demonstrates one of the main themes in the novel‚ which is “courage is doing what is right even when the odds of succeeding are poor”. Atticus does this by defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man who has his odds stacked against him only because of his skin color. Atticus faced much backlash‚ from other whites for defending Tom. Since Tom was a black man‚ Atticus was doomed to lose‚ but Atticus did it anyway because it was the right thing. It took courage from Atticus to take Tom’s case because he knew that either
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Separate but equal was a legal doctrine in the United States constitutional law according to which racial segregation did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment . The United States Constitution‚ adopted the legal doctrine in 1868‚ which guaranteed "equal protection" under the law to all citizens. ( “Separate but Equal - Separate Is Not Equal.” ) However‚ the law seemed it could serve “equal protection” adopting laws of separatism. Statements made by people of the Jim Crow era have said‚ “public schools
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Was Orwell Right? George Orwell’s book 1984 depicts a futuristic society in the city of London located in the province of Oceania during the year 1984. In his book‚ Orwell’s purpose is to warn the audience against the dangers of his predicted modern era by presenting Winston Smith’s rebellion against the Republic of Oceania‚ and the repercussions he faces throughout the novel. In his book Orwell wanted to depict a democratic government that turned totalitarian‚ the Republic of Oceania. Orwell’s
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Equal Protection for Gay Marriage Danny K. Fattori POL 303 Mark Miller March 10‚ 2014 Gay Marriage In a country were countless soldiers fight on a daily basis for freedom and countless have lost their lives in this pursuit‚ why are we all not free? Are we not all provided equal protection under the law? But what if that law is by its very nature‚ unfair and biased? In a country where we are now all supposed to be created equal‚ why are we all not looked at in the eyes of the law as equals?
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14th Amendment – Due Process Clause The Fourteenth Amendment was a direct outgrowth of the national debate over slavery1‚ and the subsequent emancipation of the slaves during the Civil War. In the aftermath of that war‚ Congress confronted a number of thorny issues: what would be done about the rebel leaders? Would the defeated states contribute to paying off the Union’s debts? Would slave owners be compensated for the loss of their property? What measures would be required of the defeated states
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The three amendments that I chose was The Second Amendment‚ The Thirteetth Amendment(1865)‚ and The Nineteenth Amendment(1920). The Second Amendment is important because it gives the person the right to bear a arm. It can also provide protection for people. Before the Second Amendment was passed. People already had the right to bear a arm. It just stopped the government from infringing in it. I think that it was a good thing that this was passed. Why‚ because it make people feel protected when
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conserve the plants and animals--who are also arguably sentient--of the Earth. Why then should the law protect humans from senseless killing but not equally-sentient beings? If the two are not as diametric as we think‚ we have to ask: can things that are not sentient have rights? But‚ before discerning whether or not non-human beings should have rights‚ one must ask two integral questions: what is a human and what rights are these “humans” entitled
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We all have equal rights. We all can vote‚ drive‚ go to school. Well those are the basic rights that we are all given. There is a lot more to the word equality and‚ that is what i believe in. I believe in everyone having the same rights. I believe that we all should be able to do what we please and not have hate or some sort of ridicule that is given. Yes we have equal rights for women and men but‚ there is a lot more to this simple word. Equality can be a very big important thing to America and
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Abstract This study examined the opinion of a little group of people in Bangkok about gender equality and focus on should women be equal to men or not? From the books and online data‚ give two aspects of it (women should be equal or not). The information bring from period time and the present time. Moreover‚ add supporting this research by comparison of equality between law and social values. It shows the one of controversial in everyday society. By objective and subjective questionnaire‚ everyone
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Infringements on Americas 2nd Amendment Rights and the Causes for Them REFERENCE PAGE LINK: http://www.info.publicintelligence.net ARTICLE: EDITION C: United States Army Military Police School Fort McClellan‚ Alabama‚ Edition Date: April 2006 (Sub-course Overview) LINK: http://www.huffingtonpost.com ARTICLE: Columbine High School Had Armed Guard during Massacre in 1999 LINK: http://cnn.com ARTICLE: Sandy Hook Shooting: What Happened? LINK: http://www.infowars.com/army-manual-outlines-plan-to-kill-rioters-in-america
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