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    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Everyone always wants to live in the good life which makes us feel freedom‚ safety. Besides‚ they will receive respecting and a lot of benefit which they deserve to have. Therefore‚ every country always creates the rights‚ such as Civil rightCivil liberties to protect the life of their citizen‚ and have confidence in their citizen. Both Civil right and Civil liberties is from the Bill of Rights which is not even valid that in the constitution “In the Federalists’

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    Many people think that civil rights and civil liberties means the same thing but its actually not. They both mean completely different things. Civil rights are rights granted by the U.S. Constitution. The protection from this government assures citizens the protection against discrimination. On the other hand Civil liberties is something else. Civil liberties are the basic rights citizens have which is protected by the bill of rights. These basic rights that people have are freedom of speech‚ religion

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Danielle Endler Human Resources 4050‚ Spring 2013 Semester Professor David Penkrot May 3‚ 2013 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered by some to be one of the most important laws in American history. (The Most Important Cases‚ Speeches‚ Laws & Documents in American History) This Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2‚ 1964 and it is a “comprehensive federal statute aimed at reducing discrimination in public accommodations and employment

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    THE ABORIGINAL EXPERIENCE - STRUGGLES FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM _"THROUGHOUT THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MANY ABORIGINAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED STRUGGLES FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS."_ The struggle for Aboriginal and Islander Land Rights is the longest-running political conflict in Australia’s history. The issue of Aboriginal land rights in Australia has existed for over 200 years‚ and the process still has some way to go. Why is land so important to Aboriginal people’s history and beliefs

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    The Civil Rights Movement began 54 years ago‚ but today the movement remains a clear symbol of social freedom and equality. The movement gave power to African Americans to end suffering and have the chance for equal rights. Activists staged marches‚ boycotts‚ speeches‚ and sit ins. The1960s sit-ins in Greensboro‚ North Carolina became the acceleration of The Civil Rights movement in the U.S. The sit-in was a non-violent tactic used in during The Civil Rights Movement because it promoted non-violence

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    The Causes and Effects of the Increasing Popularity of Electronic Media People’s life is becoming more convenient and colorful compared with the past years because of the growing popularity of electronic media‚ which are media that use electronics or electromechanical energy for the end-user (audience) to access the content. The user of electronic media‚ such as the internet‚ 3G mobile phone were increasing rapidly in China

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    Civil Rights Act Team A Emancipation Proclamation-1863  Date: Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1‚ 1863.  A start to ending slavery‚ declared all slaves in the rebellious states be set free. The emancipation proclamation was limited in many ways. It only applied to the states that had seceded the union‚ which left it untouched in the border states.  Class intended for protection: Black Americans.  How the specific event affected the civil rights movement: This set fourth an amendment

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    schools‚ homes‚ restaurants and public restrooms in America is not very abnormal. Citizens throughout the US may live‚ dine and learn however they feel. Although this is true‚ it has not always been this way. America has had a history of oppressing the nation’s minorities. The end of the Civil War in 1865 met the end of slavery. However‚ African-Americans were in for a long struggle before they were finally ordered equal rights. After slavery was abolished‚ the Civil Rights movement started‚ pursuing

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    Civil rights and liberties are basic ingredients of a democracy. Civil rights are the laws that protects us against discrimination on various basis such as gender‚ race‚ class‚ etc. These are the laws that government promises equality to all its citizens. Civil liberties in the other hand is associated with other rights and freedoms that are guaranteed by the government. Civil rights and government are both similar and different in some ways. They both serve democracy but hold different responsibilities

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    The movement was not started by blacks alone‚ but also by whites who wanted to end the generation after generation of violence amongst the races. In order to bring the two races closer together the Civil Rights Movement held non violent protest first to promote nonviolence among the races. This idea was first introduced through one of the movements’ most famous leaders Dr. Martin Luther King and the teaching he received from Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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