... to be of interest is titled "Feds back Minnesota staffers" complaint," written by Norman Oder. The article "Feds back Minnesota staffers" complaint" is about twelve staffers at the Minneapolis Public Library who claim that exposure to a great deal of porn browsing by patrons constitutes a hostile environment at work. This is considered sexual harassment. The claims by the twelve staffers at the ... this action is best suited to preserve the public's resources and First Amendment interests, while continuing the library board's practice of addressing any concerns of its employees." The la...

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... to be of interest is titled "Feds back Minnesota staffers" complaint," written by Norman Oder. The article "Feds back Minnesota staffers" complaint" is about twelve staffers at the Minneapolis Public Library who claim that exposure to a great deal of porn browsing by patrons constitutes a hostile environment at work. This is considered sexual harassment. The claims by the twelve staffers at the ... this action is best suited to preserve the public's resources and First Amendment interests, while continuing the library board's practice of addressing any concerns of its employees." The la...

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... that information is filtered from adults who are protected from the first amendment? Some argue that filtering is necessary for the sake of children who can access the information at a library; however, some argue that children should have the same rights under the First Amendment that adults do. Just because someone is young does not mean that they are not entitled ... from around the world have access to all the same information. To regulate the Internet on that basis alone would be nearly impossible. The bill proposed on filtering school and library computers, Federal Bill HR 4577, s...

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... mixed race, therefore granting Mr. Kirby's annulment. In the Monks case (Estate of Monks, 4. Civ. 2835, Records of California Court of Appeals, Fourth district), the Superior Court of San Diego County in 1939 decided to invalidate the marriage of Marie Antoinette and Allan Monks because she was deemed to have "one eighth negro blood." The court case involved a legal challenge over ... because they were barred from marrying in their home state; the couple drove 90 miles north to Washington, D.C. to tie the knot and then returned to their home in Caroline County, Virginia. Five weeks af...

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... Negro children and should be discontinued. This was the point that Thurgood Marshall set out to prove in this trial. Harry Briggs Jr. is a black child in a school in Clarendon County, South Carolina, whose teacher notices that he is falling asleep in class. Whenever his teacher investigates the cause of his tiredness he discovers that Harry has to walk many miles ... was the beginning of one of the most famous and important trials in history. Thurgood Marshall, a highly qualified attorney for the NAACP, is sent to help the people of Clarendon County. Because the teacher gets an extraord...

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George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. His father was an enterprising planter and businessman. His mother was his father's second wife. Washington's early education and training focused mainly on ... a Continental Congress, which "coordinated the colonies resistance to British policies." In 1775, because Britain was angry with the colonists and George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia At the age of twenty-one, Washington was looking for glory and also an acknowledged posit...

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... by the board of directors of the State Colony hospital. After the hearing took place, they appealed to the Circuit Court of Amhurst County in the State of Virginia on April 22nd, 1927. The circuit court of the county considered the record of the board and the evidence before it and affirmed the decision of the hospital's board of directors. Carrie Buck ... to her general health, would be good to her welfare and that of society by her sterilization. Therefore, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of Amhurst County, Virginia. Rationale: The Supreme Court used the r...

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... family of Virginia and later Kentucky. Marshall was a well-educated man; he learned formal instruction from tutors and informal instruction from his parents. John Marshall learned politics through his family's library and their participation in local and state governments. At age nineteen, John was a popular lieutenant in a local militia. When the Continental army was formed, he joined serving with distinction. In ... ;The Unfinished Nation: a concise history of the American people" Alan Brinkley, Columbia University- Seventh edition. Vol. 1 Eshleman, Michael O. " John Marshall: The Chie...

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... are found on the shelves of school libraries and that are taught in the classrooms. These unjustified challenges have resulted in school boards actually pulling selected books and materials from library shelves and taking them out of the educational curriculum. The decision to censor the material that students have access to has caused an upset in parents, as well as other ... Amendment implies that citizens have a right to consume any work of literature that is produced. Without this underlying concept, the freedom to produce a work of ideas is worthless. The American Library Associati...

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... . In 1730 he married Deborah Read, a Philadelphia woman whom he had known before his trip to England. Benjamin also founded what was probably the first public library in America, charted in 1742 as the Philadelphia Library. He published Poor Richard's Almanack in 1732, under the pen name Richard Saunders. He gained a wide audience, and exerted a perasive influence upon the American character. Benjamin ... ...

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... when granting the right of citizens in the United States of America. In hindsight of the destruction and loss on September 11, the U.S. government realized that the detailed surveillance of library books, analysis of phone conversations, and research of computer information, would have yielded potential possabilities to deter if not stop the terrorist activities. The result of the observation produced the ... to install telephone and computer wiretaps and obtain search warrants for voice mail and e-mail messages. In addition, agencies can more easily access personal information, like me...

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... of the rising tensions between America and Britain. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776 and continued to have a perennial friendship. That same year Madison became a Representative for Orange County and helped write the Virginia Constitution. Madison also made the United States Constitution and tried to get this ratified by helping write the Federalist Papers. In 1789, Madison moved from ... being Orange County Representative to Virginia State Representative. While in the house, Madison familiarized the Bill of Rights and left the Federalist Party and created his own know as ...

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... during the 1600's. Many slaves worked on the Madison plantation. James was always a sickly child. He studied with private tutors and attended the Donald Robertson School in King and Queen County. At the age of 18 , he entered the College of New Jersey which is now Princeton University. He took an interest in politics and was an early member of the ... him from taking up a career as a minister. He soon turned his attention to politics. Madison entered politics in 1774, when he was elected to the Committee of Safety in Orange County, Virginia. Committees of this kind provided local govern...

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... for African-Americans. He believed in non-violent types of protests such as boycotts, sit-ins and marches. King held many protests, one involving segregated of elevators at the Fulton County Courthouse. His actions were not limited to protest; King helped to organize a bus boycott for the Montgomery Bus System after Rosa Parks had been arrested for refusing to give up ... color. His non-violent protest attracted the nation's attention, but at the same time remained within the legal boundaries. His protest of the desegregation of the elevators within the Fulton County Court House had a p...

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... where reading books in commonplace in the classroom. The knowledge contained within books is truly limitless. Anything imaginable can be contained in the vast collection of literature at any given library. While some books are written mainly for entertainment purposes, others are written to inform or even shed light on contemporary issues. Books such as To Kill A Mockingbird contain very important ... ...

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... debate first opened up after the terrorist attacks on September 11. What this act does is it allows the government access to your accounts made such as: phone records, emails, library records, social media etc. The side of Personal freedom makes more sense but people can see the reason why people would go with the side of national security. The main ... ...

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... federal government's role in funding them. For example, the federal government provided more than $300,000 to build a skate park in Los Angeles, and provided $66,000 for a "free bike library" in Fort Collins, Colorado. Although it's hard to argue the goodwill of such programs, the use of federal money in a year when so many needed programs go unfunded, is questionable ... ...

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... expression, and we need to understand that the court system is the center of the interpretation of our First Amendment rights. There are various reasons given for censorship; a classroom or library may restrict or ban a book or other learning resource because it includes social, political, or religious views believed to be inappropriate or threatening. A movie or TV program may be considered ... ...

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... a night mare compared to the one that was showed in the movie. In the movie Gideon goes about his work as a mechanic and looks for law books in the prison library. His hand-written appeal to the Supreme Court for having been refused legal counsel by a judge who was following Florida law at the time is read and the court decides ... ...

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... slaves of America get repaid. Works Cited "Constitutional Amendments." http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html. Online. 7 Feb. 2003 Tillman, Dorothy. "Chicago Slavery Resolution." March 2000 http://chicago.about.com/library/blank/blslaveryresolution01.htm. Online. 7 Feb. 2003 Hauser, JD. "Slave Reparations." 2002 http://www.jdhauser.com/Slave%20Reparations.htm. Online. 7 Feb. 2003 "What's the Legal Basis for the Reparations Lawsuit ... ...

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... the many different branches and routes to the "greatest cultural, social, and scientific" "information superhighway" of information ever created (Electronic Frontier Foundation). What if a woman using the Internet at a public library wanted to find a website with up to date information on breast cancer, but was unsuccessful because the sites contain the word "breast?" This is just one of the many obstacles ... ...

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... then got yet another job in the printing profession. Soon after returning to America he bought the news paper called Pennsylvania Gazette. He then soon made the first ever public library, and Academy of Philadelphia which later became a university. Franklin also built the stove which is also used to this day. In the 1740's he started to research electricity, in 1748 ... ...

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... that it is applied to any person, which makes one question its context. Secondly, the new PATRIOT Act took away a company's right to privacy. Along with public databases such as library records, the new Act attacks private sectors such as medical databases, hence altering the Patient's Bill of Rights. According to Section 126, the government is granted the right to mine ... ...

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... expression, and we need to understand that the court system is the center of the interpretation of our First Amendment rights. There are various reasons given for censorship; a classroom or library may restrict or ban a book or other learning resource because it includes social, political, or religious views believed to be inappropriate or threatening. A movie or TV program may be considered ... ...

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... review the laws the executive branch is to enforce. There is also the legislative branch. This branch contains the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and the Library of Congress. Laws are created through the legislative branch. The basic idea between the creation of the three branches is based upon "checks and balances." No branch should become so ... ...

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