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U.S. History from 1960 to the Present Time

a long way. It is difficult to be entirely objective, when one remembers the Rodney King beating or the OJ trial. According to D...

Americanism's Essence Through Advancement, Adaptability, and Adventure

the phrase "I came, I saw, I conquered" is, in short, the essence of the spirit of adventure, adaptability, and advancement that d...

Early American History and Free African Americans

my opinion, yet I consider our condition but little better than that....After all, methinks there are no chains so galling as thos...

Mexican Americans' Culture and History

Mexican American identity in San Antonio, then, demonstrated the self-definition that took place that separated the Spanish Mexica...

Cultural Anthropology Study of Japanese Americans and Their American History Influence

In nine pages cultural anthropology is applied to the culture of the Japanese Americans in hopes of understanding their U.S. histo...

Winning Women's Rights

The right to vote is one of the most cherished of women's rights. With it comes other rights. There are three sources in this ei...

Individual Rights v. States Rights

This research paper investigates literature that examines the inherent tension between the rights of individuals and states rights...

Improving Human Rights and International Efforts

to the survival of international law, for without this controlling entity there would be no sense of responsibility. With no modi...

History of U.S. Army Aviation

1909, the Wright brothers built the first "heavier than air flying machine" based on Army Aviation specifications. During World Wa...

Civil Rights and Law Enforcement

loopholes that allowed law enforcement officials to turn the other way during a white-on-black lynching), stories such as Janes we...

The Status of Human Rights in Brazil

the main problems being a militarized police force that tended to shoot first and ask questions later (Human Rights, Political Wro...

Historical Overview of Black Education in the United States

color of their skin. One such person was Prudence Crandall, a Quaker woman, who opened a school for black girls. There was such a ...

Civil Rights Legislation Backlash, Liability, and Discrimination

organizations are facing today when they try to hire or replace employees based on qualifications rather than racial, ethnic, or g...

The UK and Civil Service Reform

This research report looks at reform in the United Kingdom and the history of civil service is discussed. Reform is the focus of a...

Algeria's Political and Civil Reforms from 1870 to 1920

In eight pages this paper examines Algerian history during this time period in terms of the increased pressures for civil and poli...

Civil War Naval History

navy of the Confederate States of America. Roughly one-fifth of US naval officers resigned and joined the Southern rebels. In hi...

A Review of the Edward Boykin Book Ghost Ship of the Confederacy

record of communication between Semmes and his superiors. Boykin, in his Preface, also thanks the Alderman library at the Universi...

People's Republic of China and 'Survival Rights'

'Survival Rights' and what they mean in terms of human rights in the People's Republic of China are discussed in a report consisti...

An Examination of American History from 1865 until 1920

as some type of punishment. According to Burkin (1999), the question of the black "freedmen" was also a thorny one. Some politic...

Utilitarianism and Civil Rights

In five pages this essay discusses Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' from John Stuart Mill's utilitarian philosop...

Civil Rights and the NAACP During the 1960s

This paper is written in the form of a fictitious letter from a NAACP attorney during the 1960s. The attorney represents an Afric...

Women's Rights According to Edmund Burke and Mary Wollenstonecraft

were discounted. It seemed to be an alien concept to the philosophical thinkers of the eighteenth century that the freedoms that ...

Early American History

In three pages US history from 1776 until the end of the Civil War in 1865 is examined in a consideration of events including the ...

Slave Trade Economics and History

them to finance imports" (Fogel and Engerman PG). South Slavery, because it was so economically viable in the South, would neve...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

committed by anyone in the organization, including suppliers, vendors and any other group with whom there is interaction (Bohlande...

Human Rights and Civil Liberties in Canada

fractionation which is based not only on ethnic and racial differences but also on other socioeconomic factors (Clement, 2009). ...

Does the Human Rights Act Protect Civil Liberties?

in law. Article 8 may be seen as balanced with Article 29 which is the right of expression. Article 8 states that "Everyone has th...

U.S. Civil War and Conscription

In five pages this paper discusses the U.S. Civil War in a consideration of the history of conscription or the draft and its decli...

Civil Rights Era and the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission

In twelve pages this research paper examines why this Commission was created, its purpose, and what led to its downfall. Seven so...

The Right to Private Property in the Constitution

state ownership. In Sparta it was the state that owned all property, which also included land, citizens and slaves (Anonymous, 200...