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- 361: Louis Riel
- ... company. Also, he organized and led a similar rebellion in 1885. Above all, is he a patriote or a traitor? It was inappropriate to accuse Riel as a traitor. He tried to defend the traditional rights of Metis and made sure they treated as equally as the British subjects. Riel was a patriote, who passionately love, supported and defended his people. He was also a serious and thoughtful person who dedicated ... sending surveyors to the Red River Valley. The Surveyors treated the Metis quite badly, even caused physical abuses. The Metis needed someone who understood the Canadian law and willing to help them in defending their rights. They chose Louis Riel as their leader. When Riel knew how the surveyors treated his people, he and some followers quickly reacted to the threat posed by the Canadian government. Riel formed an organization called the Comite National des Metis to defend his people. After Riel setup this organization, they took another action to protect their rights. They blocked William McDougall from entering Red River without any violent incidents in order to allow negotiations with the Canadian government. Then, Riel organized a provisional government to ensure law and order in the ...
- 362: Colonial Women
- ... could sue her husband for a divorce if her treated her without respect and abused or neglected her. Although women had the legal privilege to divorce a bad husband, she did not have any legal rights under the law. As soon as she married her husband, she lost all legal existence. For a woman to have any place in the legal system it was better to remain single. Single women, or Feme Sole had more legal rights than a married woman. She could own property, retain control of her earnings, and sign contracts. Feme Sole was a better legal status, but it was a socially unacceptable status. Unmarried women were looked down upon as being infertile. Women could either marry, have children, and loose all legal rights or remain single, bear no children (or have children out of wedlock), and retain her own independent legal status. A woman had a busy domestic life. A woman played the role of wife, mother, ...
- 363: Treating People Fairly Is A Right That Has Been Changed By Affirmative Action
- ... for the job should be hired. The Declaration of Independence states, 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. All individuals should be treated equally and differences in sex or race should not make them competitors. All races are created equal and should have the same rights. No one group of people should be favored more if everyone is created the same, and by law have the same rights and freedoms. No one person has more rights than another. No matter what is an individuals color, size, intellect, lifestyle, religion or ethnicity, he or she has the same rights as the next person. ...
- 364: The American Classroom: Making it work for the Native American
- ... a message the answer is to raise your voice and get louder. Native Americans are taught that lower their voice to demonstrate anger. The fact is that Native Americans are taught early to respect the rights and privileges of other individuals, something that many people do not see by the attitude they show. Another important consideration to look at is the Native American's view of sharing. In Lee Manning's book Multicultural Education of Children and Adolescents a case study involving this issue is discussed. A teacher was struggling to understand why Bill, a young Native American student, continually took pencils off of other student's desks. She asked herself what was wrong with this student, and what could she do to prevent the situation from happening? This teacher sought out additional assistance from other teachers, and eventually realized that the problem may be more her responsibility then Bill's. She learned that Bill's perception of sharing is different from that of her and the other students. For Bill borrowing another student's pencil is no big deal, and he would let ...
- 365: The Silence of the Lambs
- ... questions on the questionnaire but he is reluctant to answer. After returning to Washington she decides to try again with Dr.Lecter. During the second interview Dr.Lecter tells Clarice that he knows who Buffalo Bill is. He tells Clarice that Buffalo Bill was a former patient of his and that his name is James Gumb. Dr.Lecter also told her that James had a storeroom in Baltimore. Clarice contacts the manger of the storage depot and goes ... mouth of the head and takes it to the entomology lab of a local museum. The technicians there tell her that it is a rare moth from Asia. Later Clarice learns that this is Buffalo Bills signature. He would place a moth in the mouth of each victim. Clarice gets a phone call from Jack Crawford saying that they found another body in West Virginia and that it looks ...
- 366: Constitution 2
- "Thank God it was ratified!" With the Constitution the elite society protected rights for every American that would secure and ensure our nation's existence for hundreds of years. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States' government was in a state of chaos. To end the existing chaos and build a stronger democratic society for the future, the government would need to be more powerful and centralized. Thus, the elite class established the rules and boundaries that would protect the rights of all citizens from a suppressive government. The Articles created a weak, almost nonexistent national government that was in complete control by the states. The newly formed government had neither an executive or judicial branch ... lacked enforcement powers. There were three problems that existed under the Articles of Confederation that would spawn an act of change. First, under the Articles of Confederation the government could not protect property and other rights of the citizens. Second, the society created under the Articles of Confederation lacked a means of advancing commerce and interstate trade. Third, government lacked the money and power to provide an adequate national defense. ...
- 367: Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign
- Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign Propaganda and Mass Communication In February 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first revision of our country's communications laws in 62 years. This historic event has been greeted with primarily positive responses by most people and ... and children. Opponents of the CDA claim that the wording of the CDA is so vague that, for example, an online discussion of abortion would be illegal under the new law, and our first amendment rights would therefore be pulled out from under us. Opponents also argue that Internet censorship should be done at home by parents, not by the government, and that things such as child pornography are illegal anyway ... increasingly pervasive use of computers as a means of communication and information distribution." In addition, the EFF also notes that it "will support litigation in the public interest to preserve, protect and extend First Amendment rights within the realm of computing and telecommunications technology ." Also in the press release that announced the formation of the EFF, Kapor said, "It is becoming increasingly obvious that the rate of technology advancement in ...
- 368: Multiculturalism 2
- ... act within the middle of this broad frame-work. Some of the other pieces of legislation and policy that the C.M.A. draws upon are: · The Citizen Act (1947) · The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) · The Canadian Bill of Rights (1960) · International Convention on the Eliminations of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969) · The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976) · The Canadian Human Rights Act (1977) · The Official Languages Act (1969, ...
- 369: Censorship on the Internet
- ... free speech. How can we stay online? Who gives courage to the web's designers to put their opinion on the net? On the same day when the 1996 Telecommunication Act signed in law, a bill called House Bill 1630 was introduced by Georgia House of Representatives member Don Parsons. It is so repel that this law even limits the right of choosing email addressesIII. "Freedom of speech on the Internet deserves the same protection as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, or freedom of assembly." said Bill GatesIV. In addition, information in cyberspace can be changing from second to second. If you put something on the web, everyone on the net can access it instantly. It is totally different from all ...
- 370: Canadian Mosaic - The Policy B
- ... act within the middle of this broad frame-work. Some of the other pieces of legislation and policy that the C.M.A. draws upon are: The Citizen Act (1947) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) The Canadian Bill of Rights (1960) International Convention on the Eliminations of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976) The Canadian Human Rights Act (1977) The Official Languages Act (1969, ...
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