citizens‚ have many responsibilities‚ privileges‚ and rights. With rights and privileges come responsibilities. Freedom is one of our most important privileges‚ but in order to have freedom‚ we must accept the responsibilities of being United States citizens. We also have privileges such as freedom and the right to hold any government job or public office. Citizens have many rights such as freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. We also have the very important right to vote. It is very important for
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Civil rights refers to the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality and is an important part of our history because for example when Frederick Douglass was a slave as a kid‚ his Aunt Katy wouldn’t feed him for days because of his skin color.Therefore‚ shows how African Americans even as kids were treated very poorly during slavery. Civil rights is also important to our history because when Frederick was a kid he was separated from his family and sold to another slave master
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a criticism of analysis of said essay. Peggy McIntosh’s 1988 essay “White privilege and male privilege: A personal account of coming to see correspondences through work in women’s studies” on the topic of white privilege was put under the lens in “McIntosh as Synecdoche”. Critics viewed it as incomplete and not productive in solving the problem of racism in the world. While there was much left unsaid about white privilege in her essay‚ it could be viewed as an important conversation starter about
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Individual Rights Individual Rights are the liberties of each individual person to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government. Individual rights are protected by the judicial system. These rights include due process protections of habeas corpus‚ presumption of innocence‚ impartial tribunal‚ speedy and public trials‚ right to counsel‚ trial by jury‚ right against self-incrimination‚ protection against double jeopardy‚ and right of appeal
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White privilege is one issue that must be confronted as a precondition to releasing the energy required to successfully challenge institutional racism. It is the collection of benefits based on belonging to a group perceived to be white‚ when the same or similar benefits are denied to members of other groups. It is the benefit of access to resources and social rewards and the power to shape the norms and values of society that white people receive‚ unconsciously or consciously‚ by virtue of their
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Similarities and differences between English bill of rights and the declaration rights of man and citizen Bryan. W Mr. Roberts The English bill of rights and the declaration rights of man and citizen are two of the most influential documents ever written between 1600-1800; those documents greatly affect the rights and freedom that everyone was born with today‚ it also greatly affects the US constitution about how they govern their country how they think about government. The two documents have
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When it came time to pass the voting rights act‚ in 1965‚ there were 6 AfricanAmerican members of the US House of Representative and no one in the US senate. By 1971 there were 13 AfricanAmericans in the house and one who was apart if the US senate. After this act passed the 15th amendment ratified in 1970 prohibiting the state from denying any males vote based on their race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude. During the Civil Rights act many voting rights activists were subjected to various
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Executive Privilege | | | | Virginia Commonwealth University November 14‚ 2012 | | In the past‚ the power of executive privilege has been used by Presidents to conceal information that has to do with foreign affairs and negotiations‚ military‚ national security issues as well as deliberations and policy making that is done between the President and his top aides. This power is only used when Congress asks the President or one of his top aides to produce all of the information pertaining
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White Privilege A variety of factors within our society prevent equal opportunity. We still live in a racialized society where the color of our skin often determines how we are treated. Many white people do not recognize‚ or want to recognize that race still significantly impacts lives. Many white people are taught growing up not to think as racial beings‚ and this may contribute to many denying the privileges that go along with being white. Historically‚ the goal for equality and opportunity
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White Privilege: Reflection Paper Northeastern State University Abstract This paper is about my reflection of White Privilege in the United States. I got my information from four resources. The first resource was the handout provided for this assignment; White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack‚ by Peggy McIntosh. The second resource was the website‚ www.jstor.com. Access is provided via Northeastern State University as a resource for peer-reviewed articles. Thirdly‚ the textbook
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