...Malala Yousafzai, a courageous 20 year women born on July 12, 1997, has been fighting for women’s right to an education since she was a little girl. She lived in a mountain valley in Swat, Pakistan for her early years of her live. In Pakistan and many other places that aren’t westernized, girls are very oppressed by society and Malala wants to change that. Malala is a very strict Muslim but she is also a great example of Christian Service. Christian Service is something that Christians do to serve others and God, even if they are suffering. Even though Malala has been persecuted for fighting for what she believes in, she keeps fighting for herself and the other 6 million girls who do not get an education. Thesis: Malala, even though she is...
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...The Brave Fight for Desegregation Education is an establishment with a long history in America. Throughout its history there have been numerous racial events that have helped shape our current educational system. According to, (Seperate is not equal Brown V. Board of Education, n.d.), Racism and segregation can be seen back to the 1800s. Each race would have their own school. There were colleges, such as Morehouse, that catered to black students. For the most part, the best educational opportunities were available to whites only. As a nation, we have attempted several different tactics trying to eliminate the racism that exists in our schools. Beginning in 1936, Americans began fighting for equal education to all. Finally, in 1955, through the Brown...
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...obtained. However it is of upmost importance that whoever is fighting for this equality to have pure and equal intent for all. Musonius Rufus fights for equal education amongst men and women in the topic of philosophy but then turns around and expresses a list that exemplifies the ideal life of a woman. Including that she must be “a good housekeeper” as well as “content with her lot and to work with her own hands.” He is encouraging women to study philosophy so that they can become better housewives to please their husbands, not so that they can live a wholesome life of their own. Fighting for equality must be pure in intent or else the argument is hypocritical in itself (Rufus 2). Although Musonius did backlash on himself his argument did start strong and in the right direction. At first he looked at education alone, fighting for equal education amongst men and women. He touched on the topic of reasoning and how because men and women are both given the “gift of reason” and “natural inclination toward virtue” they are both equals and therefore should receive the same education in philosophy. By allowing them to have equal education Musonius believes that they are both now capable to achieve greatness because they have a better understanding of life. This understanding of life that Musonius intends is achieved through equal education, yes. However, he does not intend there to be an equal quality of life. If he were fighting for an equal quality of life amongst men and women then...
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...Diversity is what keeps society curious, without it, we’d be an empty glass of water slowly sinking in the deepest seas of the Mediterranean. In Melba Pattillo Beal’s memoir, Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba provides a picture of the rough times of the mid 1950s in the of racial prejudice. The life-long battle altered Melba’s mindset to being determined to help all African-Americans in every way she. Segregation used their strong discernment to bring down African-Americans. Melba’s initial objective was to accumulate a better education, which transformed into fighting for equal rights as she responded with resilience toward segregationists. Melba had entered Central High to gain the best education possible. She’d dreamed of attending Central...
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...8, 2015 In the twentieth century, there was a time when men believed that women could not match the same intellectual levels of men because of the fact they were women and their only priorities were offerings, cooking, and keeping house clean. On the contrary, important women have made a difference our society, like Rosa Park, who fought for civil rights, or Francis Wright, who played an important role in women’s right movement, and many more. Now in our time, women have well paid jobs and successful lifestyles, with good careers because of these women, that helped shape are society and changed what were stereotypes to men, to equality of comprehension in women. Therefore, women should have the right to choose if they want to get an education and work, or become housewives. It is important for women to have the right to choose because it is a different era, they should be treated equally with men, and the rise of feminism has changed the social norms of society over the years. To begin with, the article of “Women’s Rights: Then and now,” talks about very important times, when women had no rights, or equality among men. Women were not allowed to vote, study, or work in the twentieth century because the only priorities given to women, were to giving birth and take care of the offerings. In addition, women were not allowed outside unless the husband gave them approval to step outside. As a result, women began to fight for their rights because of discrimination and unfairness...
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...were treated as second class citizens, not only socially but within politics, legislation and economically too. During the years 1945 to 1953 there were improvements but they were still not seen as equal citizens. The Jim Crow laws ensured that blacks were not seen as real Americans and were to be treated differently. Blacks were not denied the right to education or to vote, but the quality of education was much poorer for them, and the possibility of registering to vote was so low it almost didn’t exist. In 1945, during the Second World War African Americans in the USA were also fighting for justice and freedom. But this fight was not against the Germans or the Japanese. Rather, they were fighting to overthrow white supremacy in America. Socially and economically, black Americans were considered as second class citizens in late 1945. Over 1.2 million black men joined the United States army during the Second World War. The experience radicalized them. Northern blacks were trained in rural military camps in the southern states. This was their first experience of formal racial segregation. They thought they would be fighting for their country and yet their country treated them as second class citizens. Segregation continued during the war. For example, black soldiers had different canteens and were transported to the battlefield in different vehicles. Black soldiers who didn’t make it to the front line were given less equipment and less training, and in some cases black battalions...
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...Utilitarian perspective I would like to discuss how underage children participating in Muay Thai for money does not provide the greatest benefit for the greatest number currently or in the future. The major problem with Utilitarianism is that we do not know the future, as it is unpredictable. The main Utilitarian argument for children fighting is the income from fighting (win or lose) that helps support the children’s families in Thailand and serves as a mean to escape poverty (Marantz 2013). It also helps boost the economy through things such as tourism and gambling. These examples show that children fighters can bring a lot of good for a great number of people; however this might not necessarily be the greatest good. The major cons of Muay Thai include parents strictly relying on their underage children for income and pressuring them to win for additional income (Marantz 2013). Many times families will bet on their son to double the earnings, which adds more pressure to the children to not only compete, but win (Moore 2014). Muay Thai also stands as a barrier between children and education (Phunyanuch 74). Instead of focusing on an education, many young boxers go through rigorous training for potential...
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...According to SOS Children's Villages, over two million children have died while in conflict, about six million have been seriously injured, and more than ten million have been left in severe trauma in the past ten years. These children usually range from ages 14-17, but some have been found to be eight years old. Some kids are forced to fight, being abducted from their community. Others join in conflict, fighting back for what they have lost and hoping that fighting will resolve their issues. Either way, children shouldn’t be in these dangerous situations. The matter of child soldiers seems to be a major problem as of today, but children have been used in wars ever since 1998. In fact, at least 36 countries around the world have used child soldiers. Most countries that use child soldiers concentrate in Africa and South Asia. In conflict, kids are subject to abuse and, even worse, sexual assault. This shouldn’t be happening. It isn’t right...
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...Resilience Throughout the history of Pilsen, the people of the community fight for what they believe is fair. Currently several activist are trying to put a hold on the displacement of so many Latinos, but the gentrification is urban planning has been planned for over 40 years. The plan is set to action and now it’s a struggle to even leave a dent of culture of the Mexican community that still and once resided. Pilsen Alliance is one of the many organizations fighting displacement of residents. “Pilsen Alliance is a social justice organization committed to developing grassroots leadership in Pilsen and neighboring working class, immigrant communities in Chicago’s Lower West Side. We work for quality public education, affordable housing,...
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...Breed Specific Legislation: The Flawed System By: Dogs have been considered a man’s best friend for decades and the numbers to prove this do not lie, 59.5% of American households have a pet dog (Weise, 2001). With this data in hand, would it be fair to say America loves its furry four legged friends? Somewhat. A topic that is picking up steam in America is Breed Specific Legislation (BSL), and it is starting to create unnecessary controversy. Attempting to remove specific breeds from entire communities based on fear, is unjust. We as a country need to start looking deeper into this issue and decide who the real culprit is: the animal or the owner. BSL is defined as a group of laws passed that regulate a certain breed’s ability to reside in a community. The breed catching the most heat currently is the pit bull. One of the issues with this is defining what a pit bull is. There are so many variances on what characteristics define these dogs. It has come down to any dog with a big head and a broad shoulder is in fact a pit bull. They are all profiled as aggressive, unpredictable, malicious animals. But, upon researching the history of these dogs in our country, you will find quite the opposite. They are of English decent, brought here by English immigrants. They were originally bred from Bulldogs and used as hunting dogs. In the early 1900’s, they were most known for being multi-purpose family dogs, with a reputation of protecting their family’s children (Kendrick, 2012)...
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...Film Review (Chicano Education Movement) The 60s are the true beginning for the Chicano movement however, I did not realize that it began with Chicano students protesting for better education. The film enlightens the harsh realities that most Chicano students faced. It turns out that most schools showed clear signs of prejudice and discrimination towards most Chicano students. Teachers made kids ashamed of their culture and showed little to no concern to the Chicano students. According to the film one of four Chicano students graduated from high school. Even after the case "Brown versus the Board" students were treated unfairly. The film suggest that it was the lack of concern for the education of Chicanos that began to challenge the traditional perception of Chicanos. Sal Castro who was a teacher at East High School helped organize students to protest. 4000 students walked out of East high, they brought attention to their cause however, some of it was not wanted. The film talks about how the Brown Berets who were a more radical group fighting for Chicanos got involved and supposedly represented security for the students. It was fascinating to see how the school board reacted after days of walk outs, they basically did nothing for a while. Walkouts continued and tensions increased, but many tried to keep things under control. If frustration got to the students then that would have led to a riot instead of a peaceful protest. Regardless, it did not matter to the police, the...
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...especially over the past few years, since conflict has begun in such places as Syria. Due to the fighting, 3,700 children have died and 500,000 have been made into refugees. There needs to be some changes to help the children grow and develop in the Middle East. Over the past two years education in Syria has decreased by 200,000 children. With all of these children losing their right to an education, it hurts their economy because they are not learning what they need to expand their minds and change their futures. For many of these children, not going to school is a big deal because they enjoy going to school. It is a time for them to get away from the fighting and from family life and enjoy learning. Due to the intensity of the war and the closing of most schools, women who were attending school cannot attend anymore. Since the women cannot attend school to get good jobs for themselves, they must marry off and forget about their dreams. When parents are put in the position that they must wed off their daughters, it is usually something they do not want to do, but must do. Many parents have wed their young daughters off to men so they can make sure that they are safe. Others have sold their daughters to men so that they can earn some extra money because they have fled Syria without any money or a little amount of money. The fighting does not affect only the school education in Syria, but it also disturbs the social interaction of the children. They grow up seeing violence...
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...The most powerful empires of all time gained their strength through implementing educational tactics. The Persian Empire, for instance, used the educational tactics of military training. Living their days fighting for the protection of their empire; boys were taken away from their families at the age of seven to start training for war. This civilization believed in the importance of fighting and it united them to be one strong society. As Dewey said, “ A society is a number of people held together because they are working along common lines, in a common spirit, and with reference to common aims”(Dewey, p. 102). The Persians were one of a kind; the protection of each member of their empire was the most important thing. Mothers didn’t saw their children as being taken away; on the contrary, they were being educated in how to kill the enemy. The Persian had the common aim of protecting their members, and fighting was the only way of doing so. Those who didn’t want to fight were considered the shame of their families, and lost the community’s respect. At the age of 24, after finishing their military training, men were considered ready to fight, as it was all they knew and all they were. Every civilization has its own common aims,...
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...Fighting for Equality SS310-12 April 29th, 2012 Feminism is defined as the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men (dictionary, 2012). The Feminist Movement that occurred in the 1960s was one of the most influential and life changing events that has happened throughout history. The last fight for equality that took place for females before this was during the early 1900s where women were fighting for the right to vote. It took 40 years for women to come together and fight for even more opportunities and rights that they deserved. This is one of the largest events that happened during this time and the event from the 1960s which has affected my life the most. The social and legal barriers before the Feminist movement of the 1960s suggested that women were second to men and were subordinate to men. A women’s place in life was to listen and obey. Women were discriminated against and exploited in the work place. They were denied the admittance to reproductive and sexual freedom (Goodwin, 1999). After a certain point, women had had enough. They began to join together and start fighting against the social norms and demanded equal rights because they will no longer be considered the “second sex”. Many laws were passed in the 1960s because of the fight these women went through. The first was The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (USA.GOV, 2012). The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women be given equal pay for equal work in the same...
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...PHYSICAL EDUCATION-an integral part of total education process, is a field of endeavour which has as its aim the development of physically, mentally, emotionally and socially fit citizens through the medium of physical activities which have been selected with a view to realizing these outcomes. ARNIS-are umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines that emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons. It includes hand-to-hand comba and disarming techniques. KALI-may be a portmanteau of the Cebuano words "ka"mot, or "ka"may meaning hand or body, and "li"hok, meaning motion. Kali means to Scrape. ARNIS DE MANO = Means "Harness of the Hands". Which also means "What ever you can get in your hands as weapons and to use them well". Arnis de Mano is the Martial Arts of the northern region of the Philippines. DIFFERENT TYPES OF BLADED WEAPONS 1.Shakra 2. Pizza cutter 3. Special Forces Shovel 4. Bolo machete/knife 5. Chinese sword. 6. Viking/Norse ax 7. Machete. 8. Two-handed axForged "standard" tomahawk 9. Small forged (or mouse) tomahawk 10. French hawk ...
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