1.Learning targetsToday I can:
Explain the purpose of using Powerpoint
Know how to use Powerpoint as a visual aid instead of a teleprompter
Identify what makes a good Powerpoint slide
Harvest, include, and cite images properly

2. Why use
Powerpoint?
3. YOU are the focus
Not the screen.
4. 5. Affirmative Action
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6. Affirmative Action
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7. Justice for All?
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8. The Truth About Affirmative ActionJon Orech
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9. Overview
A system that gives minorities preferential treatment, especially in hiring and education.
Originally began as a way to help African Americans during the Civil Rights area but grew to include other minorities and women.
10. Overview
A system that gives minorities preferential treatment, especially in hiring and education.
Originally began as a way to help African Americans during the Civil Rights area but grew to include other minorities and women.
11. What is Affirmative Action?
A system that gives minorities preferential treatment, especially in hiring and education.
12. Some important dates are:
1961 John F. Kennedy encouraged contractors working with the government to hire employees w/o regard to race
President Johnson extended and required certain businesses to have hiring plans that added minorities to their companies
1964 Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act banned racial discrimination in employment and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1970 Supreme Court began hearing challenges
1978- Allan Bakke, a white medical student, sued University of California at Davis for admitting minorities with much lower scores than his
Affirmative Action ended with President Reagan
1995 University of California voted to discontinue Affirmative Action
13. Some important dates are:
1961 John F. Kennedy encouraged contractors working with the government to hire employees w/o regard to race
President Johnson extended and required certain businesses to have hiring plans that added minorities to their companies
1964 Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act banned racial discrimination in employment and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1970 Supreme Court began hearing challenges
1978- Allan Bakke, a white medical student, sued University of California at Davis for admitting minorities with much lower scores than his
Affirmative Action ended with President Reagan
1995 University of California voted to discontinue Affirmative Action
14. Landmark Events
1961:Kennedy encourages employers
1963: Johnson requires hiring plans
1964: Title VII of Civil Rights Act
1970: Supreme Court challenges
1978: Bakkevs U.C. Davis
1986: Reagan ends Affirmative Action
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19. IF YOU USE A GRAPH OR CHART,
EXPLAIN WHY YOU ARE USING IT.
20. Affirmative Action
Get rid of it
No longer needed because women are now treated equally
57% of all college students are female
Since 1990, women have earned more baccalaureate degrees than men
Was originally designed to make up for slavery, but many of the blacks that are admitted to university are actually first or second generation immigrants from countries like Ghana or Nigeria
Many minorities feel insecure on campuses and at jobs b/c they feel like they have to prove themselves
We need it
White men still have the most power
At the end of the 20th century, only 16% of blacks held profession or managerial positions, compared with 31% for whites
Women own 39% of contracting firms, but less than 3% of federal contracts go to firms owned by women
A 1993 study found that companies with hiring practices that valued women and minorities performed 24% better in the stock market than those who did not
Affirmative action corrects the terrible injuries that U.S. culture has allowed for centuries
21. Affirmative Action
Get rid of it
No longer needed because women are now treated equally
57% of all college students are female
Since 1990, women have earned more baccalaureate degrees than men
Was originally designed to make up for slavery, but many of the blacks that are admitted to university are actually first or second generation immigrants from countries like Ghana or Nigeria
Many minorities feel insecure on campuses and at jobs b/c they feel like they have to prove themselves

We need it
White men still have the most power
At the end of the 20th century, only 16% of blacks held profession or managerial positions, compared with 31% for whites
Women own 39% of contracting firms, but less than 3% of federal contracts go to firms owned by women
A 1993 study found that companies with hiring practices that valued women and minorities performed 24% better in the stock market than those who did not
Affirmative action corrects the terrible injuries that U.S. culture has allowed for centuries
22. Ending Affirmative Action
Points
Females: equal chances
Designed to compensate for slavery
Minorities insecurities
Counterpoints
White men still hold power
Business performance improved
Corrects historical injustices
23. Points
Females: equal chances
Designed to compensate for slavery
Minorities insecurities
24. What to keep in mind:
PPT assists audience, NOT speaker
Reduce number of words (6x6 rule)
Use images and graphics (GIVE CREDIT)
Use easy-to-read fonts
Limit effects and transitions
Use contrasting colors