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    Equal Rights for Men and Women? Do you believe women should have the same rights as men? - Anthony Schifano (California‚ USA) Lama:  I do believe that women should have the same rights as men because they make up half the society. Sure‚ I do believe that women should be treated equally and have same rights as men because the only difference between women and men is their sex and biological structure. Saher:  Of course; women and men are equal. Both genders are human beings who live their

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    union tattered by a Civil War. The south after the Civil War was in ruins with many of its major cities completely destroyed‚ its agriculture production at a halt‚ and the slave labor that economically drove the south freed. Moreover‚ millions of freedmen were wondering around the south‚ lost‚ without an education‚ money‚ place to live‚ or knowledge of how to care for themselves outside of their plantation. Furthermore‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ the moderate Republican president of the union and leader of

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    all youth need to have strong character which need to be based on a catch word "WATCH"‚ standing for people who watch their Words (W)‚ Actions (A)‚ Thoughts (T)‚ First of all the youth should fight for equal rights for all the citizens. Even now‚ there are lots of people who do not get equal rights. India should have youth politicians and they should live in clean democracy and let others also to live in corruption free India as India is now full of corruption. We see lots of news related to corruption

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    after its destruction during the war? 3. How do we integrate and protect newly-emancipate black freedmen? 4. What branch of government should control the process of Reconstruction? Wartime Reconstruction President Lincoln’s 10% Plan - Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (December 8‚1863) - Replace majority rule with “loyal rule” in the South - He didn’t consult Congress regarding Reconstruction - Pardon to all but the highest ranking military and civilian Confederate officers - When 10%

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    Empathy with Equal Right? “All seats provide equal viewing of the universe.” -Museum Guide‚ Hayden Planetarium. Empathy is being able to understand someone’s feelings‚ ideas‚ and opinions (putting yourself in their place). People have been trying to fighting for civil rights for many years. Even though the Civil Rights Act was passed back in 1964‚ totill this day‚ people are fighting to enforce those rights. We all have our motives for wanting equal rights. All these groups that have fought for

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    Jones International University Equal Rights for the Gay Community Dr. Craig Jonas Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for HUM201 Peace and Conflict Studies By Samantha Meche Kinder‚ La 2/24/2012 Abstract In this country there is a flawed assumption that gay people enjoy the same civil right protections as everyone else and there are a lot of stereotypes about gay relationships. Living as a gay individual in this country can be extremely overwhelming and scary

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    AH 213 Olds 7 DBQ Essay Reconstruction or Disfranchisement: After the Civil War‚ the South’s economy was devastated and was filled with angry whites who were frustrated over the emancipation of slavery. They wished to change the social status of African Americans and suppress them once again. The post-war South was in a state of chaos. In hopes to solve this problem‚ Lincoln established a Reconstruction Plan. Reconstruction was meant to tackle the issues through the re-admittance

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    homosexuals are fighting for civil rights‚ not special rights. They want to be treated equal in the workplace‚ in housing and in public accommodations. In November of 1992 Colorado tried to pass an amendment against homosexuals gaining special rights. The purpose of the amendment was to deny homosexuals special rights‚ through any of Colorado ’s state branches or departments or any of its agencies. After this amendment was passed‚ civil liberties groups and gay rights groups around the nation called

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    they want when they want to do it. They should not accept that men think that they are not equal even though they are. Women need to fight for what they believe in and not give in to others thought and beliefs. The women have to stand up to the people who think they are not worthy enough to be equal to men. Even if they are standing up to the women that are submitting to the fact that men think they are not equal‚ it is worth it. This would make them even more brave because they would be standing up

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    Radical Republicans in Congress. In the elections of 1866‚ the Republicans won supermajorities in both houses of Congress and became unstoppable. While Johnson adopted the role of Lincoln‚ that of the staunch unionist‚ Republicans wished to forcibly reform the South. Congress organized the South into military districts‚ granting sole command to itself. Johnson tried to rebuke this‚

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