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- 781: Causes Of The American Revolut
- ... placed on them in the form of taxes and trade restrictions, and so began their political rebellion. Thus, the American Revolution began as an economic conflict, but soon developed into a passionate dispute over personal rights and political liberty. One of the first of many seeds of the American Revolution was the Stamp Act. This act forced the colonists to purchase and use specially stamped paper for all official documents, deeds ... the Quartering Act, which forced colonists to provide stationed British soldiers with quarters, food, and transportation. These acts caused almost total undisputed opposition among the colonists, who believed them to be a violation of their rights. The colonists also believed the Stamp Act was a violation of the right of English subjects not to be taxed without representation. One month before the Stamp Act was to go into effect, riots organized ... for trade until the citizens compensated for the destroyed tea. The colonists did not like this and refused to pay. They had lost all respect for British rule, and were ready to fight for their rights and independence. The American Revolution was caused by a series of factors, one leading to another. The conflict began with the British taxation of the colonies to raise money for debts left over from ...
- 782: Queers
- By: John Green In this age of liberation and relative morality it is no surprise that homosexuals have tried very hard to gain ground in the way of civil rights. Homosexuals say they want equal rights, and they want homosexual-marriages to be legalized. However, what they are asking for is not reasonable. They are humans; and therefore they already have the same rights as every other human living in America. What homosexuals want are special privileges and the acceptance of homosexuality as a natural alternative lifestyle, second, marriage is already clearly defined, and third because homosexuals already ...
- 783: A Look At Animal Testing
- ... people this testing brings up ethical questions. One of the biggest questions: is it really necessary to take the lives of animals in the name of science and for the betterment of humanity? For animal rights activists, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the answer is no. PETA pressures labs into halting experiments because they believe that animals are not to be used by humans for "food, clothing ... that cannot be sacrificed or traded away simply because it might benefit others." (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 2-3). Essentially, PETA is of the opinion that animals and humans should have identical rights. In their press releases PETA puts out pictures of rabbits with open flesh wounds and dogs with rashes on their skins--all in an attempt to disgust people into sympathy for their cause. In actuality ... that animal testing is appropriate is that there are regulations in place to minimize testing and pain, the alternatives are insufficient for now, and most importantly the information obtained from experimentation is irreplaceable. While animal rights groups such as PETA advocate abolishing all animal testing that inflicts pain on animals, proponents of testing cite laws and regulations which minimize pain and discomfort. PETA's position is based on the belief ...
- 784: A Doll's House: Women Have Come A Long Way
- A Doll's House: Women Have Come A Long Way A Doll House is no more about womens rights than Shakespeares Richard II is about the divine right of kings, or Ghosts about syphilis. . . . Its theme is the need of every individual to find out the kind of person he or she is ... state of anger and he is dominating the situation, letting Nora know who is in charge and not even wanting an explanation to why? she took out a loan. Women were very limited in their rights in 1872. Such rights included: women had to submit to laws when they had no voice in their formation, married women had no property rights, husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent ...
- 785: Martin Luther King Reflection Essay
- Martin Luther King Reflection Essay Was Martin Luther King's approach to gaining equal rights effective? What methods did he use, and what methods competed with those of King for the attention of Black activists and the American Public during the 1950's and 1960's? Martin Luther King Jr. Used a very effective, non-violent form of protest, which helped African Americans gain equal rights. The first major action in the civil rights movement was when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white person in Montgomery, Alabama. This event inspired 50, 000 blacks to boycott Montgomery's buses as King led the ...
- 786: Liberalism and Freedom
- ... This combined with the right to resist encroachments on this independence make up the legitimacy behind the revolution. The Declaration of Independence embodied these thoughts precisely and clearly. When Thomas Jefferson wrote about the "inalienable rights... life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" he was speaking of the inherent rights of man and went further to declare that any government that chooses to dispel these rights is subject to overthrow by the governed. In short Jefferson was saying that the right of the government to rule is derived from the people's ability to utilize and approve of their level ...
- 787: The Epic of Gilgamesh
- ... something greater than what the seeker currently has, in terms of stature or wealth. One of many examples is the theft of Esau's birthright by Jacob. In Genesis 25: 27-34, Esau Sells His Rights as the First-Born Son, Jacob wanted more than his proper inheritance, he wanted the rights as the first born son. His brother Esau was hungry and asked for some soup that Jacob was cooking. Jacob answered, I will give it to you if you give me your rights as the first-born son. Jacob could not be content with what he already had. He wanted a larger portion of the inheritance entitled to the one who is the first-born as well ...
- 788: Medical Testing On Animals
- ... a variety of goats, ferrets, pigeons and rabbits. The struggle against this tyranny is a struggle as important as any of the moral and social issues that have been fought over in recent years." Animal rights are an emotional issue-second only, perhaps, to the bitter abortion debate." For decades the value of animal research has been grossly overrated. Although researchers have depended on animal test data to achieve medical advances ... with much less pain and suffering. For many patients, it has meant life it self. However, there should be other means of research because the whole process of animal research remains cruel and inhumane. Animal rights activists have gathered much information that has closed down laboratories that violate anti- cruelty statutes. "This includes a 1984 videotape stolen from the University of Pennsylvania Head Injury Clinic. The research subsequently suspended, reportedly involved ... preaching reverence for life , period. And violence is the opposite of reverence for life," Liska said. Most of what we do to animals we would never do to people. We understand that people have certain rights that keep them from being experimented on by other people. What we don't realize is that it is impossible to justify rights for humans, who are a type of animal, and deny rights ...
- 789: Declaration Of Independence
- ... be free from England and to be their own individual colonies with their own laws. Other things leading up to independence were that the British government had committed acts that many colonists believed violated their rights as English subjects. Also that colonial blood had already been shed trying to defend these rights. The French & Indian war was the war that shed colonists blood to defend their rights. The Declaration of Independence served three major purposes. 1. Preamble and reasons for separation. Among the reasons for separation were statements about the king, George III. It said that he was a harsh and ...
- 790: Status of Women In Society
- Status of Women In Society Women have enjoyed significant improvements to their individual rights and their status in general, particularly during the current century. However, although the progress that has been achieved is relatively recent, the problem of women's proper place in society has been a topic of ... parents, since both parents have a share in its existence. He strongly believed that in order to preserve and enhance the freedom of the individual, women and men had to be equal and enjoy equal rights in society. Locke is believed to have had a great deal of influence over the development of the English-American political system. However, his ideas on authority and the equal rights of men and women were almost completely ignored by the same people who adopted his other ideas wholeheartedly. One very poignant example of this is found in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, which ...
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