Persuasive Essay On Equal Rights

There is still inequality here in the United States, but back then it was terrible. There was even a reconstruction era to try and fix these racial tensions but ultimately failed. After the civil war the reconstruction era began to develop to reconnect the eleven states that left the union and welcome to newly freedman as "equals". There were newly formed groups like scalawags, carpetbaggers, and freedman that help make a new form of government, also there were amendments made to make sure Africans were treated a regular citizens. Even though there where positive things like these many things caused the downfall and eventually killed reconstruction. Ultimately The South destroyed the rebuilding process by forming terrorist groups and discriminating

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which in the second paragraph states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” The United States of America soon went on to be founded on the principle of equality, and while it has faltered with women’s equality and race equality, it has always been the idealism that has helped some of the greatest social workers help expand human rights. Today there are several equality movements continuing to progress towards a nation where there is truly equality for all, but one movement in particular stands

Over the course of American history, from the time of the American Revolution to today, there have been countless fights for rights waged by different groups of individuals. From racial rights, to gender rights, to rights of opinion, life styles, or religion, every century has been marked by a variety of prejudices, injustices, and inequalities. People who have been deprived of their basic rights as citizens and treated unfairly have to stand up to opposing voices, cruel actions, and humiliation time and again, in order to gain equal rights. Though some fights are lost, at least at first, the fact that some are won show that our country will listen to people’s voices and are willing to change.

Racial inequality is the idea that many people in the dominant racial group have more possible opportunities than others because they belong to a more influential race, and has less to do with one's own individual accomplishments than it does with the advancement of power of the group as a whole. There are multiple causes for the racial inequality as we see that there were reasons that take place in the past, but are just the roots of the tree that manifested in present day. In american history we have had to take into account what shared history we have with england and how england played a role in the enslaving of african americans, but also we must look after that time period to see how we allowed ourselves to be promoters of the issue and place people in lower class positions by using laws as the british did to advance the collective of white people.

Feminism, the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Leslie Knope, the Deputy Director of the Parks Department in Pawnee, Indiana in the show Parks and Recreation, is the epitome of a feminist. Leslie is one of many woman who- although fictional- taught me that woman are equal to men. She works in a male-dominated government and shuts down sexism every chance she gets. From watching this show I was inspired to also fight against sexism in today's society.

Many people cite a violation of free speech as a reason to repeal Bill C-16, the best argument in opposition of that stance aims to say that, though it is not a perfect legislation, the controls it places on free speech are necessary in order to guarantee the freedom from discrimination of non-binary and transgendered, Canadian citizens. All humans have a gender identity, and the contention is that everyone expresses theirs in a unique way. Bill C-16 aims to protect these individuals in areas regarding immigration, criminal law, federal services, and the census. It also acts to stop the spread of hate propaganda and hate speech by making them criminal offenses, which claims to assist in the protection of gender-diverse communities.

Over the past couple of decades, equality of women has taken a sharp decline compared to men. Children’s education, acid attacks, and the wage gap have undermined their rights to a point where women are incomparable to men. Even though there have been recent efforts to advocate for equality of women, it hasn’t been enough to produce a victory for them. Today, women live in an endless world of restrictions. Without the proper treatment and equality, men will continue to succeed in what they want to be while women will always be a step behind and hindered of their rights. Women should be granted equality because they can bring different ideas and solutions to problems with them that even men can’t think of. It would be a “win-win” situation for both women and men since each bring different perspectives into play.

The United States has always been known as the nation of immigrants. It was our country’s symbol and pride. However wherever there is diversity, discrimination between race and ethnicities will co-exist along. Over the past century, the fight against discrimination by many civil right activists and movement had taken place in order to bring equality for everyone in our nation like today. Ones of many revolutionary civil right laws were the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965. The Civil Rights Act of 1965 was passed with the goal to end the long existing justice within the American’s voting system to exclude minorities based on their status quo and previous servitude condition before the Civil War of 1861. While the Immigration and Nationality Amendments of 1965 aimed to abolish the old and discriminating quota system that has been going on in the American immigration policy since the 1920s. In my opinion, these two laws did relieve the exclusion being placed on the minorities to some degree by getting rid of unfair systems. Even though they did not solve the discrimination problem immediately, they were still proven to be great stepping stones for more civil rights activists and movements to take place and fight for equality among our nation.

Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglas and Martin Luther King Jr. all fought for the improvement of the American society in different time periods ranging from the 1850s to the 1960s. Even today, activists are pushing to resolve civil liberty issues and to help the nation flourish. As time goes on, activists resolve these issues, but also discover new ones to work against through protests, petitions and other forms of propaganda. Issues with civil liberties that occurred in the past have since been resolved with the assistance of civil rights activists by the reinterpretation of freedom of speech, enforcement of the right to equal treatment under law, and the addition of gender equality in the right to vote.

Today, people protest racial discrimination by kneeling to the national anthem played at the beginning of sports events broadcasted throughout the country. To some, this is disrespectful and unnerving, but to others this is a step forward. However, the subject of the matter runs deeper than the posture one maintains when paying respect to their country. Why? Why stand, kneel, sit, lie down, sing, or remain silent at a sports event while the national anthem is playing? This group of individuals kneels to protest the difference in rights some receive. This is done to incite the average joe into opening their eyes to an unjust perspective held towards many, a perspective where not everyone is seen as the same, but as less. These people are not seen as similar to the majority. However, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sexuality, religion, and upbringing, people are similar.

Throughout the majority of history, women have struggled regularly for equality with men. Ever since humans established communal living, there have been distinctive roles; the earliest example of this is survival within hunter/gatherers communities. Since the evolution of gender roles, a woman’s place in society has been lesser, supportive, and “care taking”. Men took on the more physically demanding tasks due to their stature and women took on the nurturing duties. Men’s roles increased in importance for providing safety, security and expansion, and women’s roles decreased or stayed the same as men succeeded in their tasks. As men become soldiers and earned positions of power, woman became more domesticated in their positions. Although women embraced their roles, making it an ideal to become the “best wife and keeper of the house”, an inability to achieve outside of the home brought resentment uncovering deep desires proving that “where there is inequality, there are rebels”.

At the end of every one of her shows, famous television host Ellen Degeneres always says, “Be kind to one another.” Individuals, especially those part of the LGBT+ community, are discriminated against due to their gender or appearance. They are not given the same treatment or equality that are given to those who do fit society’s standards.

The other day my own mother, a successful realtor in her 40’s, received an unsolicited dick pic from a stranger who texted the wrong number in the middle of the day. First of all, I don’t remember ever agreeing that a picture of ass cheeks, dick and balls was arousing in any way shape or form. Second of all, how little respect does this man have for the woman he was searching for and how could he have honestly expected a decent outcome from that? My mother responded gracefully and with style; She sent back edited pictures with drawings of palm trees and a cactus over his penis and informing him he has the wrong number. I find it absolutely astounding that today a grown man would have the audacity to interrupt a woman’s day, while she was working, just in an effort to get off. However, on further thought, I’m not surprised at all because this is a prime example of the harassment and lack of respect women have endured from men for centuries. An act like this shows that we still have a long way to go in the ways of feminism and equality. This is an act that shows how little women are respected to this day and that action needs to be made. In this paper, I will explain why I believe radical action is the best hope of making a change for the better in the way of equality. It will get results and make an impact.

How would you feel if everyone around you was treated in the exact same manner? This allows for a society of equality, but where does fairness come in? Within the stories “Scarlet Ibis”, “Harrison Bergeron”, and “Brownies”, there is a common theme: Not everyone should be treated equally. The characters Doodle, Arnetta, and George allow us to explore lives where people are treated the exact same way, and how this can harm a person or society.

Discrimination, everyone does it, and many have been a victim of it, but what does it mean? Discrimination that impairs an individual’s moral rights based on a generalized characterizes is immoral.