John Lewis criticized the voting rights because he reveals that it is useless to African Americans due to the fact that they have minimal education‚ having no higher than a middle school study. For example in paragraph three Lewis says‚ “ It will not help the citizens of Mississippi‚ of Alabama and Georgia‚ who are qualified to vote‚ but lack a sixth-grade education.” In this statement Lewis tells the audience that voting rights are insignificant for African- Americans until they are able to have
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Discuss whether the Human Rights succeeded in doing what it was designed to do Prior to Human Right Act 1998‚ European Convention Human Rights were not directly applied by the courts and while there were infringements of the rights enshrined in the ECHR an application have to make to the Strasbourg Court when domestic avenues had been exhausted. Therefore‚ Human Right Act 1998 was incorporated in UK in 2000 to bring ECHR rights to the English law and to ensure that the public authorities
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Plato‚ a great philosopher‚ once said “rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men” (Plato). He accentuates the importance of rhetoric in persuading the audience to support a cause or take action. In his speech addressed at the 50th anniversary of Selma march‚ President Barack Obama uses rhetoric to persuade his audience‚ Americans as a whole‚ to discourage racism in the United States. President Obama appeals to the rhetorical strategies‚ uses rhetorical devices‚ and applies a presentation style;
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the case for replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 with a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) is the single most effective piece of legislation‚ passed in the United Kingdom‚ which enforced the principles set out in European Convention on Human Rights in British domestic courts. A brief history as to the enactment of such a profound piece of legislation will help us understand the importance of the Human Rights Act 1998‚ and reasons the current coalition
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on Criminal Voting Rights In all but two states‚ those with criminal records on felony offenses usually have some kind of limitation on their voting rights‚ most applying only to those felons in prison or currently on parole but some banning all felons from voting for life. Criminal voting rights is a hotly debated topic and the fervor of these debates is just getting stronger as the years go by. Criminal voting rights advocates argue that refusing to reinstate such voting rights after the criminal
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The movie “Selma” directed by Ava DuVernay took place in the state of Alabama and was set in the 1960’s. It shows how Martin Luther King Jr. went through a tough time leading a dangerous campaign for the African-American Civil Right Movement. During the movie‚ King visited President Lyndon B. Johnson to talk about the issue of black citizens not being allowed to vote. However‚ Johnson is much more concerned about getting rid of poverty in the United States. Later on‚ King and his friends decide to
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After the Civil War the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th amendments were added on to the Constitution. These amendments were to assure equals rights for African Americans but struggles to keep these rights secure continued through the next century. African Americans were treated differently than whites‚ whites would intimidate the blacks that would wanted to vote. During this time it was a struggle to have equal opportunity to employment‚ housing and education. Not only racism was a problem but people who were
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Diana Soto African American History Mr.Shust January 30‚ 2015 Selma Movie Review The movie Selma is about a civil rights leader and his journey to fight for the freedom of his people. It was the dream of this man to put an end to the mistreatment of blacks in the United States. The African Americans fought for their freedom in south of the United States. These people were facing racism and mistreatment from the whites during this time period
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Voting helps shape your community! I voted yesterday to have my tax dollars help support the local science museum here. Earlier this year‚ I participated in a petition campaign to put our local government’s spending to a vote. They were passing a indebt to my grandchildren to pay for this year’s renovations of the government office buildings downtown without giving us a say in it. We got enough signatures to allow for a vote and We The People of my little city voted it down. To make changes
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Selma and Lincoln are two historical movies about important events that happened in history. Did the directors include all the important details in their movie? Selma is about the Selma marches‚ lead by Martin Luther King. Throughout the movie‚ there is a debate between Martin Luther King and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Specifically‚ King tries countless times to try to persuade Johnson to help King achieve voting rights for black people‚ but every time Johnson refuses he becomes more annoyed by
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