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    them equal. Everyone is equal and we should treat everyone the same. The U.S is founded on opportunities and the pursuit of happiness. How can they pursuit if they don’t even have the opportunity. Plessy vs. Ferguson shows us that there is a whole lot of hate in this country, when it should be love over hate. In 1890 the Louisiana State Legislature passed the Separate Car Act, a law that required "equal, but separate" train car accommodation for Black and White people. Separate Car Act was one of the 'Jim Crow Laws' emplaced by Southern states, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between Black Americans and White Americans.When…

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    “Their petitions were ignored, they filed a suit challenging segregation itself”(Briggs).One of the many court cases towards racial tensions in schools was the case, Briggs VS Elliott. This case involved R.W. Elliott and Harry Briggs. The court case took place in 1952. It was located in the Clarendon County school district of South Carolina. This court case was the first of the five Brown VS Board of Education cases. Because of the racial conflicts in schools, the Supreme Court compromised by…

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    Ashlee Bearden 10 October 2015 College vs. High school Comparison Schooling is a vital and important factor in almost everyones life’s. We spend nearly 20 hours a week in school from the time we are in kindergarten. The majority of that time is spent in k-12 until you enter college. While they both teach us valuable information there are major differences between the two. For example, High school is paid for by the government while college is paid by through the student or…

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    next few paragraphs explain this topic, slavery vs. indentured servitude. To start off, I’m going to give you an overview of slavery. Slavery has existed since previous to the time of Jesus. But back into modern times, in the 1600s colonists in the new world still preferred white, European, ex-prisoners as indentured servants (which well get to later). At this point in time, the colonists did not notice Africa as a source of slaves. But around the 1660s, the southern colonies started to realize…

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    If it weren't for the Civil Rights Movement of 1946-68 then life in America would be completely different. Schools down South would be segregated still, White supremacy would more than likely spread all over America, and black would still be paid minimum wage.Now thanks to The Civil Rights Movement black people are treated more like a human but still are being harassed because of the color of their skin. People of color are now becoming more close to their white friends and making children of…

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    Indentured Servants vs. Slaves The colonist’s interest in agriculture increased when John Rolfe learned that tobacco seeds flourished in Virginia. Tobacco requires year-round labor and close attention. The colonists soon needed more hands to work on this demanding crop. Indentured servants played a huge part in helping the colonists take care of the tobacco and other jobs they had. In 1619, African American slaves were captured in Angola. They also contributed to the well-being of the tobacco…

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    else. Generally, when something is more important it is also considered more valuable, therefore the society considers science and math to be more valuable than anything, but Atwood argues differently. She shows that science and math are not more valuable than the arts, words, and nature, by putting them up against each other in three conflicts, words vs. numbers, the arts vs. the sciences, and nature vs. science. The…

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    after the Civil War, their journey to complete citizenship and civil rights was a long and difficult one. Discrimination and its injustices towards Blacks were addressed by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States government. Four amendments were ratified and placed in the constitution to give blacks their civil rights. The northern and southern states fought against each other in the Civil War to free the slaves. The North won, and Amendment 13 was passed…

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    There are many more subgenres of the mash-up genre, but A vs B is the most prevalent type. Other subgenres include “glitch-pop,” “version vs version,” “abstract mash ups,” and a slew of others. A vs B suited the argument because A vs B has more prevalent sampling as well as having a more recognizable pattern and distribution in the digital world as of recent. The inclusion of Polish law and its immediate relevance could be called into question as copyright laws relating to the United States…

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    America who had live in southern stare doesn’t have equal right as white. White had dominated most of the place and there a little world for Color’s man. Such as both have the right to own business but White is more advanced and only White could use it. Also, they have to use water filter separately. If color people get paid one buck an hour the white get paid triple than them. White still think they were the main people than color and hate to accept them in their community. Most of the place…

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