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    institutions. Kimmel further argues that these institutions convey a reason, logic, a self-motivated notion that replicates gender associations linking men and women moreover the gender classification of authority and hierarchy”. As Kimmel observes it, an assessment of gender ought to try hard to elucidate not only alleged variance linking women and men however male supremacy (Kimmel). While explaining “Gender”, Kimmel argues some of the opinions and viewpoints regarding gender that have come out from

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    The ethnic cleansing of Pequot tribesmen by Captain John Mason during the 1630s and the military excursions into the Philippines, Cuba, and Hispaniola in the late 1800s/early 1900s are examples Zinn’s description of these associated dangers (McKenna & Feingold 2011, 13-15). In The Power and the Glory, Zinn further expounds on Albert Einstein’s argument that, “Wars will stop when men refuse to fight” by stating American will stop fighting wars when they discard the myth of American exceptionalism (McKenna

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    equal rights. All races have too many stereotypes. People who practice religion have to be secretive about doing it. Women started fighting for equal rights in 1848 and they have not stopped yet (Infoplease). Women do not have equal rights to men. Although they got the right to vote out West first then in the East (Infoplease). There is still a lot of things women cannot do without getting

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    Rousseau's Discourse

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    his work Discourse on Inequality to the non-ending controversy regarding Hacienda Luisita, while the aim of Rousseau’s Discourse is to examine the foundations of inequality among men, and to determine whether this inequality is authorized by natural law. Inequality has always been a never-ending trend topic in the Philippines, and we can see that there is still widespread inequality throughout the country today, defined in sociology as “the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different

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    WWII and the Road to Midway Essay

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    World War Two came to America on December 7th, 1941. The focus on America's involvement in the war generally focuses on the European front. What must be remembered is the time and sacrifices made in the Pacific theatre. America's entry into the war on the Pacific was not an immediate success. It took American forces until the summer of 1942 at the Battle of Midway to become properly prepared for the war. The American military learned much from their losses – both through the strengths of the

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    Saint Martin of Tours Born to pagan parents; his father was a Roman military officer. Martin was raised in Pavia, Italy. Became a Christian, and became a catechumen in his early teens. Joined the Roman imperial army at age 15, serving in a ceremonial unit that acted as the emperor’s bodyguard, hardly fought. Cavalry officer, and assigned to garrison duty in Gaul. Baptised into the Church at age 18. Trying to live his faith, he refused to let his servant wait on him. Once, while on horseback in Amiens

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    In the midst of World War II, the Japanese military wanted to create a realm of pleasure for the soldiers, as they were away from their home environments. As a result, the Japanese military set up a community of “comfort wagons” staffed by “comfort women”. Moreover, these women were used to ensure that the soldiers would refrain from engaging in homosexual activity. Many of the women involved in these amenities were from countries that the Japanese conquered. At this time, prostitution was used on

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    On February 1898, and less than a month of the battleship arrival to the harbor it exploded and sank under unexplained and mysterious circumstances that led to 260 men losing their lives. Immediately after the incident, the American press ignited a nationwide uproar, and made various accusations of sabotage at Spain, while the accusations were unproven the nation believed them, creating the slogan "Remember the Maine

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    and questioning apprehended prisoners. Most of these prisoners were then sent to a prison that was inside a U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, which happened to be on land that had been rented from the supervision of Cuba. Ever since 2002, over 800 men were held as prisoners at "GITMO." A Most have been let go deprived of charges or revolved to other administrations. In 2011, Congress exactly forbade the spending of reserves to transfer GITMO detainees to imprisonment amenities which are in the mainland

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    SMALL-SCALE MINING (Lives at risk in the Philippine Gold Mines) INTRODUCTION Gold is the number one mineral produced by the Philippines in value terms. Although total local production was low relative to world production, it ranked 2nd to Africa in gold production per unit land area in 1988 and ranked 29th as top gold producer in 2002(Israel and Asirot 2002). In the year 2002–2007, the Philippines’ gold production increased by 8.2%. This contributed an average of 2% gross domestic product (GDP)

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