International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

injuring 22 innocent churchgoers. Two years later, notorious religious and civil rights leader Malcolm X is assassinated during a gathering. Three years after that public speaker and activist Martin Luther King Junior is slain while sitting on a balcony of his hotel in Memphis Tennessee. Seven days after that current President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, an event often seen as the end of the Civil Rights Era in United States history. It took three major tragedies in the…

As stated by Cesar Chavez, "a new study shows pesticides used in growing may be responsible for the illness over 300,000 of the nation's 4 million farm workers." Chavez created a speech encouraging people to boycott the grapes because of the pesticides. Chavez used rhetorical strategies such as pathos, logos, and metaphors in order to provoke and inspire the consumers to stand against the pesticides. Throughout Chavez's speech, he uses pathos to alarm consumers about the dangers of…

“All men are created equal. No matter how hard you try, you can never erase those words.” This was said by Harvey milk in the movie milk that represented what he stood for equal rights for not just gay but everyone. The definition of social justice is “Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society”. In the movie milk addresses social justice and equity issues that the gay community in California faced in the 1970’s struggles socially, politically…

Cesar Chavez uses personification by giving his nonviolent protest human ability. Using that personification Chavez tries to persuade the country into using nonviolent protest and steer away from a more violent form. Cesar Chavez also uses rhetorical writing to explain the importance of nonviolent protest. Chavez's use of personification in the excerpt “With which our struggles have grown and matured”. This piece lets us know that everyday their struggle gets worse. When the people go and…

The Flag- The flag flying above the palace is changed by the flag sergeant depending on if the Queen is home or not. When the Queen is out the Union flag is flying. When the Queen is home the Royal Standard flies. The flag is changed by the Queen’s Flag Sergeant. This tradition did not start until 1997 when Diana, Princess of Wales, Died. People were outraged that a flag did not fly at half mast because a flag never was flown when the sovereign was not in the Palace. The Queen, seeing the…

opportunities for America. In 1964 the Congress passed an Act called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which states there is not to be any separation on the grounds of race, religion, or national origin wasn’t allowed in any public places which included courthouses, parks, and restaurants (Civil Rights Acts), and that act is still around to this day. It also banned discrimination in public places and as employment. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 brought…

In the United States and other in other countries workers get treated differently. Companies would take advantage of people that can not defend their self because of their disability or education. Workers getting treated differently because of their location affects the population of the countries.In many citation communities of a particular country have to leave their country because their job system is not good as others.In the book”Out Of Sight” by Erik Loomis describes how unions,companies…

The Civil rights are our rights as Americans to be free from any kind religious or political persecutions, and for our pursuit of happiness. When something is a civil rights issue, then that means it is something that takes away our freedom to believe in something or our right to think in some way or plainly an act that takes away our freedom. The reasons that gender violence isn’t treated as a civil rights issue is because people do not see it as a civil rights issue, even though it affects…

Anti-Harassment & Discrimination Compliance Training – Part One Federal and state laws require employers to make appropriate efforts to properly train employees, take remedial corrective actions and prevent any form of harassment and discrimination. The purpose of this article series is to discuss why and how to deliver timely and effective anti-harassment and discrimination compliance training programs. Why Train Employees There are many valid reasons why employers needs to properly train…

If Skeeter’s plan is carried out then it is most likely she will become a pariah in her community, and at the head of it all will definitely be Hilly. From what has been demonstrated so far about Hilly and her personality, it seems like she would be the one spreading lies about things that Skeeter supposedly did or that Skeeter is in some way in cahoots with the help. Hilly’s conniving behavior was already illustrated when she bad-mouthed Minnie into not getting work, as described in this quote;…