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By taking women’s studies 101, my diversity requirement for the Community College of Baltimore County, or CCBC, will be fulfilled. In addition to fulfilling a requirement, I am taking this course because learning about different perspectives has the ability to enhance cultural enrichment, augment creativity, and cultivate diversity throughout multiple aspects of life. When studying various viewpoints it is natural to have fears about how new ideas may conflict with your beliefs, values, or…

The Jacksonian Period, which lasted from 1824 to 1848, is recognized as its characterization of “era of the common man.” During Andrew Jackson’s presidential term and era, the economic developments affected the middle to lower class men more than the wealthier elite. His political ideals resulted in more voice in the government to white males and introduction of official political parties. This era’s political changes caused a surge of reform movements. However this era of the common man only…

personal experiences and insights based on her more than 20 years of teaching and is currently at Cholla High Magnet School in Tucson, AZ. Additionally, she is a current member of the Executive Committee of NCTE, past co-chair of the NCTE 's Latino Caucus and 2002 chair of its Committee on Racism and Bias in the Teaching…

She has the entire administration behind her supporting her “Let’s Move Campaign” (The Caucus). Mrs. Obama said “we know that solving our obesity challenge won’t be easy and it won’t be quick but make no mistake about it; this problem can be solved” (Stolberg). Michelle has changed school nutrition, fresh food access in stores, and made…

I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: (IMAGINE) You’re in class and your professor is telling everyone about the importance of politics. While your professor is talking, you realize you haven’t paid much attention to what’s going on in the world, until you hear about the ideas of the candidates who are running. All of the sudden, you become interested and you want to vote. B. Background and Audience Relevance: Lucky for you, elections are coming up. People who are eligible to vote can register…

Throughout time, there have been some leaders who made colossal changes and significantly impacted people’s lives for the better. Those leaders may have helped through the arts or the sciences. These heroes may also have lead us through distressing times such as The Great Depression or the Vietnam War to fight for some of our indispensable rights. When given a position of leadership, such as First Lady of the U.S., people will likely use their power correctly. Eleanor Roosevelt was a leader who…

woman suffrage in 1919." (Horowitz). The Feminine Mystique helped to bring the women’s rights movement back to the forefront of civil rights. Friedan also played a large role in founding the National Organization for Women, National Women's Political Caucus, National Association to Repeal Abortion Laws, and NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (Horowitz). This shows that…

Many people don’t vote because it’s just psychologically inconvenient for them for the simplest, and even laziest, of reasons. A 2015 Washington Post article featured a survey conducted by the US Census Bureau on the reasons why registered voters didn’t vote on election day in 2014, the election day whose voter turnout was classified in the article as, “The worst turnout since 1942” [10]. 25% of the responses in the poll could be classified as the person being unable to make it to the polling…

a personal account, The formation of the Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA) ... in 1967-68 brought this budding Asian American self and political consciousness to a different level. It consciously considered the formation of a "yellow caucus" within the nascent Peace and Freedom Party; supported the Black Panther Party; and saw the war in Vietnam as a racist, imperialist war by the U.S. government…

I am writing to you in reference to the Bill HR 54 Tuition grants; children of officers killed in line of duty who attend University System institutions in the United States and also meet certain requirements. The purpose of this letter is to show my support for this bill and to ask for your continued support on this issue. Giving tuition to the children of officers killed in the line of duty is not only respectable, but also fair to the children who previously could not get tuition for…