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    Human Rights Essay In 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt created an extremely important document called “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” Human rights is a term that means, things that are justifiable for us to do and rights that we should deserve just because we are humans. Having these rights is a privilege that some people do not have. It is common for people to ask, “If we have a “Declaration of Human Rights”, then why is there still slavery, hunger, and sexually mistreated woman and…

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    1896: henry ford built Quadricycle 1899: Henry joined Detroit Automobile Company 1903: Ford Motor Company is incorporated. 1904: Ford Motor Company of Canada is established 1907: Ford introduces the scripted typeface of its trademark. 1908: Model T is introduced. 1908: First overseas sales branch in Paris. 1913: Ford Assembly line in auto production is initiated. 1914: The famous $5 per day is instituted. 1917: Ford Motor Company first ever produces Ford Truck 1919: Edsel Ford succeeds…

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    Genocide Dbq

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    Document A: states that “the concept of genocide thus is based upon existing and deeply felt moral concepts”. If it is based on a moral concept, how can you consider it a crime? Document B states that “in 1948, the fledgling UN General Assembly adopted an international Convention on the Prevention and punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which came into force in 1951”. This also defines genocide as “acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in…

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    war because of the fact that the men were serving in World War I and the women took over their jobs. The Twenties were a time of the “flappers”. Flappers were young women who dressed up elegantly while wearing their bob updos. Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948) and her friends,…

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    Adaptive Sports History

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    Although some level of adaptive sport has likely occurred throughout human history, organized sports for people with disabilities has a relatively brief history. The earliest international sports organization for people with disabilities was the International Committee for Deaf Sports, which was establish in 1922. 1932 saw the establishment of the British Society of One-armed golfers, which is one of the first organizations for people with specifically physical disability. The bloom of adaptive…

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    Strategies used during the struggle for civil rights: One strategy used by W.E.B Dubois would be his passion and commitment to college and his education, that lead to poetry, writing, speeches, knowledge far beyond others could offer. Another strategy would be the tactics of standing strong, then backing down to be subtle only to come back with more “fire” Last strategy used would be standing up against his own corporate of his job when there was something he didn't like. How did this…

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    Thelonious Sphere Monk was born on October 10, 1917 at Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Thelonious Monk was a famous jazz musician and composer that fell in love with music at a very young age. Before Thelonious Monk was known as a genius, he was judged by many observers for a decade, yet while receiving all the judgment he never changed his music once. Monk never gave up on himself and he loved his music so much, that's why he saw no need to modify his style. Thelonious Monk was around five…

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    Amid the 1950's, Americans begun to acknowledge the way that they were all turning out to be all the more indistinguishable. They were all improving pay, buying new innovation, living in comparative houses, and viewing the same TV appears. Americans additionally delighted in the new chains of McDonald's, Be that as it may, regardless of how associated American's may have felt, African Americans were still isolated from different nationals. Keeping in mind everything else in changing African…

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    Balfour Declaration Essay

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    Israel belongs to the Jews by religious and documented rights. From 1948 to this day, Jews and Palestinians have been fighting over the land of Israel. Both sides have been claiming that the land is theirs by numerous rights. One of the main reasons that the land should belong to Jews is the Balfour Declaration. Another is that Jewish people have strong religious ties to the land. Also the fact that this land is a safe haven for jews after being discriminated against. The Balfour Declaration…

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    Torture has been illegal since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948 by members of the United Nation, including the U.S., as way of protecting the rights and dignity of the people. Yet under congressional or executive orders done in secrecy, the government may use torture as long as it be argued as a necessity. The phrase “enhanced interrogation techniques” have become the euphemism for the for the United States government’s methodical use of torture by the Central…

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