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- 1981: Child Labor
- ... interferes with the child’s education, or is harmful to the child’s health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral, or social development.” Although this is clearly stated in Article 32 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is often ignored in the developing world where child labor has become a growing issue. The U.N., aware of the undesirable situation with child laborers, has devised several methods in ... to the general public. Overall, the efforts made by UNICEF are having positive effects on child labor worldwide. In their efforts, the UN is acting within the Economic and Social Council, which deals with human rights, the environment, and other economic issues. They help out UNICEF in their decision making and aid their economic needs. However, this problem is very prevalent in all societies in the world, and it will take ...
- 1982: The Future Of The Race
- ... discrimination and lack of education. Toward the end of his life he gave up hope of amelioration and went into exile in West Africa. He died in 1963 in the early years of the civil rights revolution. Du Bois never saw the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the age of affirmative action, which provided unprecedented opportunities to men like Gates and West. Du Bois died before the growth of the largest African American middle class in history. He ...
- 1983: Egyptian Cosmogony
- ... middle of the 1960 s, black singers began to come out and say what they felt. With their sound borrowed and the competition stiff for the almighty dollar, black singers had to speak out. Civil Rights in America were a top issue of this decade. Black singers joined this revolution or it could be said they helped to create it. There were no longer implications that double standards existed in America ... freedom. Perhaps the most prolific artist during the late sixties was Curtis Mayfield. He was a singer with the Impressions. One of their songs was Keep on Pushing. So many leaders emerged during the Civil Rights movement that many blacks became confused about whom to follow. This record was a needed word of encouragement to not give up or in. The lyrics urged the black population to continue onward, not to ...
- 1984: Ida B. Wells
- ... and, later, became a journalist for various Negro papers. Through her writing, she was able to attack issues dealing with discrimination against African-American people. Ida B. Wells became an international activist for African-American rights when she informed the English people about lynching in America. She became a well-known lecturer, activist, and organizer in American and in England. Wells established the Negro Fellowship League, the Ida B. Wells Women ... hostile forms of prejudice that has ever existed in this country. Ida B. Wells was a woman who dramatically altered race relations in our country and should be honored and respected as a phenomenal civil rights activist. She kept hope alive in the African-American history and motivated others to work just as hard as she to guarantee a safe environment for all Americans.
- 1985: Eighteenth Century Philosophers
- ... hopes represented his time and place in the best sense. His words had a universal impact, reflecting his infinite wisdom and goodness. He wrote that "all men are created equal" and that there are certain rights which are available to all men. "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" are words written by this man which will remain an integral part of universal society for centuries to come. Jefferson also held the belief that people had the right to overthrow a government if it is unjust and denying them their rights as citizens. Change and renewal were also prominent beliefs held by Jefferson, placing a great deal of emphasis of the connection of democracy with education. He had a preference for a rural over an urban ...
- 1986: Evolution Of The Corvette
- ... new look. In 1963, Chevrolet departed from the European styling that had guided the Corvette design since 1953. The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray rewrote the book from the four wheel independent suspension up. The new Bill Mitchell-inspired design featured streamlined styling, concealed head lamps and for the first time two distinct models, convertible and coupe. The Corvette Sting Ray also introduced the split rear window in the coupe models. People ... Even with the awesome new power the car possessed the exterior of the car was in need of a change. In 1968 Chevy remodeled the Corvette. Much of the car’s new styling evolved from Bill Mitchell’s 1965 Mako Shark II concept car. More than a visual tease for auto shows in ’65, it was actually a trial balloon to test public reaction to the Corvette’s proposed new shape ...
- 1987: The Scarrlet Letter
- The Scarrlet Letter As citizens of the United States and members of the most open society in the world it is difficult for us to picture a world where the phrases woman s rights, equal opportunity, and religious freedom have little meaning. When the surface of American history is scratched, not necessarily deeply a past of limited rights for women is soon revealed. The challenge to any author comes in painting a picture of this colonial past to both current readers and readers to come. Nathaniel Hawthorne In his book The Scarlet Letter ...
- 1988: Slavery
- ... has been touched upon often in the course of history. The institution of slavery was addressed by French intellectuals during the Enlightenment. Later, during the French Revolution, the National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which declared the equality of all men. Issues were raised concerning the application of this statement to the French colonies in the West Indies, which used slaves to work the land. As they ... man said slave traders were doing the blacks a favor by placing them in the French colonies where they could live without fear for tomorrow. All of these people felt that the Declaration of the Rights of Man did not pertain to black people or their descendants. All people were not ignorant, however. There was even a group of people who held surprisingly modern views on slavery; views some people haven ...
- 1989: A Look At Anemia Related To Nutritional Issues
- ... systems (Mayo, 959). "Vitamin B12 is only available in our diet in foods of animal origin. Humans are one of the few mammals that cannot make Vitamin B12 in our bodies from plant sources" (Dr. Bill, 1). "It turns out that the absorption of Vitamin B12 from our intestine is quite complicated. It requires a protein called intrinsic factor which is secreted by the parietal cells in the stomach, and in ... cells have been destroyed. It is believed that this destruction is brought about by an immunologic mechanism, since people with the disease usually have antibodies against intrinsic factor and parietal cells in their blood" (Dr.Bill, 2). Intrinsic factor attaches itself to vitamin B12, and it is this combination that is absorbed in the lowest portion of the small bowel enters the colon" (Mayo, 958). Hydrochloric acid is the stomach acid ...
- 1990: To Kill A Mockingbird 3
- ... prejudiced against other whites. Cecil Jacobs talks about his current event article about Adolf Hitler persecuting the Jews. Miss Gates asks Scout, What do you think [democracy] means? (pg. 248). Scout s answer is, Equal rights for all, special privileges for none (pg. 248). Miss Gates describes to Scout that ...The difference between America and Germany [is that]. We are a democracy and Germany is a dictatorship... Over here we don ... and then behind the childrens back she says that they are awful people. The ironic part about Miss Gates democracy lesson was that America does not have democracy because the Blacks do not have equal rights, and the whites have all the special privileges. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee she frequently uses the literary device named irony. The examples of the missionary circle, the cementing of ...
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