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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Civil rights -- United States."”.
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The rhetorical structure of disability : bridging the gap between what is 'spoken' and what is 'said' with song - over-signifying with personhood against the backdrop of disease-centric discourse.
This paper investigates the rhetoric surrounding disability, specifically focusing on how such rhetoric is deployed in legislative texts which attempt to promote the equality of people with disabilities throughout society. In criticizing "disease-centric discourse" within legislative texts the …
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SEX OF PREVIOUS CHILDREN AND INTENTIONS FOR FURTHER BIRTHS, 1965-1970; CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC'S COMMITMENT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES, 1954-1973; BROKEN HOMES AND DELINQUENCY: A REASSESSMENT
Part I. Previous analyses of samples of women in the 1950's revealed that intentions for further births were affected by the sex of the previous children. More recent analyses found however that the effect of previous childrens' sex on fertility intentions has either diminished or disappeared …
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The rhetorical dimension of an apology for slavery.
This paper will discuss the theoretical and practical applications of an apology for American slavery. It will focus upon former Representative Tony Hall's 1997 and 2000 request for a congressional apology for slavery. The rhetorical dimensions of the sociopolitical apology in regard to American …
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A Narrative Analysis of Korematsu v. United States
… studies the Supreme Court decision, Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944) and its historical context, using a narrative perspective and reviewing aspects of narrative viewpoints with reference to legal studies in order to introduce the present study as a method of assessing narratives in …