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    everyday rights. The United States of America has been through history for more than two hundred years and has changed a ton ever since the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4th in the year of 1776. America has over came a long journey with many bumps in the road but the cause was something that needed to be fought for. As times altered so did America, The Declaration of Independence states, “all men are created equal”, but this wasn’t always the case before the Civil Rights…

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    role in women receiving the right to vote. Her life was dedicated to fighting for civil rights. She never gave up on getting women the civil rights that they deserved. Women's voting rights were extremely controversial during Ms. Anthony’s time. Susan Anthony had the courage to stand up and fight for what she believed in, because of this, every woman should appreciate her. Minorities are included in the many different groups of people that would not have received the right to vote without Susan…

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    the inequality happening around her. These two brave females fought for the right to stand as equal among a society dominated by male. What I found was impressive is their determination to keep on fighting…

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    scenario of a traffic stop, in an effort to protect and preserve civil rights granted by the Constitution. Violating the stipulations placed by the Forefathers outlined in our Bill of Rights undermines the values the United States was built on. Disregarding, ignoring or never learning about the laws that defend the people against mistreatment in the United States is how tyrannical figures dissolve them without reproach. Protecting Civil Rights Special interests will always conflict the good…

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    1. Generally, rights are defined as claims or entitlements, and they take positive and negative forms. A negative right is a freedom from interference with regard to some activity or pursuit. Examples of negative rights include the right of freedom of speech and the right to worship. Meanwhile, a positive right is a claim to some good or service, such as rights to education or health care. Rights are also separated into moral and legal forms. A legal right is stipulated in a civil legal code,…

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    human rights in connection to autonomy and community. Butlers struggle finding the right balance between the two in order to achieve success in the political arena connects greatly with the ideas of Appiah in Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections, and my own personal experiences with the law. Throughout Butler’s essay, she struggles with the concept of balancing autonomy and community when it comes to human rights. Butler discusses the struggling that is fighting for our rights…

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    strengths out of his applicants and employees to great a high performance team. In the past there has been some inequality of both women and minorities. But there have been laws that have passed to ensure that all people of America will receive the rights they deserve. While there are countless benefits for high-performance teams there are many ways to create it. Some of these ways include external vs. internal hiring,…

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    it right back into the civil rights movement(“Martin Luther King WIns the Nobel Prize for Peace”). Sadly, at age 39 he is assassinated in Tennessee by James Earl Ray, who then was sentenced to 99 years in jail. However, after he died his spirit and hope for civil rights, stayed alive through the eyes of many African American people. King used nonviolent acts to fight segregation; he held many boycotts, protest marches and sit-ins (“Martin Luther King Jr:..”). But his thoughts of wanting civil…

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    families is created with rules, laws, and rights. While narrating about the formation of a complex group,…

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    women and minorities have a wide variety of professions they can pursue; but it was not always that way. Before the Civil Rights Movement, they, especially black people, were bound to a stereotypical or subservient role in society without the right to voice their opinions. Some, however, did take a stand to fight for equal rights against all odds. These people were called Civil Rights activists and many became leaders. Among the many famous pioneers such as Martin, Malcolm, and Angela, was a…

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