rebuild broken institutions. Unfortunately‚ this was negatively offset by the violence they experienced. The social and economic pressures by White Southerners removed many White Republicans and allies of the freedmen. Voter suppression campaigns and intimidation prevented Black Americans from voting. Killings across the South made speaking out a potentially lethal choice. This oppression inflicted lasting harm on generations‚ took possibly tens of thousands of innocent lives‚ annihilated communities‚ and
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effect of the Youth Criminal Justice Act on gang crime. Youth gangs are defined as any group of people who engage in socially disruptive or criminal behaviour‚ usually within a defined territory‚ and operate by creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation in a community. Federally in Canada " Bill C-95 says a gang must
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Power fuels every motion man can make‚ but how one uses the power is how the motion is defined. Power itself is the ability of persons or institutions to control policy (Chapter 1 p.18 We the People). A general political power shares this ability and acts on a voted result. In a general political power‚ the officials are powered by the majority and constitution they abide by. For example‚ power is exercised off the politicians own rights as a result of constitutional and legal grants of the said
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tree. In 1897 123 black people were lynched in the south‚ 84 in 1903 and 61 in 1921. The police would turn a blind eye and made no effort to stop lynching from happening. Even though slavery ended in 1865 black people faced the threat of violence‚ intimidation and racial discrimination on almost a daily bases. The Jim Crow Laws were created to keep whites and coloured people away from each other. The Jim Crow Laws covered all the aspects of life. Black Americans were stopped from using the same restaurants
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to serve the needs of society first and foremost. The British Lord and political theorist Bhikhu Parekh writes: “Although free speech is an important value‚ it is not the only one. Human dignity‚ equality‚ freedom to live without harassment and intimidation‚ social harmony and mutual respect...deserve
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Bullying is a deliberate intimidation with the threat or act of violence for the purpose of coercion or manipulation of others to do things that are against their will but comply because of fear‚ humiliation‚ or in order to avoid pain. Bullying is any form of a put down‚ making someone feel physically or mentally like they are not good enough. Bullying is when people repeatedly and intentionally use words or actions towards anyone or a group of people to cause distress and risk to their wellbeing
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leader‚ as the bad leadership traits far outweighed the good. For example‚ Hitler was effective at using a command and control leadership style to lead the German army in the early days of World War II; however‚ he often used tactics of fear and intimidation to get what he wanted. While Hitler was seen by many as a visionary he often found it difficult to make decisions and
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circumstances which would include the majority of the population‚ every adult‚ having the right to vote for their country. There should also be an equal amount of seats distributed. All elections that take place should be run fairly and be restricted from intimidation and influence. Every adult should also only be entitled to one vote whereas at this time some individuals who went to university could vote in their university constituency as well as when they owned a property. It should be allowed that a person
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under the broad bracket which refers to the act of terrorism and its definition. Many philosophers have argued about what the actual definition for Terrorism is‚ but the dictionary definition for this often confused word is: The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. Therefore this discounts the cases of random and isolated acts of terror‚ as they are seen as not having any purpose such as coercion‚ or set up to achieve any political change. Consequentialists are a group
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John Spatharos Terrorism is the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear (The free dictionary. 2013). Terrorism is definitely not a new problem in today’s society and the threat of terrorism will‚ undoubtedly‚ persist. Terrorism has been one of the greatest global challenges to international
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