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    Specific Performance

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    Specific Performance MT311 Business Law Part I There are four situations we have to review in terms of specific performance and possible breach of contract. First we must understand the elements of specific performance then we can evaluate how they relate to each scenario. “In some situations‚ damages are an inadequate remedy for a breach of contract…equitable remedies include rescission and restitution‚ specific performance‚ and reformation” (Miller & Jentz‚ 2009). Specific performance

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    Black Panther Party for Self Defense The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in October 1966‚ in Oakland‚ California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Armed with sincerity‚ the words of revolutionaries such as Mao Tse-Tung and Malcolm X‚ law books‚ and rifles‚ the Black Panther Party fed the hungry‚ protected the weak from racist police‚ and presented a Ten Point Platform and Program of Black political and social activism. Its "survival programs"-such as food giveaways‚ free health

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    Scout Finch as “a tomboy most frequently clad in overalls‚ Scout spends much of her time with her older brother Jem and is constantly trying to prove herself his equal.” Throughout the novel‚ Scout is impacted by gender discrimination‚ along with other women in Maycomb. Aunt Alexandra tells Scout a few times that she could not hope to be a lady if she wore breeches. Aunt Alexandra also expects Scout to play with stoves‚ tea sets‚ and necklaces. Aunt Alexandra is not the only person who discriminates

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    Pride and Prejudice: Irony "It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife".(pg.1) The first sentence of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all English comedies concerning social manners. It encapsulates the ambitions of the empty headed Mrs. Bennet‚ and her desire to find a good match for each of her five daughters from the middle-class young men of the family’s acquaintance: "The business

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    Ethnic Pride

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    CULTURE & TRADITIONS The term “Hispanic” is used in the United States to describe all people of Latino and Spanish descent.  It is a broad ethnic classification of people originating from over 20 countries in Central and South America. HISTORY Long before English immigrants came to North America‚ the Spanish had explored‚ settled‚ and claimed lands such as California and Florida.  The United States later annexed lands claimed by Mexico that are present-day Texas‚ New Mexico‚ Arizona

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    Orlando English‚ Block E 5/28/13 Is Prejudice Forgotten? In the novel Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin‚ one of the biggest themes in that blacks and whites act differently towards one another while in each other’s company. This theme is expressed many different times in the novel‚ especially when Griffin is hitchhiking and experiences talking with other blacks and whites. Griffin experiences many different attitudes and prejudices towards blacks while doing his experiment‚ which affects

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    Discrimination has been a major social issue for as long as time‚ with the changing landscape of race and ethnicity in the U.S. manifesting discrimination in different ways over time. In an incredibly diverse society racial discrimination is prevalent and has greater damages and implications than many imagine. Racism is defined as a set of attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and practices used to justify the superior treatment of one racial or ethnic group and the inferior treatment of another racial or ethnic group

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    Discrimination when ShoppingProfessor: Edward Hernandez‚ PhD Course: Intro to Sociology: SOC100 Discrimination when ShoppingI am choosing this topic based on the amount of help you receive based on the way you are dressed in a store. Introduction If you are dressed with your hair done‚ your make up on‚ nice clothes‚ no ravels or wrinkles‚ your gold jewelry on‚ etc. store clerks are more apt to assist you because they think you have a lot of money to spend in their establishment. If you are

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    Ethnic Notions Analysis

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    The film Ethnic Notions is a documentary about the developments and effects of Black stereotypes throughout U.S. history. It touches on imagery which kept African Americans oppressed in the eyes of popular culture. Ethnic Notions trace caricatures in stories‚ children books‚ animations‚ theatre‚ and other forms of popular media. Caricatures serve as a catalyst to sustaining an America that sees African Americans in an unfavorable light. The theme throughout this documentary is dehumanization of African

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    factors such as discrimination‚ unfairness‚ injustice and harassment. It also places emphasis on historical and comptemporary antedecants‚ multiculturalism‚ and oppression. Introduction In an ideal world‚ every person is treated equally when it comes to getting a job‚ advancing in their career‚ and being treated fairly in the workplace. However in reality‚ we know this is not the case. Racial discrimination does still

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