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- 2391: Billy Budd
- ... very different, the most important of which is Billy Budd. Billy is the focal point of the book and the single person whom we are meant to learn the most from. On the ship, the Rights-of-Man, Billy is a cynosure among his shipmates; a leader, not by authority, but by example. All the members of the crew look up to him and love him. He is "strength and beauty ... personality, "
hardly here [is] he that cynosure he had previously been among those minor ship's companies of the merchant marine"(14). It is here, on the Indomitable that Billy says good-bye to his rights. It is here, also, that Billy meets John Claggart, the master-at- arms. A man "in whom was the mania of an evil nature, not engendered by vicious training or corrupting books or licentious living ...
- 2392: The Autobiography of Malcom X
- ... Autobiography of Malcolm X," Alex Haley completed his own contribution to Afro-American literature, "Roots". Historical and Political Setting In the years around 1960, the American Negroes became increasingly active in the struggle for civil rights. The liberal, intellectual Afro-American leaders such as Martin Luther King and their supporters, who fought for equality of and integration among black and white, had participated in freedom rides and protest marches to finally ... circles. He travelled widely in Europe and Africa and established his Organisation of Afro-American Unity. He saw the black American struggle partly as a segment of the efforts of third world nations for human rights. In 1964, Malcolm X went on his pilgrimage to Mecca, which is obligatory for orthodox Muslims, and there he began to consider changing his views towards integration. In Mecca, he saw that it was possible ...
- 2393: Drugs In Football Making An Ap
- ... It is also setting a bad example for the youth of America. There is just too many available drugs for football players today. For football players, drugs are easy to obtain. Too easy to obtain. Bill Gilbert, a Sports Illustrated writer, said, "they do not have to stand around in waiting rooms, at pharmacy counters, or on street corners for their fixes. Drugs are brought to them, and usually provided free ... fear that they feel the only path to relief is through drugs. A lot of players hurt themselves. Although they have to know it is wrong, they still do it. A Miami Dolphins trainer told Bill Gilbert of Sports Illustrated that, "some of the pros need almost a full week to get over being pepped up for Sunday. Afterward, they must have either tranquilizers or whiskey to bring them down. So ...
- 2394: Mary Astell's From A Serious Proposal to the Ladies
- ... intellectual equality among the sexes. The author was tired of the oppressive nature of man, which kept her and her sisters from developing their minds. She felt that females back then should have the same rights as women have achieved through the Civil Rights Movement today. Her answer to this was "A Religious Retirement." It is Mary Astell's ideal place to end her intellectual suffering and open new doors for the female mind. I feel that Mary went ...
- 2395: Malcolm X
- Malcolm X 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 movement 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 ...
- 2396: Stanley Renshons' High Hopes: Clinton's Actions
- ... to a given situation and performs all tasks bestowed upon him. "The term character is derived from the Greek word meaning engraving'" (38). It can be defined as a trait or distinctive combination of traits. Bill Clinton's personality, beliefs, and attitude are a very distinctive part of his character. As Renshon states, "Character shapes beliefs, information processing, and, ultimately, styles of behavior. It is therefore deeply embedded in the foundation ... wage, to only withdraw his statement the next morning. During the last few months though, Clinton has been arguing with Congress to get an increase past. After many hours of heavy dispute, Clinton got a bill passed and the new minimum wage went into affect October 1, 1996. Many might say that Clinton was just following through with his promises, I still feel the only reason he did this was because ...
- 2397: Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment: Raskolnikov's Mathematical Evaluation of Moral Dilemma Presented To Him Exemplifies The Empirical View of Utilitarianism
- ... of deliberating about the act of murder in such a mathematical manner. He might contend that Raskolnikov's reasoning, and the entire theory of utilitarianism, cannot be used to judge morality because it rejects individual rights and contains no moral absolutes. A utilitarian bases his belief upon two principles: the theory of right actions and the theory of value. These two principles work together and serve as criteria for whether or ... because he the utilitarian theory protects him. In conclusion, utilitarianism is the most democratic of moral theories. The greatest good for the greatest number mentality secures justice for the majority but fails to provide the rights due to the individual. However, unlike our democratic government, which employs a system of checks and balances to regulate itself, utilitarianism has no set standards to deem certain acts wrong. Raskolnikov demonstrates the mathematical objectivity ...
- 2398: Computer Software Ownership
- ... Internet is probably one of the most important informational center in the world. Indeed, with a simple server connection, we can access the world from our own PC. The article from Deborah Johnson on property rights in computer software demonstrates how the Internet somehow provides privileges and disadvantages on publishing free software. In this article, an individual published a virus tester program on the Internet. An interested programmer improved the version ... the original programmer, but in this case it seems like the second programmer completely forgot to ask for permission. Again, the original programmer is robbed of the credit. To prevent these problems, laws on property rights should be created to protect computer programs, as they do for articles or any normal documents. For example, if a quote from a book is used in a paper, the use of quotation marks are ...
- 2399: The New Deal
- ... 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 trying to show Americans the rights of blacks. Blacks were still unchanged in the labors. Even under the new deal, blacks were treated unfair. Women were also treated very poorly when it came to the labor situation. They were given the ... unions in the nation. The new deal had again prettied much failed with the creation of the AF of L. The AF of L was a division of many craft unions. 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 ...
- 2400: The Right to Privacy by Robert Bork.
- ... the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures'
The Fifth Amendment in its Self Incrimination Clause
The Ninth Amendment provides: 'The Enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." (Pg.124) Bork also complained that Justice Douglas was being quite the alarmist by implying that the Griswald case would never be ... decisions based on the general spirit of the original document. Basically, if the Constitution does not specifically prohibit a right, and most amendments concur with that right, then it is permissible for judges to create rights like privacy. It would be most problematic if we had a strict "originalist" judicial history because blacks would be only 3/5 of a person, women would never have been enfranchised, and the Senate would ...
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