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- 2001: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... are the following: (1) National events: This novel focuses on the role of the Negro in Southern life, a life with which Miss Lee has been intimately associated. Although it does not deal with civil rights as such - for example, the right to vote - it is greatly concerned with the problem of human dignity - dignity based on individual merit, not racial origin. The bigotry of the characters in this novel greatly ... the Southerners began to take out their bitterness for the Yankees on the Negroes. The colored man represented two things to the Southerner. First, he was a slave who was now forcibly being given equal rights with his former master. Second, he was the symbol of defeat, and a reminder of what the North had done to the South. Therefore, he became an outcast, a scapegoat to be subjugated and mistreated ...
- 2002: Whitewater Vs. Watergate.
- ... have abolished the Watergate-inspired legislation created to reform campaign financing. There is no question that violations by people identified with both major parties are justifiable targets of congressional investigation. Another serious allegation is what Bill Hogan, director of investigative projects for the Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan Washington group, calls "the evils of secret money" in both the Nixon and Clinton administrations. "When you give, you want something for ... also many differences between Whitewater and Watergate. One of the main differences was that Watergate involved the abuse of power by President Richard Nixon while he was in office. Whitewater-related events occurred before President Bill Clinton was even elected. "I don't think it is a legitimate comparison," says Ben-Veniste, the former chief minority counsel on the Senate Whitewater Committee who also ran a task force under Watergate Special ...
- 2003: The Holy Bible
- ... not reject God s gift but it is a personal choice? Who of us would say to those receiving a gift from God, I would cherish the gift from God but for I respect the rights of others? When the rights of other fly in the face of what God has said we must stand on the word of God and if need be take up our cross. Standing for righteousness will put us at odds ...
- 2004: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... contributions to this world. This award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers. It could be given to one who is a reformer, who has fought for the rights of the people, one who has fought against all the injustice, malpractices of this world, for the oppressed people. One who does not use his status, power and military to reform the world but his ... world. His marches and fasts fired the imagination of oppressed people everywhere. Millions sought freedom and justice under Mahatma’s guiding light. He proclaimed the power of love, peace and freedom. He fought for the rights of the Indians, for their freedom from the British. His principles surely made a difference in this world. In spite of being treated rudely and paying all sorts of penalties, he was never deterred. Many ...
- 2005: Should Animals be used for Research Testing?
- Should Animals be used for Research Testing? Animal rights activists continually attack the study of medical research that evolves animals as test dummies. Too much of the public has come to the conclusion that medical researchers are “torturers rather than healers.” In many cases ... people may believe that animal research is morally wrong, animal research should continue because it is critical to a continuing progress in human health. There is not yet an available alternate to animal research. Animal rights activists feel that animal research is morally wrong. Activists feel that research with animals causes severe pain and that many research animals are abused. These people do not feel that there is a need to ...
- 2006: The Caretaker by Pinter: A Play Can Be Confrontational, Challenging and Disturbing to the Values and Assumptions of An Audience. Discuss With close Reference
- ... to know… what my thoughts were. Hmmnn. Then one day… this man… doctor, I suppose… the head one… he was quite a man of… distinction. Aston's monologue also disrupts the audiences concept of civil rights. In a democratic nation it is generally expected that what people are thinking is their right. However this passage suggests that this notion is not true as Aston was forced to reveal his thoughts. This ... it demonstrates that powerful institutions are able to force individuals into submission and minimise their individuality. Especially after World War Two the presentation of such ideas would be particularly disturbing as after this war the rights of a individual were strongly valued to a greater extent to ever before. The Caretaker discusses the illusory nature of security and challenges the audiences traditional notions of safety and the home as a place ...
- 2007: Reform Judaism In The 19th Cen
- ... their neighbors and speak the language of the land. They went to public schools and began to neglect Jewish Studies and forget about he Shulchan Aruch. In 1815, after Napoleon's defeat, Jews lost the rights of citizenship in many countries. Many Jews converted to Christianity in order to retain those rights. Many thoughtful Jews were concerned about this. They realized that many of these changes took place not because of a dislike for Judaism, but in order to obtain better treatment. Many rabbis believed that the ...
- 2008: Penguins
- ... largest penguin with the most southern range. The top of the head, chin, cheeks and throat are black, with a broad orange semicircle patch on each side of the upper neck. They have a long bill, which curves down, and a short tail composed of 20 feathers. The Royal penguin’s neck, chin, and throat are white. They have a broad orange band across the forehead and a short tail consisting ... with the others is having white on the chest and throat. In group III, the Adelie penguin has a black throat, head, and cheeks. Their eyelids and under parts are white. They have a short bill and a very long tail consisting of 14 feathers. This type of penguin walks very slowly with a waddle. When on snow or ice, it travels on its breast using its flippers and feet for ...
- 2009: Racism and the Ku Klux Klan
- ... spread ( Lester and Wilson pg. 71). Even though the Klan operated as a secret order the Klan avoided other vigilant groups. Even with secrecy, the Klan had grown rapidly to 500,000 members. A Force Bill of 1871 proved largely and ineffective when it intended to curb the activities of the Klan. In the movie Birth of a Nation in 1915, which glorified the Klan as a protector of Southern womanhood ... in the up upcoming years from the famous and old Ku Klux Klan. Works Cited Chalmers, David M. Hooded Americanism Chicago: Quadrangle Paperbacks, 1965. Humphery, Edward New Family Encyclopedia New York: Lexicon Publications, 1982. Shipp, Bill Murder at Broad River Bridge Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers Limited, 1981. Wilson, D.L and Lester, J.C. Ku Klux Klan New York: Ams Press Inc, 1971 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan pgs. 5 of ...
- 2010: Media vs. Masses...Who Controls Who?
- ... with the questions they asked, rather than being interested in the answers. They ask questions like "Do you think Mr. Clinton will be re-elected? How do you plan to handle Newt's new tax bill?" rather than "How is your tax bill going to directly effect the economy? How are your reforms going to change welfare and improve American life exactly?" The members of the media are seen as jackals eager for a story, prepared to place ...
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