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…I think that the eight features; art and artitecture, social class, writing, advanced cities, specialized workers, religion, public works are the roots of civilized people. They helped people progress and improve their way of living. Over…

…. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court Decision of 1954. This desegregation decision began the Civil Rights movement. By 1960, multiple movements are gathering steam in the United States. After 1970 and the Kent State killings, social movements began…

…“Civil Disobedience,” written by Henry David Thoreau, portrays the transcendental idea that the individual is more powerful than a group of people. He portrays this though figurative language. “The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men…

…        Recources Series, Inc, 1993) Article number, 42. Price, Janet R. Levine, Alan H., Cary, Eve, The Rightsof Students, United         States of America, American Civil Liberties Union, 1988. Schuessler, Nancy, 'A Question of Rights.' Seventeen, May 1989…

…development of the black civil rights movement, Mexican Americans began to take part in a series of different social protests in which they demanded equal rights for themselves. Composed mainly of Mexican American students and youth, these activists focused…

…Women rights Throughout history of Western civilization, deep-seated cultural beliefs allowed women only limited roles in society. Many people believed that women's natural roles were as mothers and wives. These people considered women to be better…

…women had to turn their energies to war work. After the Civil, many women felt their patriotism, hard work, and feelings against slavery would be rewarded with the right to vote. They were wrong. Congress and the public felt that this time should…

…19th century. In 1964 the Civil Rights Act intended for blacks was extended to women, giving women equality in education, employment, and legal rights. Ibsen, through this controversial play, has an impact upon society's view of the subordinate…

…not technically have the right to secede. However, James Buchanan was leaving, so he let the incoming president deal with the problem. The horrible event that would then occur is known today as the Civil War.…

…Because civil disobedience includes the violation laws, it is difficult to conclude whether an act is one of civil disobedience, or lawbreaking. During times of social strife- when a society is divided in opinion- there exists much controversy over…