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his office for three long and painful days, he finally died in 1848 due to a stroke (“John Quincy Adams: Pro”). Unfortunately for Adams, he did not successfully bring the end of slavery in America (Allison 40-43). However, since he did abolish the “Gag Rule”, he allowed the people against slavery to send in petitions against it, which led to civil rights acts later in history (Allison…

Kristina Sebastian Ms.Donatella Biology The Mysterious Disease of Patient X Sickle cell disease is a group of a red blood cell disorder that affects the hemoglobin typically inherited from one's person's parents or relative . The most common type would be sickle cell anemia ; cause by a shortage of red blood cells in the human body . Most people don't know if they have sickle cell disease, which you can get test for . Patient X had a sickle cell disease so he did not have an idea he had the…

The New York Times, 08 Aug. 2015. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. This article takes a very strong stance against factory farms. Particularly focusing on the Ag-Gag law, and how it’s affected farm animals for the worse. This article goes into detail on the treatment of animals in these facilities, and why it’s not often uncovered due to the reach of the Ag-Gag law. The authors argue that this law suppresses free speech in order to cover up the conditions these animals are kept, as well as the practices used…

Throughout the U.S history, whites have been deemed superior and had “white privilege”, while citizens of color had a battle over slavery and its abolition. The abolitionist movement, or abolitionism, was the campaign to end slavery in the United States, before and during the Civil War. Edmund Morgan, historian, has said “American slavery made American freedom possible, partly by giving white skin more cultural value than black skin” (Tomek). Now before the civil war, slaves were working hard…

“I’m sure you’re a great piece of ass, and you’re going to be a lot of fun to play with, but I’ll likely get tired of you eventually. Now, don’t you worry, if I killed every bitch that I kidnapped, there’d be bodies strung all over the Tri-State Area, and, besides, I don’t like killing one of my bitches, unless it’s absolutely necessary. I’ve rather devised a safe alternative, instead. You will be heavily drugged at the end for a period of days, maybe as long as a week. You’ll be kept drugged,…

The Mexico City Policy (MCP) is damaging for women and communities and will have consequences that reverberate around the world for years to come. The Mexico City Policy came to be known as the Global Gag Rule (GGR), referring to the “gagging” of any abortion related talk (Gezinski, 2011, p.839) if an organization receives U.S. federal aid. In order to improve the quality of international development and global health and reproductive rights, it is important to understand the harms that this…

first release in 1989. This long lasting cartoon comedy achieved the true essence of satire by capturing the moment of stupidity among today’s stereotypical American ‘everyman’. By using a wide range of satirical devices such as: parody, irony, sight gags, absurdity and black humour, The Simpsons develops and enhances brilliant and distinct characters in order to create the fascinating and hilarious satire. Therefore, The Simpsons successfully points out the social issues while making the…

Prior restraint is censorship imposed, usually by a government, on expression before the expression actually takes place. An alternative to prior restraint is to allow the expression to take place and to take appropriate action afterward, if the expression is found to violate the law, regulations, or other rules. Prior restraint prevents the censored material from being heard or distribute at all; other measures provide sanctions only after the offending material has been communicated, such as…

(Baird). The prison was known for its cruel and unusual punishments, some would kill the prisoners if they made a sudden movement. There were multiple torture weapons used for punishment towards the prisoners like, the Iron Gag, the Mad Chair, the Hole, and the Water Bath. The Iron Gag was a iron collar clamped onto the prisoner's tongue, then chained to the prisoner's wrists that were place high on the prisoner's back. The Mad Chair was a chair that they strapped the prisoners in so they could…

What is HIV? Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a Lentivirus from the family Retroviridiae[1] ,which infects CD4+ T cells, dendritic cells and macrophages[2]. This results in a loss in immune function and eventually acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when CD4+ cell count is very low[3]. There were approximately 1.5 million deaths in 2013 as a result of HIV-related causes[4] , many of these deaths occur due to the immune system being too weak to defend itself against opportunistic…