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    happiness under the Declaration of independence given by our Creator, and the government is there to protect these rights. As a human being and a citizen of the United States I have human rights and these rights are divided into two Natural rights and Legal…

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    Discretion In Police Work

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    personnel (except correctional officers) in the criminal justice system (CJS) are invested with this authority” (Course Notes). Police have a great deal of power to carry out their jobs.…

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    colonizers, but the idea of it was significantly repressed over the enemy’s tenure. The Americans came up with a lot of laws that prevented Filipinos from expressing anything at all. The new colonizers also had impressive tactics that gave way to class discrimination. The Americans then were racist to begin with, so they already had the impression that we were niggers, uneducated and not ready for self-government. They maybe somehow knew too that the educated middle to upper class would feel…

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    Society's Prejudice on Love The United States claims to have equality and freedom of expression, but many citizens have experiences in their day to day life that would disprove this said claim. What people most often neglect to recognize is the lack of equality that lies within expression of love. When someone is transgender, homosexual or even attracted to a different race they are at risk. That is why so many people are afraid to come out. They do not just end up coming out with their sexual…

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    rituals, folks, cultural heritage etc. But the major concern of contemporary Indian drama is the representation of socio-political scenario, marginalization, gender discrimination, oppression, poverty and hunger. A general consensus seems to have emerged that though the social criticism, corruption, oppression, gender discrimination can be found in drama in earlier times, these specific features of drama appear in a pronounced manner in the works of the contemporary dramatists. Nowadays Indian…

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    The Pros And Cons Of HEW

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    Failure to present opportunities for women to participate in sports was very detrimental to Title IX in a system openly discriminated women from sports and education opportunities. The dropping of the term action eliminated a faster process to assimilate women into the women into the system and instead left open a window for an educational programs and sports team to their own devices; many who were against funding women in the first place. In conclusion…

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    contrast both the political theories with an emphasis on their understanding of freedom and justice. Thereafter, I will examine which of these theories are best suited to support the political system we find in the Scandinavian welfare system. Lastly, I will present the political theory I support. 1.2 Reasons Kofi Anan, the seventh Secretary- General of the United Nations said, “The battle for freedom and justice is never hopeless, but it is never finally won. Every morning, we must wake up…

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    racial discrimination in the armed forces via an executive order. It really started in 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education and lasted until 1968 with fair housing. The purpose of the movement was to fight social injustices towards the African American community. Over the course of 14 years, the civil rights movement grew successful in the efforts to end discrimination. Freedom marches, peaceful protests, and boycotts spread the importance of the movement. These protests were met with legal…

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    In fact, only the last five paragraphs addressed First nations, the first 11 paragraphs dealt with boundaries of the newly acquired territory, as well as the governing and legal institutions that would be put in place. Essentially, the Proclamation was designed to deal with very specific issues within a particular context, one that has long since passed into history. That being said, it continues to be as relevant as it ever…

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    Equally-Protected By Law

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    first part of the Constitution Act. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom protects our rights, these rights include fundamental freedoms democratic rights mobility rights legal rights equality rights language rights minority language educational rights. The rights above protect every Canadian citizen and without discrimination, more specifically, the equality right makes sure we are all equally protected by the law. Equality rights implies that "we are all equal under the law regardless of…

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