Essays Tagged: "Protest"

"Excellence is the best key to fighting racism"

he question is, 'What should we do about it?' There are many ways to fight racism: you might march, protest, complain, or beg the government for help. Some of these methods have worked well in the pas ...

(4 pages) 148 0 3.9 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Genetically Altered Food

ore it doesn't take much on their part toconvince the regulators that the crops are safe. Those who protest have debated on alist of concerns dealing with this issue. For example, one of which brings ...

(2 pages) 74 0 4.8 Feb/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Hollywood's Attack on Religion, from the book Hollywood vs. America by Michael Medved

e first chapter of this section, "A Declaration of War," Medved discusses the facts surrounding the protest which took place on August 11, 1988, in opposition to the release of the motion picture The ... ure The Last Temptation of Christ. MCA/Universal, which funded the Martin Scorsese film, called the protesters a "know-nothing wacky pack" (38). However, as Medved points out, the protest was "the lar ...

(6 pages) 67 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The World of Uncle Tom and Company" by Harriet Beecher Stowe

that lead to the Civil War and near the time of the Compromise of 1850. The book provides a defiant protest against the social and political conditions of that era. The division between the northern i ...

(3 pages) 81 0 4.0 Dec/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Moral Force Protest Vs. Physical Force Protest. Discusses in relation to our contemporary world.

, there is an immense diversity of global issues which are constantly being dealt with. Moral force protest as well as physical force protest are used, in hope of achieving a purpose and proving a poi ... rce protest are used, in hope of achieving a purpose and proving a point. For both of these acts of protest, there must be a substantial amount of facts and evidences backing it up. Both protests, no ...

(6 pages) 72 0 4.4 Apr/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Stamp Act Protest. After the French and Indian War. British tried to recover from Debt.

Stamp Act ProtestAfter the French and Indian war, Britain, although victorious, was left with a debt of 140 mi ... The colonists were then enforced with harsh tariffs such as the well known Stamp Act. However, the protest of the colonist was such that the act was repealed and thus the American Revolution was soon ... oney to clear the cost of maintaining the military defenses of the colonies.Colonist responded with protest for this and all other imposed tariffs. They were exceptionally upset when the British annou ...

(2 pages) 119 0 3.8 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Title: The Abortion Issue. Analyzes both sides of the abortion issue. Talks about how controversial abortion is and also discusses the idea of beliefs and religion in relation to abortion.

er these past few decades. Every time you pick up a paper or magazine it seems there is always some protest regarding abortion, whether it be for fetal rights or women's rights. According to the Encyc ...

(10 pages) 1357 4 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Terrorism: An Explosive Answer?

sm, I soon learned manyinteresting things regarding the history of terrorism. It seems this form of protest has beenaround since Biblical times. Also, the main goal of a terrorist is not to do damage ...

(4 pages) 185 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Euthanasia acccording to the Jewish Religion. Includes works cited.

er. As the law stands right now, in most states any type of euthanasia is illegal. The philosophers protest against a paternalistic government, while the government argues the right to protect the san ...

(14 pages) 123 0 2.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Civil Disobedience - A public right or a crime?

ave grappled with questions like these and come to a variety of conclusions, both in support of and protest and against it.Freedom is a universal ideal. It occurs when there are no restraints placed o ... ens justified to express their disagreement in order to re-legitimize the Government? Is dissent or protest justifiable to a return to a free society and its inherent goodness and progress? These are ...

(9 pages) 440 2 4.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Issues and claims about TJ in The Declaration Of Independence

and integrity, it becomes corrupt. If the people create the government, they have then the right to protest and alter it.Jefferson advocates the action stated in his policy claim because he sees the B ...

(1 pages) 74 1 4.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Pornography.

One way to monitor Internet information and images would be to use censorship. However, many people protest that censorship is a violation of their first amendment rights and a hold back on freedom of ...

(5 pages) 134 0 4.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

Causes of the American Revolution,.

was bred in them by the series of events that occurred between 1763 and 1776. The language used to protest the British Acts was legal, and political. But the primary cause of the Revolution is econom ... mber of acts, but the main act of provocation to the colonists was the stamp act. The stamp act was protested upon the principle of "no taxation without representation". The stamp act was affecting vi ...

(2 pages) 134 0 1.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The Cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

63)The day the war officially started on Iraq, thousands of people gathered at the Texas Capitol to protest the U.S. involvement in the war. That morning, as a government employee working at the Court ... ning, as a government employee working at the Courthouse, I was notified via email of the impending protest. The email urged supervisors to let "non-essential personnel" leave early so that they could ...

(3 pages) 31 0 0.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The American Revolution.

the construction of parliament becomes more and more powerful and intolerable. The language used to protest british, throughout the time, leading up to the revolutionary war, were legal, and political ... n. In an attempt to resist the stamp act, the colonists formed the Stamp Act Congress as a means to protest against the acts. Colonist merchants agreed to stop bringing in british goods until the act ...

(6 pages) 90 0 5.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

American Revolution.

the construction of parliament becomes more and more powerful and intolerable. The language used to protest british, throughout the time, leading up to the revolutionary war, were legal, and political ... n. In an attempt to resist the stamp act, the colonists formed the Stamp Act Congress as a means to protest against the acts. Colonist merchants agreed to stop bringing in british goods until the act ...

(6 pages) 78 0 5.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

How the mining activities in Kakadu National park impact on its biophysical and cultural environment.

cted on the biophysical and cultural environment?Firstly lets look at the resident's main cause for protest against the min, the risk of contaminants being released from the site. The Ranger mine is o ...

(2 pages) 26 0 0.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Coal Mining, The living conditions of coal mining, and the life of a coal miner, balck lung disease.

bad living conditions the miners retaliated. As a result of this, secret societies where formed to protest the coal company's by damaging, and wreaking havoc and terror through out the coal company. ...

(2 pages) 54 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Freedom of Religion related to the freedom of speech and press.

ler so insecure that he forces people to go against what they believe?Freedom of press, speech, and protest has impacted our economy greatly. Americans would not have freedom of religion if there were ...

(1 pages) 110 0 2.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The women characters of othello, who do not object to being mis-treated by the male characters of othello

g treated at distinctive places in the novel. Furthermore when they are being victimised they don't protest their cause and only comply with the men who are discriminating them, strengthening the clai ...

(4 pages) 98 1 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare