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    Slavery and Freedom

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    granted inalienable rights‚ and ruled by a government that prevents one person from owning another person‚ it is challenging to understand how slavery could have been considered acceptable by the fathers of this freedom. How did we‚ as a people‚ develop our sense of humanity and freedom while utilizing and perpetuating something as cruel and inhumane as slavery? Before attempting to understand our forefathers’ apparent acceptance of slavery‚ one must first be properly informed of the culture that

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    Violence In Chicago

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    More Black Children Die in Chicago from Gun Violence than Soldiers from Chicago Die in Iraq By Phillip Jackson Recently in Chicago‚ teen gunman boarded a crowded public bus near a high school and opened fire with a handgun. I imagined this scene must have been similar to the bus bombings that are so common in war-torn Iraq. As I researched this analogy‚ I found striking similarities between what is happening in Black communities across the United States and what is happening in a full-fledged

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    Freedom of Marriage

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    Period 3 Odd 13 December 2012 Freedom of Marriage The reasoning of any just law is meant to be rational and‚ moreover‚ fair. However‚ the government has failed to recognize the rights of many American citizens because they do not conform to society’s stereotypical standards. In a nation founded on freedom‚ have today’s citizens evolved into narrow-minded drones that bind minorities into what they believe are the “correct” moral standards? Have the basic freedoms guaranteed by our forefathers been

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    Essay on Violence

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    2010 Ms.Cehlo 4A Essay on Violence I think violence to achieve ones goal as an effective strategy is injustice and ineffective. I disagree that violence is that key to solve everything. For one‚ it is harmful. All actions create reactions; there are better ways to deal with anger and disappointment then lashing out at someone. Some people don’t know their own strength‚ or don’t have the ability to stop once they get going. Martian Luther King once said “Violence is immoral because it thrives

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    Justified Violence

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    Justified Violence Violence has become accepted as a common means to achieve an end. Whether it is for power‚ subduing another country during interstate conflict‚ or an attempt to gain legitimacy‚ violence has become a distinctive force in contemporary society. The more important question that needs to be addressed is when this use of violence is justified‚ if ever. The purpose of the government‚ according to Locke‚ is the preservation of natural rights. When these freedoms are not protected in

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    Media Violence

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    Last name First name Professor ANTHRO2 8 January 2015 Perspective on Violence in the Media Introduction In modern society‚ increasing of violent TV programs and video games are serious problems. I researched two females and two men who have their own identification about the violence in the media. They are different ages and have cultures. Also‚ through their own backgrounds‚ they showed diverse ways to understand and learn a culture from media. By comparing all interviewers‚ I could gain different

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    society over generations. In the beginning of the story‚ the boys have been completely set free from the control of adults. However‚ the boys take this freedom and shape it into government‚ laws‚ repression. Through this‚ Golding shows us that mankind has become so dependent on and controlled by hierarchical society that it no longer recognizes what freedom is. When the boys first come together‚ they immediately elect a chief to govern them‚ giving a glimpse into how dependent society has become on a

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    Violence In Colombia

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    Johnny Mrlik Final Draft Pearlman Due: December 14th‚ 2015 Violence and US Intervention in the Drug Trade in Colombia Colombia is the tenth most unequal country in the world and the largest supplier of cocaine to North America. Despite having the 3rd largest economy in Latin America‚ Colombia has high levels of rural poverty and drug production‚ causing violence. In this paper‚ I will discuss the violence enacted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) when they took over the drug trade

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    In 1984‚ George Orwell depicted a world of absolute monarchy and authority. This was an age of tyranny and indoctrination. Freedom and liberty were foreign to the people in Oceania and their lives were constantly under the omnipresence of ever watchful telescreens. There was absolutely no colour in their lives - the whole population was blended into one monotone colour‚ one that worships the Big Brother and work for the Big Brother loyally throughout their lifetime. In this fascinating Oceania utopia

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    Structural Violence

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    Lambeth Structural Violence in the 1960s Structural violence is invisible in the fact that people will not realize that it is there‚ even though it could be happening right around them. “Structural violence refers to systematic ways in which social structures harm or otherwise disadvantage individuals” (winter). Direct violence differs from structural violence because it brings peoples attention toward its brutality in which cases they are more likely to respond. Structural violence is and can be horrific

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