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    Imagine that you apply for a job. You have the requirements, even more than the necessary requirements, but you are turned away because you do not fit the looks that they have. Because of your religious wear, it causes a problem with “the look,” that the store is trying to achieve. This case ran through multiple courts and it eventually reached a decision. But since the procedure to come towards a conclusion took so long that there were multiple judgments throughout the full case. The reason…

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    The civil rights movement had a numerous amount of activists. The activists range from Gandhi like figures to radical extremist figures. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Christian man who believed in the nonviolence strategies of protest. On the other hand there was Malcolm X who was a Muslim who believed a real man would resort to violence in order to achieve change. Later in the movement the Black Panther Party formed which followed the ideas of Malcolm X and openly called for violence. During the…

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    Dr. Martin Luther King’s words and actions have made a big difference in this world. His powerful speeches and efforts showed that it only takes one person to make a big change. A change I want to make in myself is to become a more active member in society. To start, this change in myself will change my school by being a voice for my classmates to make our school a better place. Specifically, I want to join more clubs, and become more productive in the school by being a part of student…

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    precedence in the areas of retaliation and sexual harassment include the following: City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Water and Power v Manhart, (1978). In this case the supreme court ruled that in administration of company pension plan Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal for an employer to discriminate against any individual because of an individual’s sex (Egan, 2010). Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, (1986). In this case the court held that Titlve VII prohibits sexual…

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    with a negative situation, heroes do not stop until they have turned that situation into a positive one. For example, King knew someone had to do something to spark the drive to obtain African Americans their civil rights. In 1955, the spark came in the form of Rosa Parks, a veteran civil rights activist. Parks, an African American citizen, was arrested because she refused to give up her seat to a white American citizen on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. King was inspired by her protest…

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    The SFC has the right to protest but it must stay at a peaceful protest. The moment the protest starts engaging in any tortuous acts that cause emotional or bodily harm it becomes a crime The Student Fair Tuition, a radical party, was exercising their right to protest against increased tuition at Georgia State University. The radical party led a protest where the President of GSU became the target for their protest. When the radical party entered the Chandler’s office suite in Dunfee Hall…

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    think the spoke that is most important, other than those wanting their rights of freedom, is the fear of change. Fearing the unknown stemmed a lot of other spokes like hate groups, military power, and civil disobedience. The fear of “mixing” led to arbitrary racism in which people picked and chose what places need to be segregated. While over a hundred years later, there are similarities from when the Civil War denied their rights. Hate groups and average people on the streets did not allow…

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    You go to a restaurant right around the corner to enjoy a nice and quiet meal, you sit down about to take a sip of the refreshing water that the waiter ha just brought to you and BAM! The booth right behind you is filled with a group of obnoxious teenagers that are talking to loud, laughing at stupid jokes that don't make sense and/or on their phones listening to music that should be for their ears only. From my point of view Restaurants and other business should have the right to ban…

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    The home in which citizens reside in is referred to as a “castle”, where the King and/or Queen must defend their grounds. From English Common Law, laws were derived to protect those who owned a home from defenseless harm or injury. Such laws, often referred to as “Castle Doctrine” or “stand-your-ground” laws, justify the harmful force of killing as a means of defense. Castle Doctrine laws inevitably pose a thought of linked homicide, where these laws allow citizens to legally commit homicide.…

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    Cesar Chavez is known for standing up for Latino Americans civil rights. He gives many speeches and writes many articles. In his article released on the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. in the magazine of a religious organization. He uses many rhetorical choices through out the paper. Such as similes, irony, personification, repetition, simple recall and many more. Personification is used the most throughout the article. He uses it to help bring his article to…

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