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- 1881: Canada Immigration Laws
- ... is that refugee claimants should be assessed, not by an employee of or a member of the Federal government, but by an impartial group of legal representatives. During a time in Canadian history when citizenship rights have been generally improving for women, conditions have significantly deteriorated for domestic workers. The situation for immigrant women seeking citizenship in Canada has gotten worse. The conditions of domestic work, especially live-in service, were ... women are then allowed to apply for immigration status, but likely will be returned to their country of origin. Many people argue that part of the immigration law is both racist and sexist. The basic rights and freedoms of these women are being rejected by the Canadian government. Immigrant women are needed more than ever to fill these domestic jobs, however, the criteria for actually getting one of these jobs has ...
- 1882: Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government
- ... instructs one how to make bombs. Many users transmit important health-related information about sex. Some relate their views using strong language that may be considered unsuitable. Still, some convey news and information about human rights and civil liberties(ACLU vs. Reno Brief 1). Every user has the right to such communication. Recently, while doing a presentation, for a history class, concerning the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), I accessed the KKK ... writers, and artists themselves"(Censorship 1). The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America guarantees the right to express oneself, essentially the freedom of speech. If we lose our First Amendment rights what will follow? I thoroughly follow the belief, as stated in the ACLU Vs. Reno Brief, "The loss of the First Amendment freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury"(ACLU vs ...
- 1883: George Lucas Biography And Wor
- ... two-picture deal (the other being Star Wars). Lucas had Richard Walters, a classmate at USC, write the film with Gary Kurtz as producer. After he read the script, Lucas was disappointed. He then had Bill Huyck and Gloria Katz, close friends, write another script. Finally, Universal Studios was the one to finance and release the movie. At the preview of the movie, the audience loved it. However, Ned Tanen, a ... option on it. After they rejected it, Fox bought it, giving it a budget of $3.5 million. However, this soon skyrocketed to $8.5 million dollars. After finishing the script, he gave it to Bill Huyck and Gloria Katz to sharpen the dialogue. Unfortunately, Lucas had many problems with Star Wars. Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) threatened to quit because his part was shortened drastically, the Millennium Falcon and R2 ...
- 1884: Sojourner Truth
- ... name Sojourner Truth. She then preached on the eastern seaboard. Later that year she became an abolitionist and went around the country preaching for the Abolitionist Movement. When she met up with the Womans Rights Movement in 1850 she also helped them by preaching around the country. During the civil war she solicited gifts for black volunteer regiments and went to the white house and was accepted by President Abraham ... name Sojourner Truth. She then preached on the eastern seaboard. Later that year she became an abolitionist and went around the country preaching for the Abolitionist Movement. When she met up with the Womans Rights Movement in 1850 she also helped them by preaching around the country. During the civil war she solicited gifts for black volunteer regiments and went to the white house and was accepted by President Abraham ...
- 1885: An Indian Woman In Guatemala: Without A Trace Of Bitterness In Her Voice
- ... Guatemala is similar to South Africa, where the black majority are ruled with absolute power by the white minority. Like South Africa, the Indians in Guatemala are lacking in even the most basic of human rights. "Indeed the so-called forest Indians are being systematically exterminated in the name of progress. But unlike the Indian rebels of the past, who wanted to go back to pre-Columbian times, Rigoberta Menchu is ... her mother, then left her body hanging from a tree to be eaten by dogs. Menchu fled to Mexico, but continued her struggle to help her people. as a result of her work on the rights of indigenous people around the world, she was awarded the honor of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. She still remains a controversial figure in Guatemala, where government officials criticized her selection for the ...
- 1886: The Sextants Of Beijing
- ... constant need of copper and silver to China made them trade with Japan. After the death of Qianlong in 1799, China suffered the series of treaties that were unequal, and gave the Western powers and rights in China. Also by the nineteenth century, many educated Chinese learned their culture deeply because any religions within the Chinese traditions seemed unimportant to both the Western and Japanese imperialism. China wanted to adopt Western ... foreign trade. Japan and Western powers competed to establish a field of influence from China. Also during the period of the foreign powers, China was forced by them effectively to build railroad, mining, and timber rights. By the end of the century, railroads and telegraphs helped spread information about the foreign presence into the interior of China. At this time, China hoped to select and adopt the Western ways to overcome ...
- 1887: Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. was perhaps one of the most influential person of our time. As the father of modern civil rights movement, Dr.Martin Luther king, Jr., is recognized around the world as a symbol of freedom and peace. Born January 15, 1929, King was the son of an Atlanta pastor. King accomplished many achievements during ... 1968, outside his motel room by James Earl Ray. While his views at the time seemed radical to many, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered and respected today as a martyr of the civil rights movement and an icon of change through nonviolent means. "The Ways of Meeting Oppression", by Martin Luther King Jr., is a story about the ways in which oppressed people deal with their oppression. Dr. King ...
- 1888: Story Of Anne Moody
- ... equal and America is viewed as the land of equal opportunity. However, blacks soon found the lack of truth in these statements; and with the Montgomery bus boycott marking the beginning of retaliation, the civil rights movement will grow during the mid sixties. In the autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, Anne Moody describes the environment, the thoughts, and the actions that formed her life while growing up in the segregated ... for not taking any action for change to occur. Her speeches, her clothes drive, her sit-ins, and her demonstrations were all part of the movement on getting other African Americans to demand their own rights as Americans. During Moodys participation in the Movement, she did not gain much support from her family. Her mother wrote her about the dangers of her participation, but soon the letters will cease to ...
- 1889: 1996: A Turbulent Year for Israel
- ... talking about wife abusers and said, "I would slice their hands to pieces so that would be the last time they ever raised their hand to a women."(Israeli Lawmaker under spotlight) The women's rights group, Naamat, estimates that one in every four women are or will be assaulted by their partners. The reason for this says Naamat spokeswomen, Carmel is, "The level of violence and anger is very high ... the sword" Violence is also frequently seen in the Israeli abuse towards Palestinians. In November two Israeli border guards were arrested after being video taped beating and kicking six Palestinian laborers. Israeli and Palestinian human rights activists claim that such beatings happen all the time and are designed to instill fear in Palestinians so that they will not try to get into Israel illegally. In response Yasser Arafat said he would ...
- 1890: Saddam Hussein
- ... the country. If this is the case, and people want to leave, this is a sign that Saddam may be losing support. His top officials are ready to speak to international powers about the human rights violations taking place in Iraq, such as when 400 prisoners were shot to create room in an Iraqi jail (Bhatia 15). Saddam is proving that there is something wrong with the way he is running ... for a few people who could be influential over the area's in which they live. All Iraqi religious leaders back Saddam. Even Devil-worshippers like him because he has given them the same religious rights as Christians and Moslems (Allman 63-65). Not every one is satisfied, though. A vote for president, the first since the Ba'ath party came to power, turned out as a 99% landslide for Hussein ...
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