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    these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” - Martin Luther King Jr., 1963 In response to discrimination in many parts of the world, the United Nations (1948) created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which stated that, “Human Rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language or any other status.” In other words, we are all entitled to human rights and…

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    all people at that time. Morgan’s claims are accurate because the United States would not be what it is today if it were not for many people, including average people and the “lions” in that time period. The “lions” are people that were well known. In the chapter “Thomas Jefferson’s America, 1801,” it mainly discusses the works of Jefferson. Ambrose states, “Henry Adams wrote; ‘Jefferson aspired beyond the ambition of a nationality, and embraced in his view the whole future of man…. He wished…

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    Kaho Olawe Problem

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    Hawai’i from the United States so that Hawaiians are able to control the lands, the laws that govern them, and the education system that instructs their future generations. Due to the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian government, Hawai’i cannot legally belong under the jurisdiction of the United States. According to Kaleikoa Ka’eo, a native Hawaiian professor at the University of Hawai’i Maui campus, “The core issue is that...we as a people never gave consent to our nationality, never gave…

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    Racism And Profiling

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    and that some racial groups are superior to others. When we are children, we are taught not to judge a book by its cover, but for most of us this is easier said than done. Although, racism and discrimination is the key to any, but many of the United States downfalls, racial profiling is the correct term that occurs just as often. Racial profiling is a practice that targets people for suspicion based on their race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. It…

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    Donald Trump's Presidency

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    a real estate entrepreneur, actor, and now a politician. Donald Trump was born in New York, NY on June 14, 1946. His family is full of immigrants. His grandmother and grandfather were born in Germany and they immigrated to the United States. His father was born in the states, but his mother in Scotland. Even his wife is an immigrant from Slovenia. This within itself contradicts all of Donald Trump’s plans. He wants to get rid of all immigrants when nearly all his family are immigrants. When he…

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    Smokey Bear Dbq

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    Have you ever thought about how the world was before WWII with dealing with the prevention of forest fires, and before Smokey Bear came and changed their ways? Since it was a sensible mascot, large enough to attract attention with its size, the Ad Council and everyone who were involved in the campaign thought that using a bear to represent the fire prevention campaign would be the best idea, rather than using an animal without the qualities that the bear had. “A large animal would be the best,…

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    Is Donald Trump A Racist?

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    origin and/or religion and wanting some law and order in the nation. Trump has never stated any disdain for a particular group of people; rather, he opposes a particular outcome when law and order runs amok, such as with unsecured borders between Texas and Mexico. His position is supported by the authorities in charge of enforcing the laws themselves. Occasionally, though, Mr Trump does put his foot in his mouth when speaking about subjects of race and nationality. Is He A Con-Man? In terms of…

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    The United States of America was founded in hope of creating a more perfect society where the government gets its consent from the people to rule. In its birth, the nation created a new set of values in order to make a government that differed from the oppressive rule of the British that had previously controlled the colonies that were the United States. The founding fathers, in 1776, through the Declaration of Independence and later in the Bill of Rights, set the standards for what they hoped…

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    languages have been learned and taught. The most popular immigrants that came to America are the English, and Mexicans. Immigration has its ups and downs as each immigrant adapts. The English immigrants are the ones who started immigration to the United States also known as “The new world”. The English race came from the celtic tribes (Hanft, Shelden), which is diverse…

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    since the first days of the united states as a nation there is always has been a government, back in the days the first one was named confederate government the local courts were stronger than the central one. Nowadays it all changed for better and the federal system of a government was created where the central guide the local ones. The Judicial System also known as ¨ the judiciary ¨ is a system of courts that understands and applies the law in the name of a state or in any federal court.…

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