There are several states in the United States that do not allow same sex marriage it is unclear as to why they do not allow same sex marriages in their states. ... Many people believe that same sex couples should not have the right to have, raise nor adopt children. ... Same sex couples would like to have the same rights and opportunities that heterosexual couples have. ... Homosexual couples do not have any legal rights regardless of the length of time they have been living together just because they do not have a civil union. ... Like women state to men, "just because you are a couple...

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I went to a strict Catholic school that only preached abstinence and not the use of contraceptives so you can see how I was surprised to find that in my sophomore year I had to take a course that's main focus was safe sex and the use of contraceptives. ... Some of the stated facts about abstinence are that it can be practiced at any time during your life and you'll have the comfort of knowing that you will not have an unwanted pregnancy or STD's. ... What about the one's that will have sex? ... Studies have proven time and time again that comprehensive sexual education doe...

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While on the other side you have liberals who are fighting for the equal treatment of the gay community which is clearly supported by the 10th and 14th amendment in the United States Constitution. ... The first argument against same sex marriage is often made from the religious standpoint. ... " Another two post-Stonewall same-sex marriage cases, paraded in Kentucky by a lesbian couple. ... Lewin in 1993, a case brought by six same-sex couples in quest of the right to marry. ... In a 1996 decision the trial court determined that "same-sex couples can, and do, have successful, loving and dyed...

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Gender is a construct of society's stereotypes, and not the difference between someone having a penis or vagina. ... Same-sex couples are a great example of how stereotyped gender roles do not work when associated with someone's physical sex. Many people have heard terms like "masculine-, "feminine-, and "queen-. ... As a gay person trying to figure out the gender to which you belong could easily be one of the most extreme defining points of the meaning of gender. ... Even physically a same-sex relationship can be confusing merely for the reason that both members of the relations...

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Do you, the groom, take this man to be your wedded husband?... Americans of the United States of America should come to realize that as a nation of immense diversity and religion we as a nation should open our minds to gay marriage and accept it with open hearts, just like how our nation openly accepts (with limitations) immigrants who have come to embrace the rightful freedom we as Americans have been granted by our Forefathers. ... Simple, it's all based upon how the bible is interpreted. ... If someone against same-sex marriage were to explain the bible about homosexuality and how it...

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People from the United States of America do not wake up every morning thinking that there will be no food at the super market or that you would have to pay an arm and a leg to get that gallon of milk that your family needs, but in other countries that is the cold hard truth. ... People also have not had the deaths that humans used to have due to poverty. With all the government handouts in most of the developed countries, people have hard time, but rarely does anyone die from not having the money to support themselves, (UN). Another big problem was the fact that in the past people that were in...

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How long should repeat offenders stay in jail or prison? ... These are crimes that have been committed time after time by repeat offenders who don't do all of their time in prison or either they are not prosecuted. ... Twenty-six of the 40 states, as well as the federal government, have specifically enacted three-strikes-you"re-out laws, which sentence previously convicted felons to 25 years to life in prison for their third felony (Mann,1995). ... They are also coming up with more strict laws for sex offenders . They consist of officials not be requiring to notify neighbors, as they do...

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But, you may say, we asked you to speak of Indigenous Australia, what does that have to do with a land of one's own. ... Who, you may ask, am I? ... He would question the morals of a politician and be scolded for doing so; "Coon's have no right opposing the superior race" they would say, the teacher smirking at the thought of this unclean child understanding a word of what he is teaching. ... That, more or less, is how the story would run. ... Why was one sex so prosperous and the other so poor? ...

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Also that they were concerned with the health of their soldiers and this way they could have sex with women in good hygienic conditions; this way no sexually transmitted diseases would enable them to do their job. ... Overall, stereotypes about military personnel do not account for the reality of military men. ... Stars and Stripes, the main newspaper for the military, encouraged soldiers to explore the R&R sites, calling it the "ultimate experience" because the women make you feel you like you are the greatest. ... Furthermore, these women are devalued; they are treated as if they do not e...

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Although businesses know it exists, they appear unsure of what to do about it. ... This may prove costly, because these risks have substantially increased in recent years. ... We will not tolerate any behavior, which discriminates against or disparages a person on account of his or her race, religion, sex, national origin, and age or disability status. ... In this paper, I concentrate on the experiences of women because even though women can sexually harass men, or there is harassment t hat takes place between the same sexes, there is very little research done on these issues. ... Women de...

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And there is the "future" market, which is the purchasing that children will do for the rest of their lives. ... Statistically and factually: "Researchers examined 1,261 ads for alco-pops, beer, spirits or wine that appeared more than 2,500 times in 11 different magazines that have or are likely to have disproportionately youthful readerships" (www.foxnews.com). ... I then wondered how a college boy would react to these advertisements, so I collected some data myself. ... This personal experience opened my eyes to the tactics and illusions not only alcohol industries, but...

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If we reflect back on the history of the United States, we seem to have come a long way in the fight against racism; we even have our first African American president in office. It would appear that we are close to achieving the equality we have been striving for as a nation, if we have not already achieved it. ... It is important to note, though, that the problem of mass incarceration does not strike us all equally. ... Why is it that America has imprisoned so many people and how has it come to be that the minorities of our general population make up the majority of our prison population? ....

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An anonymous blogger demonstrates the general consensus feminists have on abortion with the post "as my body is not your body, you are not entitled to tell me how to use my body. ... I will complain, like Quindlen, Obama does not justify her claim with any supporting evidence. How valid is her argument in the scientific community? ... I found the article, "Have You Ever Beat A Boyfriend? ... He had discovered a sex story she was writing about another dude on her laptop, so he picked it up and threw it. ...

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In the next few pages of this report I will inform you of the history, political significance, and current applications of this core democratic value. ... On July 9, 1868, South Carolina approved the amendment, the 28th state to do so. ... There is no doubt that this policy does not hold up to what the constitution states in the 14th amendment. Why would something which seems this bad not have been stopped many years ago? ... In conclusion of this report about the history of inequality in the United States and how it progressed to equality. ...

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How it functions. ... u Each government must have it's own authority and sphere of power. ... And in 1919 Congress accepted the law which prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of sex". ... I have made a little survey , for the question :" What do you associate with the word "democracy"?" ...

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It is important to be aware of the world around you in order for one to make educated decisions on significant issues in the world. ... Having the U.S. develop a strong relationship with Latin countries shows the Latino population in America that this country does care about their people and recognizes them as important. ... Although discrimination in employment based on sex is prohibited by law nothing was done when it occurred. ... Women have taken control of their professional life and in doing so will make themselves more aware of political actions that could effect their businesses. ... T...

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The models do not look average, or ordinary. ... That is a lot of advertisements to take in, process, and understand how the viewer feels about the image. ... s 'soft porn' that is somehow advertising their hamburgers and not sex. ... After her numerous surgeries to her face and body, she no longer looks like the average American girl you could see living next door to you. ... If you have ever seen any one of the numerous Pirates of the Caribbean advertisements - which the probability is likely - then you may have seen Keira Knightley. ...

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Nelson Mandela said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.... Criminals usually do not have a chance to continue in their schools due to their families' economic situations. ... They are working in very low paid jobs or usually without jobs because they do not have academic degrees that qualify them to be an effective member in society. ... In other words, Lack of education or dropping out of school leads to thousands of people who do not have jobs and future expectations. ... On the other hand, some uneducated people are despondent and do not ...

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As African communities and advocates grapple with how to stop this practice, circumcised women need clinicians familiar with these surgeries, who will move beyond negative feelings they may have about the practice in order to treat women knowledgeably and with dignity. ... The midwife was saying to me, 'Do you want me to be taken into police custody?' ... Regardless of how evasive the genital cutting done the low estimate found in a clinical report from The Alan Guttmacher Institute more than 100 million women have had some level of FGC. ... The Koran cites in the following verse,...

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In my previous paper, I mentioned how white Americans have this fascination with simultaneously breaking away from English monarchy while still have an unconscious obsession with it (the imperial use of measurements instead of the metric system, yet we still followed similar education, etiquette, and money rituals that the English had done for years). ... We hear the tales like "Trail of Tears" or "Massacre at Wounded Knee," and we hear about how some of the surviving tribes live in reservations, sometimes with casinos, but just like how Roosevelt had his blinders, so many ...

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All things considered, this does not happen. ... In reality though, should men and women that have nothing to do with that oppression be forced to repay the minorities for their forefather's sufferings? ... After you graduate from college, you will be putting in your application for a job that you went to college for. Even though you might be the most qualified for the job you still might not obtain the position. ... The author asks how a law could promote equal treatment for minorities but at the same time take away from majorities. ...

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Every culture have its own image on how and why one person should be considered as more attractive and appealing than the other person. Because of that there is different view and conflicts on how beauty should be identified and expressed. What might seem unattractive, weird, unusual or unpleasant to you could be one person's desires. ... Therefore because culture varies from country to county and even within the cities, the big role in identifying beauty is played by how society views and teaches their members on how and why people should consider one person as more attractive than the o...

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Does seniority play a role in affirmative action? ... According to Cheryl Perry-League, Director of Equal Opportunity of the Port of Oakland, every business operating on Port of Oakland owned land must have a standing affirmative action program on record and businesses bidding to do work for the Port of Oakland must have an acceptably diverse workforce. ... Affirmative action "refers to various efforts to deliberately take race, sex, and national origins into account to remedy past and current effects of discrimination. ... By increasing morale, you maybe able to retain more employees, recruit...

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Does seniority play a role in affirmative action? ... According to Cheryl Perry-League, Director of Equal Opportunity of the Port of Oakland, every business operating on Port of Oakland owned land must have a standing affirmative action program on record and businesses bidding to do work for the Port of Oakland must have an acceptably diverse workforce. ... Affirmative action refers to various efforts to deliberately take race, sex, and national origins into account to remedy past and current effects of discrimination. ... By increasing morale, you maybe able to retain more employees, recruitm...

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Scholarships which were geared specifically toward minorities or women have often been the difference between a college being more diverse and not being so(I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN BY DIVERSE? ... cAN YOU GIVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES? ... Affirmative action does not create equality but is one of the most foul injustices currently allowed to occur in this country today. ... According to Harold Wilson, an English statesman, "Everybody should have an equal chance-but they shouldn't have a flying start." ... Just recently, two states have passes similar anti-preference measures....

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