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The Bill Of Rights
Number of Words: 329 / Number of Pages: 2
... of Rights is that they are enforced by the
courts.
From the time they first settled in Virgin and Massachusetts, the
American colonist relied upon the rights enjoyed by Englishmen. The
struggle for independence, however, demonstrated to them that rights not
specified and codified in constitutional documents were insecure. The
result was a movement as soon as independence was declared, to adopt
bindings constitutions that limited governmental power and protected
individual rights. Seven of the thirteen states adopted constitutions that
included specific bills of rights. The first state bill of ri ...
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Loss Of Freedom Through Apathy
Number of Words: 967 / Number of Pages: 4
... to this great American tradition. Volunteering my hours made me feel
like I was part of something important.
Mostly my work consisted of random polling. I would call people up between the
hours of 7 and 9 P.M. and ask them a few questions about the election. With
every call I hoped for the best, but it seemed that I was calling people at the
time they were most irritable. Most would simply hang up, leaving with a polite
"Oh, I'm not interested." Others acted militantly to my calling, slamming the
phone in disgust. It startled and in a way disheartened me, the way many of the
people ...
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A Stereotypical Media
Number of Words: 1263 / Number of Pages: 5
... but still contains valid consistency. The magazine is M/C Phillips, Page 2 truly tailored to the middle class and so is its advertising. In the midst of clutter, from articles of political power, to the rise of the doughnut culture, sits an ad of poise and content. Posted by the Target Corporation, a store tailored to the middle class, the ad displays, a very young, beautiful woman covered shoulders to toe in ivy, holding a rayon handbag. She is poised, illustrious and elegant, a mirror image of a statue. The backdrop of the image is calm, organized and serene. The ad reads “ivy plant $6.99, rayon ...
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The Censorship Of Art
Number of Words: 2911 / Number of Pages: 11
... into the psyche by the dominant forces in the nation: the Government and the Church. By quieting the objective voice these two institutions stand in the lead and stay in control. One might assume that the blood-sucking politicians have nothing better to do than to look for things that offend any one major group of people (i.e. the church) to obtain votes. In this manner the government is becoming more and more controlling and artistic censorship is just another way to maintain control. Things were not always so. Government had very little to say about censoring anything. Was it not only three decades a ...
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The Presidio Trust
Number of Words: 1057 / Number of Pages: 4
... it was no longer needed by the Army. In 1988 the Presidio was slated for closure by a BRAC (Base Realignment and Closures) commission and thus began the transfer of property to the National Park Service. In June of 1995 the Sixth U.S. Army marched out the Presidio, ending almost 219 years of military presence in the city.
By September 30, 1995 all Army Facilities were transferred to the National Park Service.
is the first of its kind in the United States. With the closing of many military bases this seems to be an effective allocation of the land. But as with any National Park the Presidio h ...
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An Ethical And Practical Defense Of Affirmative Action
Number of Words: 1719 / Number of Pages: 7
... as the shortcomings of the current
ethical attacks on affirmative action (1), the main one being, that these
attacks are devoid of proper historical context and shrouded in white male
hegemony and privilege. Then, I will discuss the moral and ethical issues raised
by continuing to function within a system that systematically disadvantages
historically marginalized groups. With that as a backdrop, I will make a
positive case for continuing affirmative action programs and discuss the
practical concerns that continuing such programs may raise. Perhaps the biggest
complaint that one hears about affirmati ...
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