Equality before the law

then, Korean men say that they can bear to serve the Korean army if reasonable social benefits are given. There used to be extra credits for veterans when applying for a government employee. However, feminists from the Ewha Womans University brought before the court that it is unfair to give veterans extra credits, and it should be abolished. Surprisingly, the court decided to remove the only social benefit for serving the Korean army. Last social benefit for soldiers that I witnessed in South…

as those over gender and racial inequality, debaters often utilize the concepts of equality and sameness as interchangeable. However, each concept conveys two entirely different meanings. The concept of equality indicates that each individual possesses government ordained rights, which connotes equality by law. The concept of sameness promotes the idea that individuals require uniform treatment, regardless of equality. In Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s article “Declaration of Sentiments and…

The tax system would be equally distributed to everyone and it would be based on the income of the person and everyone will account for whatever they make. They put in that there is no constitution if no one obeys the laws in place and make no contributions. The last thing they put was that owning property was important to them and it can’t be taken away unless publicly and legally necessary. After that declaration was written the women rose up and wanted to get out…

supposed to and expected to read. Instead of letters, she wanted to read what had impact to the world, a genre of writing forbidden to women. Women weren’t granted the right to vote, and were limited career-wise before World War I. As a black woman, she was subject to Jim Crow laws, discriminatory laws that caused segregation in all public facilities, including schools, buses, and even in the war. With all these obstacles in mind, it is remarkable for someone in her time to have a voice, and…

Supreme Court passed the law that the US Constitution in all 50 states allows same-sex marriage. Before same-sex marriage was completely ruled to be allowed in all 50 states, 38 states had it to be legal, 12 did not. Of course there is always two sides to each debate, you’re against it or for it. Supreme court had a to have a good reason to allow gay marriage in all 50 states,…

revolt, how the Enlightenment ideas influenced this revolts, why were this actions justified and which advices could we give to people that live under an oppressive form of government. Although the British colonies were proud to be British, several laws or acts from the Parliament bothered the colonies. One example could be the Currency Act of 1751 and 1764. This act limited the colonies ability to create their own currency; this caused a lot of personal loss funds and created many problems at…

the U.S. Supreme Court. His lawyers said the laws violated Plessy's right to "equal protection of the laws." the attorney general said that the law didn't treat blacks as “inferiors”, but just that the law required "separate but equal" railroad cars. On May 18, 1896, the Court ruled in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. By 7 to I (Price). The Plessy decision set up a social order of segregation. they did this based on the assumption that racial equality was not the problem of the court.…

choice, and interesting characters to create a stimulating story. Themes involving technology, corruption, and social equality help develop an intriguing and suspenseful novel. A popular example is George Orwell’s eye-opening novel, 1984, which he warned the nation about abuse of technology and pleaded that people speak up about their thoughts and feelings…

n America. So, is true equality guaranteed to all Americans by Constitution? Clearly not to everyone in America, especially the LGBTQ. Firstly, LGBTQ people have been harshly treated by the heterosexual cisgenders, also known as the “normal” people. Secondly, people have been taught wrongly about LGBTQ. Finally, LGBTQ people are being treated like this because of non-acceptance. Inequality is still high, especially for LGBTQ. Therefore America does not have true equality guaranteed to all…

State… Aboriginal natives shall not be counted.” This particular excerpt beckoned with the statement that, “Aborigines are a national responsibility. We must see to it that the… Parliament… accepts that responsibility,” epitomised the path towards equality through the need of change. However, criticism did represent itself based on the idea that the Referendum held a, “mythical status.” This was through the misunderstanding that even though Aboriginals were counted as apart of the Commonwealth,…