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    Hurricanes and tornadoes‚ two natural disasters that the U.S. sees every year with various amounts of destruction for each hurricane and tornado. While they may both be very different‚ they have their similarities. As with anything‚ hurricanes and tornadoes have their differences. For instance‚ hurricanes aren’t dependant on thunderstorms to birth them whereas tornadoes rely on a thunderstorm in order to appear. Compared to a hurricane‚ tornadoes are significantly less wider than hurricanes with

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    To what extent are human rights universal? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights goes beyond the national interest of a state. It outlines the obligations of every state within the international arena. Human rights are a controversial issue with many conflicting arguments. Some may argue that human rights should be mandatory to all‚ universally. While others may argue that the notion of human rights is dynamic and complex and cannot be applied towards every state‚ as every state functions in

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    colored people is a part of American history During this time inequality was an issue for colored people.” Despite the Civil Rights gains of 1960s‚ racial discrimination and repression remain a factor in American life to this day.” (Stonaker‚ Shepard “Segregation”). The segregation depicts how colored people were separated from white people because of their differences. The Civil Rights movement consisted of peaceful and violent acts of protest‚ boycotts‚ and the implementation of Jim Crow Laws. Segregation

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    A hurricane is a type of severe tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This is the "scientific" meaning if we could state it that way‚ but for plebeians‚ a normal woking class it means being reclutantly taken away from home. This people that for what they have are left with zilch. This happens at least one a year for tropical countries such as Honduras‚ Nicaragua and Mexico‚ for islands such

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    “I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.” (Wollstonecraft) Throughout Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication on the Rights of Woman‚ Wollstonecraft discusses sources of inequality between men and women. She believes that education‚ the lack of women’s social diversity and a false definition of the word reason are some of the causes of inequality. So‚ in Wollstonecraft’s view‚ public education that includes both the sexes‚ the combining of the home life and sociality as

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    Dangers and Destructions of Floods and Hurricanes Floods and hurricanes have been effecting the lives of people around the world for years. This research paper is going to state some of the worst floods and hurricanes‚ and how future ones can be controlled. A flood is an overflow of water on dry land. The two types of floods are coastal and river floods. Coastal floods are the first topic in this research paper. A coastal flood is the flooding of beaches and

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    North Koreans have very limited human rights. North Korea is one of the world’s most authoritarian country in the world. The small country is led by a dictator‚ Kim Jong-Un‚ who has helped shape North Korea’s chaos. Kim Jong-Un has limited many things in his citizens life‚ like limiting their freedom of media access. All media and publications are government controlled. Any one on the internet or making an international call is being monitored. If a North Korean is found with any form of media‚ or

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    United Nations have recognized the urgent need for the universal application of the women rights and noted these equality rights and principles in various international documents. Started with The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948‚ adoption of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights‚ the International Covenant on Economic and Social and Cultural Rights all set up the stage of resolutions on violence against women. On 18 December 1979‚ the Convention on the Elimination

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    Guns have always been a part of the United States; it was what we used to declare independence from Great Britain. The right to bear arms is the second amendment in the Constitution‚ and the Constitution is the set of bylaws set forth by our founding fathers. These 27 amendments are what makes America‚ America. The right to bear arms is endorsed by millions of Americans. But lately stricter gun control has been a controversial topic in the news‚ there is one side that supports stricter gun control

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    Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes Hurricanes and tornadoes are both very serious‚ strong forces of nature that can be extremely destructive and devastating. They are of the most violent natural catastrophes ever‚ and both can cause great damage with their overwhelming windstorms. They both consist of very heavy rain and winds and have unusually high wind-speeds. Although they seem a lot alike and very similar‚ they have many differences. Hurricanes and tornadoes are both stormy

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