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    the Civil and Post-Civil Rights Movements. She dosent in fact recieves as much reconization as she deserves but hey shes Oprahs. In times of nationwide distress everyone turns for Oprahs response so when a civil rights contrversy breaks over the nation Oprah is the first one on it. She gives her opinion she supports it with fact and reasonings. She honors the legends and she encourages the rookies. She fights for equality. Oprah Winfrey received the National Civil Rights Museum’s prestigious Freedom

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    communities[edit] New Harmony as envisioned by Owen Utopian socialism was the US’s first Socialist movement. Utopians attempted to develop model socialist societies to demonstrate the virtues of their brand of beliefs. Most Utopian socialist ideas originated in Europe‚ but the US was most often the site for the experiments themselves. Many Utopian experiments occurred in the 19th century as part of this movement‚ including Brook Farm‚ the New Harmony‚ the Shakers‚ the Amana Colonies‚ the Oneida Community

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    The Civil Rights Movement The most critical civil rights issue in the U.S. has concerned the status of its black minority. After the Civil War the former slaves’ status as free people entitled to the rights of citizenship was established by the 13th and 14th Amendments‚ ratified in 1865 and 1868‚ respectively. The 15th Amendment‚ ratified in 1870‚ prohibited race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude as grounds for denying or abridging the rights of citizens to vote. In addition to these constitutional

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    directly recommended by the Chief Examiner of HIS2P. Therefore‚ it is important to make detailed notes and to be ready to note the relevant answers down while watching the clip. The video provides a great overview for the early years of the Civil Rights Movement‚ taking you from the Brown verdict of 1954 to the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ starting in 1956. Name 5 ways that blacks were discriminated against in the 1950s: * * * * * * How does the clip portray the white police

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    the Miranda Rights operation. To numerous the Miranda Rights may appear or sound adorned‚ it is most certainly not. We have seen the Miranda Rights read innumerable of times on T.V. appears and in films. You and I may comprehend our Miranda Rights to some point‚ that is not the situation for others in the United States however. Miranda Rights showed up from the court instance of Miranda v. Arizona‚ which happened in 1966. A man named Ernesto Miranda had not been illuminated on his rights. He had been

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    The civil rights movement of the 1950s brought to light the atrocities and trials that the African Americans were put through on a daily basis. Malcolm X‚ an influential speaker and proponent of this movement‚ invigorates all people to stand up for justice and fight for proper civil rights. Through his rhetorical choices of sentence length‚ vivid imagery‚ symbolism and historical examples‚ X develops the three persuasive appeals‚ pathos‚ ethos and logos. Malcolm X attacks the white man for the hardships

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    original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made‚ through disobedience‚ and through rebellion”. Although one may disagree with such an opinion‚ keeping in mind that society is taught at a very young age of what is wrong and what is right‚ sometimes obedience and disobedience fall under the same category. Like obedience‚ disobedience can also be seen as a virtue. The human race is taught to follow certain rules‚ obey authority‚ and to live their life the way the government sees fit

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    Unit 10 SHC33 Level 3 Laws relating to Equality and inclusion. Find out the significant features of the : Race relations Act 1976 and racial religious Hatred act 2006 The Race Relations Act 1976 IS to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race‚ colour‚ and nationality‚ ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment‚ the provision of goods and services‚ education and public functions. Racial and Religious Hatred Act states that its purpose is‚ ―to make provision about offences involving

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    Because Her Father Is a Murderer." Forward. Wordpress‚ Hybrid‚ and Leviathan‚ 2012. Web. 7 Nov. 2012. < http://disabledfeminists.com/2010/08/25/tracy- latimer-is-dead-because-her-father-is-a-murderer/ >. Malhotra‚ Ravi. "Tracy Latimer‚ DISABILITY RIGHTS AND THE LEFT." Canadian Dimension 35.3 (2001): 23. Academic Search Elite. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. News‚ CBC. " ’Compassionate Homicide ’: The Law and Robert Latimer." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada‚ 06 Dec. 2010. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. <http://www

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    The Center for New Discoveries in Learning Tashena Johnson Coll 100 1041 Fall 12 Lawrence Harrison The center of new discoveries in learning is a way you can learn the style on how to reach your highest learning potential. Are you a visual‚ auditory or kinesthetic learner? Learning Styles affect everything you do‚ how you think‚ your work and even your relationship. The first secret to making learning faster and

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