The Equal Rights Amendment was a great idea and a bad idea at the same time. It was a good proposition‚ because‚ finally women would no longer be treated as if they were so much lower than men. No more discrimination against women. They’d be paid the same‚ and they wouldn’t be restricted to “women’s work‚” if they wanted to work hard‚ they could. At the same time‚ the Equal Rights Amendment was a bad idea. If the Equal Rights Amendment would have been passed‚ women would be drafted just like the
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In Northbrook‚ Illinois‚ where the criminal rate has been only half the average US cities has downgraded its reputation after a homicide of a 22-year old Paul Koh erupted. Consecutive to his gory death‚ being “…stabbed multiple times...” his dad‚ the first generation of immigrant‚ Hyungseok Koh “has been charged with first-degree murder [holding] in lieu of $5 million bond” as a result of “a strained relationship between father and son” based on couple mumbled statements during the interrogation
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Research‚ Statistics‚ and Psychology PSY/315 January 13‚ 2014 Research‚ Statistics‚ and Psychology Humans and animals may have a vast number of similarities‚ but the one thing that sets humans apart is the unique ability to question. When psychologists look to find the answers to questions‚ they often turn to statistics. Gathering research to devise rational explanation is important to psychology; it is not only important‚ but the manner in which it is done is scientific. Psychologists use
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SOC 144: Chican@ Community Final Paper The Chican@ community confronts a range of social issues (including but not limited to: educational‚ economic‚ and cultural). Despite the significant challenges the Chican@ community faces‚ it has continuously organized in an effort to eradicate the sources of those social inequalities and produce social change. The Chican@ community’s political activities range from mass political mobilizations to acts of individual resistance. For this assignment‚ you may
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November 18‚ 2014 White Women and African Americans After the American Revolution The American Revolution‚ as an anti-tax movement‚ centered on Americans’ right to control their own property. In the 18th century “property” included other human beings‚ such as African Americans and White Women‚ as well. This paper will show how white women and African Americans hoped for changes in their respective positions in society after the American Revolution and will analyze the degree to which
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The Problem Socs and Greasers Face There are two gangs called Socs and Greaser and they face many problems‚ what are some of their problems? The Socs and Greasers are characters in a book called the outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ and they are enemies thought the book. So what problems do they face‚ the problems they face are family or family history‚ their self‚ and each other. First‚ how their family or family history is one of their problems. It s a problem for a Soc named Bob. It is a problem for
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This archive file includes SOC 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Cultural Background Paper Sociology - General Sociology You are all descended either from immigrants to America or from Native Americans. All of us‚ therefore‚ have in our background a culture other than the one that governs most of our present social life. Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper describing some of the similarities and differences between norms of your cultural background and those of the dominant American culture
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The Equal Rights Amendment‚ or ERA‚ was a suggested amendment to the United States constitution constructed to guarantee equal rights for women. The amendment‚ originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman in 1923 and sponsored by the National Women’s Party‚ was introduced in every assembly of Congress until it passed in 1972. It stated that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Both Republican and Democrat
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Proposition 8- Same-sex Marriage Proposition 8 has stirred up a controversial debate among the citizens in California as well as in the other states of the United States. This argument on same-sex marriage is not only about accepting how the new society had brought‚ but also about associating with the civil rights movements. Proposition 8 meant more than just a ban on same-sex marriage‚ it is a battle between the equality among gay couples and the old traditional definition of marriage‚ a development
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Comm 315 Week Three Assignment Personal Action Plan Observation Personal Action Plan Observation “When we are judging everything‚ we are learning nothing.” -Steve Maraboli American social classes can be defined as: lower‚ middle and upper class. Social classes systems are defined by various factors and characteristics such as: income levels‚ occupations‚ educational background‚ net worth‚ personal possessions and
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