgate.net) Caring for the environment is becoming a core value for an increasing number of people. In a capitalist society, this means new ways to reach and influence a large number of customers. To guarantee themselves a piece of pie, many companies will do anything to convince customers that their product is eco-friendly. This is commonly known as greenwashing. In this era of connectivity and ease of access to information, one would believe that customers are well armed against greenwashing. This is what Manvi Khandelwal attempted to find out with her research. A group of 150 persons were asked a range of questions regarding greenwashing. Out of this group, only 25 were found not to have been victims of greenwashing. Manvi then proceeds to explain that consumers appear to have a good understanding of greenwashing, but that the...
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