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    Women were unable to vote, had no rights, women who were married did not have a voice to their opinions, and were submissive to their husbands. Women desired a change from this tradition and way of life. Women had their first gathering of women’s right in Seneca Falls, New York in July of 1848 (The Women’s’ Rights Movement, 2007). Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was the organizer of the gathering later met Susan B. Anthony and together they served as women right activist. That is how the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) developed. Another woman, Lucy Stone, created the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). These two associations were the movements during the 1880s for women to have equal rights. These associations wanted women to…

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    In 1890, two rival organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The NAWSA's movement marginalize many African-American women and through this effort was developed the idea of the "educated suffragist." This was the notion that being educated was an important prerequisite for being allowed the right to vote. Since many African-American women were uneducated, this notion…

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    Lucy Stone American Woman

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    Lucy Stone (1818-1893) was a prominent nineteenth century American woman 's rights advocate, suffragette, and abolitionist who frequently gave public lectures, wrote articles, and edited publications to support such causes. Throughout her career she conservatively campaigned for women 's equality and civil rights arguing that individuals must define themselves, their work, and influence on their own accounts rather than being prejudged on the basis of race or gender. A respected orator, Stone…

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    During this decade more married women entered the workforce and earned 40 percent less than a male counterpart. Women started to take measures themselves by organizing movements. Women needed a culture change for equal pay and to end domestic violence. The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention to deal with their conditions and rights. The Declaration of Sentiments became the most important document by identifying their right to vote. This attracted national attention…

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    whether these stoppages really were caused by the antitrust exemption. Now revealed is the problem that the antitrust exemption has caused not only by money but also by work stoppages. (Smith) Some other solutions explained by Mr. Fehr that could help the league from including the fact that players without contracts would be protected against the arbitrary imposition of greatly reduced contracts if the owners tie the law with court challenges. Also, he explained that it would tie the law to…

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    putting them first and doing it are two very different things as are "...poetry and rhetoric...." (1030) Poetry is metrical composition in verse that uses figurative language, symbols, metaphors to help express aspects of internal and external realities in some meaningful way. The key is the meaningful way. Poets, as well as all artists, want to be heard and seen because they feel they have a meaningful point to be made, whatever the point may be. The creator has created for a purpose and…

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    Health Challenge Every day, we are faced with various choices that have a rippling effect on our lives and that of our children, and the older we get and the more responsible we become, and we strive to make healthier choices. According to Holmes (2009), one of the public health challenges of the millennium is aging, which has been compounded with the increased incidence of chronic diseases and disabilities. Diabetes has been identified as a chronic disease and the American Diabetes Association…

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    Reflection Of Apa Style

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    I struggled with grammar throughout my undergraduate years and worked hard to correct my errors. However, it seems after three years of informal writing I forgot everything I learned. In my undergraduate studies I was a comma-splicer, I overused commas in almost every paper I wrote. My first paper in graduate school had the opposite problem, I did not use enough commas. In addition, I realized I have a hard discriminating between passive and active voice. Although I have not received any…

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    He caught the ball with eight seconds left in the game. A defender ran towards him, one hand in the air to try to block the shot. As he jumped up, the entire crowd held their breaths. Everything was moving in slow motion; his arm extended and the ball spun out of his hand, gliding up into an arc headed towards the hoop. As the ball neared its highest point, the shot clock went off, and the shrill buzzer pierced through the silence. Everyone in that arena was focused on one thing: the basketball,…

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    I recently watched a movie about a young woman who was blind and deaf. Her communication was very limited and as a result how this young woman interacted with life was also very limited. When we use solid communications skills we make interacting with all aspects of our lives…

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