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- 2281: Malcolm X 2
- Malcolm X, a civil rights leader in the 1960's believed that blacks and whites should be segregated. He also believed that white man was evil and were trying to brainwash all blacks and that Martin Luther King's "non ... peacefully. My opinions toward Malcolm X's beliefs are that I disagree with most of what he said. I believe that what he taught was teaching hatred. I also believe that he set the civil rights movements back because he "un-did" everything Mr. King stood for and did. I also disagree with his idea of usage of violence because I don't believe it solves or is the answer to ...
- 2282: Roman Acheivements
- ... by the Roman legal system. If it weren't for this early precedent set, it may not be considered an inelliable right of a human. This adoption by the Romans allowed for centuries of equal rights (mostly) for all people. A right to a fair trial was not a common thing during the Roman Empire's reign for it favored the rich, but attampts were made to even the playing field. The judges in the courts began to recognize the rights of the common citizen. This change in the system allowed the poor to have a better defense against the ever powerful rich statement "I have money and I don't want him to do that ...
- 2283: Evaluation Of The New Deal
- ... Act provided relief money for a limited time to those workers who had been laid off. For the black workers, the NAACP was created; it was one of the most important groups fighting for the rights of blacks and is still involved in the black community today. Minorities were still unchanged in the labors. Even under the new deal, blacks were treated unfair. Women were also treated very poorly when it ... the creation of the AF of L. The AF of L was a division of many craft unions, sanctioned by the teamsters that had great political influence in during the depression. Government jobs and political rights were a goal for the new deal to let more Americans have access to the pleasures that any white man could have. The Shocking "grand father" laws were passed and forced Americans to take tests ...
- 2284: The Period After The French Revolution
- ... which the Revolution played an important part was that of religion. Although not always practiced in the revolutionary period, the principles of freedom of religion and the press, as proclaimed in the Declaration of the Rights of Man, resulted ultimately in freedom of conscience and in civil status for Protestants and Jews. “The Revolution paved the way also for separation of church and state” (Brainard). The French Revolution ended absolute monarchy ... currency and prevented future inflation. Education reform was also brought about during the revolution and helped France’s educational reputation. Finally, Freedom of Religion and Speech helped give the French unknown freedom’s and unknown rights. I believe that the French Revolution helped France in becoming a greater nation.
- 2285: The History Of The Black Panther Party
- ... Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party was a progressive political organization formed in the early 60’s, although they didn’t have many members until later, that helped in the biggest movement for civil rights in the US, the Civil Rights Movement. It is the only armed black organization in history that fought against slavery and oppression in the US. It represented the greatest idea in the struggle for equality, the idea of a black militaristic ...
- 2286: Freedom
- ... Locke and Rousseau, who counters Hobbes with their own ideas of the "state of nature". In Locke's "State of Nature" the "State of Nature" is ordered by the Laws of Nature, including your Natural Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property. If a man works a piece of land and makes it better and more valuable or useful, it becomes his property. This possession can only be freely contracted away to ... nature". Locke believed that most people got along pretty well for the most part by rational intuition, but were always a few "bad apples" in the group that forced others to give up their natural rights in a law system in order to be able to punish the exceptions in the society. Rousseau criticizes Hobbes and Locke by saying that they weren't really looking at the real "State of Nature ...
- 2287: The American Revolution
- ... With the formation of the First Continental Congress, they attempted to settle their colonial grievances on their own, without England's help. And when they sent the Declaratory Act to England to ask for reasonable rights, such as more hospitals and schools, King George III refused to recognize the document. This only fueled the colonists' fire of growing resistance. In 1775, colonial militia met the British troops at Concord and Lexington ... that left many dead or injured. These battles began the American Revolution, when the colonists finally took their stand. They were rebelling against the controlling British and for a country of their own, with individual rights and representation. After the battles, George Washington was appointed commander of the army, and a year later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. This document was not the end of the war, but rather ...
- 2288: Diversity
- ... with our underlying rationale. Next let us commence the workplace. In the workplace the augmenting totality of diverse workforces can elucidate the diminishing ratios between races and genders. Enforced in NY is the Affirmative Action Bill, which is designed with “training wheels” in mind. The State believes that in order to diversify our workforce and to have the effects of a diverse workforce trickle down the social/economical waterfall, the State must force NY business to meet a certain quota in which to blend the workforce. According to the bill, once the workforce is seen as diversified, it will “remove the training wheels” and no longer enforce affirmative action. Subsequently, we shall briefly gape at microeconomics as a collective sphere of diversified exigency. It is ...
- 2289: The Declaration of Independence
- ... Franklin and Adams, the document was submitted to Congress. The document was in two parts. In the first, the Declaration restated the familiar contract theory of John Locke: that government were formed to protect the rights of life, liberty, and property. In the second part, the Declaration listed the alleged crimes of the king, who, with the backing of Parliament, had violated his “contract” with the colonists and thus had forfeited ... Congress. Words to live by from The Declaration of Independence are “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it ...
- 2290: The History of the Ku Klux Klan
- ... was unable to pay taxes owed the federal government. After World War II, widespread public sentiment developed for the suppression of the organization. It broke down into numerous, independent units. The Klan opposed the civil rights movement that gained force in the late 1950s, The Klan again rose up, and was believed to be involved in many incidents of racial violence. After passage of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 the Klan experienced a marked increase in membership. By the mid-1970s the Klan had gained somewhat in respectability; later that decade a resurgence of Klan violence occurred. A former grand wizard ...
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