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    James P. Collins What Was at Stake? Analyzing the Significance of the Scopes Monkey Trial for American Education Analytical Introduction This article was written to remind students and teachers of the past historical events which served to shape current American education trends‚ standards‚ policies‚ and norms. In writing this piece‚ I hope to highlight a pivotal point in American education history when the right to think and question and status quo was threatened. I carefully contemplated

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    the 1920s. The 1920s were a time of questioning and contradictions when people‚ especially women‚ questioned the ideals of society‚ leading to conflicts in areas such as religion and politics among others and conflicts between modernists and fundamentalists. Ever since the Nineteenth Amendment passed in 1919‚ so many doors opened for women. They felt that their voices could finally be heard. It boosted a newfound confidence that made women feel like they could take a part in this culture change

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    Military Funeral Protest Fight in High Court WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices on Wednesday pondered the vexing question of whether the father of a dead Marine should win his lawsuit against a fundamentalist church group that picketed his son’s funeral. Westboro Church protest at military funerals because church members say God is angry at America for its general acceptance of homosexuality‚ and protesting at military funerals and many believe it an effective way to draw attention

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    In the years 1972 to 2002 many political events that happened in Afghanistan affected the lives of those who lived there. Afghanistan has a complicated history‚ including migrations‚ trades‚ and invasions from the outsiders. The area connects with China‚ Middle East‚ Central Asia‚ and South Asia. Years of political sudden change and war has brought starvation‚ poverty‚ and long lasting privation (Countries & their Cultures). The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini carried a strong message throughout the

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    ‘The perils of indifference’ was what famous Hebrew journalist‚ Eidel Wieser‚ said to describe the blatant lack of regard states had for the ways Jews were treated all across the world. Discrimination‚ ethnic cleansing and purges were just a few of the atrocities that they were subject to and yet little was done to assist them. This reaffirms the need for countries to intervene in the affairs of another‚ in terms of economic‚ political or social instability‚ because states are not always capable

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    Alejandra Gonzalez History 108 Dr.Lewis 25 August2014 Ku Klux Klan In 1865‚ a native-born American racist terrorist organization that became known as the Ku Klux Klan was founded by William Nathan Bedford a former confederate general. The Ku Klux Klan is one of the oldest and most feared groups in America. The KKK is a group that has used violence and actions above the law to support their cause. It was after the Civil War when the clan grew out from the South‚ with the purpose to “protect

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    1.Explain what we mean by: "The World Behind the Text‚" "The World In the Text‚" and "The World the Text Creates".  In “The World Behind the Text‚” is a way for biblical scholars to place themselves in the situation of the time through the social and cultural aspects‚ by investigating the background‚ method of the finished work‚ and the various hidden meanings of the scriptures. The criticism of source‚ form‚ and tradition dissects the whole text‚ to find a common writing style‚ word structure‚ and

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    Challenges of Middle Eastern Women ANT101 Ashford August 2‚ 2010 Abstract There are many abuses that women in the Middle East face as part of everyday life. This paper will focus what those abuses consist of‚ why they exist‚ and what types of things are being done to help women realize their full potential. However‚ just as has been the case in other parts of the world‚ the transition to equality for women can occur at a very slow pace. Challenges of Middle Eastern Women There are

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    Introduction “One could argue that it never has been so important as it is now to understand people’s wiliness to sacrifice for a cause” (Ginges & Atran‚ 2011). The focus of this report is to examine the impact of terrorism on in-group and out-group perceptions and relations. This report aims to examine four experimental studies regarding different aspects of terrorism. Firstly‚ the four experimental papers will be discussed‚ through the lens of the rationale underlying each study‚ the methodology

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    Why do people have homophobia? Everyone‚ regardless of gender or race‚ more or less displays homosexual tendency (Kinsey‚ 1948). At some point‚ homosexuality is not a problem‚ actually since 1975‚ the American Psychological Association has called on psychologists to remove lesbian‚ gay‚ and bisexual orientations from the mental illness (APA‚ 1975)‚ which means homosexuality is more common than we can imagine. The real issue is homophobia ‐‐the hatred or fear of homosexuals. Homophobia can

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