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    In Britain‚ many women’s employment in the so-called "non-standard” form: part-time work‚ temporary contracts‚ overtime work‚ stay away from the employer.(Knights and Richards‚2003)This is a kind of discrimination.Discrimination against women is on the basis of gender there is a human right to influence the recognition of women‚ to enjoy or exercise‚ regardless of their marital status‚ the basis of equality between men and women‚ the purpose of any distinction‚ exclusion or restriction in many aspects

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    Sexism is the discrimination against a certain gender‚ typically women. Many years ago‚ men and women had different rights. For example‚ women could not vote‚ go to school‚ or work many jobs. Instead‚ women were meant to stay at home‚ cook‚ keep the house clean‚ and take care of the children. Nowadays‚ women can vote‚ study‚ work and do many other things. However‚ this does not mean that the issue of sexism has been solved. Every day‚ women all around the world still get discriminated against simply because

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    has developed theories in a variety of disciplines in order to respond to issues such as the social construction of sex and gender.[4][5] Some of the earlier forms of feminism have been criticized for taking into account only white‚ middle-class‚ educated perspectives. This led to the creation of ethnically specific or multiculturalist forms of feminism.[6] Feminist activists campaign for women’s rights – such as in contract law‚ property‚ and voting – while also promoting bodily integrity‚ autonomy

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    Hip Hop an Art Form

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    As long as I can remember‚ music has always been a powerful influence in my life. Similar to any other type of art form‚ hip hop evolves personal struggles… from our fight for civil rights to our acceptance into society. The pioneers of this movement have strengthened‚ encouraged‚ and empowered my people with the positive messages communicated through lyrics. Critics of this movement believe that this type of music affects today’s already troubled youth and that some rappers tends to deliver violent

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    Antidote for the Iron law of Oligarchy In every diseases there will always a doctors to help us to cure it. In every illness it has always a medicine to manage the pain. But if we connect it to our society today‚ maybe it doesn’t have medicine or doctors that cure this kind of illnesses. This kind of attitude maybe we cannot erase to our society. This attitude maybe we can connect to the iron law of oligarchy. What is the iron law of oligarchy? “The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory

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    peaceful resistance along with the method of employing violence in the form of self-defense were both strategies used in the fight for Civil Rights from 1954-1977 during the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement. Some people supported the use of violence if necessary while others supported the use of nonviolent resistant. Both factions gained considerable ground alone and together. The decision on what method to use should depend on the situation at hand. Violence even in the form of self-defense

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    Art, It's for You

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    It’s For You & Untitled Triptych What is art? Art is a physical expression of the ideals formed by the mind. Art gives us a way to be creative and use our imagination to express ourselves. Artists‚ in particular‚ create art for some human purpose‚ create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects‚ give images that help us to remember certain events‚ places‚ or thoughts‚ give tangible form to the unknown‚ give tangible forms to feelings and ideas‚ and refresh our vision and help us to see the world

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    Discrimination against girls worldwide As far as we know it girls have not been considered equal to boys in the eyes of the world. Mothers of the girls and girls themselves get punished harshly for a girl child which is not in their control but in fact it’s in the control of the father of the child and he is usually the one giving severe punishments to both mother and daughter. Most people of the world do not know that a man’s sperm is the decider of the gender of the child and it has nothing to

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    Dear editor‚ I am writing to express my grave concern over discrimination against minority groups in our society. Hong Kong is a multicultural and religiously diverse territory. By the way‚ there is still some conflicts exist between different religion. The minority always have an unfair treatment. Domestic helper is an example of it‚ the salary of them is much lower than the legitimate minimum wage set up in few days ago. Besides‚ the minority children always become the target who were laughed

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