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    It was charless Lukman who said‚ success is that old abc‚ ability‚ break and courage. Man can be destroyed but not defeated‚ these words were fully influenced by two great novels‚ The old man and the sea by Ernest Heminguwy which was published in 1952 and Moby dick by Herman Melville in 1852. These two novels were based on same theme‚ which share motifs and teach lesson of life. Novella‚ The old man and the sea describes that‚ if man is spiritually hopeful he would never be defeated. If man trust

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    The United States Constitution was created on September 17‚ 1787 as the supreme law of the land. This document outlines the ten amendments which guarantee certain rights that American citizens will always have. One of these freedoms and possibly the most important is the right to keep and bear arms. As written in the Constitution‚ “A well regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (U.S. Constitution).

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    Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness unless you love someone of the same sex and want to get married. A constitutional right denied to a minority gruop due to values established that will be viiolated by the need for love and a legel commitment to cherish and honor one another until death do they part. This is so controvorsely that these same sex partners can ’t experience marriage due to values‚ aka‚ ingorance among many Americans who continue to slide down the slippery slope. The

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    I believe that all children should be raised equal‚ no matter if they are a boy or a girl. There is no reason a boy should be treated better than a girl when being raised or even vice versa‚ if you have a boy and a girl you should make both of those kids feel equal‚ no child should ever have to be sad because their brother or sister is being treated better than they are while at home. I get that there are things that would be more important in boys lives and there are also things that would be more

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    Analyzing the Bill of Rights: Ninth and Tenth Amendments Mississippi College Abstract The first eight amendments in the Bill of Rights were intended to protect Americans ’ specific personal rights. The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of these rights and fought so that the people in the United States would have the independence that no other nation had known. These same men were well aware of the unavoidable sacrifices they were going to have to make. Listing every right that a person should

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    reconstruction‚ African Americans struggled to obtain civil rights. “Separate but equal” segregation was legalized with the court case Plessy v. Ferguson‚ and everything from schools to bathrooms was segregated. The difference in discrimination between the United States and Europe was noticed by Black soldiers serving abroad in World War II‚ leading to the Double V campaign for Civil Rights and the desegregation of the military. Segregation was eventually ended in schools as well‚ with the case Brown

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    The First Amendment and the Bill of Rights: The first amendment‚ established on December 15‚1791 by James Madison is one out of the ten amendments in the bill of rights. This was First Amendment to the U.S constitution but some call it “Amendment 1”. The first amendment gives the right to freedom of religion. This prevents the government from establishing one religion for the whole country‚ allowing anyone to choose their own religion. It also gives us something called freedom of speech and

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    Transgender Thesis statement: Transgender deserves equal rights. Introduction: Everyone is qualified to have equality. It is something that we all know and agree with. No one likes to be discriminated and be treated lower by the society especially if it is because of race‚ religion and gender. Everyone has a gender; it is a thing that affects us daily whether it is on how we act and look every day. Today‚ most of the countries clarify gender base on the physical and genetic sexuality

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    that the First Amendment (freedoms of speech‚ press‚ religion‚ petition‚ and assembly) is the most important constitutional amendment in the Bill of Rights. This is because the first amendment serves as an enabler of the discussion of other ideas‚ including the other constitutional amendments themselves without fear of negative consequence(s) from the government; most of the amendments‚ at least in the Bill of Rights‚ have controversy surrounding them; for example‚ the Fifth Amendment allows the government

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    arise. With these issues‚ administrators must take the rights of students into consideration. Furthermore‚ an issue that stands out amongst students is the First Amendment; the right to freedom of speech‚ press‚ religion and peaceful protest. With each situation that comes up in which a student’s rights are questioned‚ one must consider if students are protected by the First Amendment as regular citizens. Students are protected by the First Amendment to a degree; because they are in an environment of

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