The founding fathers of the United States tried to create a nation with equal opportunities and civil liberties for each American citizen. After the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001‚ a shift occurred in the balance of liberties and those fundamental ideas were lost. Since that tragic September day‚ the nation’s undergone a dramatic degenerating alteration where civil liberties continue to disappear from citizens. Just 45 days after the September 11 attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress
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sit-in. The students endured so much racial discrimination for the simple pleasure of being served. The sit- in started with only four and soon grew to nearly hundreds of protestors within days and not with the help of social networks. During the civil war movement the internet was non- existent. People could not go online and share information with others as easily as we can today. Meetings were held and functions were facilitated to bring individuals together who shared the opinion. Now social
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Civil Liberties “Don ’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained‚ for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” —Abraham Lincoln. The Bill of Rights was made as a promise to the smaller states that feared centralism so they could sign the constitution. The Bill of Rights or the Ten Amendments started in 1791 and the last was in 1992. Moreover thanks to the Farmers‚ the constitution can be changed or have many amendments depending on the opinion of different generations
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A free society dictates what they believe is morally right and wrong; the free society constructs a code of acceptable behavior formed around the beliefs of its members. Many people willingly choose to follow the societal rules mapped out before them simply because of their ability to classify right and wrong. Nevertheless‚ there are the few outliers that set aside the black-and-white good and bad distinction in a free society and pursue their own rules‚ frequently ending in jail time. Often times
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lot of powerful people in history that stood up for what they felt was important‚ like women’s rights. Women by the name of Susan B. Anthony wanted to have change in this world for women that wanted to be a part of society. Born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts on a farm house‚ Anthony was one of eight children in a house with a father who was strict and was very much in the civil rights movement. At a young age she would go through something that most women today will never understand
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Alabama (John Coltrane) John Coltrane and his quartet were making music during the climax of the civil rights movement in the 60s. The song Alabama first appeared in “Live at Birdland” in year 1963‚ the quarter members included McCoy Tyner on the piano‚ Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvis Jones on drums. As a group‚ the song is delivered flawlessly‚ the smoothness on the saxophone gives the piece a sentimental vibe. Each instrument gets its chance to shine‚ with the small bits that are dedicated with
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greatness of America is the right to protest for rights.” He had expressed freedom of assembly by assembling people to the temple building in Memphis to talk about equal wages for the sanitary workers. He had expressed the freedom of speech by speaking freely to the sanitary workers and loyal followers on what they need to do to accomplish there future goal. He had expressed freedom of press by helping them lay down the foundation of a written law that gave them more rights. Martin Luther King
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doctors; however women did not have the license to use them. Due to women not having the license to work and theories about them not being suitable for professional work‚ the idea of suffrage began. Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections‚ which was seen symbolically all the rights that women were denied‚ and believed that voting would allow them to gain more power and influence in society. So in 1897‚ groups of women who demanded the vote joined and formed National Union of Women’s Suffrage
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focus on the changes that women have fought for and helped in making positive changes in our country. “If one compares a woman in 1900 with her counterpart in 2000‚ the gains have been significant. There were the obvious changes‚ such as the right to vote and other governmental policies supporting women in the 1960s and 1970s. The results were women successfully engaging in certain jobs for the first time. Where women were once a minority‚ or excluded entirely‚ by 1980‚ they accounted for more
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against us? Our freedom is what makes us safe‚ without it we cannot be truly safe. Our freedom of free speech and our right to bear arms are what protects us from being squashed by a tyrannical government. Our freedom protects and empowers us to fight for the safety of all people. The main reason there has never been a long term attack
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