Equality before the law

fanaticism. By blindly following collectivism, the society became ignorant and did not know of any other beliefs besides the one they had. As Equality 7-2521 explores the tunnel he has found, astonished by what he has discovered,…

French Revolution began as a societal revolution, with the people of France demanding social equality to replace the unfair three estates system. Women played a unique role in developing the new French society, as many left their…

used all the power he had to allow future generations to not have to. King did not only fight for black rights but for equality for all. Kings messages and beliefs have had a lasting impact and can be seen still today in America. The first way we see Dr. King’s impact is in the extinguishing of segregation. Jim crow laws are the laws that enforced racial segregation. Jim crow laws stated the…

everyone wants to have. In the past, freedom was not just granted to anyone and everyone. Freedom was either given or taken from people just because of something like their gender or race. Women, slaves, and many other people had to fight relentlessly before earning their rights. Keeping people from their earned rights because of race or gender is unfair; slaves, African Americans in the 1960s, and women all fought for their rights and it paid off. A huge event in our history that earned…

of this issue. Both Washington and DuBois tried to fight for equality of African Americans and were in hopes that their actions, as well as programs, would help aid society toward agreeing with them. Washington was more about trying to gradually institute equality whereas DuBois took a more immediate approach. Even though Washington and DuBois took on different views, it can be agreed that both men took important steps to improve equality for African Americans…

story in funny but extremely ironic way. The story begins with a meeting held in one night by the animals in farm. Because of the great dissatisfaction of their owner, animals decide to have a revolution, chasing away the farmers and realize the equality among animals. They make definitions about “friends” and “enemy”， elect the leader- an old pig, who died soon after the meeting and is taken place by two other pigs named “Snowball” and “Napoleon”， and enacted Seven Commandments. The days at…

employing unethical business practices. The classical liberal view is that the state exists to protect property and the right not to be interfered with by one another. Classical liberalism in theory, should maximize efficiency and wealth due to the laws of supply and demand, but classical liberalism does not take into account the efficiency lost by industrial collusion and industrial malfeasance despite wealth remaining constant. An example of this would be the Enron scandal in the early part…

Title IX- A Law Worth Keeping Title IX is a federal law created in 1972 that prohibits sexual discrimination in education and school athletics. Sexual discrimination in education can be interpreted as females not receiving equal scholarship opportunities as males, as well as women’s programs or men’s programs getting less funding so that the other gender’s programs may gain. The main reason that Title was created was to prevent sexual discrimination in places of education. Although some believe…

have more modernized views on politics than Republicans, this may be why this upcoming generation gives so much support to this particular party. Since the Democratic party is really involved in health and equality, they value their stances on abortion, the environment, and gay marriage laws greatly, this is how the Democrats stand out to be the most up to date party. The controversial topic of abortion has gone on for many years, and will most likely continue for many more. People argue that…

presents a society that controls the behaviors, actions, and even thoughts of their citizens. Rand’s two main characters Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 represent common archetypes found in many other literary works. These archetypes help Rand develop the theme that suppression of individuality depletes peoples’ happiness because it is an essential part of humanity. Equality fits into the pioneer archetype as well as the rebel, while Liberty fulfills the roles of companion and lover.…