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    praise between the time of 1945 and 1965 with the handling of African American rights. It would be more accurate to give praise to many campaigns and people between the times of 1945 and 1965 that would go on to help shape and improve the position of African Americans. Campaigns and cases such as the Brown case‚ Montgomery bus boycott‚ little rock campaign‚ and many more helped to improve the position of African Americans between 1945 and 1965. President Truman as a young man was undoubtedly a racist

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    I C L E 18 Freedom of religion and belief Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ã Commonwealth of Australia 1998. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968‚ no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Executive Director‚ Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission‚

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    The Cold War was caused by the United States. The Cold War was a series of battles in Russia during the 1940’s fought between the U.S and Russia. The U.S caused the war because they didn’t share information about the atom bomb with anyone and that scared Russia causing them to go to war with them. Another reason why the U.S caused the war was because they tried to turn the buffer states around Russia to a Democracy and Stalin really opposed that and was very angered. The last reason why the U.S caused

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    United States imperialism is the practice employed by its government and people to expand and maintain control and influences of other nations. The triggers of imperialism are national superiority‚ economic benefits and military strength. “There’s a debate going on in Washington about whether the United States has become an imperialist power since the cold war ended little more than a decade ago” (Holt). The ending of the cold war signifies a turning point for many but According to Holts this is

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    Hook: How much do you value your freedom? How would you feel if where ever you go‚ there are always restrictions being made stopping you from doing or saying whatever you want‚ even if you had every single right to do so? (Back Ground Info) Claim: As young people our freedom of speech should not be limited because It is a natural right‚ we must be allowed our individuality‚ and what we do off campus should be our own personal business. 1) (Topic Sentence): Speech is God’s gift to mankind

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    effort‚ I as a Hispanic Caucasian must give credit where credit is due. In order to properly do so‚ I must begin with the contributions of “Black America” beginning with the American Revolution and continue up until the World War II. Make no mistake blacks made contributions well past World War II‚ but in the interest of time and accuracy I must stay within the confines of our earlier history. One main aspect that should be analyzed is the fact that no matter how hard the struggle‚ blacks have always

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    these different people? The diversity of Americans have had a enormous amount of change over the years‚ from voting rights to African-American and woman’s position in society African-American’s place in society has changed grandually over the years. Starting on January 1‚ 1863 when Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamtion which states‚ "I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within these said designated states and are parts of states are and henceforward shall be free..."

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    in the status of African Americans that have had lasting impact on the lives of African American leaders. The Civil War played a prominent role in the shift of the mindset of the slave to that of importance and self-worth. Those who were slaves during the civil war began to realize that winning the war on either side was dependent on their presence and cooperation. This gave them a sense of worth. After countless years of oppression‚ and being treated like animals‚ African Americans felt good in the

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    different races or cultures) in a group or organization. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) The United States gotten increasingly diverse over the past 50 years. In 1965 the American population was 84% white‚ and only 3% of congress was made up people of color. Today the American population is 62% white‚ and 17% of congress is made up of people of color. Although there is still a long way to go before the United States embraces all of it’s people‚ this is a drastic improvement. But racial diversity isn’t

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    Fighting Violence with Violence From the beginning of time conflict has always existed. When conflict is confronted‚ majority of the time it is answered with violence. The definition of violence from The Oxford Dictionary is "the use of force to cause injury‚ damage‚ or death." Violence can come in all forms and may or may not be intended. World history teaches that violence influences wars the most. A simple act of violence can have a big impact on people and how they react to it. Almost

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