Brianna Backiel Professor Brian French ENC1102 February 25, 2016 In “Cosmopolitanism,” Kwame Appiah uses this term to explain the responsibility that each member of the universe has to one another; a responsibility that goes beyond just country borders. He believes that in this day in age we separate ourselves from others with whom we do not share the same nations, opinions, customs, etc.. Appiah says, “In the wake of 9/11, there has been a lot of fretful discussion about the divide between
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of them. Many women were ready to fight for equal rights, and were willing to go to great lengths for it, such as Susan B Anthony. She was a reformer who left a big mark for the women of the United States. Due to her determination, and high ambitions she was able to lead the women in the right path to victory and that's why she was a incomparable women activist. Susan B Anthony was a great leader that always had a positive attitude, and a great mindset. Everyday
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I really enjoyed the film Iron-Jawed Angels. As a female, who always fights for her rights, I had tremendous respect for the women who put everything on the line in order to get a vote for women. In the film, the main event that started it all for the National Women’s Party was the parade. At the time, there was support from the NAWSA because the NWP had not been completely formed. They marched in order to make the world aware that they wanted a vote for females. This is similar to the images we
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Gertrude Bell was a British political officer and archaeologist best known for setting up advanced Iraq after World War I. Bell worked for the British government in Cairo over World War I. According to the article “Gertrude Bell Biography” (n.d.), "she contributed to the construction of the Iraqi state in 1921, as well as the National Museum of Iraq." The area that she aimed to concentrate on in her life is the interests in the Middle East. Through World War I, Bell worked for the Red Cross in France
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In the words of Bernadette Cahill, the Equal Rights Amendment was an attempt “to finish the unfinished business of the Civil War” (Cahill, Bernadette). The main purpose for the ERA was to create equality for women under the law. The last time that anything like this was attempted was in 1870. Women’s Rights leaders of the time launched a campaign to reword the Fifteenth Amendment to include the word “sex.” The amendment in the constitution states, “race, color or previous condition of servitude.”
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Catt and Women’s Suffrage As the 1900s evolved and modernized the American society, American ideas and beliefs evolved to satisfy the needs of numerous Americans. This is evident with women and their struggle to obtain the basic right of suffrage. As numerous women in the 1900s received education, they started to become self-independent and prevailed over their dominant husbands. These educated women fought to overcome their unfortunate future of becoming an ignorant, weak housewife and obtain their
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Two documents in history that argue a certain viewpoint are the Declaration of Sentiments and the Pearl Harbor Speech. The Declaration of Sentiments, written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was created in July 1848 in order to move the women’s suffrage movement forward. The Pearl Harbor Speech was written and delivered by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to inspire the military stationed at Pearl Harbor the day after the attack. Although these two documents are different in their subject and how they are presented
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the Women’s Labor Reform Association, co-organized the Women’s Rights Convention with Lucretia Mott, and co-founded The Revolution, a newspaper that was written for suffragists. Stanton also co-wrote the History of Woman’s Suffrage with Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Ida Husted Harper. At her father’s law office, Stanton was insulted by the sections of books that regarded women’s rights. “She wanted to take a pair of scissors to her father's law books and remove the offending portions
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but Susan B. Anthony is one figure that deserves praise for all her accomplishments, influence on politics, and influence on time period. Without her contributions, modern society wouldn’t be close to what it is now. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 from Daniel and Lucy Anthony. Both of Anthony’s parents encouraged her to push toward her cause. Daniel Anthony was a Quaker, believing in the idea that everybody should think independently and speak their mind. Lucy Anthony enlightened her
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so excited. I was so amazed of the Art on display from different cultures especially since my wife is from Africa she knew what a lot of the are meant it was a great experience for us. But the painting that I liked was the one by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Rinaldo and Armida. Looking at the painting you could see the hate then the love they had for each other. There so many paintings from European era. Frans Halas portrait Dorothea Berck, Rembrandt Van Rijn painting of sis son
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