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- 1341: Mohandas Gandhi
- ... schooling to help plead for Indian settlers in South Africa that were being oppressed by the white population. His personal experiences, including being ejected from a train in Maritzburg, of not being allowed the same rights as others lead him to begin a movement to help his people. While in South Africa, Gandhi made himself poor so that he could identify with his the peasants. He then proceeded to start a ... British when they were in a time of need. Perhaps he was trying to show them that the Indians put an effort into helping the British forces just like everyone else and deserved the same rights as everyone else. It is interesting to note that Gandhi did not promote fighting, but he helped those who were in need of assistance. After the law was passed that all Indians were required to ... non-violent movement for racial equality in the U.S.A.. Another person is Joan Baez (1941- ) who became famous as a folk-singer, a composer, and a guitarist. She lead many antiwar and civil rights movements in the U.S.. A third person could be Nehru, the first Indian Prime Minister of India. He was deeply saddened by Gandhi's death and could not have become Prime Minister without ...
- 1342: Television Censorship
- ... jobs, and increase productivity. 4) To deliver a better quality of life through the preservation and advancement of universal service to allow the more efficient delivery of educational, health care, and other social services (Telecommunications Bill 1995, Internet)." THE FINDINGS The Congress makes the following findings: · "Competition, not regulation, is the best way to spur innovation and the development of new services. A competitive market place is the most efficient way ... all telecommunications markets, however, it must be recognized that some markets are more open than others." · "More competitive American telecommunications markets will promote United States technological advances, domestic job and investment opportunities, national competitiveness (Telecommunication Bill of 1995, Internet)" VIEWERS HAVE OPTION TO WATCH VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION One Associate Night Editor, Daniel C. Stevenson, wrote a column called, "Viewers Have Option To Watch Violence On Television". In this column, he states ... purpose of this Act to increase competition in all telecommunications markets and provide for an orderly transition from regulated markets to competitive and deregulated telecommunications markets consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity (Telecommunications Bill of 1995, Internet)."
- 1343: The Presidential Contenders In
- ... hand, wanted the rail head located in St. Louis, or even New Orleans. In order to secure southern support for his plan, Douglas chose to win them over by proposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act, a bill that would divide the Nebraska Territory into two separate territories, each having popular sovereignty. This would amount to nullification of the Missouri Compromise. Using the power of his new southern allies, Douglas wheeled and dealed ... to Buchanan. Two days after taking office, the Taney supreme court handed down its infamous Dred Scott decision, or rather non-decision. The supreme court basically decided that slaves were property and, therefore, had no rights in the court system. The court cited the Fifth Amendment in refusing to meddle in disputes involving slaves. In the larger sense, though, the ruling declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. Buchanan supported the decision. The ...
- 1344: Green Grass: Lionel Red Dog
- ... AIM was well supported. Then they both went to a peaceful demonstration. Both demonstrations were about the same place, but at different times. AIM's demonstration was about the land around Wounded Knee, and their rights, while Lionel went to a demonstration about what had happened at Wounded Knee. I think it is here that I should mention that both these things happened at different times. Lionel comes along after AIM ... in 1973 would catch on quite quickly as to his intention of using Lionel for his telling of the happenings at Wounded Knee. Bibliography King, Thomas. Green Grass, Running Water. United States: HarperCollins, 1994. Zimmerman, Bill. Airlift to Wounded Knee. Chicago, Illinois: The Swallow Press Incorporated, 1976. Lyman, Stanley David. Wounded Knee 1973: A Personal Account. Ed. Floyd O'neil, June Lyman, and Susan McKay. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press\Lincoln ...
- 1345: Female Infanticide in China and India
- ... daughters in most respects were considered liabilities. Sons were needed for farming the land, or, if they emigrated, were valuable sources of remitted income. Sons played important roles in power struggles over land boundaries and rights to irrigation water. Sons often stayed with the family after marriage and thus provided security for the parents in their old age; North Indian daughters married out of their natal villages and could provide no ... that some families now began to see girls as an economic asset undoubtedly increased their chances of survival. Aside from these three important points other contributing factors would have included a growing awareness of the rights of the individual and the rights of women, increasing emphasis on the young, a decline in the strict observance of the age-old ideal of filial piety, and the passing of new laws granting equal status to men and women ...
- 1346: Apathy
- ... they can; they soon find that the major candidates have paid little, if any attention to the issues that effect young people the most. Chris Weinkopf, associate editor of National Review, when speaking about how Bill Clinton and Bob Dole are talking to young voters said, "I think both of them are really just paying lip service to young people in the way they address issues" (www.mtv.com/issues.html ... olds. Elections have been won or lost because of who young people do or do not support. In 1996, 50% of registered voters under the age of 30 turned out to vote. In that election, Bill Clinton received 50% of the under 30 vote (Dole received 30%, Perot 20%). Clintons 20% margin of victory in the young people vote was his largest in any age group and may have very well ... selves heard will help get young people to the voting both. However, that opportunity is rarely there for those among younger voters. While his opponent hardly ever spoke about his views concerning those younger Americans, Bill Clinton was making speeches at colleges and attacking Bob Doles ideas on Pell Grants and student loans (www.mtv.com/chooseorloose). Thus the Presidents support amongst young people was a significant percentage higher then ...
- 1347: And Justice For All
- ... the majority into passing only just laws In relation to King and Thoreaus opinions and ideals of laws that are unjust I can think of no better issue in modern American culture than the rights being denied to homosexuals. They stand to this day segregated from the majority and denied of the rights given to heterosexuals. The majority of Americans today oppose same-sex marriage and adoption by gay couples, insisting that sexual orientation can be changed through will power, therapy, or religious convictions. But mainstream medical and ... was brought up on charges for unlawfully performing a wedding of church members Ellie Charlton and Jeanne Barnett. Fado compared the ceremony to an act of Civil Disobedience, which his church has supported for civil rights and anti-war causes, and seeks a church trail to force the church to face the acknowledgement of what is morally right. The current law prohibiting same sex marriage can have devastating effects. Recently, ...
- 1348: Anti Gun Control
- ... is proven to be otherwise."(Harris p.2) This means that only a few people are committing crimes with uses of guns and why completely remove them from society. Therefore, we should strenuously protect the rights of free men and likewise prosecute and punish the criminals who abuse the rights of others. The problem with gun violence is associated with the child's atmosphere. Moreover, we need to educate young children about responsibly handling guns and educate them to respect life and the life's ... and property of the innocent. Moreover, guns do more good that bad. This issue completely contradicts the Second Amendment which states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the rights of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Statistics show that there are, by far, more people defending themselves with gun use than there are people committing crimes with the ...
- 1349: Marcus Garvey
- ... be emancipated (p. 137 Altman, Susan. Extraordinary Black Americans.) are the famous words delivered by Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Born a West Indian, he later became a powerful revolutionary who led the nation into the Civil Rights Movement. Garvey dedicated his life to the "uplifting" of the Negro and to millions of Black people everywhere, he represented dignity and self-respect. Like Malcolm X of a later generation, he believed that Negroes ... August 1920, Garvey staged a month-long convention in Harlem, New York, featuring band, receptions, rallies, and parades. They presented a policy statement on the "Back to Africa" program, and proclaimed a formal "Declaration of Rights" for Negroes all over the world. Thousands attended from twenty-five countries and all forty-eight states. Before it ended, the delegates voted to create an African government with Marcus Garvey at its head and ... branch of the UNIA were almost totally depleted. At this point, Garvey turned his energies to Jamaican politics, agitating in particular for the enforcement of already existing British laws, which were designed to protect the rights of plaintiffs against possible connivance between judges, lawyers and businessmen. For his pains, Garvey was convicted of libel and forced to serve a jail sentence of three months. Upon his release from prison, Garvey ...
- 1350: I Have a Dream
- ... a different society in which all races of people can live together in harmony. All of these people were gathered to listen to this speech and to voice their opinions through their presence, on civil rights. The purpose of Martin Luther Kings speech was to persuade the people listening to him and also the people all over America to join in the fight for civil rights. He also wanted to convey his idea of a world in which all men are created equal. A world in which black men can live and work along with white men in social harmony. In ... for the steps he took to abolish slavery. He delivers his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in a step to show appreciation for the late presidents actions to bring about more civil rights in the past. Second, Dr. King uses a similar style of speech that Lincoln used in his Proclamation address such as the use of the word score instead of saying twenty years. In the ...
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