how this was not the case back then. A great women’s activist and the former of the women’s suffrage movement Susan B. Anthony worked hard to obtain women’s right to vote. She was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She was raised in Quaker family that believed women’s were equal to men; and should be able to have the same rights even to education. In addition Susan B. Anthony had the opportunity to have an education do to because her father believe all his children should have an education
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Introduction: Susan B. Anthony was a strong‚ independent suffragist in the 19th century women’s rights movement. She established many organizations fighting for anti-slavery and women’s suffrage including The New York State Temperance Society‚ The National Woman Suffrage Association‚ and The American Equal Rights Association. Her influences are still present and important today. Without her dedication‚ the nineteenth amendment‚ The National American Woman Suffrage Association‚ and feminism itself
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In the article “Susan B. Anthony dares to vote” and the play “The Watsons go to birmingham” the theme of both texts is perseverance. They show it in many different ways though like in the article she goes against the law to get her rights for being a woman and in the play Watson’s try to fight for blacks rights when they go to back to Alabama. A difference they have is the characters actions in “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote” white people want to send her to jail‚ but in “The Watson’s go to Birmingham”
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Martin Luther King Jr. UNIV 103 – 1407- AGWFE James Williams AIU Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its presentation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas words either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me especially for this course. Student Signature: Lushonda Attaway Martin Luther King Jr This author selected
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Give Up The Fight and‚ “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” they both share the same theme of perseverance .both characters pushed around and mistreated because they were girls that wanted to be treated equal. In “Don’t Give Up The Fight‚ Ava is pushed around by the coach and the boy on her track team. Also the boys on her team and the coach tell her that she is not good enough to be on track team because she was a young woman . And in “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” she is
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Susan B. Anthony dedicated her life to fighting for equality for all people. She is best known for her work as a suffragist‚ but throughout her lifetime‚ she advocated for equivalent opportunities and freedom for everyone. She fought for women to have equal rights in the workplace and education. She also supported the abolition of slavery. Anthony epitomizes America’s core values‚ including equality‚ independence‚ and activism. Anthony demanded equal treatment and rights for all people. Through
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Martin Luther King is a well known‚ inspiring man‚ to all cultures of the world. King was and still is one of the most influential heroes. King ’s views and beliefs‚ which were similar to the non-violent ideas of Gandhi‚ helped African Americans through the 50 ’s and 60 ’s obtain the rights and liberties that was their birth right. King faced many obstacles on his quest like jail and even assassination attempts. Despite these obstacles‚ he became a successful leader during the Civil Rights Movement
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Antigone v. Susan B Anthony In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ the main character defies the king and the civil law of Thebes to follow her heart and put her brother‚ Polyneices‚ to rest. Most people know the name Susan B Anthony; she exhibited civil disobedience in the form of illegally voting in the 1872 Presidential elections. Many people will be surprised to find out that Antigone and Susan are a lot alike. They both fought for what they believed
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Inspiration "I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we‚ as a people‚ will get to the promised land." (King). After the Civil War the thirteenth amendment was passed abolishing slavery. However‚ many still saw Black people as “second-class citizens.” “Segregation: the practice or policy of keeping people of different races‚ religions‚ etc.‚ separate from each other‚” (Webster). Also known as the “Black Codes‚” the Jim Crow laws were passed
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2 October 2013 The most hilarious‚ embarrassing day of my life‚ all started on what I thought to be a typical Wednesday afternoon in my lovely sophomore life. I was strolling along with my friend Andie‚ into the lovely crowded lunches of hudson high. “What’s for lunch today?” questioned Andie‚ I glanced up and to my pleasant surprise‚ they were serving my favorite‚ “fettuccini alfredo!” I exclaimed with excitement! “Welp somones a little to excited about that‚ lets hurry to the lunch lines before
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