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    Title: The Civil Revolution Do you ever feel helpless to protect you rights in society for the reason for who you are?The civil rights movement movement inspired many others and yet they were different and that same for other reasons. Their rights are limited in society and have gone through many objectives to state their rights that they have now and are proud that they change their appearance in society to a common individual nowadays.Not everyone is guaranteed the rights that we hold today…

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    In Cesar Chavez’s speech, he really wants to get across the point that they cannot resort to violence because it will cost the lives of people as well as exploit them and he doesn’t want that to happen because he believes that every life is important and a gift. In order to get this point across Chavez uses allusion in his speech to connect with the audience and better persuade them. At the beginning of his speech he alludes to Doctor Martin Luther King Jr., saying “ [his] entire life was an…

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    Cesar Chavez is a well known activist as well as civil rights leader. In an article that he wrote devoted to those in need, he uses rhetorical strategies to develop his argument about nonviolence resistance. The terms he incorporates involves personification, alliteration, and repetition. These terms renovated this article to bring contemplation to the reader. Through his use of strategies, he starts an uprising of nonviolent resistance. Cesar Chavez uses personification to emphasize and…

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    Shamisen Research Paper

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    Crystal Au MUSI-103-005 Professor Sarmientos 3 December 2014 Shamisen in Traditional Japanese Music The shamisen plays a prominent role in kabuki and Bunraku dance and dialogue. The shamisen is part of the chobo that consists of the singer, gidayu, and the shamisen player. The shamisen is a three stringed lute with a lengthy neck. It originated from the sanxian, a Chinese instrument that was introduced to Japan through the Ryukyu Kingdom during the 16th century. It turned into the sanshin…

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    Civil Rights Experience

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    1. Where did you go? What day and time of day was it? Who was with you or were you alone? My friend Bria and I visited the Civil Rights exhibit at Missouri’s History Museum on a Friday evening at 1 pm. 2. Write about your physical and emotional experience of being in the space you were in? What meaning did you make of this at the time and now looking back on the experience? While visiting the exhibit I can’t say that I had a physical experience but I definitely had an emotional one.…

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    According to the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), prohibits companies from discriminating anyone on the basis of their age. Specifically, the ADEA protects certain applicants and employees that are at 40 years of age or above. The relevant code section is 29 U.S.C. § 631(a). Under this code, applicants are protected against age discrimination in matters of hiring, firing, or promotions. In case of Palm Beach County, there was an open position for employee relations manager that…

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    According to the law, civil rights are something everyone is given. However, history has shown that this is not always the case. Claudette Colvin didn’t give her seat up to a white person because she wanted to end segregation. Claudette got thrown into jail for doing that which is not fair. But without Claudette the world wouldn’t be like it is today. In the United states, civil rights are supposed to be for all people have had to fight for their rights, when others tried to deny them, today all…

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    between civil rights and civil liberties, but it is easy for one to become confused on which is which and what exactly each means. Civil rights are basically the general rights of people to be free from unequal and unfair treatment based on things such as gender, race, ethnicity, disability, etc., whereas civil liberties are more general freedoms and rights that are guaranteed, as they are written in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, or that have been established by the court system. Civil…

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    Cesar Chavez was a labor union leader and a civil rights activist who supported nonviolent resistance to his followers. Throughout his speech, Chavez establishes the advantages of nonviolence by juxtaposing nonviolent and violent protests and builds his credibility by referring to successful, nonviolent leaders. Chavez emphasizes the benefits of peaceful resistance in contrast of the weaknesses of violent revolts. In the first half and towards the end of his speech, Chavez describes scenarios…

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    Purpose and Direction When Martin Luther king Jr. was on his journey to achieve equal rights for African Americans he followed a certain goal or dream. He wanted to do something that would help the world and it wouldn't happen unless he had this goal that guided him to the success. Having a goal to direct you through a certain path is also related to another story called the “Diary of Anne Frank”. Anne and whole group that lived in the annex all had many goals to achieve during this devastating…

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