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    Sexual Assault against Women I choose this topic because sexual assault is one of the most offensive crimes committed in our society. Not only is it a threat to the community‚ but it has a physically and psychologically effect on the victim in many ways. For the last couple of decades‚ sexual assault‚ rape‚ and child molestation has become the focal point of public concerns today. According to a 1993 National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice‚ about 500

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    Racism against Native Americans and African Americans Sometimes I imagine that racial diversity would be a boon to human kind if there was no such thing called “racial hatred”. Now if you tell me that if there was only one kind of race then I will tell you that if all roses were red then what you would have given for a funeral? My point is that diversity is what makes this world keep going amusingly and these notions of race and ethnicities as big and small‚ upper class and lower class‚ superior

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    Violence against women is a topic of concern which cannot be ignored as it is hindering almost one half growth of the country. It refers to the violent acts that are committed against women. This is a issue which falls under category of the gender equality or gender biasing. It is a matter of great distress that women in our country are treated in such a manner and are considered to be lower then men in all fields. Violence against women is an event which displays historically unequal power relations

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    Bangladesh is once again engaged in its liberation war and like then (1971). The Shahbag area — the epicenter of the protests — has been now christened as “Projonmo Chottor”; the place of protest against the war criminal and overall corruption of Bangladesh‚ the place where people protested through different cultural performance and movement. Shahbag Square in Dhaka had a festive look‚ with people holding various cultural events as part of the protest. Groups within the throng sit in circles‚ singing

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    The Case Against Merck and Co.‚ Inc. Chris Brefeld August 2‚ 2010 The Case of Merck and Co.‚ Inc. Merck and Co.‚ Inc. is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with a market capitalization of over $110 billion dollars. The company describes itself as a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers‚ develops‚ manufactures‚ and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. The company also makes an effort to increase access to its medicine

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    to be morally equal to marriages. Legalizing same sex marriages has very serious implications on religious liberty. This is because some conservative religious leaders will be forced to comply with the law by officiating a ceremony they find to be against their faith. Legalizing same sex marriages would work as a sea in the law. The change will cut across the legal and religious fraternity especially the family laws (Laycock‚ Picarello & Wilson‚ 2008).   Conclusions The debate on whether same sex marriages

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    your insights. As for Aeschines’ speech against Timarchus‚ Aeschines tries to bring Timarchus to account about why he blames the city‚ and its laws and regulations by saying to him “You will see‚ then‚ that Timarchus cannot blame the city for any part of this prosecution‚ nor can he blame the laws‚ nor you‚ nor me‚ but only himself.” Through Aeschines’ verbal attack over Timarchus‚ we can question why Aeschines defended the city and its rules and laws against Aeschines’ claims. Were Aeschines’ claims

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    the way the Americans handled the Asians and Asian Immigrants during the World War 2 and Korean War‚ especially women‚ further created racial tension and hierarchy that went against unity. During the World War 2‚ Japan became the enemy nation against the US. The sudden bombing of Pearl Harbor put hatred in the Americans against the Japanese‚ which is an understandable fact. However‚ Americans responded in an uncivilized manner. The Japanese Americans were put in internment camps without their consent

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    Violence Against Women in Canada By: Sujicaa Sivakumaran “More than 3‚300 women are forced to sleep in an emergency shelter to escape domestic violence on any given day” (Statistics Canada‚ 2011)1. Violence against women is present in many forms including domestic violence‚ rape‚ and sexual harassment. Such behaviours can stem from the idea that women deserve less social power‚ which in turn causes men to show their power and control over women in demeaning methods. This is an issue that has been

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    for his peaceful actions. While in jail‚ he came across a letter in a local newspaper from the local clergymen that criticized his actions. After he read the letter he began to pen a letter defending himself to the clergymen and the world. Dr King used tone‚ diction‚ and analogy to show the world his fight against injustice. Dr. King has a tone of pride and calmness in the letter. In the second paragraph he talks about how he came to help when he was called upon. Dr King says‚ “We readily consented

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