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History of American Women Final The ERA, which is also known as the equal rights amendment was introduced in Congress for the first time in 1923, and stands for equal rights under the law and will not be revoked by any state in terms of one’s sex. In 1913, Alice Paul and her friend Lucy Burns who founded the Women’s National Party, a party which promotes equal rights for women. Paul proposed the equal rights amendment which embodied that woman, despite obtaining the right to vote, were not…

The Safavid Empire was the greatest and longest standing empire of ancient Persia. Rich with architecture, art, poetry, and culture, the Safavid Empire is an intriguing legacy. With an extensive history, several great leaders influenced the Safavid Dynasty greatly; in particular there were four Safavids who molded the dynasty into the great reign it is remembered for today. Sheikh Safi al-Din was the forefather of the Safaviyya Order that then became the Safavid Dynasty that claimed rule over…

Imagine you 're a 45 year old woman participating in a protest in Washington DC. The year is 1900, and you 're holding a sign that reads "Voting rights for women". As people pass you on the street, you hear them whisper. "Ugly suffragist." they say, "Bet no man has ever loved her." You stand there, with a blank look on your face. You think to yourself about how you doing this, you taking a stand for women, will mean women in the future will be treated better, respected, and stand equal with men.…

Description of Child Trafficking Trafficking is not an issue that is unique to one area, it exists all over the world. This global issue targets numerous populations, but this paper will primarily focus on children who are trafficked. Each year, millions of children are recruited for exploitation. Some are forced to perform labor such as working in sweat shops, serving as soldiers in war, and working on farms. Others are sexually exploited and required to work in brothels or strip clubs…

One of the biggest problems for gay people today is the question of whether or not gay adults “expose” children to that which they do not understand and whether expressing their status as LGBTQ to young people is appropriate. Nowhere in society is this issue more prevalent than in the education system. Teachers must ask themselves, “Is it safe and appropriate to come out to my students?” With many people in America believing that LGBTQ people are “pushing the gay agenda,” gay teachers often…

Accepting the Democratic nomination for presidential candidacy in 2008, Barack Obama expressed how he thought the government should interact with citizens. “…Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who’s willing to work…” (Schuman 120). In making these remarks, Obama reveals what he wants to achieve for the nation. Obama’s ultimate goal is to try to…

HOTA Summer Assignment Chapter one: Analysis: Zinn thouroughly believes that Columbus is an awful person and portrays him to be so when explaining how he would cut the hands off of the Indians who did not bring him enough gold or if they ran away he would track them down and kill them. Even though it was almost impossible to find the amount of gold that Columbus was asking for from each person. But, Zinn does not believe that Columbus was the only horrid explorer, he also states that Cortes…

Introduction: The Victorian Period begun in 1837 the year Victoria became queen, and ended in 1901 when she dies. This period was the great age of the English novel with realism, thick plots, crowded with characters, and very long. Formerly, it was the ideal form to describe life and to entertain the middle class. However, some of the writers that were very recognized were Charles Dickens, full of drama, humor, and a variety of characters, complicated plots, and a portrayal of how urban life…

21. Explain the purpose of primary elections. A primary election is an “intraparty election used by political parties to select a candidate to run in the general election.” (pg.661) The purpose of primary elections is to narrow down and select a candidate for each party and elect party officers; then the general election will decide who becomes the next president. 22. List the pros and cons of political machines. Political machines are “groups that control activities of a political party.”…

The next lobbyist to speak was Holden Parker from the American Civil Liberties Union. Parker’s lobbying efforts were left of center and for the Republican Party that was an immediate turnoff. Parker started off the lobbying effort with a prayer for the victims outside that were involved in the terrorist attack. Parker then went into a discussion about border security and its significance. However, at the end of his speech, Parker then went into a discussion over conditional amnesty and how it…