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    The Lesson is a short story that follows the afternoon of a young girl named Sylvia and her friends, as well as their outcast pseudo teacher, Miss Moore. The kids have a great reluctance to learn from her, so Miss Moore switches to practical applications of lessons rather than traditional methods and takes the children on a trip to FAO Schwartz, a fancy outrageously priced toy store in Manhattan. There are also several prominent conflicts in this story, the first being a lack of respect towards Miss

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    Women and African-Americans aren’t being treated as bad today, but they’re still being treated worse than the white males of society. Even today, when white males are typically the leaders of society, it’s not always race and gender that creates inequality; sometimes it’s money that creates the issue. Not just from past evidence, but from present

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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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    Meritocracy and Diversified American Workplaces Do Americans believe meritocracy exists in America? Do talented people who work hard earning the reward that they deserve? Do talented people have enough challenges for their promotion that they merit? Living in the United States, some people think meritocracy exists because people expect about the opportunities to learn, to work, to earn, and to deserve. People also think they may have chances to earn what they deserve because the trusting of meritocracy

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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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    living in poverty in the society and it affects them due to the low-income that hinders access to proper health care. Question 5 Social classes exist due to the unequal distribution of money, resources, and power. Mainly, this results in health inequalities. For example, the rich people could live an average of over six years longer

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