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- 191: Custer's Last Stand
- Custer's Last Stand Hello and Welcome to Channel 7 news at 11:00. Today we have a Special Broadcast coming to us live from Washington D.C. We are going to join Bill Beutel in a couple of seconds. Ready Bill.....Ok we are now sending you live to Washington..... Bill: "Custer's Last Stand"...this rings a bell in the minds of many as you will see in tonight's segments..."Custer Stands Again". Tonight we will have a one on one, first time ...
- 192: The Civil Rights Museum
- The Civil Rights Museum One day in class, I was told to look up subjects concerning the civil rights. The only problem was that I did not know how and where to start, and neither did the rest of my classmates. After awhile working on the computers, someone in the class found out the ... tried the address and it was not an easy task. I found myself searching the web on the computer for some time. When I finally came to the web site page, I chose the Civil Rights Museum. The Civil Rights Museum is a historical museum that I did not know about. Why is it that I did not know where my history is told? The problem is, poor advertisement, and ...
- 193: Bleeding Ireland and Black America
- ... in my eyes. N. Richmond is a product of the same type of oppression and violence that hacks deep into the people of N. Ireland. In the logical evolution of an oppressed people a civil rights movement was essential. It was necessary to bravely confront our most explosive issues as a people: Racial[religious, gender, class...] hierarchy and the maldistribution of wealth and power. 1If only for a brief moment we ... England, have created a system of oppression similar to the Jim Crow laws of the US. Oppression and second-class citizenship have limited the Catholics of N. Irelands opportunities and taken many lives. A Civil Rights movement was the only logical step. But first, we must discuss what lead up to this logical step-the history. In January 1919, the Anglo-Irish War began with the first shots being fired at ... is Catholic while they only represent less than 20% of the population.5 Discontent with the apartheid system began to emerge in the late `60s and led to the formation of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (The CRA which was secretly back by the IRA). Its moderate demands were aimed at trying to reform and democratize the state. The issue of partition was not part of its agenda. Unionists, ...
- 194: Welfare
- ... The Administration's proposal limits AFDC benefits to two years, during which employment services would be provided to recipients. Nearly 20 welfare reform bills have been introduced in the 103rd Congress. Besides the above mentioned bill, three major proposals were offered by Republican members: The GOP Leadership Welfare bill, The Real Welfare Reform Act, and The Welfare and Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act. Now the Republicans have pulled together a strong and controversial bill on welfare reform. The Personal Responsibility Act is an attempt to overhaul the welfare system by putting limits on eligibility and reducing dependency on government. This bill addresses the increasing problem of illegitimacy, requires ...
- 195: Human Rights In Yugoslavia (98
- ... president. Milosevic put two of Serbia's leading newspapers, Politika and Politika ekspres, under government control. Other major newspapers include Vecernje novosti and Sport of Belgrade, Dnevnik of Novi Sad, and Pobjeda of Podgorica. Human rights violations There have been numerous violations against the universal declaration of human rights in Yugoslavia especially during the last year or so against ethnic Albanians in the providence of kosovo. Below I have list the articles of which the government of Yugoslavia violated, further on I will go in to further details and examples of the violations pertaining to each article. Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, ...
- 196: Human Rights And Trade In China
- Human Rights And Trade In China For the past several years, China has been developing its economy and resources extensively. In fact, it will soon be one of the worlds largest economies. It will truly be a force to be reckoned with. However, the United States and China have been disputing over the issues of human rights and trade. Obviously, the United States should make an effort to maintain an amicable relationship with this increasingly powerful nation. Piquing the leaders of China would defeat the purpose of the recent rendezvous between the leaders of both nations. More importantly, though, the positive effects will completely overwhelm the negative effects, if the United States aggressively forces its views regarding human rights and trade onto the leaders of China. It is true, of course, that China has self-initiative to improve human rights; one example is the pro-democracy demonstrators in the now infamous Tienanmen Square ...
- 197: Animal Rights
- Animal Rights Ever since The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England in 1824 was formed there has been long running debates on the topic of animal rights. The first societies were formed to protect and maintain human treatment of work animals, such as cattle, horses and house hold pets. Towards the end of the 19th century more organizations were formed, this time ... discuss the pros and cons of animal experimentation and research, animals in the classroom, animal organizations and hunting. Along with these topics my personal opinion will be stated, before and after researching the topic. The rights of animals have always been important to me during my life. This is due to the fact that I have had a dog for a pet for as long as I remember. On this ...
- 198: Frederic Douglass
- ... most fundemental of aspect of the American dream is that of freedom and liberty. Relative to other countries, America was going above and beyond the call of duty to give its citizens these freedoms and rights. The country was founded with a main focus on freedom from Tyranny. This is shown by the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence: "The history of the present King of Great Britian is a history of repeated injuries and ununsurpations, all having direct object the establishment of Tyranny over these states." When the Constitution was written the first ten amendments were a bill of rights. The amendement the was most powerful was the ninth. "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." This amendment means that ...
- 199: The Life of Jackie Robinson
- ... Award for merit service to black Americans. He also served as Chairman for the Freedom Fund Drive. This organization sought to raise one million dollars for the Legal Defense Fund.(Jackie Robinson and the Civil Rights) By 1957, Jackie had had enough of President Eisenhower's reluctance to enforce civil rights laws, especially Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision mandating integration. Jackie decided to write a letter to President Eisenhower to encourage him to take action against Arkansas Governor Orbal Faubus, whom was trying to prevent schools in Little Rock from integrating. (Jackie Robinson and the Civil Rights) 1963 was possibly Jackie Robinson's most active year in the Civil Rights Movement. In May of 1963 Jackie traveled with Martin Luther King to Birmingham, Alabama, where Sheriff Bull Connor was using physical ...
- 200: Life, Death, and Politics: A Run-Down Of The Abortion Debate.
- ... central to the debate: If a woman cannot choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, a condition which affects her body and possibly her entire life, then she has lost one of her most basic human rights. These proponents of abortion believe that while a fetus is a potential life, its life cannot be placed on the same level with that of a woman. On the other side, the pro-life opponents of abortion argue that the fetus is human and therefore given the same human rights as the mother. Stated simply, they believe that when a society legalizes abortion, it is sanctioning murder. In today's more industrialized societies, technology has simplified the abortion procedure to a few basic and safe ... the result of free-choice. The assumption is that a woman does not have control over her own body until after a male partner is finished with it. Only then does she hear talk of "rights." The term "pro- choice" evokes their sense of fairness, but what is really being considered is the killing of an innocent human life. Women are abandoning the abortion mentality because it weakens their greatest ...
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