Rosa parks was arrested in the 50s for sitting in a seat where she was not allowed to sit. The law was meant to treat people differently based upon the color of their skin. She felt that this was an unjust law and took a stand against it by breaking the law. Famous people like m.l.k‚ gandhi‚ and thoreau went against the law because they felt it was wrong and only way to fix that was to fix them self by breaking the law. Civil dis happens when people stand up for unjust laws without violent and demands
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Three reasons why Children should be vaccinated Advances in medical science have enabled us to live free of diseases that were once global epidemics. However‚ in recent years there has been a reoccurrence of diseases like the measles. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)‚ outbreaks can occur from travelers and segments of the population who have chosen not to vaccinate themselves‚ or their children (CDC‚ 2015). There is three reasons why you should vaccinate your children. First‚ vaccinating
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According to some‚ John Lennon’s assassination was considered just as devastating as the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy (Feeney‚ Nolan). John Lennon was a member of the very popular and impactful band‚ the Beatles. Lennon was considered the intellectual and outspoken Beatle and this resulted in a lot of hate from some people (History.com). The assassination of John Lennon was unjust because he was an innocent musician who was killed by a mentally unstable man; however some believe
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Leidy Escobar 11/15/2012 Three Reasons Why Cloning Should Not Be Allowed Cloning is the process of creating a genetic duplicate of a human being. Cloning has recently become a possibility that seems much more realistic nowadays in society than a long time ago. Even though some people think that cloning should be allowed‚ I am not in agreement with this because of these three reasons: When people want to create a clone I believe they are trying to imitate God‚ it goes against
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One reason they would possibly give is that it is unjust because it could be an innocent person that was killed but you can not bring that person back to life after you figure out that they are innocent. There are no second chances when you take the person’s life so you would have to be completely sure that
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In the short reading “Three Reasons Why College Still Matters” by Andrew Delbanco‚ the author discusses the importance of college. First‚ we will throw the ball as to why many look at college from an economic perspective‚ next we will catch the ball and examine how politics has played a role into the reasoning behind college‚ and lastly‚ run the bases to showcase how democratic perspective has molded many people`s idea on college. Let’s throw the ball and discuss the economic portion of college
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It is acceptable and even necessary to to protest unjust and unfair laws‚ because it is morally wrong. People who were being punished inhumanely because it was the law‚ “My teammates and I saw a man strung up by his neck - and set on fire.(James)” Lynching was a legal crime against black as a form of punishment. This is not a law a country is suppose to allow‚ allow such a violent law against a certain race in a way to show superiority. No one has to right or liberty to take someone’s life for the
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Kennedy 3 Reasons Why I decided to go to College By: Elizabeth Joyce When I was little I was very unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. One day I would want to be an Architect‚ the next a nurse. Every other week I wanted to be something different. My parents and I never thought seriously about college until I got into high school. In my freshmen year I started getting very good grades‚ while keeping up with varsity swimming and a part time job. After my freshmen year of high school‚ I was sure
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the very reason why they rallied behind him and supported the expulsion of General Batista for good. This wariness‚ once seen as unwarranted hostility‚ became the reason why Castro overcame
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Give three reasons why it was difficult to look for the “Great Southern Land”. 1) The sea was dangerous 2) The wind did not always blow in the right direction for the sea travel. 3) It was such a long way it was difficult to bring enough food and water. 3. Give four reasons why people wanted to find the “Great Southern Land” (Australia) People could make a lot of money from trade and from getting things at real resources; people loved the idea of sea adventures and new countries. Era land was very
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