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- 1611: Religion and Capital Punishment
- ... most fundamental right. The right to live a human life. Capital punishment can also be considered inhumane because of the fact that it consists of cruel and unusual punishment as outlined in the U.S. Bill of Rights. There are four criteria for cruel and unusual punishment: (1) A punishment by its severity must not be degrading to human nature; (2) An "obviously arbitrary" punishment; (3) A punishment that is rejected throughout the ...
- 1612: Cruel Treatment From The Briti
- ... traitors and aid coul d be sought from Britain's enemies. The Declaration of Independence consisted of the preamble, the middle section and a section declaring independence. The most important part, the preamble, justifies the rights of the American citizens. It declar es that "men are created equal[and]...are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That sentence still remains a truth with the Americans today. Jefferson wrote the preamble with the help of John Locke and Rousteu. Within the preamble Jefferson writes that the people, "to secure these rights...whenever any form of government becomes destructive...it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it." It gives the people of America the freedom to impeach untrustworthy rulers and dictators if ...
- 1613: The Problem With Affirmative Action
- ... to privacy. Even though affirmative action does not require quotas many companies and government agencies still have them. All affirmative action requires is a "good faith effort" to try to integrate minorities. People like President Bill Clinton want to keep affirmative action a viable program although they want to cut back on quotas. They see quotas as reverse discrimination. Many courts are also seeing it that way and they are beginning ... is not may be another course of action taken. Politicians are not likely to change affirmative action for at least another couple years. The ballot measure being brought up in California called the California Civil Rights Act will try to eliminate many parts of affirmative action but that may be tied up in court for years to come like Proposition 187. There are many good reasons to keep affirmative action and ...
- 1614: Risks And Responsibilities Of
- ... that there are ever more increasing cases of teachers, coaches, schools and teams being sued in court. It seems as though lawyers are readily available, also the public are becoming much more aware of their rights, as far as what they should be protected from a safety standpoint. It is suggested that the risk of legal action can be minimized by following some simple steps. Collecting all pertinent facts about the ... or position objects in the pool. A great example as to why it important to keep the diving area clear of obstructions is given by the American Red Cross (1992), which referred to the case Bill Brooks. One day, he dived into a pool and hit his head on an inner tube. He could remember laying face down in the water and being unable to move. Brooks, who once played college ...
- 1615: A Literary Analysis Of Toni Mo
- ... to the American Civil War (1861-1865), which finally brought slavery to an end. After emancipation, overcoming slavery's legacy remained a crucial issue in American history, from Reconstruction following the war to the civil rights movement almost a hundred years later. 22) A bill has recently been proposed, by a white Ohio congressman to apologize for slavery. That congressman is Representative Tony Hall. Hall resolves "That the congress apologizes to African-Americans whose ancestors suffered as slaves under the ...
- 1616: Thomas Paine - Common Sense
- ... may not speak for all. In contrast, the Declaration of Independence is a bold and assertive document. Jefferson states that We hold these truths to be self-evident (715) and goes on to list the rights he feels the States are denied by being in allegiance with Britain. By using we, he implies reference to all the people of the States. In reality, he probably only meant wealthy white men, but ... an independent nation would be far more beneficial than one which is dependent on Great Britain. He gives economic, industrial, and foreign relations reasons for the need to abandon British rule. Jefferson alludes to inalienable rights, or those rights which forever exist, then simply outlines what Britain has done to provoke this rebellion. This goes back to the earlier label that Paine constructed more of a persuasive essay, clearly backing up his thoughts ...
- 1617: Toronto Homeless
- ... I look at what the government has done with regard to the homeless problem, I have to doubt that everything is being done to eradicate it. The United Nations implemented a universal declaration of human rights. Article 25 Section 1 of this declaration states: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, and ... security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. This is a step in the right direction. However, this is not enough. These rights are subject to the discretion of the government of the country who decides to obey these universal rights. How much is "adequate"? The government, both at the federal (mostly at federal) and municipal levels, is currently working on new spending cuts. These cuts also include spending on welfare, unemployment and social services ...
- 1618: Feminists
- ... across an article discussing women and their role in a changing society. The article, which was written by Karin Crosbie stated that although women have come a long way in the field of women's rights, there is still a long way to go. Crosbie stated that she is a feminist, and as a feminist it is her responsibility to see that action is taken to further the cause of the ... it seems the later is becoming more prevalent within society. After reading the article I scrolled down the page to where it listed "more feminist links", the five that were given consisted of; three lesbian rights pages, and two "neo-feminist pages". Thinking this must be only a small percentage of feminist pages which were given by this specific author, I went back and searched many of the feminist pages on ... being extreme and getting attention are what matters most. If we can dothis, and reverse the trend which the word is now taking, we will not only be doing a favor to the women's rights movement as a whole, but will be correcting an injustice that has no place in such a noble cause i
- 1619: King Mohammed the VI of Morocco
- ... relations with other countries can be sometimes rough, but Moroccans must believe that he can find a way through it. As the crown prince of Morocco, he was involved issues having to do with human rights. He has and still carrying on the legacy of fighting for human rights, unemployment and social inequity that he is known for and praised for, by the people in Morocco. He changed the government that has been in place since 1996, has already initiated such reforms as; the reduction of social disparities, judiciary reforms, the education system, the civil service and state media, and of course, human rights, which led to the improvement of women's status in Morocco. Some people in Morocco think that he has good ideas, but people also think his ideas are not efficient enough to stay in ...
- 1620: Infanticide
- ... that fetus is indeed human. Thus, the current common argument for legalized abortion is that the fetus may be human, but it is not "full human" or a "person"" or a human with the same rights as you and I. Once we start acknowledging a class system for humans - a class system which determines at what developmental level a human has the "full rights" of a person - what is to keep us from applying the same class system to born, as well as unborn children? We could before say that the unborn was not human, and since everyone considered ... clinicians providing care for children probably have the most contact with mothers. The laws that disallows the health team to disclose a teen pregnancy to the parents of a teen may be protecting her civil rights, but in truth can be promoting a hidden pregnancy and in the end an infanticide. Health care workers have had their hands tied for them. There is general agreement that such clinicians need to ...
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