Essays on Civil Rights

Countries rely on constitutions to define the individual rights that their citizens should have. The global community is facing numerous challenges, particularly in the areas of crime and terrorism. In many countries, the topic of interference with people's rights is raised based on how governments implement them. There are times...

The Second Amendment and Its Importance The second amendment focused on the protection of all Americans’ rights, particularly the right to self-defense. This is where the laws governing the possession and use of firearms come into play. The amendment also addresses the right to own and use arms, and it went...

Civil Rights Movements Civil rights have centred around Americans' fundamental rights to be free from unfair treatment based on protected characteristics such as disability, race, and gender, among others. Several civil rights events shaped the national political atmosphere, establishing feelings of civic obligation in today's America. Martin Luther King's most significant...

The Purpose and Context of Susan B. Anthony's Speech The purpose of Susan B. Anthony's speech is to express her outrage at her incarceration as a result of her decision to vote in the 1872 American election (Buhle Buhle, 2005). On the other hand, the context of her speech...

The barring of people with mental disabilities from exercising their right to vote has historically been a topic of discussion. Voting rights for people with mental disabilities receive very little attention. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has fought for decades to ensure that people with...

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded on February 12th, 1909, and remains the largest, oldest, and most commonly known grass-roots civil rights group in the United States. The organization has over 500,000 affiliates and supporters from all...

Installation of Television Surveillance Systems in Mental Institutions Dr. R, the current superintendent of the Meller Valley Institute, also agreed to add television surveillance systems in the mental institution's visiting rooms, hallways, and patient spaces. The key reasons for the installation are to make it easier to locate staff in the...

The battle for civil justice for gay people in America has reached a tipping point. Gay people are fighting for their civic rights in courtrooms, Congress, and, on occasion, in the streets. Famous people publicly debate their sexual orientations, and gay people are sometimes cast as full members of the...

When the civil rights movement is mentioned in a discussion, nearly everybody in the audience thinks about Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to the movement. Many young Americans equate the Reverend from Montgomery with the efforts and commitment made in the pursuit of freedom and justice for American...

The rhetorical study to be undertaken is that of Robert F. Kennedy's iconic address, which he delivered without advance notice after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. The Civil Rights Movement was in full swing in America in the late 1960s, and the nation was facing a...

An American An American is someone born and subject to US authority, or having gained citizenship by parents or naturalization, according to the US Constitution ( Thinking of Becoming a U.S. Citizen? ). More Than Citizenship Being an American, though, requires more than that; first, it means being able to possess more independence,...

The Role of Politics in Determining the Social and Economic Status of an Area The social and economic status of an area or territory is decided by politics. Texas is geographically large and has many inhabitants and comprises eight large towns (Calvert, 2002). The Influence of Special Interest Groups in Texas Politics In...