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…The civil rights movement was a period of time when blacks attempted to gain their constitutional rights of which they were being deprived. The movement has occurred from the 1950's to the present, with programs like Affirmative Action. Many were upset…

…Bill of Rights Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble…

…Mankind has deceived its furry, finned and scaled friends by its disgraceful disregard for their basic rights as living beings. Nowhere is it written that humans, while perhaps the most developed of all species, are the rulers over their nonspeaking…

…The Bill of Rights “Individual rights are the oldest and most traditional of American values.” (ACLU, 1997) The Bill of Rights is a document consisting of the Constitution’s first ten amendments. The first eight of these amendments specify certain…

…of the early modern period made daring attempts to gain the right to express themselves and prove to the patriarchal society that women could also contribute to bettering society other than from within the home. Many women displayed their intelligence through…

…Persuasive Essay-Animal Rights Roughly half of all Americans own some type of pet, many of which are highly intelligent, loving creatures like dogs or cats. Due to the fact that most pets are cute and cuddly, most people would object to any kind…

…central government proposed by the Constitution while the Anitfederalists were against it. One of the key reasons for this opposition was the absense of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution. Without a Bill of Rights they feared that the government would have…

…The rights of the Australian Aborigines are an important and ongoing issue of Australia. The referendum of 1967 gave Aborigines rights that had been denied for almost 180 years, inclusion in the Australian census and the right to vote. That however…

…The 1960’s were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements…

…Right Field Many Americans today have totally differing views on the moral aspects of their societies. Politics has taken an aggressive role in determining what people see as right, what others see wrong, and what some people could care less about…