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    The groups who fought the early battle for recognition and treatment of AIDS formed a protest movement similar to those involved in the fight for women’s suffrage, and for civil rights. The consensus of authors like Herbert Spires and Mirko Grmek is that a strong, organized civil disobedience protest movement was necessary to combat the general apathy towards AIDS from both the government and from the medical community. However, there was some disagreement about this civil disobedience from people

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    Have you ever thought about what the future of the U.S. would be without Malcolm X in the Civil Rights Movement? Malcolm X was one of the main activists in the Civil Rights Movement. He helped shape the U.S. into what it is today. Who had the best philosophy, Malcolm X or Martin Luther King Jr.? Malcolm X was a humongous factor in the Civil Rights Movement who believed in separatism and perceived reality as it actually was. MLK was also a giant factor in the Civil Rights Movement, but he believed

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    of personal growth. Anne overcame some very tough challenges in the book Coming of Age in Mississippi leading her to become a very strong and independent activist. Although Anne’s efforts did not greatly impact the movement directly, they did have a great impact on her personal growth. Anne dedicated her life after college to being an activist, this helped her grow in many different ways. This essay will talk about how Anne’s efforts affected both the movement and Anne personally. Throughout the

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    people, pro-choice activists, say that it is the women's right whether or not to have a child. However, there are many groups who are lobbying the Congress to pass laws that would make abortion illegal. These people are called the pro-life activists. Both pro-life and pro-choice activists refer to religion to back up their point of view. Pro-life supporters claim that human life begins at conception. Therefore, abortion is a murder of a person. Conversely, pro-choice activists say that personhood

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    1. Explain the distinction Jean Grimshaw makes between misogyny and philosophically significant ‘maleness’ of philosophical theories. Jean Grimshaw argues the idea that the discipline of Philosophy is gendered in some way by making a distinction between misogyny and philosophically significant ‘maleness ‘of philosophical theories. The ‘maleness’ of philosophy is characterised by the fact that most of the practitioners of philosophy have been and are still male. Grimshaw argues that this fact alone

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    attitudes towards them. The war also created stepping stones for the likes of Martin Luther King to breach into the civil rights movement, therefore not only did it have an impact on black American's, it also created some success for many civil rights activists. However the war did nothing to reduce discrimination towards other ethnic minorities, for example Japanese Americans received much racial discrimination due to Japan's role in WWII. Although the war was bad for the civil rights of Japanese Americans

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    INTRODUCTION Do you know teens that are activists? Well one of them is malala you might know her. She was really young when she stood up for girls education. Focus 1-What is teen activism? Teen activism are teens or people who stand up for something that they believe in. They also make the environment better. They help people get jobs by getting them a good education . They are people who work hard for the community. They are brave teens/people. An activist is a person who campaigns for some kind

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    views and opinions.      The average pro-life activist tends to be a lesser-educated individual who grew up seeing family life as a root to all means. Her parents were of a lower income bracket, barely finished high school, and more that likely her parents provided many siblings. She wed directly out of high school to a low income white collar worked and has many children herself. The pro-life activist believes strongly in the church and the fact that the main purpose of sexuality

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    are similar and different in many ways. Gandhi is an Indian activist that fought for the freedom of India. Malala is a Pashtun that fights for the right to an education for girls. Both activists fight for equal rights for their people. Because of Gandhi's work, India was freed for British control. as a result of Malala getting shot, she showed the world that girls are worthy of an education as well. Malala and Gandhi are both activists, however, there are some similarities and differences such as;

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    human rights activists may face considerable resistance in the form of harassment, intimidation, physical attacks, and in some cases the criminalization of their activities by oppressive regimes. Protection International is an non-governmental organization dedicated to the protection of these human rights defenders where they are needed most. They support individuals and organizations internationally by researching best practices, providing training and resources for human rights activists and organizations

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