Equality: Its Importance and Implementation
University of the Philippines
Ermita, Manila
Equality: Its Importance and Implementation
Roseann Jonamae Rodriguez
2012-21836
Ms. Yga Antonio
Topic Outline
I. Importance A. On the individual B. On society
II. Concerned groups of people
A. Race
1. Westerners
a. Americans
b. Europeans
2. Asians
3. African-Americans
B. Religion
1. Catholics
2. Muslims
3. Jews
C. Gender
1. Women
2. LGBT
D. Age
1. Youth
2. Elderly
III. Imposition
A. Education
B. Government
C. Culture
Sentence Outline
I. Equality is important in our everyday lives. A. An individual gains self-respect and inner peace thru equality. B. If equality is evident in a society, and then there will be no cause for most misunderstandings.
II. There is a number of concerned groups/people regarding this issue. A. Lack of equality can be linked to race. 1. Westerners are usually seen as the root of inequality. a. Americans often place themselves in the center of the universe. b. In the Philippines, European males are often judged because they are uncircumcised and females because it is not “common” in their culture to wear bras. 2. Asians are often depicted as “geniuses” by other continents but there is still the concept of Southeast Asians as cheap workers. 3. The African-Americans (or Black Americans as they are casually called) has suffered thousands of years of inequality because of their skin color. B. Religion is also a factor of inequality. 1. The bias of Catholics over non-believers (i.e. agnostics, atheists, etc.) is evident especially in the Philippines. 2. In Muslim culture, women are labeled as only second to men. 3. The suffrage of the Jews especially in Hitler’s time is something that cannot be overlooked. C. Your membership to a specific gender (or sexual orientation for this matter) is also a cause of judgment. 1. As said before, some people see the female specie as inferior to the male. 2. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals
Ermita, Manila
Equality: Its Importance and Implementation
Roseann Jonamae Rodriguez
2012-21836
Ms. Yga Antonio
Topic Outline
I. Importance A. On the individual B. On society
II. Concerned groups of people
A. Race
1. Westerners
a. Americans
b. Europeans
2. Asians
3. African-Americans
B. Religion
1. Catholics
2. Muslims
3. Jews
C. Gender
1. Women
2. LGBT
D. Age
1. Youth
2. Elderly
III. Imposition
A. Education
B. Government
C. Culture
Sentence Outline
I. Equality is important in our everyday lives. A. An individual gains self-respect and inner peace thru equality. B. If equality is evident in a society, and then there will be no cause for most misunderstandings.
II. There is a number of concerned groups/people regarding this issue. A. Lack of equality can be linked to race. 1. Westerners are usually seen as the root of inequality. a. Americans often place themselves in the center of the universe. b. In the Philippines, European males are often judged because they are uncircumcised and females because it is not “common” in their culture to wear bras. 2. Asians are often depicted as “geniuses” by other continents but there is still the concept of Southeast Asians as cheap workers. 3. The African-Americans (or Black Americans as they are casually called) has suffered thousands of years of inequality because of their skin color. B. Religion is also a factor of inequality. 1. The bias of Catholics over non-believers (i.e. agnostics, atheists, etc.) is evident especially in the Philippines. 2. In Muslim culture, women are labeled as only second to men. 3. The suffrage of the Jews especially in Hitler’s time is something that cannot be overlooked. C. Your membership to a specific gender (or sexual orientation for this matter) is also a cause of judgment. 1. As said before, some people see the female specie as inferior to the male. 2. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals
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