Rights for Great Apes I support scientists researching on and experimenting with great apes. Since scientists don’t want to jeopardize the lives of humans‚ they test on apes. If they were not testing apes‚ then they would be testing other animals which other people would also fight against. Scientists perform tests on these apes for one very important reason‚ “98.4 percent of the DNA in chimpanzees (and 97.7 percent of the DNA in gorillas) is identical to the DNA of human beings.” This proves
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out about these things‚ it puts them down. Although it puts them down‚ Chisholm was there to bring their spirit back up again. Chisholm also brought up a point about how women are “submitted to oppression and even cooperated with it.” This should not be the case because women should always feel as though they can do what they want when they want to do it. They should not accept that men think that they are not equal even though they are. Women need to fight for what they believe in and not give in
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The Women’s Right to Vote amendment was passed and implemented about 100 years ago. The fight to get this passed was definitely not an easy one. It required time‚ determination‚ and most importantly‚ unity. Unity with all women to fight for what they deserved. It was a fight for political representation. However‚ till this day women are still extremely underrepresented in politics. According to the Center for American Women and Politics‚ nationally women make up 19.4 percent of the 535 seats in
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Although there is a fair share of people that are offended by some of today’s music‚ the First Amendment rights shouldn’t be taken away. Some alternatives that could be considered are disclaimers. Disclaimers could be presented at the beginning of each song or video so the listener would have the opportunity to change the song or channel. According to the First Amendment‚ artists should be protected by the freedom of speech which by law should protect the artist from any censorship. For example
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Why was the human rights act created. The Human rights act is a UK law passed in 1998. It means that you can defend your rights in the UK courts and that public organisations (including the Government‚ the Police and local councils) must treat everyone equally‚ with fairness‚ dignity and respect. The Human rights act protects all of us‚ young and old‚ rich and poor. Hopefully you will never need to rely on it‚ but every year hundreds of people do. Despite this‚ the Act is frequently misunderstood
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Butterflies in your stomach‚ the warm feeling throughout your body‚ they way they laugh‚ look‚ or love. Everyone has welcomed this feeling. Love‚ Love is a wonderful feeling‚ enjoying the emotion can bring happiness. But‚ what if‚ the person you admired was the same gender. Imagine having the feeling of love‚ while the world expresses how wrong your love is. Same sex partners have to deal with this treatment on a daily basis. Marriage is more than a word‚ or a piece of paper. Marriage is a commitment
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HOW DID THE 13TH‚ 14TH & 15TH AMENDMENT SHAPE AMERICA . THE 15TH AMENDMENT “The right to citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race color‚ or previous conditions of servitude.” This amendment was granting African American men the right to vote. This was adopted into the United States Constitution on the 30th of March in 1870. It was passed by the congress a year before. By the late 1870’s‚ many people of Caucasian
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Memorization Report 2/24/13 * Shirley Chisholm‚ Equal Rights for Women * May 21‚ 1969. Washington‚ D.C. Shirley Chisholm was born in 1924 in Brooklyn‚ New York. She was the first African American to run for president but she was the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Chisholm was a strong supporter of equal rights for women and delivered her speech‚ “Equal Rights for Women‚” in Washington‚ D.C. on May 21st‚ 1969. Chisholm was outspoken on issues in America’s society; such
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long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.” This was only one of the many marches and protests that was held in support of women’s suffrage rights. (2) After many years of protesting‚ petitioning and parading‚ the 19th amendment was finally added to the constitution on June 18th‚ 1920‚ officially granting women the right to vote. Then‚ in 1922‚ a group of men in Maryland once again tried to take away our rights‚ suing the state for allowing women to vote (ie. Leser
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Why was the civil rights movement so important? The Civil Rights Movement had many important events throughout the years.Some people argue that it was nothing but a waste of time‚ but to others it was the most historic event in Black History. Martin Luther King Jr participated in the Civil Rights Movement because he wanted equality between blacks and whites. The Civil Rights Movement is a very important event in Black History because Martin Luther KIng Jr and others helped establish equality between
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