13 reasons why Alex Morgan is a great role model… Reason 1...Alex Morgan is a great female soccer‚ she works hard‚ she doesn’t give up. Reason 2...Alex Morgan trains to succeed in her career‚ this should encourage people not to give up in life. Reason 3...Alex uses what she knows to help her. This should make you want your education for a successful life. Reason 4...She influences young girls to follow their dream. There should be plenty more girls going for what they believe in. Reason 5
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him pay the fine. That sounds fairer. In the 1890’s‚ there was a famous trial Plessy Vs. Ferguson where Plessy attempted to sit in an all-white railroad car. Plessy refused to sit in the all-black railroad car in which he was arrested for. He was arrested for violating the 1890 Louisiana law “Separate but equal” which means the whites and blacks are equal but they are separate. Justice John H. Ferguson found Plessy guilty on the grounds that the law was a reasonable exercise of the state’s police
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strangers try to turn a one night stand into a marriage in this romantic comedy. Alex Whitman (Matthew_Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the construction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired to build. Alex is a straight-laced WASP-ish type who‚ while enjoying a night on the town‚ meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma_Hayek)‚ a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end up spending the night together;
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bodies due to the color of their skin‚ and were victim to legalized prejudice. However‚ these instances of discrimination were not taken lightly. Activists such as Rosa Parks sought to eliminate the legalized racism created by cases such as Plessy vs Ferguson‚ and sought justice for segregation‚ bodily protections‚ and equal protections under the law. Race played a major role in women’s so called “freedom” in society‚ and in their protections by the legal system. In Elizabeth Hale’s Making Whiteness
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Alex Ovechkin is known as one of the greatest hockey players in the world. He shows that he persists and strives to play the game and tries at his hardest level of strength on every match. He grew up in a sport family; his mom was a professional Russian basketball player‚ and his father was a professional Russian soccer player (Gale‚ 2007). His parents were his inspiration that led him on to winning his Olympic medals and awards. “Behind each award and medal there is big commitment and hard work
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children because the color of her skin. Oliver participated in a case called Brown v. Board of Education. The first case was held in Topeka Kansas. Finally after several cases Brown won. The Supreme Court became less liberal about Plessy v. Ferguson. Plessy v. Ferguson was an 1896 decision by the US Supreme Court that confirmed the principle of "Separate but Equal" and minority segregation. The case began in Louisiana in 1892. Homer Plessy agreed to be arrested to test the 1890 law establishing "whites
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thought the case back then was very different from what we have today.Two Supreme Court cases were brought forth to the highest court in the land to determine the case of racial equality between black and white citizens.These cases are Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ which in 7 to 1 decision decided that the determination of race would be put as “Separate‚ but equal.”The other is Brown vs. Board of Education‚ which in unanimous decision decided that “Separate‚ but equal” in schools were unconstitutional‚ which
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A Case Report on Supreme Court Decisions The Supreme Court has made decisions that have been important in shaping the interpretation of the Constitution. “The Framers of the Constitution intended for the Supreme Court to stand between the two branches of the national government and the people‚ to prevent abuses of power and improper interpretations of the Constitution (Mott‚ 2008). The case of Brown vs. Board of Education‚ 347 U.S. 483 (1954)‚ is an example of when and amendment to the Constitution
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In most places across the south‚ blacks had few choices but to abide by the laws and accept their predicament. After Reconstruction‚ white southerners regained control of their states‚ wanting to keep blacks from dispute and refraining them from gaining civil rights. In order to maintain their slave society‚ southern whites continued to believe that blacks were naturally inferior to themselves and therefore were entitled to few rights. To help enforce this concept‚ the Jim Crow laws were created
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Partly as a result of the public outcry organized and promoted by Black Lives Matter‚ the U.S. Department of Justice has investigated police misconduct in several cities‚ including Albuquerque (New Mexico)‚ Baltimore‚ Cincinnati‚ Cleveland‚ Ferguson‚ Newark (New Jersey)‚ New Orleans (Louisiana)‚ Portland‚ New York‚ North Charleston‚ Seattle‚ and St. Louis. On December 18‚ 2014‚ the U.S. Congress enacted the Death and Custody Reporting Act which now requires states receiving federal
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