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…The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was designed mainly to invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women; its central underlying principle was that sex should not determine the legal rights of American men or women. The text…

…discrimination and oppression, such as the unequal treatment of women, and the enslavement of African Americans, minorities and women have difficulty competing with their white male counterparts. Tax breaks for home buyers may not be wrong but what is wrong are those…

…as giving any type of advantage to a particular group of people (i.e. race or gender) (Gilbert et al. 1). In order to alleviate concerns of discrimination, companies are developing corporate cultures that embrace cultural diversity. This is known as diversity…

…to integrate the busing system. In 1972, the Supreme Court decides to use busing as the means by which to integrate the schools. In 1978, America is introduced to the idea of "reverse discrimination." The case of UC Regents v. Bakke used the Fourteenth Amendment…

…the the process for fear that an innocent person might be executed. The average time between sentencing and the actual execution is nine anda half years. The death penalty discriminates aagainst the poor, African Americans and those liveing in rural areas. Although…

…manifesto, the same type of class discrimination still exists in my community today. As it is obviously present, what should be done to eliminate this class distinction? Marx prescribes a violent revolution as the only alternative. However, this is not a very…

…is that homosexuality is the same as heterosexuality, just that like forces attract rather than repel…so what if it breaks the laws of physics! Many underlying problems have stemmed from people’s hatred of homosexuals, which include discrimination and violence. You don’t…

…, "we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free." Segregation and discrimination needs to stop and "there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights." Humans can be extremely cruel…

…to desegregate Boston schools. Without Garritys help the government and council of Boston is now going to deal with the Boston Schools Committee to end busing. This was brought forth due to white parents filing a lawsuit, claming the city’s policy discriminated…

…legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1866 helped somewhat, but the discrimination and tension was still there. Altogether, the changes to the Constitution and the changes in people’s attitudes made this a time period which can certainly be considered…