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    Bill of Rights was created as a result of not being able to directly address individual rights in the U.S Constitution; Supporters of this document realized that the Bill of Rights was a better alternative rather than creating an additional Constitution. In the U.S. Constitution‚ established on September 17‚ 1789 by the delegates in the Constitutional Convention‚ stated a set of laws and restrictions the government follows to secure citizens their basic rights. The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to

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    Practice with African Americans SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 2 Abstract The focus of this paper is to highlight one of many special population groups within the United States‚ the African American community. This paper will give a preliminary understanding of the African American community‚ as well as an understanding of the problems associated with this community. Research included will provide information on the causes and consequences of the problems associated with the African American community

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    Friendship is a virtue or at least involves virtue. Friendship is always a special thing but people tend to forget about how much its value is. Friendship is not just necessary‚ but also noble.Friendship consists of goodwill between two people. You can only have a few friends being that its take some precious time to build a real friendship. Aristotle’s speaks about how there are three kinds of friendship. The first is friends of utility‚ where both people receive some benefit from each other. Aristotle

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    Prior to the Civil War‚ many African Americans were the minorities. They were not even considered citizens in the United States. During this period African American were slaves‚ working in fields and being servants for the white slave owners. During the year of 1861-1865‚ the union states were fighting the federate states in which the union won and slavery was later abolished. After this period‚ things for African Americans did not change. Blacks were segregated from whites‚ they were still considered

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    Equality. The American Dream. The consensus is all citizens are equal and have the opportunity to succeed and achieve this “American Dream.” However‚ the notion that an individual’s race does not matter anymore and that America is post-racial is false. Research shows culture and views on African Americans have been shaped throughout the history of the United States and are still being shaped. Although African Americans are no longer subjected to slavery‚ inequality and misrepresentation still persists

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    demons thought to cause disease or praying for victory in times of war‚ the sociological trend of humans relying on spirituality when attempting to overcome their struggles is ubiquitous. This especially held true for both Native Americans (natives) and enslaved African Americans‚ as an immense reliance on plants intersected with spirituality at the foundation of their healing methods and perspectives on health. Furthermore‚ both of these groups heavily relied on their traditional healing methods as a

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    Civil War. African Americans were a major part of this due to the fact that during the Civil war their emancipation from slavery was one of the major reasons for the division. In an attempt to reduce future conflicts that were arising due to the hostility between black and whites; laws were put in place to try and secure the rights of African Americans. These laws that were put in place were supposed to insure that African Americans were not enslaved again and that they had the same rights as an United

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    African Americans African Americans (American Blacks or Black Americans)‚ racial group in the United States whose dominant ancestry is from sub-Saharan West Africa. Many African Americans also claim European‚ Native American‚ or Asian ancestors. A variety of names have been used for African Americans at various points in history. African Americans have been referred to as Negroes‚ colored‚ blacks‚ and Afro-Americans‚ as well as lesser-known terms‚ such as the 19th-century designation Anglo-African

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    African American Civil rights The African American people were the real winners of the Civil Rights Movement. For nearly two centuries blacks had little to no civil liberties whatsoever. In a country that was founded and declared by our founding fathers as a nation “…for the people‚ by the people‚ and of the people” African Americans were not even considered as fellow citizens. A century of slavery and half a century of Jim Crows segregation laws‚ the African American people were finally victorious

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    government; economic rights‚ and individual rights. The main theme of both of these articles is focused on individual rights as presented in “The Economic Bill of Rights” (Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ 1944). However‚ they present differing interpretations on how these are applied in practice and their expected results. There are main points made by each author‚ and each has their respective “pros and cons”. Both readings have aspects that can support your fulfillment of “The American Dream” and relate to

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