The Illustrious Chronus Department is a (hypothetical) branch of the federal government that analyzes past incidents to determine their particular impact on current affairs. This department is currently looking to hire a new recruit to train in a recently developed program, where the employee will work towards eventually becoming the director of the department. The candidate should ideally have a degree in humanities relating to history, culture and research. It is also critical that the candidate displays the ability to work well with others in a leadership role. The position includes an enviable benefits package, complete with vacation, healthcare and retirement. After conducting interviews and reviewing relevant information, the Chronus Department focuses on two potential options. They are both quite suited for the opportunity. Take note of Molly, an African-American woman from an upper-middle-class, politically involved Texan family. He earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology with a concentration in U.S. Civics from Yale University. After graduation, Molly volunteered for two years in the Peace Corps before taking a year to explore Europe. Also worth considering is Cameron, a third-generation Irish-American from a working-class family in Pennsylvania. After high school he spent a year working with his father in a steel mill before deciding to go to college. He then received a scholarship to Princeton, eventually graduating with a degree in United States History. Cameron was elected student body president in his senior year and established a union for teaching assistants. Because both candidates are so well qualified, the department has difficulty determining which of them should receive the job, especially..... .middle of paper ...discriminatory practices were directed against blacks as a group. ...Preferential treatment programs are intended to offset the disadvantages imposed by racism so that blacks are not forced to bear the primary costs of that wrong. …To condemn policies intended to correct racial barriers because they themselves erect barriers is to ignore the difference between action and reaction, cause and effect, aggression and self-defense…”. He concludes that “affirmative action is directed at empowering those groups who have been adversely affected by past and present exclusionary practices. Moves to abolish preferential treatment would inflict a grave injustice on African Americans, as they signal an unwillingness to recognize that the plight of African Americans is the result of institutional practices that require institutional responses. (Page.218) [10/12]