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- 1561: Internet Censorship
- ... which for the most part favors censorship), said that chances are slim of somebody coming across indecent material (Robischon, 57). The largest argument against regulation comes directly from the Constitution. Citizens are assured of their rights to free speech and freedom of the press, and proponents believe this should also apply to the Internet. From the viewpoint of proponents of free speech, the Internet is seen as the biggest form of ... effective" (Reid, 11). These court rulings stated that indecency was best addressed by teachers and parents and that the government should not interfere. They were hailed as landmark cases in the fight for first amendment rights. They have been called "The Times v. Sullivan of cyberspace." This refers to a 1964 ruling that protected the rights of journalists (Robischon, 56). Although there are no ways the Net is currently being regulated, operators of websites have taken measures in an effort to please those in support of regulation. Almost all indecent ...
- 1562: Will Rogers
- ... a simple cowpoke who entertained people with his rope tricks and sly political observations. He also wrote a widely-read newspaper column and appeared on the raido every week. I supose he is alot like Bill Cosby is today: beloved for his down-to-earth style of humor. But that "aww, shucks" attitude hid a brilliant mind. Furthermore, Will Rogers was more than just a comedian; he was a man of ... boat." Will stayed true to his Cherokee roots; he went to an Indian school and had many Indian friends. Later he became active in Native-American issues and was a major spokesman for Native-American rights in the U.S. Above all,though, Will was a "regular guy." His shy grin, easy manner, and total absence of sham endeared to Americans of all backgrounds. He had no pretensions, and his pleasures ...
- 1563: Racism in Colleges
- ... where all of the white people were sitting. When she was told to move to the back of the bus, she refused to budge. This action set off an uproar among blacks who questioned their rights for the first time. In the 1960's, the governor of Alabama, George Wallace, was a militant supporter of segregation. In 1963 two blacks, Vivian Jones and James Hood, sought admission to the traditionally segregated ... to the University of Alabama. This was an important moment in black history because it marked the first time a black person had been admitted into an all white college. Although laws pertaining to civil rights were enacted that ended segregation, hatred and racism still continued; and it appears to be even stronger now than it ever has been. Today there is no legal segregation in colleges but a recent study ... in the hateful actions mentioned before. Past peacemakers such as Martin Luther King Jr. have struggled and even given their lives for the cause of peace; and because of this, blacks have a lot more rights and a higher acceptance in society than they did 30 or 40 years ago. But they still do not have the full respect they deserve as fellow human beings, so more work is needed. ...
- 1564: Dorothy Day
- ... totally depended upon her faith in God. Years later, many of her workers were jailed for refusing to be drafted in the service during the Vietnam War. Dorothy Day also got involved in the civil rights movement and came close to being killed while visiting an integrated Christian community in Georgia. She was shot at while on post, but was unharmed. The "Catholic Worker" supported these views on civil rights as well as those of the rights of the farm workers for which Day, at the age of 75, was arrested for being involved in a picket line. Dorothy Day's home life and her jobs, along with her contacts helped ...
- 1565: The Reign of Terror
- ... north east. The ride back to Paris was an ordeal, followed by a mob and the National Guard. Riots began occurring in Paris, as the sans cullotes, or the poor of Paris, sued for their rights. Some sides wished for the king's freedoms, while the left sought to radicalize the revolution even further. The journalists Jacque Hebert and Jean-Paul Marat, they wrote the journals, Le pere Duchesne, and L ... trial. On the 20th of the new year, the King was tried, found guilty, and was sentenced to be executed the following day. The Girondins hoped to save the king from death by proposing a bill to the people of France. However, their attempts were futile, and only served to anger the sans culottes. Those that gathered to watch the guillotining were mainly the angry poor, and when the blade came ...
- 1566: Socrates
- ... means, that your mother and father are as important as the city and you should respect the city as so. Socrates describes the city and its laws more preciously. You don’t have the same rights as your parents. They educated you and thought you the rules in the city that you should follow. They taught you which behavior is right and which is wrong. It is immoral to treat your parents the way they treat you. You don’t have the rights to treat your parents the same way they treat you. That means that parents have a higher position in life than their children. It doesn’t really matter what they did to them. It is ... they raised and educated you, it doesn’t mean that they are always right. Parents have the right to tell their children what is the best for them. But as everyone has the same human rights, a child has the right to argue. You don’t have to do everything that is told you to do. In his dialogue with Euthyphro, we see that he thinks that disobedience can be ...
- 1567: John F. Kennedy
- ... of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved."4 Kennedy’s first year in office brought him considerable success in enacting new legislation. Congress passed a major housing bill, a law increasing minimum wage, and a bill granting federal aid to economically depressed areas of the United States. Kennedy put legislation through Congress which was a bill creating the Peace Corps, an agency that trained American volunteers to perform social and humanitarian service oversees and promote world peace, which was important at the time because of unsettling foreign affairs. In 1959, ...
- 1568: The French Revolution
- ... to be as common as the common folk. Even in their arrogance they saw that they were losing power. The next blow to the pride of the nobles came from Louis XV, who passed a bill to let wealthy commoners purchase prominent spots in political and social positions. This event shows how corrupt and money hungry the government had become, by letting anyone get high up in the political chain just ... his power in the name of equality, they pounced on him. In the beginning, Louis XVI was an absolute ruler, he was the highest authority.9 But, as the years progressed he saw that the rights and privileges were to be retained by the provinces, towns, corporate bodies and the nobility. This equal spread of power left himself out of the equation. Additionally, the legal and administrative system could be brought ...
- 1569: History of Turkish Occupation of Northern Kurdistan.
- ... forced Turkey to concede that it has a serious Kurdish insurgency on its hands. Turkey's inability to deal with this situation is the result of the past seventy years of cultural, political, and human rights abuses directed against the Kurdish population. In fact, this "separatism" is so out of hand that the Turkish government has incessantly appealed to it's allies and advisories alike to help counter the escalating Kurdish ... Turkish name to the very last detail. What little hope the Kurdish population had in the hope more or less disappears as the coup never really brought out fundamental change for the Kurdish people. The rights of the Kurds were still non-existent, the Kurdish language denied to them, and their culture still prohibited. The successive coups of 1971 and 1980 always tended to bring Kurdish freedom and self-expression to ... have even killed journalists who have reported the Turkish atrocities in Northern Kurdistan. Turkey has the highest death rate for journalists in the world, even exceeding Bosnia and Tadjikistan. Many pro-Kurdish politicians and human rights activists have been killed, causing mass protest from the Kurdish population, even the protest control police open fire on unarmed civilian protesters, killing hundreds of men, women, seniors, and children indiscrimenantly(Kendal). The state ...
- 1570: What Is A Monopoly
- ... is just a term used for the process of a corporation or person trying to innovate and create standards for the success of their business. First of all, Microsoft is a technology corporation headed by Bill Gates that produces computer operating systems and software. It was formed in the 1970's and their objective was to create an operating system so one could run programs on a computer. They began with MS-Dos and eventually developed the Windows line of operating systems. The argument many pose is that Bill Gates created an empire that completely controls the market. However, this is not the whole story. Microsoft has created a standard for the computer software industry. Because of these standards, the world has been brought ... developed the oil industry faster than any other man in his time. He is a true American capitalist and entrepreneur. Without people that are willing to take charge in society we would be primitive. Both Bill Gates and John Rockefeller boosted the economy and society in their technological advancement at a rapid pace with their monopolies. They are true heroes. The most important idea that a monopoly presents is just ...
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