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Civil Rights essays:
The Patriot Act, Is it Worth Our Privacy?
... citizen of the United States support whole-heartedly the USA Patriot Act . Nothing in my records would indicate I am a threat to this nation or to the American people so I totally uphold whatever the government requires to keep me safe and free. Work Cited: American Civil Liberties Union. (2001 ...
The Legalization of Marijuana
... to the late 60's and 70's and a few images will come to mind, the Vietnam War, man on the moon, and for almost everybody the image of a group of hippies somewhere in a field smoking a joint. The once hippies and marijuana users are now grown-ups with a mission, legalization of the ...
Abortion: A Woman's Right and Choice
... the abstinence of a menstrual cycle. A pregnancy test is conducted that returns positive results. Overcome by fear, the girl panics; she is not ready for a child. Fortunately for this girl, the option of abortion is available to her if she desires to do so. The right to choose to receive an abortion ...
Accounts of the civil rights Movement: This essay is an account of the civil rights movement as told by African Americans living in the US at that time
... to the point that we at now. Our ancestors shaped not only American society but global society. One of these life- changing events was the civil rights movement. African American's lives were forever changed by several courageous and heroic actions. The importance of ...
Legality of the Patriot Act - A Theft of Civil Liberties or The Protection Of American Life
... The USA PATRIOT Act . Electronic Privacy Information Center. 15 May 2004 United States House Of Representatives - The Legislative Process. House of Representatives. 16 May 2004 Unpatriotic Acts. American Civil Liberties Union. 16 May 2004 US Attorney General John Ashcroft Address To The ...
Emergency 911 - The Two Faces of Urban Medicine
... Of course healing, curing and saving is much more rewarding than trying and failing. As an EMT I was exposed to these satisfying aspects of medicine in a setting very new to me -- urban medicine. I spent most of a summer doing ride-a-longs with the ...
Nonviolence Resistance
... of this act, about 10,000 Hindus and Muslims went to Amristar, Punjab in the spring of 1919 to protest. The majority of the people didn't know that the British banned public meetings. General Reginald Dyer believed that they were purposely defying the law and ordered his troops to fire on the ...
Does the Duty of the Government Include taking away rights to ensure safety?
... the United States. The Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches of the government created by the Constitution came together and took the rights of the robber barons to abuse their works, the environment, and the corruption within the government. As good as our way of ...
An anti-affirmative action paper with sources plus extra data many quotations.
... of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." "Section 1 of the 15th Amendment. The right of citizens of the United States to ...
Non-Discriminatory Work Environment Paper
... to be sensitive and respectful to others in the workplace. The training can review the legal aspects of discrimination in the workplace and focus on ways to avoid discrimination and discriminatory acts. It will allow employees and managers to view all employees equally and to focus on the ...