Word: equalization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ebenezer Scrooge may seem the embodiment of Victorian England, that era of top hats and class warfare, but his journey of self-discovery could be just as meaningful had he been American. Or black. Or a man of the late 20th century, a period of more casual clothing but equal bitterness between haves and have- nots. For that matter, there's nothing in the essence of Dickens' story to preclude glimpses of fast-food workers and airline pilots, or riffs of rap and gospel music, and it's reasonable enough to have an urban American Tiny...
Then I found out how much it cost, and did the quick mental calculation that it was about equal to the cost of two or three large pizzas. That, I think, is a lot of dough for a fern...
...point is well taken that certain immutable characteristics of men and women make complete neutrality inaccurate. Ideally, the value of "separate but equal," which American law has solidly rejected, is precisely what would render sexual justice. Women and men should be recognized for the different types of people that they are, while being guaranteed equal access to all the privileges of society...
...During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all person live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared...
Asian Americans hold a unique position among ethnic groups in the United States. As part of the most recent immigrant group, we reap the benefits of the civil rights movements of the past; but we struggle for acceptance in affirmative action and equal rights programs tailored for the Black and Hispanic populations. American society gives us the opportunity to retain our cultural heritage, yet it pressures us more than ever to blend into the mainstream...