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…Civilization is the way of life that began by those who live in cities. Civilization comes from the word civis, which comes from Latin, and means citizen of a city. Civilization is characterized by everything that makes up the way of life in a city…

…The Indus civilization, an ancient civilization in South Asia, existed from about 2700 to 1750 BC. It is sometimes referred to as the Harappan civilization, named for the site of Harappa, one of its major centers. Geographically one of the most extensive…

…There is a rich tradition in this country of civil disobedience. Nonviolent civil disobedience was a critical factor in gaining women the right to vote in the United States as well as the U.S. labor movement with striking effectiveness…

…The constitutional issues that pushed the civil war to happen were because of a big population growth; it caused many problems. Various sections of the country were divided by different economies and different ways of life. This gave rise to serious…

…In these days it seems like another thing has been corrupted by lazy unmotivated people that think that they have found an easy way to make it by in life. This is being special rights. Every person has an excuse nowadays to be supported by some kind…

…, including Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad during the civil war and Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay war taxes. Nonviolent civil disobedience was a critical factor in gaining women the right to vote in the United States, as well. The U.S. labor…

…prompted the Civil War. The South, wanting to secede from the Union, fought for their rights. It started on April 12, 1861 when southern artillery shelled Fort Sunter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. This war was an enormous turning…

…, and people who share ethnicity and language but differ in religion may slaughter each other, as happened in Lebanon, the former Yugoslavia, and the Subcontinent. The Clash of Rights categorizes the major contemporary civilizations as follows: Sinic, a distinct…

…individuals can be the holder of these rights. In subsequent documents, however, the possessors of the rights were thought to include groups and not just individuals. For example the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights declares the rights…

…All Things are Relative The dictionary defines civilized as 'advanced in social customs, art, and science'. The keyword here is social customs. A persons idea of what is civilized is relative to his culture. Through out the history of man, one…