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    Compare and Contrast essay on equal rights "This type of legal marriage must be forbidden because natural instinct revolts it as wrong" Throughout the history of the United States‚ there has been a class system that tried to define the people who lived here. The people who started this system gave large rights to those who would benefit from it‚ while at the same time restrict those they deemed unworthy of such privilege. In the beginning this burden fell mainly on the slaves who built the

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    Empathy with Equal Right? “All seats provide equal viewing of the universe.” -Museum Guide‚ Hayden Planetarium. Empathy is being able to understand someone’s feelings‚ ideas‚ and opinions (putting yourself in their place). People have been trying to fighting for civil rights for many years. Even though the Civil Rights Act was passed back in 1964‚ totill this day‚ people are fighting to enforce those rights. We all have our motives for wanting equal rights. All these groups that have fought for

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    Jones International University Equal Rights for the Gay Community Dr. Craig Jonas Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for HUM201 Peace and Conflict Studies By Samantha Meche Kinder‚ La 2/24/2012 Abstract In this country there is a flawed assumption that gay people enjoy the same civil right protections as everyone else and there are a lot of stereotypes about gay relationships. Living as a gay individual in this country can be extremely overwhelming and scary

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    Fighting for Equal Rights Jane Addams‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Rachel Carson were four American women who advocated for social change. Their courage‚ intelligence‚ strength and leadership made a positive difference in the lives of many people. These women were pioneers in their times. They either helped to found‚ or lent their voices to‚ various social movements‚ policies‚ and causes that evolved during their lifetimes and proved successful in helping many oppressed people.

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    The Ratification of The Equal rights Amendment Throughout American history men oppressed women mentally‚ physically‚ and politically. By 1920‚ women got the right to vote under the 19th amendment. After women gained suffrage‚ Alice Paul an American suffragist‚ wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Ultimately‚ the Equal Rights Amendment‚ which would have boosted gender equality‚ was not ratified because of the conservatives and the male domination of the State Legislature. The original seven-year

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    Equal Treat and Rights For Women "I think a lot of women said‚ Screw that noise. ’Cause they had a taste of freedom‚ they had a taste of making their own money‚ a taste of spending their own money‚ making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women’s movement had its seeds right there in World War Two.” This is a quote by Dellie Hahne‚ an educator who had worked as a nurse’s aid for the Red Cross during World War II. Indeed‚ World War II was the first major breakthrough in

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    they want when they want to do it. They should not accept that men think that they are not equal even though they are. Women need to fight for what they believe in and not give in to others thought and beliefs. The women have to stand up to the people who think they are not worthy enough to be equal to men. Even if they are standing up to the women that are submitting to the fact that men think they are not equal‚ it is worth it. This would make them even more brave because they would be standing up

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    Rights for Great Apes I support scientists researching on and experimenting with great apes. Since scientists don’t want to jeopardize the lives of humans‚ they test on apes. If they were not testing apes‚ then they would be testing other animals which other people would also fight against. Scientists perform tests on these apes for one very important reason‚ “98.4 percent of the DNA in chimpanzees (and 97.7 percent of the DNA in gorillas) is identical to the DNA of human beings.” This proves

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    homosexuals are fighting for civil rights‚ not special rights. They want to be treated equal in the workplace‚ in housing and in public accommodations. In November of 1992 Colorado tried to pass an amendment against homosexuals gaining special rights. The purpose of the amendment was to deny homosexuals special rights‚ through any of Colorado ’s state branches or departments or any of its agencies. After this amendment was passed‚ civil liberties groups and gay rights groups around the nation called

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    Legality- Netherlands was the first country to allow gay marriage in 2001 Belgium was the second in 2003 Followed by Canada‚ South Africa‚ and Spain all in 2005 Church- Scriptures in the bible Christianity and Homosexuals While love should be equal‚ in this day and age the equality for all remains illegal. Although there are many plans in effect and people working daily to get laws passed‚ there will always be those individuals with their close minded opinions. Marriage whether same sex couples

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