Right to silence

cause a clear and present danger, without government interference. The idea that someone can legally think, be, and say whatever they want is what lead millions of immigrants to form the U.S. back in 1776 and is the same reason people fight for their right to live here today. Thanks to information being so accessible in this digital age, individuals are told that they are allowed and to study and form an educated opinion. This comes with one catch. Lately, many societal issues have become so…

Sojourner Truth (c. 1797 - 1883) Run through plagiarism check In 1851, a middle-aged woman of almost six feet, with a deep speaking voice and an unerring eye for a catchy phrase, got to her feet in the midst of the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. “ I could work as much and eat as much as a man—when I could get it—and bear the lash as well!” Sojourner Truth declared to the audience. “And ain't I a woman? I have borne 13 children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried…

The police are the public and the public are the police. Sir Robert Peel used the saying to express the fact that police services are made up from people who are in the community. The police protect and represent the community which they originate from. Thus, it is crucial to have a police service reflective of the community. A community police model requires that the service is reflective of the community to ensure maximum efficiency. Also, a police service that represents a community can…

Animal Rights Animals. They have a brain, a nervous system, and they communicate through sound. Sound familiar? Like a human? In reality there are only a few differences between human and animal biologically. So why do we treat them so differently. We won’t test on ourselves for risky things so why are we doing it to animals? Animals should not be used for testing because they can feel it, they are helpless, and many of animals die from it every year. Animals should have rights. However, they…

(first women pilot, and the first to fly over the atlantic ocean), Angela Merkel (first female chancellor presiding over the most powerful European economy), J.K. Rowling (multi million dollar author-wrote Harry Potter), Rosa Parks (First lady of civil rights), and Oprah Winfrey (generous Philanthropist), have all made such a big impact on life ("31 Most Inspiring Women Who Changed The World”). Each of those women were influential in changing what was viewed as the normal. If each of those women…

Although the feelings towards women’s rights were rapidly changing during the late twentieth century, not many women were able to have an opportunity to participate in the workplace. Olga Broumas’ “Cinderella” uses the contrast between a women’s want of a perfect fairytale ending and the struggle to make their own way in society to get across the underlying meaning of the women’s movement. Throughout the poem Broumas uses examples of how the women of that day were often shunned from these types…

courage is shown in both of the stories “Making Sarah cry” and “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote”. Both of the characters in these stories show courage. In the informational text “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” she is trying to help all the women get the right to vote even though she could have been arrested at any point in time. In the poem “Making Sarah Cry” Sarah helped the narrator when she sees him starting to cry so she goes up to them and stands up to them even though she knew that they…

transition the staff and parent could make sure that the children are aware of what is happening. The children's rights should be promoted through the transition. According to the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child article 31 (leisure, play and culture) all children have the right to relax and play and article 12 (respects of the views of the child) suggest that children have the right to be involved in any decision making and that they have the opportunity to have a say in…

Every person is given rights when they are born, which are given to them until they die. But how many rights are actually given to you? Anytime you are in school, your rights can be taken away from you. Throughout schools, they want to keep a safe, free of harm, educational place for students to have fun and get a learning experience. The Bill of Rights has 10 different amendments that every citizen shares, and while you are in school, you are not able to practice your own religion, have freedom…

photograph, “France Trump Inauguration Protest,” he utilizes pathos-heavy rhetoric to argue for equal rights for women and minorities. On January 21, 2017, millions of women and men marched peacefully in protest of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. What began as a Facebook page dedicated to a Women’s March on Washington, D.C. quickly grew into a worldwide march for women, minority, and immigrant civil rights (Hartocollis, Alcindor). Ena’s photograph captures the protest in Paris, France and…