B. Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to School Event On 8th September‚ 2009 President Barack Obama held a speech at Wakerfield High School in Arlington‚ Virginia‚ which focuses on how important education is for their country now and for its future. It was the first day of school for numerous of children all around America‚ and on the very same day Barack Obama shared a little bit of his childhood and how he struggled when he was young. The speech is based on responsibility and not
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To what extent was the NAACP responsible for the successes of the civil rights campaign? (1945-57) The NAACP was a major civil rights groups and had many successes‚ especially in the period 1945-57. They mainly did this through legal cases‚ supporting individuals and groups gain their rights‚ and supporting the use of economic means to beat segregation. On the other hand‚ it could be argued that there were many other bodies responsible for the successes of the civil rights movement‚ such as the
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1. Why do historians set essays? It is useful to begin by considering why essay-writing has long been the method of choice for assessment in history. The chief reason is that no other method provides as effective a means of testing a student’s comprehension of a topic. We want you to show us that not only have you acquired a knowledge of the topic but also that you fully understand the topic and the issues raised by it. Essays test understanding by asking you to select and re-organise relevant
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‘To what extent‚ was the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) responsible for the successes of the Civil Rights campaign during the years 1945–57?’ There were many factors which contributed to the eventual success of the Civil Rights Movement during the years 1945- 57‚ a key example being the campaigns and peaceful protests of the NAACP which worked through the Supreme Court in the U.S. to tackle “de jure” discrimination. The group’s membership grew from 50‚000 to
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How and why were the NAACP and the National Urban League more than civil rights organisations? Consider the period up to 1930. The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and National Urban League‚ founded in 1909 and 1910 respectively‚ were established to serve the growing needs and pressing concerns of African-Americans at the time. The issues were basically of integration and equality. The period of Reconstruction had seen constitutional reform but proper interpretation
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“Remarks concerning the savages of North America " is a part of Early American Literature that highlights Franklin’s criticism of the Native Americans being referred to as savages. This essay is based on Franklin’s experiences with the social and cultural nature of the Native Americans. Franklins description of native life are described in such a way as to emphasize some of the failings of his own western society. This essay was written in 1784. In this remarkable essay Franklin makes
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Case 10 Home Depot Implements Stakeholder Orientation 1. On the basis of Home Depot’s response to environmental issues‚ describe the attributes (power‚ legitimacy‚ urgency) of this stakeholder. Assess the company’s strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. Using the Reactive Defensive-Accommodative-Proactive Scale‚ the company can be assessed for their strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. In 1990’s‚ the people in the community
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Esperanza describes how her family came to live at the house on Mango Street. She‚ her parents‚ her brothers‚ Carlos and Kiki‚ and her sister‚ Nenny‚ moved to Mango Street when the pipes broke in their previous apartment and the landlord refused to fix them. Before they moved into the house on Mango Street‚ the family moved around a lot. The family had dreamed of a white house with lots of space and bathrooms‚ but the house on Mango Street has only one bedroom and one bathroom. Esperanza notes that
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argument to promote racial equality. Racial equality means for black people to be looked as equal to white people. Many great speeches have been made such as Martin Luther King Jr’s " I Have A Dream " and Barak Obama’s " Remarks..." ‚ both addressing the same issues as Clinton’s. In my opinion ‚ Clinton’s was the strongest. Reasons for choosing Bill’s speech ‚ is because even though he was white ‚ Clinton was still against racial abuse
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marriage‚ adoption case. Press & Guide. Retrieved from http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2013/03/07/news/doc5138dd800c7f1833024574.txt?viewmode=fullstory U.S * Jealous‚ B. T. (2012). Remarks from NAACP press conference on marriage equality. Retrieved from http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/remarks-from-naacp-press-conference-on-resolution-supporting-marriage-equal * McKinley‚ J Calmes‚ J. (2012‚ May 9). Obama says same-sex marriage should be legal. The New York Times‚ A1. Retrieved from http://www
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