The American Dream/Promise
.... class Americans that just don’t want people who walk around pretty much nude right next to them. That then has people of different groups striving for their cultural identity to be shown because they aren’t fitting into the Eurocentric ideal of an “American” culture. Saying that this country is like a tossed salad though is a lot different and a lot more realistic. The salad dressings that hold America together in the tossed salad, are democracy, freedom and liberty. Diversity is another problem of the nation. Blacks are still discriminated against, women are still discriminated, and so are many different immigrants. Sure, people .....
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The Environmental Movement
.... staring forward and underneath that in caps "WE ARE WATCHING". After reading this one gets a true sense that EnviroWatch is looking out for the environment, almost like earth-friendly detectives.
The design of their web site is very conducive to quick and easy access. This is definitely a plus for any newcomer who is browsing through the site to get a feel for the organization. On the homepage, there are a series of 7 "links" running down the left margin of the page, each which brings you to another page containing a separate issue. The final link is an archived page containing information from previous years/months, which i .....
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What Life Was Like Before The Civil Rights Movement And What More Needs To Change
.... get economic and political opportunities. By 1877 the Democratic Party had gained control of government in the Southern states, and these Southern Democrats took away black advances and rights made during Reconstruction. They passed local and state laws that made certain places "For Whites Only" and others for "Colored." Blacks had separate schools, transportation, restaurants, and parks, many of which were dumpy, and poorly put together. Over the next 75 years, signs went up to separate the races in every possible place.
Segregation also includes the denying of voting rights, they called it disfranchisement. Between 1890 and 19 .....
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Having A Servant’s Heart
.... that we as human beings believe that we need to puff ourselves up and draw attention to ourselves in order to be great, when in fact Christ humbled Himself and as a result was exalted and lifted up. Matthew 20:26 says, “It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant.” Jesus was and is our example. Becoming a servant is our key to greatness. Serving others will also strengthen our relationships with our friends, parents, teachers, and anyone else with whom we come in contact. Service is defined as, “the occupation or condition of a servant,” by Webster’s New World Dictionary. A .....
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Early Marriages Are Usually Unhappy Marriages
.... must be some just reason for them to conclude this. But as it is with many situations there is another side to this reasoning. And in recent studies many young people believe that if the mood is right that it makes it okay for them to get married. Strangely, this is not any surprise, since some of the reasons for getting married may be a little justifiable, the essence remains the same ninety percent of these marriages don't last.
Most of the reasons given are generally along the same line. The young lady had gotten pregnant and her family had turned their backs on her, she had no where else to go, so she married the young man, w .....
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Affirmative Action's Fight Against Racism And Sexism
.... and organized shops with very few minority workers. In reaction to this, the Supreme Court backed an order ruling that the associaton required a 29% minority membership goal. Without an actual court ruling, blacks would still be fighting for a fair chance at "white-dominated" positions.
Women, as well as other minorities (notably hispanics), also benefit from affirmative action. In 1979, women represented on 4% of the entry-level offices in the San Francisco Police Department. By 1985, under an affirmative action plan ordered in a case in which the Department of Justice sued the city for discrimination, the numbers of wo .....
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Homosexual Marriages
.... homosexuality before God destroys our country, too.
Homosexuality is not the only thing in this country that isn’t Biblical. Abortion is also against Biblical and Godly values. Exodus chapter 20 and verse 13 plainly says “Thou shalt not kill.” Abortion is killing a baby. It is taking a life.
This country really is in bad shape. Exodus 20:14 says “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:16 says “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” That Scripture means that it is wrong to lie. Our President not only committed adultery, but he also lied under oath, yet nothing was done. Something is wrong with this picture .....
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Peer Pressure
.... other teens exerts whether it is a comments, criticism, persuasion, or pressure to be someone else. It can be as simple as a classmate asking to copy the homework and as difficult as a friend wanting us to try drugs for the first time. Friends can make us feel so pressured into doing something else that we don’t feel it’s right, yet they have such an impact that we have no choice but to go with the flow, surely nobody wanted to be called “chicken” and they might tell that “its not a big deal” but does peer pressure simply lie in the realm of negativity? Does peer pressure have any positive effect?
Peer pressure doesn’ .....
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Importance Of Womens Suffrage On Home And Life
.... from the old way of life....hint the flappers and the new brand of music called jazz.
Then the first Women's Rights Convention was held on July 19 and 20 in 1848. The convention went along as planned taking over two-days of just discussion, they want to get 12 resolutions agreement on and endorsement, one by one, with a few amendments. The only resolution that did not pass unanimously was the call for women's authorization. That women should be allowed to vote in elections was impossible to some. At the convention, debate over the woman's vote was the main concern.
Women's Rights Conventions were held on a regular basis from 18 .....
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Susan B. Anthony And The Women's Movement
.... her first reform efforts to anti-slavery and to temperance. However, when she rose to speak in a temperance convention, she was told, “The sisters were not invited here to speak!” Anthony promptly enlisted in the cause of women's rights.
In a lifelong partnership with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony's organizational skill and selfless dedication built the women's rights movement. The ballot, she became increasingly to believe, was the necessary foundation for all other advances. When she and Stanton published a newspaper, they called it The Revolution. Its motto was "Men their rights and nothing more; women their righ .....
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Love
.... negativity occurs, I brush it off as though it was never said. Then, it is time to say goodnight. When he says, “I love you,” fireworks explode in my heart.
“Love is a vine that grows into our hearts.” (anonymous). The scent of love is sweet and flowery. Love has a smooth, peaceful, murmuring sound, like birds chirping on a spring morning. Warm fire on a cold night or a mother’s milk to a baby is the taste of love. The sight of love is hearts, red roses, and smiles. If you were to touch love it would be warm, soft, and cuddly. A symbol of love is cupid.
Love can make one’s heart dance when the phone rings. It can mak .....
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Freedom For The Slave: Who Decides & Why?
.... of movement or action. 9. frankness of manner or speech. 10. a liberty taken. 11. civil liberty as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government. 12. the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like. 13. the right to frequent enjoy, or use at will.
Furthermore, the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress in July of 1776 declares:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty and the .....
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