ISSUES AND INTOLERANCE OF SEXUAL MINORITIES IN ARIZONA Gays and lesbians are discriminated against and oppressed by archaic "sex laws" used by the conservative Arizona government. Some statutes include the restriction of same-sex marriage‚ and no monetary or federal benefits for domestic partners of homosexuals who work for a government agency. Section 38-656 of the Arizona Revised Statutes reads "A country‚ city‚ town‚ or other political subdivision of this state shall not offer health and
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The United States is a country that prides itself on diversity and individualism. While these ideals are very much true‚ often times‚ the pursuit of happiness and the American Dream are harder to attain for people of color or those who don’t abide by “social norms”. American policies are set in place to keep heterosexual‚ white males in power thus institutionalizing patriarchal‚ heteronormative and eurocentristic values. The tendency to view all issues from this perspective prevents the voices and
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David is known as an ordinary Australian. Steady job as a carpenter‚ married with 2 kids and lives in the city. David Smith is recognized by his mates as a ‘racist’ as his knowledge on other cultures is low and has carried morals from the generation before him who were also racist. After a hard day of work David arrives home to realize the ‘For sale’ advertisement next to his house was removed. Entering his house he is greeted with his two children James Smith and Destiny Smith James: “Dad
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symptoms can vary from swelling of the throat or mouth‚ skin reactions‚ noxious feeling‚ breathing difficulties or even collapse (Busky‚ 2012). Intolerance on the other hand is the reaction when the body is not able to deal or digest a kind of food because the body misses or cannot produce certain enzymes. Most commonly known are lactose and gluten intolerances which are coeliac disorders. Triggering a malabsorption of several nutritional ingredients the sufferer has to deal with indigestion‚ mild abdominal
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Why was there so much intolerance in the USA between 1919 and 1930? During the 1920’s‚ American economy flourished. Industrial production doubled and the economy grew rapidly over a relatively short amount of time. The boom in the American economy happened for several reasons. First of all‚ America was late into world war one‚ therefore‚ the country had not seen the destruction of financial loss that most of Europe had. In addition‚ technological advances in industry developed. This resulted in
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Intolerance based upon race and upon a person’s age have been an enduring element of society since the beginning of the 20th century. In Harper Lee’s "To Kill A Mockingbird"‚ the community of Maycomb demonstrates racial and age based intolerance throughout the novel. The most prevalent form of discrimination in Maycomb is white intolerance against blacks. Interestingly‚ blacks discriminating against whites is another form of intolerance demonstrated throughout the novel. In Maycomb‚ children as seen
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the world for centuries‚ and it needs more attention! Even innocent teenagers have been exposed to these types of prejudices. Of course‚ the effects of it are not good. Different kinds of literature are useful tools for shining a light on social injustice‚ and writers are taking advantage of this fact and writing many novels about social inequities. Authors have been writing articles and stories about racial‚ social‚ financial and gender inequities which reflect to today’s society to try and galvanize
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Sheffield and author of Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing‚ introduces the contrasting ideas of the two Epistemic Injustices. One being that of Testimonial injustice and the other being Hermeneutical injustice. The difference between the two is that they base their credibility from different elements. Fricker states that testimonial injustice is when a speaker is critiqued based off their level of knowledge. This meaning that this type of injustice may also have their credibility
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How is what happened to George and Lennie in Weed an example of injustice‚ and how does this foreshadow the end of the novel? Throughout the novel ‘Of Mice and Men‚ we learn a lot about injustice and racism. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel set on a ranch in Weed‚ California during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Social injustice is when a person or a group of people feel they are better than the people who are different by race‚ intelligence‚ age‚ sex‚ or other differences. In the novel‚ no
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on a journey through South Africa facing people driven by racial injustice. Under desperate circumstances‚ Kumalo showed that you cannot let the color of your skin and racism stop you from conquering your goals. Stephen Kumalo said in the “I have nothing against the white Men; I believe that all races are equal”. This type of race issues is mirrored in two recent events. The Washington Post details an act of racism and racial injustice in an article titled “Donald Trump’s false comments connecting
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