"They pleaded that too many were fathers with children and could not continue" (Ordinary Men,61-62). ... During the execution of the orders, peer pressure was what led people to continue with the shooting. Afterwards, they were usually ensured careerism (Ordinary Men, 169). ... For example, in "Ordinary Men," it took courage for a man to step out of the process of exterminating Jews. ... Can the resistance action from the black people be considered as courage? ...

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Before 1789, France was ruled by the nobles and the church which made up 1 - 2% of the population and the ordinary people that made up 97% of the population (Doyle, 2002). ... As a result the cost of food was increasing and the ordinary people could not afford it and were suffering from hunger. ... As a consequence, many people disliked absolute rule by the royalty and the nobility. The ideas of enlightenment started to make the ordinary people think differently; as they could see that the American Revolution had created a country in which people had more power on the government, instead of ki...

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It also limited the influence that ordinary people would have over the government. ... Along with clear limitations on the government, the Constitution creates a balance by limiting the influence of ordinary people. ... It also includes the Elastic Clause, which technically gives Congress uncontrollable power to create laws that are "necessary and proper" which in turn could place more limitations on ordinary people (pg.48). ... The Bill of Rights spells out the freedoms that the government cannot strip away from the people (pg.88). ... " This gives the people freedom of rel...

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Background House Un-American Activities Committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was established in 1938 and focused its efforts on investigating alleged disloyalty perpetrated by ordinary people, public employees and any organization suspected of having links to groups that advocated on behalf of communism and facism.1 The HUAC's attention quickly turned to the arts and the potential it had to effect ordinary citizens' beliefs and practices. People involved in various artistic disciplines were called before the committee, with their attention eventually turning...

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The Second Amendment has long been the defense of organizations such as the National Rifle Association to justify the continuance of legal gun ownership for ordinary Americans. ... Constitution to establish that its purpose was not to allow ordinary citizens the "right to keep and bear arms". The Second Amendment The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states, "A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." ... This paper has examined the text of the Second Amendment of the ...

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Also, most perpetrators of hate crimes are young people and a lot of them are juvenile offenders. ... Then, one may think about the usefulness of hate crime laws because the only thing these laws do is raise the sentences and if that does not stop other people from committing hate crimes, why do these laws exist? ... By creating the hate crime laws the government is giving victims of hate crime more value and more protection than victims of "ord...

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This event caused many people to think about stricter gun control laws. ... It placed the first limitations on selling ordinary firearms. Now, people selling guns are required to obtain a Federal Firearms License, and maintain records of the names and addresses of the people to whom firearms are sold. ... Guns do not turn ordinary people into murderers. ... It is a necessity for many people but take in mind that not all people deserve their second amendment right. ...

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When introduced, interest groups were intended to provide equal opportunity for all groups and gave poor people a chance to be politically active. ... This can been seen in interest groups ability to influence public officials who hold power to fulfill their wants rather than what the party as a whole wants or what the people want, the majority of interest group members being people with higher incomes and higher levels of education limiting the average citizens ability to influence decisions made, the small group of elites dominating congressional decisions, and the concerning dominance money...

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Thomas Hart Benton Throughout out the history of mankind, art has played an important part in the every day lives of people. ... During the summer of 1917 Benton got his first respectable job as the director of the Peoples Gallery in New York City. ... His subjects are ordinary people doing ordinary things. ... He was more interested in the real lives of people. ...

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Many people felt that now that the United States is free from Britain and is becoming independent, then the people should become independent also. ... However, the document did not mention individual rights of the people. ... At that time people's rights were not on the delegate's minds. ... The Bill of Rights protects and sometimes even saves people's lives. ... The rights of the people mostly come about in court however, in a person's ordinary day the rights apply. ...

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Ordinary men were allowed to talk about politics and public business in public places almost everywhere such as Taverns, parlors, commons, and streets (29). ... Because of the new ability of people to discuss politics freely, this new change caused controversy because people did not always agree with one another. ... New people who didn't used to be involved openly in politics got involved. ... The printed reports of the political sides that people took gave people enjoyment and got them more involved with the government then they had been in the past. ... This linked people together ...

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The IRS wastes the taxpayer's time and money chasing suspected drug dealers rather than attending to the affairs of the ordinary taxpayer. ... Drug prohibition removes the possibility of resolving drug disputes through a legal process and leaves people to their own violence oriented solutions. ... It would reduce drug prices and hence make it un-necessary for people to steal or resort to theft in order to buy drugs. ... The war on drugs has led to what people often refer to as the "war on drugs exception to the bill of rights." ... Prices will go down, drug related crime will dissipate,...

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This is one of many reasons that more and more people are supporting gun control. ... People sell deadly weapons to who ever has enough money to purchase them. ... People are tired of living in fear and want the streets safer for their children to grow up on. The paranoia that makes people have weapons is the paranoia that can turn in to disaster. ... Guns are also used in acts of rage by ordinary citizens caught up in the heat of arguments, fights and other kinds of domestic violence. ...

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The United States negotiated numerous treaties which they continuously violated in pursuit of the Indians' lands and assets, and ultimately to impose their will on Indian tribes and people as they seen fit. These actions by the United States reinforce the colonialism theories and the four components of the colonization complex toward indigenous people in the United States. ... When treaties were agreed, such as the Black Hills of Dakota, and the sacred land to the Sioux Indians the United States recognized the Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation, set aside for exclusive use...

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But, the people of United States of America is not about to let nature stand in the way. ... Ordinary people are outraged by this new law. ... As our country begin preparing to elect a new president people wonder if the nation would survive Abe Lincoln soon became the president in 1860. ...

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Like the now-celebrated civil rights movement, women suffrage records the recent and useful experiences of ordinary citizens forced to fight for their own rights against tremendous odds and social inequities. ... It was a coalition of different people and organizations that worked together for a few intense years around the common goal of votes for women. ... The suffrage movement holds a particular relevance now as it has helped lead us as a country and a people to where we are today. ...

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During the past few years there has been much debate and concern relating to the protection of wetlands in Wisconsin. Wetlands are lands where water saturation is the major factor determining the nature of soil development and plant and animal communities. Until recently, wetlands were often viewe...

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The Gun Control Act of 1968 made it illegal for millions of people to buy guns. ... While some of these seem like they are good and that these people should not have guns, this is restricting a constitutional amendment and this could create a slippery slope where people's rights can be taken away. ... "Strict gun control regulations interfere with that right because ordinary citizens abide by the regulations while criminals acquire guns from underground markets. That leaves honest, law-abiding people at a distinct disadvantage" (Cramer and Burnett 20). ... People like Rev. ...

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It causes people who are in strong belief in what their race is. ... People feel better about themselves when they put down other ethnic groups, laugh about overweight people, and watch those popular reality shows where people are voted off (and laughed at, right?).""... We need people to understand and learn about these so-called advantages. ... Although I do know a number of people who it does affect. ... I have friends of different race and they tell me some of the stuff that they go through on an ordinary day. ...

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Many people have argued that "to keep and bear arms" is not very obvious. ... They are usually, in most cases, bad people that do not follow the rules. ... People do not attempt to attack someone that is bigger or stronger than them. ... "Responsible adults with handguns make it more difficult for police to distinguish ordinary citizens from criminals". ... If people carry guns around, no one will feel protected unless they carry a gun as well. ...

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The real power rests with the people. The Government of the country is run by the elected representa­tives of the people. ... He represents our people, because he is elected by the elected representatives of our people. ... There are times when the country could not be run as in ordinary times. ... We must realize that our people have yet to learn it. ...

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Schulman states that the government was in search of a way to improve the lives of ordinary Americans without offending business, and ways to feed the hungry and shelter the homeless without asking the rich to sacrifice. ... Instead of the people representing the people, various groups would be signified by organizations. ... Johnson believed in actually delivering results to the people and his colleagues. ... In Vietnam, he went to war for people at too great a cost of his own. ... Johnson was in fact a president that wanted to help his nation and its people. ...

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50,996,582 registered voters elected Al Gore and only 50,456,062 people voted in favor of Bush (2000 Election Popular Results). ... In the United States, the people do not elect the President or Vice President directly. The framers of the Constitution felt this was too great a responsibility for ordinary U.S. citizens. ... This is especially true for people living in the western states. ... One person's vote could decide the whole matter and that could encourage more people to vote. ...

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The concept of populism refers to the political activities or political ideas that are based on the interests and opinions of ordinary people. ... If we take this definition at face value we can easily maintain that whenever a political leader steps up to make his/her appeal to the people, to which there is an overwhelming agreement from the people with regards to the context of that appeal, then the politician in question can be seen as a populist. ... Another consideration to take in when study populism is the fact that populism is an appeal to people and there is no real guaranty that the...

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Steamships and railroads were to drastically change the way people travelled, transported things, and lived their lives. ... People could by stocks, or certificates of partial ownership, in order to finance the corporations. ... Russia Russia was the slowest major European nation to industrialize, due to its autocratic government and the fact that the majority of its people were serfs tied to the land. ... Also, as vacation time increased, people of both casses were able to enjoy the arts and leisure activities. ... It changed the way many people looked at the world and angered many religiou...

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