Civil and political rights

My analysis of the exhibition was that it presented the various and diverse collections of American history that influenced the civil right movement. What caught my eye initially was the N.A.A.C.P. Flag “A Man Was Lynched Yesterday” memorabilia. It very important to see that even though the NAACP did not have a significant presence in the southern states, that the organization alerted the nation of the heinous crime of lynching. To walk to down the street and see that flag waving is vital…

Equality is the state of being equal in status, rights, and opportunities. While we might have equality there will always be forms of inequality that are present in our everyday life and society. Inequality comes from society, religion, economics, and politics. In the world it is easy to have inequality and hard to gain equality because equality is hard to determine while inequality is obvious. It is obvious to know when someone is being misrepresented, mistreated, and labeled as second-class…

Ms. X is a 70 year old, White female who was born and raised in Massachusetts. In her tightknit, Catholic family, she was the 5th born of 8 children to her loving parents whom she gives equal credit for her upbringing. As Ms. X grew, she continued to practice her religion and joined the convent at the age of 19 where she lived in New York and worked as a home nurse in high poverty areas until she was 29 years old. After leaving the convent, Ms. X became a Preschool teacher, got married and…

Before this summer break, my understanding of discrimination and the ramifications of this act were pretty much carved into stone, I thought I understood all there was to know about the faults of being a victim of this act. I genuinely sympathized with those that found themselves confined to opportunities directed by their outward appearances and mannerisms, but it wasn’t until this summer that I got a real dose of what that felt like. Before our summer break, my older sister and I made plans to…

In 1964 the Civil Rights Act created the EEOC, addressing discrimination is employment. The section of the Act that prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, and retaliation is know as Title VII. The EEOC was created to receive complaints, investigate complaints, and conciliate the complaints where it found reasonable cause. In 1971, Congress held hearing on proposed amendments to Title VII and found that the EEOC has made huge attempts to…

goal, or “common good.” To avoid these behaviors Mainwaring mentions everyone within society must follow the rules they established. The idea for a social contract was created by philosopher Jean Jaque Rousseau and encompasses certain unalienable rights citizens are guaranteed to, and a government can’t breach. As defined by Rousseau: “The social contract is an agreement…

In America, individuals who cope with a disability have had a long struggle for equality. In the 1800s many did not believe persons with disability were capable of living independently. According to the ASHE Higher Education Report (2013), society viewed persons with disability as incapable of thinking, learning, or achieving goals. Persons with disability were considered a disgrace and spent their entire lives in institutions or asylums for “purification”, because they were seen as unclean…

Ohio’s castle law gives citizens legal right to self-defense. If you feel threatened, if an intruder comes in your house or vandalizes your property you have the legal right to use the castle law in the proper situation. You have the right to use self-defense, when you feel like your life is on the line. Such as an intruder coming in your house with a weapon or someone trying to steal your car while you are sitting in a traffic jam. This is why everyone that has a clean record should have their…

the strict control over the colonies, when they became free, the next step was to make sure these cruelties never happen again. This is why the colonies introduced the inalienable rights. Human rights are available to all human beings in America, but there are other nations that are not as privileged. To hold these rights, to create order within the nation, and to be protected by the government are privileges that Americans have. Americans do not have to…

privacy rights and issues. The reason for this is that they are a fundamental right which ensures the personhood of individuals by allowing them to control who has access to personal information about them. Privacy issues are also of importance because it helps individuals avoid unwanted intrusions in their personal dealings. Consequently, for the reason that privacy is such a complex concept, there have been ongoing concerns and discussions in relation to the legal concept of privacy rights.…