Psc 121 Professor Salhi 16 October 2014 National Rifle Association According to the mission statement of the National Rifle Association‚ its purpose is to defend and foster the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans with activities designed to promote firearms and hunting safety‚ to enhance marksmanship skills‚ and to educate the public about the firearms in their historic‚ technological‚ and artistic context. Not only does the Association promote firearm safety and responsibility
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Born from the Niagara Movement‚ led by William E. B. DuBois‚ the NAACP has had a volatile birth and a lively history (Beifuss 17:E4). The impetus for the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People came in the summer of 1908. Severe race riots in Springfield‚ Illinois‚ prompted William English Walling to write articles questioning the treatment of the Negro. Reading the articles‚ Mary White Ovington and
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is that‚ although you address the issue of the three explanations for Chartism’s support you do so in a general way and do not focus sufficiently on the source. I would be inclined to divide your piece into five sections: introduction‚ economic‚ national political movement and inclusive cultural community and conclusion in which you address the issue of which‚ if any‚ is stressed most strongly by the speaker. What you’ve written is a commentary using secondary sources to sustain your argument.
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a heated debate about the true effects of globalization and if it really has an active effect on our world (Stief‚ 2008). This essay will present an overview of the globalization‚ then focus on the globalization of sports‚ taking the National Basketball Association as an example to analyse whether globalization is a positive force. In fact‚ globalization as a concept is neither new nor challenging‚ since it has been invented in the 1960s (Westerbeek and Smith‚ 2003). Then the notion of it became
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a woman suffrage parade. Five thousand women‚ sporting purple‚ violet‚ and gold banners‚ had united under the leadership of suffragist Alice Paul to march through Washington in demand of their right to vote. Shouted and jeered at as they processed‚ these women braved the hostile crowd while gaining significant publicity for their cause. The movement of women into the public and political spheres had been gaining in momentum and popularity since the mid-19th century. Women demanded suffrage as
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| Woman’s Suffrage | History 122: American History from 1877 | Professor Thomas Shepard | Laura Davidson | 12/14/2011 | Thesis: The Constitution did not initially make reference to the rights of women. Obtaining equal rights for women was a long and intense battle. Women fought for many rights such as‚ birth control and the right to keep wages. However‚ the largest of the woman’s rights struggles was for suffrage. | Woman’s Suffrage The limits of freedom for women can be seen
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The National Rifle Association is a non profit organization that was founded in 1871 to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis.” It is the longest standing civil rights organization. Over time this organization has changed into a majority of people trying to protect their second amendment right to bear arms. They do not want increased gun control any more than it already is. The NRA has lobbied for and against legislation since 1975. The NRA acts a linkage between the people’s
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The American Heart Association is one of the nation’s largest and oldest nonprofit organizations. They are dedicated to fighting strokes and heart disease. Since founded in 1924‚ the organization have expanded and is now a huge part of research projects and people’s lives in the United States of America. They work hard to improve the lives of all Americans and help further their knowledge about living a healthy life. To further research about heart diseases six cardiologist‚ Drs. Lewis A. Connor
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Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). During the 19th century‚ as male suffrage was gradually extended in many countries‚ women became increasingly active in the quest for their own suffrage. Not until 1893‚ however‚ in New Zealand‚ did women achieve suffrage on the national level. Australia followed in 1902‚ but American‚ British‚ and Canadian women did not win the same rights until the end of World War I. The demand for the enfranchisement of American women was first seriously formulated
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American Association of Medical Assistants 1959 Mission Statement The mission of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to enable medical assisting professionals to enhance and demonstrate the knowledge‚ skills and professionalism required by employers and patients; protect medical assistants’ right to practice; and promote effective‚ efficient health care delivery through optimal use of the multiskilled CMA (AAMA). AAMA was incorporated in the State of Illinois as a not-for-profit professional
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