Why is the Bill of Rights Important? What is the Bill of Rights? The Bill of Rights is your unalienable rights. You receive these rights at birth and they cannot be taken away. For several states the only way that they would be given the ratification of the constitution was if or when a Federalist supporter promised to add a BIll of Rights. Anti federalist like George Mason feared an overly powerful Government. The first congress assembled in 1789‚ they immediately started deciding whether or
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In the United States of America‚ the right to bear arms was considered one of the most important rights of its citizens. This right is so important that it is protected by the second amendment to the constitution of the United States. Countless debates have been held to discuss the right to bear arms and the consequences and benefits of restricting this right. The United States is a free country because its citizens had the courage and valor to stand up against an oppressive empire knowing full well
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young black pastor ‚ started a campaign and encourage the boycott of Montgomery’s buses‚ that lasted 381 days‚ this was the decisive point of the beginning of Civil Rights Movement. This movement has succeeded because of the Civil Disobedience‚ the Non-violent actions‚ and how the Constitution was written. Historically " The Civil Rights Movements " refers to the effort that African-American have put to abolish discrimination. However‚ since then‚ we saw all kinds of other movement‚ that have
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ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Did you know that the United States was the first country in the world to protect animals from cruel abuse? The Animal Rights Movement was something that happened in 1975. All people wanted was for the animals to stop being tortured. Fortunately for the people the animals were protected. And the animals were in favor of this movement too. I think that this movement will change these animal’s future forever. That is why the Animal Rights Movement is so important. This
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government kept on switching between dictatorship and democracy. This irresolution contributed a lot to various crises like military coups‚ strife among ethnic groups‚ human rights violation and underdevelopment. In context of Pakistan‚ democracy seems to be more appropriate form of government. Although‚ some say that Pakistan’s literacy level might not support democracy‚however it serves as a better governance system because it safeguards human rights‚ facilitates economic growth and equality‚ and respects
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In the film “Minority report” important ideas are demonstrated to the audience. The director of this film “Steven Spielberg” uses the technique of symbolism to support the interesting idea of freewill vs. destiny. In minority report‚ the idea freewill vs. destiny is portrayed through the protagonist ‘Chief John Anderton’‚ a confident leader of the “Pre-Crime” organisation. One of the main issues the film raises is whether the future is set or whether free will can alter the future. “We don’t choose
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HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER DEMOCRACY K. Ramana Prasad Introduction Ever since the organisastion of societies in different forms came about‚ conflicts in the manner of assuming‚ conferring or exercising of authority and rights and contingent duties for the accepted ideals have been considered in great detail by eminent thinkers. Accordingly‚ concepts like democracy‚ liberty‚ equality‚ fraternity
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all smiles and her sparkling white teeth glittered at the two boys when she heard their query. George’s younger brother squirmed excitedly beside him as he hung onto every word of the friendly station master‚ making sure that they got the directions right. The bustling crowd of families and bubbly voices of children merry-making were another usual Sunday sight st the MRT station. They thanked the pretty lady and began their onerous way through the crowd to the designated platform to wait for their
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Majority rule is the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power. The Khmer Rouge takeover in Cambodia is a good example of a majority rule government. During the Cambodian genocide‚ the Khmer Rouge and their notorious leader‚ Pol Pot‚ represented the majority after it defeated the Lol Non government. The question is how are they considered to be the majority when most of the population of Cambodia is against them? They used fear to make the people their followers and thus controlled
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but over themselves." The Women’s Rights Movement has consumed the nation since the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ where Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott began advocating for women’s suffrage in the United States. Since then‚ the Nineteenth Amendment has passed through Congress and granted women the constitutional right to vote. Despite the achievements of the crusade‚ women continue to face sexual discrimination. In fact‚ some believe the Equal Rights Amendment‚ proposed in 1923 by Alice
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