... , 2001, the Washington sniper and the ongoing kidnappings support our parents" advice not to trust people, not to talk to strangers, or visit certain neighborhoods. Kaplan explains, "The barrage of color-coded warnings from the Office of Homeland Security and the attorney general heighten our fears and distrust of one another, especially ethnic minorities." We are reminded to be on the ... term "African American" instead of "Black." This shift in usage symbolizes a distinction based on cultural heritage rather than the color of a person's skin. Learning the language of a culture provides...

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... to all human beings, without distinctions of gender, because in nature all persons are equal. Condorcet maintained that those who voted against the rights of others, no matter their religion, color, or sex, should forfeit their own rights. To deprive half the human race of the right to assist in the making of laws was in violation of the principle of ... equality of rights and an act of tyranny. Condorcet refuted that women were incapable of exercising the rights of citizenship. "Pregnancy and passing indisposition' were no more a barrier of exercising rights on the part of women that w...

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