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Post 1960s and Racial Progress

black students, and discovered that both felt guilty. Blacks felt guilty for not wanting to be stereotyped as one of "those" blac...

Philosophy of Civil Disobedience and Martin Luther King Jr.

In seven pages this research paper examines how King's philosophy of nonviolent protest was influenced by Indian practitioner of c...

The Rights of Prisoners as an Historical Overview

In a paper of eight pages the Ruffin v. Commonwealth case of 1871 is considered in terms of the civil rights' indifference shown t...

Black Civil Rights Advocacy and Differences in Black Authors' Styles

In six pages the differences that exist between the styles of African American authors and civil rights activists Cornel West, Fre...

Effective Weapon of Nonviolence and Martin Luther King Jr.

In five pages this paper examines the factors that fueled the civil rights movement including 'Jim Crow' laws and the Supreme Cour...

Civil Rights and Discrimination

In five pages the ways in which the civil rights movement was motivated by discrimination are examined through a discussion of the...

Africa's Congo Region and Mountain Gorillas

In 4 pages this paper discusses the Congo civil was and the devastation to the mountain gorilla population. Three sources are cit...

Workers Rights' Protection and Labor

In five pages this paper discusses civil rights, rights for women, the 'temp' or temporary worker, and safety in the workplace in ...

Civil Disobedience Perspectives of Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi

In eight pages this paper compares the approaches to civil disobedience by Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy noting various differenc...

Internet Research on 1996's The Communication Decency Act

the World Wide Web. In some cases the information required is easy to locate - in this instance, for example, the CDA is a popular...

Finding Ways to Fight Terrorism

the acts and (2) why they commit the acts. It was one of our own citizens who planned and executed the Oklahoma City...

Ethics, Eco Sabotage and Civil Disobedience

for their own activities. Mankind all too often, in fact, views wilderness is something to be constrained and tamed. This is tru...

Critical Biography King by David Lewis

and sufficient material for a book. Despite his earlier assessment of King, Lewis did decide to write the book. It would be a jour...

Apology of Plato and Civil Disobedience

citizen was guaranteed the right to be heard in an Athenian court. Since the government structure was founded on the principle th...

Comparative Analysis of Plato's, Hobbes' and Locke's Theories

would Hobbes be accepted in todays world? Would he fit in at all? These and other questions loom large. Still, each in their own w...

U.S. Democracy and the Civil Rights Movement

In six pages this paper examines the impact on U.S. democracy registered by the civil rights movement that considers its significa...

Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations by Brian Ward

post-World War II African-American music was growing up and into the mainstream, the white mainstream, of American consciousness. ...

Communist 'Menace' and the Creed of America

In five pages this paper discusses how American civil liberties were sacrificed in an effort to offer protection of the American C...

Civil Liberties' Protection and the U.S. Bill of Rights

Thomas Jefferson this should be a task of the federal judiciary, James Madison also agreed that a system that utilised independent...

The Effects of Society on Human Behavior

This paper addresses various literary works relating to human behavior and society. The author discusses George Orwell's work Sho...

Ideological Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Frederick Douglass

(Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave, 2001 and See Also Thoreau, 1993). This comparative essay examines ...

Government Authority

the government have the right to act? By what measure can one say that an existing government is a rightful one? Hobbess...

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...

The Meaning of The First Black Presidency

whether or not the statement is true. One can easily see that Obama had become president many years after the movement, and also t...

Jesus/Human Relationships Above the Law

contemporary mindset, the word "law" refers to civil law, which is enforced by the police and government officials. As Jesus indic...

King and Thoreau

garnered from the ideals of Thoreau as well (Scholastic). In light of these facts it is clear that King was not only influenced di...

Examination of the Civil Rights Movement Between 1945 and 1965

Education, and the timing couldnt have been better (Carson). Brown declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, whi...

Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody and the American Civil Rights Movement

and her sharecropper parents were treated differently than the white girls she played with, but she was unable to understand why. ...

THE PATRIOT ACT, AN OVERVIEW AND THE 14TH AMENDMENT

"wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to terrorism..." (Ball 51). Along with this, Title II also allows the seizing ...