For many‚ Black Lives Matter is an American movement about an American problem. Not according to‚ Black Lives Matter UK‚ however‚ who insist that‚ “the struggle is global.” One of these struggles‚ apparently‚ is climate change. Last week‚ Black Lives Matter’s UK chapter chained themselves together on Britain’s London City Airport runway—shutting the airport down for several hours. On social media‚ the group explained that they were protesting against climate change‚ saying: “Climate crisis is a
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What is Meaningful? And why knowing matters? In my previous blog I wrote: “After many years of research‚ including reading what seemed like an endless list of psychology books and journals by some very smart researchers (by the way‚ I am still reading and researching…..)‚ I concluded that successful living is doing meaningful things. So it begs the question: What is meaningful? In short‚ the meaningful builds‚ improves and edifies. On the other hand‚ meaning-less behaviors and actions harm‚ deflate
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teaching(SJT) of rights and responsibility‚ states that the Catholic tradition teaches that human dignity can be protected and a healthy community can be achieved‚ only if human rights are protected and responsibilities are met. Therefore‚ every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things required for human decency. My controversial issue that I chose was the Black Lives Matter movement and its major impact on our society. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist movement
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What does the modern state do? What are the salient features of the modern state? a. intrusive and regulative i. restricts individual freedom ii. control all citizens lives everywhere iii. the state is an omnipresent busy body b. extractive c. coercive i. monopoly over mens of violence ii. coerce us into willing/ unwilling means ALL THE STATES HAVE THESE FEATURES. THE DIFFERENCE IS ONE OF DEGREE RATHER THAN KIND. 2. How has the modern state appeared and evolved
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Does Gender Matter?” Ben Barres‚ author of the article “Does Gender Matter?”‚ gives us a different perspective on the issue of gender discrimination. The article takes a look at gender discrimination especially in fields related to the sciences. Ben Barres gives us a unique perspective on the issue because of his background; he is a female-to-male transgender and gives us a well put together argument about the ongoing issue with prejudice in the workplace. Ben Barres uses
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All over the United States people are standing and fighting for the Black Lives Matter movement. Though the protests are often supposed to be peaceful and amicable‚ they often turn disruptive and violent. Police authorities frequently get involved and try to end the gatherings‚ whether it is calmly or with force. Within the Bill of Rights‚ the First Amendment allows the freedom of assembly as well as other important rights. Are the Black Lives Matter movements and protests within the constitutional
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touchy subject‚ to the point that has brought numerous spouses‚ moms and families to demand justice for the killings of their husbands‚ children and fathers‚ the Black Lives Matters Movement has no doubt brought on social change. The movement stems from killings of black people by police and vigilantes throughout the United States‚ a country that is meant to stand for Justice for All but instead stands for justice for most or a select group of individuals. Innocent lives have been lost in the past few
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State Trooper "The Life of a State Trooper” JOSHUA CHONG English 1st Period Ms. Hitchcock March 28‚ 2013 Introduction The life of a state trooper requires a lot of self-discipline and maturity. This career requires all applicants to go to a college and to a police academy. Applicants to be physically ready for the challenge. When you become a state trooper your life is on the line everyday there is also a background check that must be completed to be done. Applicants
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Introduction Does China matter? When Gerald Segal‚ Director of Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London‚ asked that question on Foreign Affairs in 1999‚ he argued that China‚ “a middle power”‚ only matters because of a “theatrical illusion of power” perpetuated by the West. Therefore‚ it does not matter if China does not matter. Now 15 years later‚ the answer to that question is still affirmative‚ yet the explanation has become complicated. Of course China matters. It is a country
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The main problem families’ face is the difficulty to pay for college‚ especially with the current economic condition. With increasing tuition cost the college experience in not the same as it was. Rick Pearlstein‚ author of‚ “What’s the Matter with College” has his own definition of college; where 18 years old have broken free from the jail that was their parents’ house. Where individuals gather together and engage in intellectual and cultural luminaries‚ while spending countless hours
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