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    Many groups of people have faced and suffered discrimination in the United States. United States Federal government and the states government have taken actions toward some of the discrimination group to limit or protect their rights as individuals. Limiting rights of these groups in United States have bought changes in the American society. It also had impact on the American economy as well as the the American society behaviors. There was also a fail in the check and balances of the government.…

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    Also, under pressures from the reformers the police unions gave significant raises to all rank filled members of the departments, in which patrol officers saw the average increase of 80% in their salaries and supervisors saw an increase of 33 to 100% more (Panzarella & Vona, pg 233-234). Furthermore, Fogelson notes that the course of police reform raised several concerns regarding police autonomy, the rights of citizens, and civil rights. Many Americans believed that the reforming policies had…

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    are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent…

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    $400 to clean them. I told her the I would be there the following day with a ladder to clean them. I showed up, worked for a few hours and eventually all of the gutters were cleaned, she offered to pay me $100, but I refused saying I was doing it to help her, not to make money. She refused to let me leave with nothing in return, so she cooked me lunch and thanked me and I left. Obviously I can't clean everyone's gutters, or mow everyone's lawn, but at least I helped out one person, and hopefully…

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    besides his leg, nothing could had affected him that bad. Inside his hospital room, it smelt like rotten flesh. Something was dying, and it was my grandpa. He knew he was going to die, he kept telling my mom over and over again and she refused to believe it. I refused to believe it too, I thought he was going to get better after this surgery and that everything would be fine. I thought the smell would go away, and he’d feel much better. I thought I’d have more memories of him being happy…

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    However, In the north of England, a large number of the nobility, gentry, and people remained strong supporters of the Catholic faith and refused to accept Elizabeth’s new laws. When Mary Queen of Scots fled from her own country and came to England to put herself under the protection of Elizabeth, (her cousin, but also enemy and rival) she was a devoted Catholic, and other Catholics considered…

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    In 1994, the Hutu government in Rwanda and their extremist supporters were on the verge of eliminating the entire Tutsi minority in the region. This incident is known as the Rwandan Genocide which is was biggest killing spree of a group in the twentieth century. In “Bystanders to Genocide,” Samantha Power accuses the United States of crimes because of their weak policies towards Rwanda when it was obvious to the world that genocide was occurring. Samantha Power accuses the U.S. of crimes…

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    In the memoir Night, the narrator Elie Wiesel recounts a moment when he saw the child that got hanged up by a rope and was forced to watch him struggle.”But the third rope was still moving: the child, too light,was still breathing”(wiesel 65). The boy was suffocating as they watched. As the author describes his experiences many examples of are revealed. Two significant themes related to inhumanity discussed in the book Night by Elie…

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    not want to return to his real family, but has to anyway. True Son is rebellious, strong-willed and brave. True Son is rebellious. When he was first taken from his Indian family he resisted and refused to go, but they took him anyway. True Son’s real parents wanted him to wear normal clothes, and he refused and kept his Indian clothing on. His real parent did not like that and told him to stay in his room until…

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    he will pick of conscience for the rest of life and feel shamed and guilty about himself. John proctor used his action to prove this view. In the play act 4, in the end, he chose to die rather than lose his good name and admit to witchcraft. He refused to confess because he will not deny himself. Although it is obviously that if he signs his name on confession, he will escape from being hanged. However, with Elizabeth’s support, he realized that what is more important is admitting the true of…

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