civilian eyewitness; it can result in incarceration and legal responsibility in a civil suit. Police officers have to frequently testify under oath in criminal court cases‚ and devote a great deal of time after their typical shift bringing to an end the necessary paperwork. There‚ of course‚ are other professions that consist of
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Woman’s suffrage was made possible with the use of civil disobedience. Segregation laws were abolished with the use of civil disobedience. Same- sex marriage was accomplished with the use of civil disobedience. All these examples make up one answer; Civil disobedience does positively impact a free society. How will the government understand the people’s needs if they are not shown what laws are unnecessary and unfair? Rosa Parks is a well-known example. She violated the Jim Crow law that "enforced
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It was 8th period and I was working on my Civil Rights project with my group. I was going to my first basketball game. My mom never lets me go anywhere‚ so I was excited to go to my schools basketball game. We were all packing up when my friend Citlaly asked‚ “ Are you going to the basketball game after school?” “Yes‚ I am. Are you going ?”‚ I replied. “Yes‚ but first I’m going to meet Dezerie in the quad.” As soon as I was going to reply the bell rang and I started walking towards my best friend
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Civil rights and civil liberties are distinctively different in a few ways. Civil rights can be defined as the different actions that the government takes to prevent discrimination or to create or provide equal conditions to its people‚ mainly in regards to unequal treatment based on groups and characteristics such as race‚ gender‚ disability and more. Civil rights are meant to provide equality to the citizens of the United States in circumstances of education‚ housing‚ job opportunities‚ etc.‚ per
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Government 2305 Sharifian 28 September‚ 2017 1 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties are two very similar but also very different things. Civil 1 Liberties is defined as “basic freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights or interpreted through the years by the courts and law.” Civil Rights can be defined as “the basic right to be free from 2 unequal treatment based on certain characteristics which we deem important like race‚ gender‚ and disability.” Civil Rights deal more with fairness and the equal treatment
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Social Movement like Civil Rights‚ the second wave Women’s movement‚ and the New Left have created a rhetoric for social change in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Although these movement had massive followings‚ they were cut short both internal and external forces causing much of their work to unfinished. Weather it is assassination or internal division each of the se movement attempt to enact social change during the time‚ but many of the problems they faces during the 60’s and early 70’s are still
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Civil rights and liberties are basic ingredients of a democracy. Civil rights are the laws that protects us against discrimination on various basis such as gender‚ race‚ class‚ etc. These are the laws that government promises equality to all its citizens. Civil liberties in the other hand is associated with other rights and freedoms that are guaranteed by the government. Civil rights and government are both similar and different in some ways. They both serve democracy but hold different responsibilities
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Introduction Martin Luther King Jr. was a black civil rights activist in the mid 1950s. The presence of Martin Luther King Jr. is central because his efforts eliminated discrimination in America. The change that he brought into the society came with challenges and hardships‚ but lead to many accomplishments for King. Martin Luther King Jr. is prominent even today because of the rich legacy he left behind for the generations to come. Challenges Martin Luther King Jr. faced several challenges including
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Throughout the Civil Rights Movement there was conflict on how to go about getting the point across of having equal rights. Between the peaceful beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr. and the sometimes violent beliefs of both Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panther Party. Martin Luther King Jr. peacefully‚ but effectively made progress in getting equal rights for African Americans. However for Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panther Party that was not enough. They needed more than just a few laws that
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Independence Movement‚ civil disobedience has been among us for so long‚ and each society is able to build off its predecessors’ mistakes.Henry Thoreau inspired generations to come in his essay‚ “Civil Disobedience”‚ and the effect of it was widespread.In fact‚ while in jail‚ Mahatma Gandhi picked up a copy of Thoreau’s essay and was able to utilize the tactics discussed by Thoreau to successfully challenge Britain’s control over India.That movement created a template itself as the Civil Rights movement of
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