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- 1161: The Micmac V.S. The Iroquois
- ... council, while continuing to exercise leadership at the local level. Together they formed the executive, legislative, and judicial authority of the league. Although each nation possessed unique responsibility in the confederacy, no sachem had greater rights than another. Onondaga had 14 representatives; the Cayuga, 10; the Mohawk and Oneida, nine; and the Seneca, eight. All council decisions were unanimous. Onondaga as the fire-keepers (chairman) and the Mohawks as the founders ... Seneca chiefs were stationed at the door of the council room, to prevent any unwanted motion from proceeding. Iroquois women held other powers in their communities. All member nations were matriarchal. All goods, titles, and rights followed the female line of descent. The elder women were the heads of the families. The women had orators representing them at council meetings, or they spoke directly through a chief. In times of war ... council, while continuing to exercise leadership at the local level. Together they formed the executive, legislative, and judicial authority of the league. Although each nation possessed unique responsibility in the confederacy, no sachem had greater rights than another. Onondaga had 14 representatives; the Cayuga, 10; the Mohawk and Oneida, nine; and the Seneca, eight. All council decisions were unanimous. Onondaga as the fire-keepers (chairman) and the Mohawks as the ...
- 1162: Affirmative Action
- Affirmative Action Affirmative action, the most heatedly debated topic of the civil rights movement, brings to the table many theories about its merit and effectiveness. "Affirmative action" was a phrase first coined by then-President John F. Kennedy. His intention was that "affirmative action" would ensure job applicants ... Pasour 1)." Kennedy never implied preferential treatment would be given to some applicants, that they would have a better chance because of their race, creed, color, or national origin. What he had proposed were 'equal' rights, nothing more. I whole-heartedly agree with Kennedy's intention of "affirmative action", it is the distortion of his entire idea into one of absurdly preferential treatment for minorities and women of which I can ... serve? Whether a person agrees or disagrees with the idea of affirmative action, it must be admitted the basis of the policy is one of unfair advantages based on race or gender. When the Civil Rights Act was passed, its spirit was not one of reverse discrimination but off getting employers to consider applicants objectively in filling jobs within their companies (Pasour 2). How can "equal rights" be in effect ...
- 1163: Nutrition In Schools
- ... Everyone from U. S. Senators to a student group called Kids Against Junk Food (KAJF) is demanding better food in school cafeterias (Norvell, 1995). On November 5, 1994, President Clinton signed the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill, this bill requires schools to meet dietary guidelines. The previous law, the National School Lunch Act, required schools to serve nutritious and as well as well-balanced lunches that provided one-third of the Recommended Daily Allowance ... milk. The law didnt say anything about things like the fat content, cooking methods, or freshness of foods (Meyer&Conklin,1998). Those loopholes are the reason that President Clinton signed the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill. The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill was designed to increase calories from nonfat or low fat sources. The meat requirements basically stayed the same but, fruit/vegetables, and grain/bread components went up. This type ...
- 1164: Comprehensive New Orleans
- ... form of government, chased governor Ulloa out of town. The leaders of the rebellion were a arrested, five were shot, one died in jail and the remaining six were incarcerated. New Orleans was granted trading rights by Spain in 1795. In 1800 the Treaty of San Ildefenso gave Louisiana back to France. This treaty was a secret, unknown to the colonists. Napoleon Bonaparte induced the Spanish King to return the land ... been heard in the colony as to the reality of such a transaction, no new government or laws were added. Rumors were partially confirmed in 1802 when the Spanish in new Orleans withdrew the trading rights they had previously granted. In 1803 French ownership became common knowledge. French proprietorship became known to the colonists because Napoleon, in betrayal of a promise he made to Spain, sold the entire province to the ... 40 s new Orleans was the slave emporium of the country. Slave auctions and sales became daily occurrences. Slave retail became an industry, windows show cased auctions and slaves themselves lined the streets. Even the rights of immigrant Negroes and freed Negroes regressed in the 1840 s and 50 s. Finally, in the 1900 s the implication of the Jim Crow laws took away Negro rights to vote, have acceptable ...
- 1165: Death of A Salesman: Summary
- ... and his brother Happy try to think of some job that Biff could get and settle down in New York. Biff and his brother think of a man that Biff used to work for named Bill Oliver. Biff thinks that he will ask Mr. Oliver for a loan of ten thousand dollars so biff can began a business of his own. Biff and his brother tell Willy about there plans. Willy thinks that these two brothers together could rule the world. Willy tells Biff that Mr. Oliver always thought pretty high of him. Willy is very happy, knowing that his sons are going to see Bill Oliver and become successes. The boys have left the house, and Willy is preparing to go see his own boss, Howard Wagner, to tell him that he does not want to travel anymore and wishes ... Chop House where he and Biff and Willy are going to meet for dinner. Happy starts hitting on a woman at the next table and Biff comes in. Biff did not land the deal with Bill Oliver that day, and now he has to somehow tell the bad news to Willy. Hap tells Biff that it would be better if they simply lie to Willy and make up a story ...
- 1166: Legalization of Drugs
- ... of money spent on drug related illnesses. These would be AIDS, hepatitis, and overdose (Bertram, preface XII). There is also money being spent on private security to fight drug-related crime. There is currently a bill in the state of California that has yet to be passed. It's not certain that it that it will ever pass. The name of this bill is Proposition 215. This bill would allow sick people to use and grow small amounts of marijuana. A survey in taken in this state showed that 57% of people oppose the legalization of marijuana (no author 2). Although the ...
- 1167: McCarthyism
- ... the strikes, in their minds anything that went wrong in the perfect society of the United States was the work of the Communist. Palmer and his associates were bordering on infringing the peoples civil rights. Much like Janet Reno in the recent Elian Gonzalez case. But in the minds of the anti-communist the end justified the means. The "Red Scare" reflected the same anxiety about free speech and obsession ... American domestic policies were conducted under a kind of upside-down Russian veto." Before the War no legislation regarding communism was passed by congress. So workers in Unions were legally allowed to be Communists. A bill in Congress, called the Taft-Hartley Act, passed the first restriction on people entering the Unions in 1947. One provision stated that a worker must swear that he is not, and was not a communist ...
- 1168: Crime and the Black Market in Modern Day China
- ... which is currently occurring is intellectual piracy. Unlike the pirates of old who plundered the merchant vessels and ports of the South China Sea, modern day pirates are more interested in illegal replication of intellectual rights. From music compact discs to computer software to films to best selling novels, The Chinese black market is a virtual warehouse of "plundered goods". It is estimated that there are at least thirty illegal high ... to a small amount of the estimated piracy which occurs in China, program manufacturers, worldwide, are lobbying the Chinese government to impose stricter standards and greater restrictions upon the distribution and sale of illegal intellectual rights. In July of 1996, investigators from Microsoft led Chinese officials to a plant near Guilin in Guanxi Province, where they found 5700 bootleg windows CDs. The plant had four production lines. Three of them were ... all recorded music? If not put under control, the results could be crippling for the music industry, worldwide. An escalating black market problem in China, which is gaining an international spotlight due to its human rights injustices, is the kidnapping and selling of women and children. Late in 1988, a Chinese - language newspaper in Shanghai reported on rings of people who traded in women; the most expensive were slightly mentally ...
- 1169: Affirmative Action
- ... Well, we too are angry white males. But contrary to the caricature, we support affirmative action. As white men whose own families got free medical care, or unquestioned access to higher education through the GI Bill, who shared in the social uplift of the New Deal, we support affirmative action for those who are still left out. And we are not tear-jerk liberals, or millionaires who can afford to appear ... of inclusion. Ryan Mendoza from the Yale Daily News applauds the Angry White Guys because he says, "Although Affirmative Action treats innocent white males unequally, it does not deprive them of any genuine equal opportunity rights. Affirmative Action only eliminates undeserved increases in their prospects of success." The other group that supports the survival of Affirmative Action is the organization "California Votes NO on 209." They firmly believe in Affirmative Action ...
- 1170: Babylonia A Great Civilization
- ... People did a lot of farming in this ancient civilization. Each day people would go to work for a living. The slaves would help out or do the chores. The Babylonian women had certain legal rights. She could hold property, engage in business, and qualify as a witness. The husband could divorce his wife and could marry a second wife if she did something wrong. For example, if she did not ... I mentioned before. Slaves could be branded and flogged, and if they tried to escape, they were severely punished. But, under normal conditions, they were treated well by their masters. Slaves even had certain legal rights and could engage in business, borrow money, and buy their freedom. A slave could be freed if he or she marries a free person and had children. The sale price of a slave varied with ... effective lifestyle, which required little change to it during a 1200 year span. They had a very "down-to-earth" lifestyle in which law and justice was a key concept of. Everyone had certain legal rights-women, men, and slaves. The economy came from many sources, which shows how stable the civilization was. In the Babylonian civilization, the political structure was strong, and the laws were very strict. This kept ...
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