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    seen as the face of freedom and people migrate from all over the world to get the same rights as U.S. citizens. Under the constitution‚ the Equal Rights Amendment does not guarantee women the same rights as men. Thanks to Susan B. Anthony‚ on August 26‚ 1920‚ the only right the Constitution specifically states to be equal for women and men‚ is the right to vote under the nineteenth amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)‚ was written by Alice Paul and passed by Congress on March 22‚ 1972. The

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    pass the Equal Rights Amendment or ERA‚ which originally stated‚ "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." The amendment was ignored during the twenty’s‚ thirties‚ and forties until it was reintroduced in 1951. The ERA was then dropped until 1970 when feminists across america fought to reestablish and expand it to not only cover gender equality but racial equity and age discrimination as well. Although the Equal Rights

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    The LGBTQ community was established in the 1990s‚ replacing “the gay community” to acknowledge the diversity of humanity‚ to show that “all is welcomed‚” and always supported. The United States has been denying basic‚ equal human rights towards the LGBTQ community since the beginning of time. Gays are either confused‚ atheist‚ can be turned straight according to some individuals‚ and struggle with unsupported famlies. It wasn’t until 1989 until same-sex couples were considered actual families in

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    Douglass was an open-minded man and spoke of equal rights for women’s suffrage. He attended several women rights movements one in which was the First Women’s Rights Convention. During this convention‚ he signed the Declaration of Sentiments‚ which stated “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal” (Douglass‚ The Rights of Women: Electronic Edition). Douglass believed that there is no reason to deny women equal rights since they are as intelligent and accountable

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    Equal Right for Animals? PHI: 103 Informal Logic Instructor: Courtney Barclay Evan J. McDaniel April 20‚ 2015 Since the first edition of Peter Singer’s book “Animal Liberation” in 1975 the animal rights movement has been a topic of discussion. This movement or the animal liberation movement is an effort designed to protect mammals from being mistreated and regarded as property by humans. Peter Singer is known as a Utilitarian and believes in maximizing individual happiness while minimizing

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    You Have The Right To Remain Equal Do you consider yourself equal to your opposite gender? Of course‚ by law men and women are entitled to have equal rights‚ although our public actions show otherwise. When is it okay to divide gender roles? Perhaps when playing a competitive sport. Why? Is it the different capability men and women have? Is it fair to judge women? No‚ especially when the female gender is being picked on harshly. Various cultures depict equality based on their customs‚ however women

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    but over themselves." The Women’s Rights Movement has consumed the nation since the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848‚ where Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott began advocating for women’s suffrage in the United States. Since then‚ the Nineteenth Amendment has passed through Congress and granted women the constitutional right to vote. Despite the achievements of the crusade‚ women continue to face sexual discrimination. In fact‚ some believe the Equal Rights Amendment‚ proposed in 1923 by Alice

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    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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    Equal Employment Opportunity of 1972 The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 is an amended title of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “Title VII prohibits discrimination in hiring‚ compensation‚ terms‚ conditions‚ or privileges of employment based on race‚ religion‚ color‚ sex‚ or national origin” of companies with “15 or more employees or members” (DeCenzo & Robbins‚ 2007). This title also forbids a company or organization to retaliate against an employee for making accusations of discrimination

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    Can you imagine a world where individuals change who they are to fit in and have similar rights as those with more power? Minority groups‚ such as immigrants and women‚ are usually oppressed and do not have equal rights in society. How important is equality in today’s society? What factors influence people the need to fit in? Is it fair for some groups to have more rights than other groups? These are questions we all ask ourselves as we walk through the streets of our hometown. Has it ever crossed

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