Equal Protection Clause

Introduction The short story ‘Only Ten’ by Allan Baillie is a heart touching novel which relates to a 10 year old kids called Hussein ‘The Shah’. In the story, the protagonist Hussein is a refugee who has come to Australia from a war zone country. He is an intruder at his new school, where he is seen differently by other kids in both appearance and behaviour. As the time passes Hussein makes the first move towards acceptance when he offers comfort and sympathy to a fellow students whose sister…

Stylistic Choices in Rhetoric There is something about grandma’s secret recipe, or the one from the classy restaurant, or even the kind from the can, that people find enjoyable about soup. One may ask, what are the characteristics about soup that draws people to it? Soup is diverse in its appeals, simple or exotic in its ingredients, light or creamy in its broth, and casual or formal in its purpose. The chef is the ultimate decision maker in all these factors. A chef’s artistry is similar to…

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The issue for the Sara Bellum v. Barbara Wisdom dba Green Valley Landscaping, LLC case, is did Barbara Wisdom, as an owner of Green Valley, discriminate against Sara Bellum on the basis of age? Facts Plaintiff Sara Bellum is 55 years old and had worked at Green Valley Landscaping as a receptionist for 10 years before termination. Defendant Barbara Wisdom is the sole owner of Green Valley Landscaping LLC (hereinafter Green Valley). Green Valley employs 25 workers and its business activities…

Separate but equal is a common phrase heard throughout history based on the discrimination against African Americans at that time. This ideology of segregation was especially enforced by the U.S. Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. The case starts with Homer Plessy’s decision to sit on the white only side on the railroads even though he is a person of color. Plessy ended up being arrested for his refusal of sitting on the seats for African Americans since it is a Louisiana law to…

arose because of the large amount of segregated schools in America made possible because of the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson. That case said that schools could be segregated as long as they were equal (McBride). This statement was used to the advantage of pro-segregation due to the fact that separate but equal is a concept that can be interpreted and twisted many ways in order for segregation in schools to continue. In the early 1950’s black parents started to combat the schools. In Topeka,…

Education of Topeka is Plessy v. Ferguson. Plessy v. Ferguson was a court case that dealt with the issue of segregation and the racial definition of colored people. This was based on the Civil Rights Case in 1883, where the court stated, the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment provided no guarantee against private segregation. Adolph Plessy was of mixed descent (he was one-eighth African American and seven-eighth Caucasian). He was arrested on June 7, 1892 due to his defiance…

allowed for “separate but equal” in the public eye which included public schools and public facilities. The unanimous ruling ended federal tolerance of racial segregation but in the ruling for the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the Court ruled that “separate but equal” on the railroad cars confirmed that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee equal protection. With that decision, it justified segregating all public facilities and schools. Some school district ignored Plessy’s “equal” requirements and just…

According to Schneider and Wildman (2011), before the 21st century, gender-based classification in education experienced a culture shift in how the Courts, as well as the states, should react to single-sex education. The authors reference three eras, (1) Before gender-neutral treatment in America, (2) When education (by design) discriminated against women’s ability to succeed outside the home. (3) When research began after the 21st century. Between 1870-1910, Those in opposition, protectionists…

The conflict over black equality has been an issue since the Civil War. After the Civil War, equality was slowed by many court cases and state laws. “Separate but Equal” was a term used to demonstrate that white and black people were to be separated, but have the same facilities available. Unfortunately, this was not always the case. The struggle to achieve equality was made difficult by the legislation of racism in the Plessy v. Ferguson case. Homer Plessy lived in Louisiana and had pale skin.…