Everyone has a hero or someone that inspires and look up to. As history passes many people have become heroes by changing the lives of others. They voiced their opinions and made a difference by taking action for what they believed in. Day by day, lives are being changed by heroes that are making sa...
There are many interesting topics to choose from when writing about changes in society. One being the Civil Rights Movement that was started in 1955. It has forever changed the society of the Twentieth Century. Many people fought for equal rights for African Americans prior to the movement, but t...
The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. Even at this country's birth, its Founding Fathers incorporated the Three-Fifths Compromise, ending a dispute over slaves" votes, into the United States" very Constitution. Since 1863, at least fifty-eight riots in America have been related to racism (Duncan 6). Winona LaDuke tells of more than 1,000 tailings and slag piles from uranium mines dumped in Native American Din land (3). "Nearby the land is the largest coal strip mine in the world, and some...
