true understanding of a person’s inner self. With the Los Angeles riots‚ it would truly be a mistake to attempt to interpret the actions of the participants without considering the social and cultural forces within the community. This approach is particularly useful because it looks for personal values and social conditions that develops self-limiting‚ aggressive‚ and in this case‚ destructive perspectives. Looking at the riots from a humanistic perspective‚ the issue of prejudice must be explored
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Do you agree with the view that the British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one The British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one to an extent. The war seemed to boost the self esteem on Indians and unite them‚ suggesting threat against the raj‚ however the view in source 10 shows that there was no proof of a conspiracy‚ source 11 agrees with this but also shows why dyer might have acted in this way. Source 12 agrees with the fact that
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laws‚ the British passed the Quartering Act‚ allowing British soldiers to create barracks out of their homes. Once troops arrived in the colonies‚ riots became‚ "an almost regular feature of life" (Becker‚ Wheeler 77). The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5‚ 1770‚ when hostility between the Americans and British had reached its breaking point. During a riot in the town square‚ British troops fired into a crowd of civilians‚ killing five men. The Boston Massacre was caused by tensions in the American
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American citizens‚ which furthered the Irish worker’s feelings of inequality. Laborers had long doubted their job stability with the potential influx of free blacks from the South‚ and saw this as an opportunity to voice two of their grievances. (Draft Riot of 1863). As giant crowds assembled at the city’s Provost Marshall’s office on that muggy morning‚
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When the Civil War broke out and men were needed to serve in the war‚ the government used conscription‚ the mandatory induction of men into the military.1 Though some people use this word just like the word draft‚ the two concepts are different. Draft is the process to determine who will be chosen to serve; it’s like a lottery. Currently‚ men ages 18-25 have to register with the Select Service with the possibility of serving in the military‚2 but conscription itself was abolished in 1973.3 New York
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On July 9‚ 1969‚ the first Gay Power meeting was held. A year later‚ in June of 1970‚ representatives of the newly formed organizations and gay pride subgroups came together to honor and commemorate the Stonewall Riots through the first Gay Pride celebrations. On Sundays‚ people marched in parades and the week was coined as the “First Birthday of Gay Liberation.” Even to this day‚ June is known as Gay Pride
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afraid of John‚ because he hurts her and does not care about her. In the story‚ they are both watching the news on the television. There are riots in the streets and people are looting shops. The reason for these riots is never explained. When they watch television‚ one of John’s hands is on her lap‚ holding it tight - so hard that her thigh bruises. When the riots enter the apartment below theirs‚ John gets angry and flings the door open‚ ready to fight. As he flings the door open‚ Laura says “Don’t”
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dividing Singapore. Managing perceptions of different religious groups also contributes to disunity in Singapore. In 1950‚ there were the Maria Hertogh riots. Custody was given to Maria’s biological parents‚ even though she was raised as a Muslim by a Malay foster mother. The Muslims were outraged for the injustice and unfair judgment‚ erupting into a riot. The actions taken by a person of another religious group may seem disrespectful‚ insensitive and insulting to another group. Thus it would cause tension
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unite the black and white communities to help with the war effort‚ while the people had different opinions on what should happen. The government also created an agency that would help relieve some of the racial tension between whites and blacks. Riots were started and took the lives of many inocent individuals. Not only was the government and society trying to figure everything out‚ Hollywood got involved and tried to make blacks more prevalent in movies. Overall‚ during the time of the war‚ very
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beatings and held behind bars for more than a month. The focus of Amnesty’s latest investigation was not the Palestinians taking part in riots in the occupied territories‚ many scores of whom have been shot dead by the Israeli army‚ but members of Israel’s one million Arab population. Hundreds of Palestinians living within Israel have been arrested after riots erupted in Arab towns early last month in protest over killings by the Israeli security services in the early days of the intifada. Some
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