7 a.m. on a Saturday morning is not usually the time you think of for a meeting, but when you have a political deadline, every hour counts. The Leesburg County Pavillion is buzzing with energy supplied by cup after cup of watery black coffee and pure adrenaline. From teens to seniors, activists from all over the state have shown up...
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From the beginning of time, many have craved the ability to freely express themselves. Although freedom of speech is a complicated concept, we should not identify it as a challenge. Nonetheless, we should seek to understand it. Freedom of speech is essential for society. A society without freedom of speech, is a society without progression. When citizens are able to...
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Introduction The Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 1970s was a pivotal period in American history, characterized by a robust assertion of African American identity, cultural pride, and political strength. One of the most intriguing cultural phenomena that emerged during this era was the Blaxploitation film genre. These films, produced primarily in the United States, were unique in their...
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Anything you put on the internet, is there forever. An unfortunate, but almost certain fact of life, but there is a chance it does not have to be. The United States of America is often seen at the forefront of change and takes pride in being a global superpower. Despite this, it sorely lacks important privacy and data protection laws...
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Introduction Since the 19th century, there have emerged many changes pertaining to how human beings interact and live with each other. Human beings have been set at liberty to act freely in so many aspects of their everyday living. Some of these freedoms include freedom of religion, freedom of movement, and freedom of speech among others. Freedom of speech refers...
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Human rights are principles that acknowledge all human beings to live with equality, dignity, freedom, peace, and justice. Every person has these privileges clearly because they are human. They are secured to everyone without discrimination of any kind, such as color, race, dialect, gender, political opinion, creed, national or social origin, birth, property, or other status. Human rights are vital...
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Research project outcome How has the print media coverage of #MeToo movement in the USA challenge gender equality and contributed to “white feminism”? What is the Me movement? In 2006, Tarana Burke discovered the #MeToo movement and began to use the phrase “Me Too” to raise the awareness of sexual abuse and assault within the community. The phrase was spread...
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Introduction The media in South Africa works in a domain liberated from oppression, persecution and the harsh enactment which, looked to limit and control it. The constitution of South Africa dug in free media, freedom of articulation, and speech.Puddephatt(2011:11) states that ' the media can work as a guard dog, advancing government straightforwardness and open examination of those with power...
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Primary Sources are sources that come straight from the person who has had direct contact with a person or a thing. When gathering facts about history and many other topics, primary sources are vital. Black Power was a movement in the nineteen-sixties and seventies that were supporting rights and political power for African American people but was presumed as violent....
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Freedom of Speech It helps an individual to attain self-fulfillment. It assists in the discovery of truth. It strengthens the capacity of an individual in participating in decision-making. It provides a mechanism by which it would be possible to establish a reasonable balance between stability and social change. All members of society would be able to form their own beliefs...
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It was a cold morning on December 8, 1952, and I was watching the news on TV while eating a small bowl of cereal. They were talking about sports from the previous day and scrolling across the bottom of the TV was breaking news that said “The Supreme Court was hearing a huge case called ‘Brown v. Board of Education.’”...
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I. Introduction Between the election of President Trump, the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and the Me Too movement, modern feminists are out for blood. With increasing momentum behind women’s rights movements, the proposed Equal Rights Amendment has also received heightened attention, and advocates for the ERA “have set their sights on 2020, the 100-year anniversary of...
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In the 19th century, women in the United States had few legal rights and most of all did not have the right to vote. This speech on the women's right to vote was given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. Anthony was then tried and fined $100 but...
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Throughout American history, African Americans suffered a period of oppression through the unjust leadership of white supremacy groups in society, disowned of their legal rights, deprived of any voice in society, and threatened to the point of death for actions of protest for their rightfully given freedom. Medgar Evers, an American civil rights activist from the 1950s, led African Americans...
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Equality is the idea that people should all be treated fairly (not equally) while diversity is about recognising that there are both individual and group differences and so people should be treated as such. You can look at building an inclusive and diverse workplace in any combination of financial and/or ethical ways but the result is the same: it benefits...
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When looking at why political concepts are subject to contestation, it is important to first look at how they are contested. In W.B. Gallie’s journal article ‘essentially contested concepts’ (1956, p.167), he states that such a concept can never be agreed upon even by ‘reasonable men’ as they would argue interminably (Gallie, 1956) over its meaning. This essay will use...
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Many people give up something for the goods of others. Some are willing to sacrifice their lives to fight for justice and a better future for their country. This is shown Julia Alvarez’s novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, where the four sisters run a powerful and eventful journey in the fight for the freedom. Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa...
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Introduction Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass stand as towering figures in the annals of American history, both revered for their enduring activism in the pursuit of freedom and equality. Their lives, though separated by nearly a century, are intertwined by a shared commitment to justice and human rights. Douglass, a former slave, rose to prominence in the 19th...
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Since the 1980s, gender equality has been the main subject of discussion in the Greek law and policymaking. Nonetheless, it was the harmonisation of Greece’s legislation with the EU acquis that established gender equality within the labour market (Vaiou, 2014). Therefore, when gender equality in European work policies was prioritised, the Greek legal framework was reformed with the relevant legislation...
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Reproductive justice rights are belief that everyone has the right to control their own fertility through access to birth control, abortion, and comprehensive sex education. In the United States we have had to fight to keep these rights, especially with Roe vs. Wade. Roe vs. Wade was when abortion was legalized across the United States in 1973 and protected by...
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“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes” By Rowan Axelsen Throughout George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four novel and Kurt Wimmer’s Equilibrium film, power and control are maintained by totalitarian governments who regulate all aspects of the dystopian society. This makes the audience think and try to prevent future damages that could happen in...
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INTRODUCTION In an attempt to make a perfect society the people in the community lose their freedom and don't gain anything from it. Through her novel The 'Giver', Lois Lowry utilizes the aims, that the community tried to make a perfect society and gain a lot, by solving world problems. Firstly, Lowry explores the community controlling the weather. Secondly, the...
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Two things from the bedrock of any open society- freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don’t have those things, you don’t have a free country. -Salman Rushdie As wonderfully said by Sir Salam Rushdie, freedom of expression is the substratum of any free country. Freedom to speech and expression is regarded as the basic of liberty. This...
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ABSTRACT “No man can be grateful at cost of his honour, no women can be grateful at cost of her chastity and no nation can be grateful at the cost of his liberty”. - Daniel O Connell Freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right that goes to the very heart of individual liberty and freedom. While on the...
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In Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All, James N. Leiker argues that the U.S. was not truly fighting for democracy and freedom during World War II. Many people drew comparison between the Jim Crow laws and Nazism, which is ironic considering the United States were fighting against it. During wars such as World War I and World War II African...
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Introduction The opening words of the United Nations Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights are that: “All human beings are born equal and free in terms of dignity and rights.” The equality and non-discrimination guaranteed to each and every person by international human rights law applies regardless of their sex, sexual 0rientation and gender identity or “other status.” There no...
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Affirmative action is legally required and needed in order to assure the diversity of student bodies, workforces, and organizations. It also helps insure that selection procedures and decisions are fair. However as noted previously, poorly constructed affirmative action programs can cause real harm and AAPs have been put into negative light recently by suspicion of putting race in front of...
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The fifties and sixties of the United States were a time of prosperity and peace for most Americans. Living a carefree life without fear or worry. Booming economy, raising families, flashy cars, nice clothes, night clubs, and music. Doo-wop, swing, and rock and roll flooded the airwaves in homes, restaurants, cars, and clubs. Music was everywhere. The post-World War II...
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Matthew Donelly appreciated the life he was given. But unfortunately, Matthew wanted to die. After losing his nose, two fingers, and jaw due to skin cancer, Donelly was left blind and slowly deteriorating. Donelly begged to be put out of his misery, but no one ever answered. So one day, his brother Harold used a .30 caliber pistol from his...
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In the 1920s and 1930s, visions of freedom and liberty in America were seen to be more prevalent than ever before. Freedom is something that is wanted by everyone at all times, but it never comes easy. There are a lot of complications and issues that arise before freedom is attained. When we talk about freedom, it could be either...
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