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    Political parties are at times ignorant to what is happening and will go against movements that have been on the uproar just because they believe something isn 't happening. Women have been denied equality for hundreds of years, yet in present day that inequality has been taught at a young age. Since my early years of education at Monte Vista Elementary School, I was always brought attention to for my clothing being provocative. How provocative could a child 's clothing be? I wore a knee length school skirt

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    An Equally Faulted Inequality With the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 came more than solely the independence stated in the “legal” document. The Declaration brought about a component of equality unanticipated by any signer or drafter that would soon shape the future and the mindset of many citizens. This sensation of equality spread rapidly through the country and could be seen in different time periods throughout American history where a group of people realized the government’s

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    been many inequalities that the world has been faced with; whether it is race, gender, or ethnic background. I am writing you, the representatives for Equal Rights to discuss an urgent concern of American women in the workplace. Although gender inequality is decreasing, it still exists and makes a lot of people suffer its consequences every day. Gender inequality is unfair rights between male and female based on different gender roles which leads to unequal treatment. Gender inequality has been widely

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    Angelica Schuyler’s Duel Against Inequality A key aspect in which Hamilton brings to light is the values of inequality. Women, while are making strides, they are still not equal to men. As seen in Hamilton women are just as capable to perform the same job as men and, in many instances, do the job better. Whether it is inequality with slaves, even leading to some hypocrisy, or with women, some of the key values within Hamilton are revolve around the fact of equality. In the play, if all people where

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    What is government? What is our government? Our government the united states is a nation state with a federal system in place. The government is a group of people who control the state and the state is a collection of various institutions. Theres also liberalism which is belief in representation that someone represents the will and or inherit the wants and the needs of society this garteners the illusion that the world can only be this way only and prevents the people from coming together on

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    gender inequality since 2014. She says, “I started questioning gender-based assumptions when at eight I was confused at being called “bossy,” because I wanted to direct the plays we would put on for our parents—but the boys were not”. Along with many other occasions throughout her childhood Emma did not understand why she had to act a certain way just because she was born with a pink blanket and not a blue one. Emma Watson along with many other women have been faced with this inequality all of their

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    Many have died for equality in an effort to wipe out injustice. Claims of equality or lack of access in America has always been a focus of debates and philosophical discussions. Change must start with each individual; learning to respect differences will help make America a more tolerant country. America’s progress toward change has been a slow process; the rights of several and the disparaging treatment of others divide the country and have for centuries. Embracing change is difficult, for a

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    In Alice Walker’s story “Am I Blue”, the author illustrates the suffering animals go through, and compares it to how similar their suffering is to the suffering people are facing and have faced in the past. Walker begins by describing where she and her husband had been staying in the countryside. It was when she first moved in that she saw Blue, the horse of a neighbor, and uses vivid imagery to describe such. Not only of Blue, but to show the countless Walker has spent with Blue. The author then

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    The word equality has always been intended to have the same meaning, “the state of being equivalent, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.” Another important fact to note is that at any given point in history, all people have wanted their own form of equality, and the constant changing of what is right or wrong has led to a fluid definition of this unique word. The definition of equality therefore is never really correct, no matter how I it write down, so I will try to most accurately

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    Today in the educational system, I think one of the most looked down upon inequalities are students with an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. Especially in high school, living with ADHD is extremely challenging because students have a harder time concentrating during class, understanding the material given to them, or even taking tests and doing homework unlike other students. It seems the school system, and even society judges students based on what level they are on

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