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    Why Was Malcolm X Unjust

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    The assassination of Malcolm x was unjust because he was a activist of black rights‚ and an influential leader. However some believe that he was a violent man ‚who encouraged physical retaliation . The assassination of Malcolm x was unjust because he was a activist of black rights .Malcolm x was born March ‚ 19 1925 . During that time (early 1900s) blacks were treated like low lives and were given little to no respect by whites. This consequently created a genuine hate in his heart. With his upbringing

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    Throughout history there have been laws passed or acts that some would disagree with because of the unethical and morally wrong values they held. Only the brave and strong would think to stand up for what they believe to be correct in a peaceful but effective manner ; figures like Henry David Thoreau‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and Martin Luther King Jr. have all contributed to the idea of civil disobedience. Inspiring figures like these men have indeed left a positive mark on societies to stand up for what

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    The New Deal in America

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    NEW DEAL INFORMATION The New Deal played a pivotal role in shaping modern day America. During the years from 1933-1940‚ watershed legislation was passed that drastically changed the government’s role in the economy and in the future of the American people. Upon inauguration‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt faced the greatest depression in the country’s history. America was in a state of panicked disarray‚ the citizens’ trust lost and their hopes dwindling. It was under these circumstances that the legislation

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    just life and an unjust life. This provides us with specific details of which life is actually the better life to live. I believe that in our society today‚ the unjust life can have many consequences where as the just life does not truly have many benefits like it should. Because of this‚ I think it leads people to be more inclined to do more unjust acts more often than just‚ but only if they think they could get away with it. If a person had the opportunity to commit an unjust act and knowingly

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    Thoreau‚ Gandhi‚ and King Henry David Thoreau wrote the essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” which gives his reasons for disliking the war which he though was to bring a surplus of slavery. In the essay it describes how he protests against slavery and thought it was wrong to own another human being for profit and labor. In the essay Thoreau discusses his opposition to the American Spanish war and he with others in the United States thought this war was an unjust war. Gandhi study Thoreau

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    How Does Jem Mature

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    racism. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem never realizes the issue of the black and white that is prevalent in the south during the time in which the novel is taking place. After all‚ Calpurnia‚ a black lady for whom he shows respect the same as he does to white ladies‚ is raising him and Scout. One of the first instances in which Jem comes face-to-face with racism is when Calpurnia takes him and Scout to the black church with her. One of Calpurnia’s friends‚ Lula‚ tells Calpurnia‚ “You ain’t got

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    3) The argument that private prisons are inherently unjust‚ regardless of the cost savings they may provide to taxpayers‚ rests on several key concerns. Some reasons to agree that private prisons are inherently unjust are the lack of accountability. Private prisons may operate with less transparency and accountability compared to public institutions. Profit-driven companies may prioritize their bottom line over compliance with safety or ethical standards‚ and oversight can be weaker. It can also

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected. He wasted no time in trying to help. He created the First New Deal in 1933. He ended it in 1935‚ only to replace it with the Second New Deal at the same time which would last until 1937. Both New Deals focused on Relief for those that need it‚ Recovery from the Depression‚ and Reform to prevent anything like the Depression from ever happening again. The New Deal accomplished what it set out to do because it provided relief in the form of employment‚ recovery through

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    Essay On The New Deal

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    unemployed‚ and many were starving. To solve this problem President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the New Deal to help the economy. The New Deal was a series of government programs designed to help get the nation out of the economic slump‚ and to save people from starving. Although there were many positive thing that came with the new deal there were also many negative things. The New Deal was not a success because it was unfair

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    New Deal Dbq

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    Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal benefited the lives of most farmers in many different and powerful ways. The combination of the "alphabet soup" acts and the long lasting effects that they produced transformed the modern individual farmer of the late 1920’s and the entire 1930’s from the down and out‚ could barely survive "Okie" farmer‚ as depicted in John Steinbeck’s "Grapes of Wrath"‚ to a more uniform‚ government backed‚ stable farmer that still exists today. Many reasons as to why agricultural recovery

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