Human Rights

society, the time has come to take a major stand against revenge and hatred. It is time to look at the other side of the card, the side filled with peace and respect. It's time to rethink capital punishment, to recognize that our futures hinge on change and on recognition that life is more precious than death. To reach such a destination, we might first ask what motivates us to allow America to stand as the only Western democracy to utilize death as a form of punishment. Bringing about another person's violent end does nothing to solve our own problems. It does not resolve the issue of losing a loved one. It does nothing to heal the fabric of divine connectivity that is a part of each one of us. To...

The Democratic primary will more than likely result in a fractured party and no clear winner going into their Quadrennial confab. The candidates will have beaten up on each other to no avail, and critics will cite Barack Obama's inexperience, and Hillary Clinton's questionable electability. Moreover, John Edwards and others--no, not the name of a Seattle-based grunge band--will further fragment the voting. Leave it to Academy Award winner, and the former Vice President Albert A. Gore to ride to the rescue. --"The man who used to be the next president of the United States, " has been sounding more and more like a candidate. Observe: The 60-year-old Gore may have left the door ajar in 2002, when...

While Australia's Westminster system introduced civilised law and justice concepts to Papua New Guinea in colonial times it has not eradicated the spirit of 'payback' enshrined in their cultures over centuries. Payback within family, clan and village groups remains a binding custom in PNG society to this day. The spirit of payback, like many other cultural traditions in PNG is not understood by most Australians. The relationship between our two countries has drifted over the years since independence. Up till that time young Australian patrol officers (kiaps) lived and worked throughout the country as administrators, explorers, teachers, health workers and policemen. Many married local women, raised...

Kathleen Stenson and her son's civil rights are being flouted by run amok gestapo type bullies employed by Southern Cross Healthcare and Shropshire County Council.It has come to our attention that Irish woman Kathleen Stenson aged 81, and her son William are being subject to abuse at The Court Care Home, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2LE in England. Apparently, the control freak bully manager, Kim Wright who is in charge of this "care" home, has told William that he must be accompanied by secret police pimp social workers when he visits his own mother! This is a coercive human rights abuse by the home, their owners at Southern Cross Healthcare and Shropshire County Council. This family is...

The Free Burma Rangers, better known simply as FBR, began humanitarian relief missions into the war-torn country of Burma (now called "Myanmar" by the ruling military junta) in 1997. The team risks their lives taking in food, medical supplies, and educational materials to the more than one million internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been forced to flee their villages leaving them shelter-less and stuck foraging for food while hiding in the jungle. Many of these once self-sustaining farmers now rely on the assistance of the Rangers for their survival. The Burmese army randomly attacks villages in remote areas where various ethnic groups live. The natives re-build temporary sites when...

Fred Thompson, the Republican candidate running in the 2008 elections, has been endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee. This may seem surprising to those who have been following Thompson's record on issues such as, abortion, the proposed human life amendment, or Terri Schiavo. Though it has been claimed that Thompson has a 100 percent record when it comes to voting pro-life, it is only 86 percent in the 105th Congress. Then there is the 'Meet the Press' interview, in which Thompson's response to Terri Schiavo and the right-to-life question sounded weak and unconvincing. As the facts of the case stood, Schiavo's parents, who wanted to ensure that she continued to receive treatment and...

Recently while applying for an employment position with the Miami Teaching Fellows I was asked to write a 200 to 400 word essay explaining why I wanted to teach in high-need schools. The key to successfully writing such an essay for employment purposes are threefold: 1. Differentiate yourself from other applicants. 2. Show some heart and passion for the position. 3. Display previous work performance and achieved results. Here below is my essay, which I wrote for the Miami Teaching Fellows. I want to teach in high-need schools because throughout my life I have always served where others did not dare to go. Personal safety for me is not as important as making a genuine impact with my life and helping...

This may be one of the most important books you read this year. Richard North Patterson's latest novel is a compelling drama that will leave readers stunned. The novel is based upon the life of human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa who was hanged in Nigeria fifteen years ago. May we Americans, who read this and other similar, revealing books, begin immediately to understand and encourage the reduction of our country's oil demands that create these intolerable situations! May we weep for what our country's power-hungry people refuse to see! Surely the time has come to stop-surely this novel will help you decide! Marissa Brand met Damon Pierce in a writing class. While he fell deeply in love with...

y"> "One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility." Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) U.S. human rights activist, author, and First Lady Executives, professionals, entrepreneurs or anyone in transition can have remarkable results by upping the ante to play a bigger game worth pursuing. There are unlimited possibilities. What restricts one from playing a bigger game is playing a game with the same competencies expecting better results. When engaging in a new game with the unchanged competencies you...

This article discusses the dilemma and some issues facing the implementation of Productivity Measurements. Conducting productivity measurements are important for companies because it gives them a detailed view of how individuals or sectors in their company is fairing in relation to the revenue and profit reports. However, there are several issues that face productivity measurement. These are issues that ring true throughout all sorts of Metric and Performance scale systems of which Productivity Measurements and Metrics are a part of. These issues are constantly being brought into the foreground by different events that occur as a result of productivity measure or with the advocacy of activist groups...

Next time you write a letter to a donor but can'tthink of the best way to express yourself, letsomeone else do it for you. Someone like Mother Theresa. Mark Twain. Rosa Parks. Ernest Hemmingway. Quotations are one of the most effective ways toinspire and motivate donors. Think of all the topicsyou could possibly want to write about in afundraising letter, such as apathy, challenge, faith,freedom, generosity, injustice, love, optimism,persistence, poverty and war. Chances are,someone, somewhere, at some moment in history,has said something quotable on your topic. So when you are stuck for the best way to saysomething, reach for a book of quotations and turnto the table of contents. Look up the topic...

Money, they say is the root of all evils. But it's not the money itself but the obsession to acquire it by all means has motivated a person to do evil things such as: murder, robbery, swindling, plunder, graft and corruption, lying, stealing of people's money, betrayal of public trust, cheating just to stay in power, conspiracy and the likes. If your goal in life is to become rich from a questionable source, you will never achieve it, after all how much money is enough to quench that obsession? People should not consider money their master but rather their servant. If you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil and there will be no peace in your life. If how does a person treats money...

"> India is the home to Mahatma Gandhi and famous women such as Indira Gandhi was born there. From my point of view, I believe that Indira Gandhi was one of the most important ladies in modern Indian and Third World history. Daughter of political leader Jawaharlal Nehru (Prime Minister 1947-1964). She was born on November 19, 1917 in Allahabad.Indira governed for 15 years. In the 1970s, she had an autocratic government: human rights violation and corruption... Once in power, she established good relations with Soviet Bloc. Mrs. Gandhi participated in numerous international conferences on population, health and women.Under her direction, the India annexed Sikkim, a Buddhist country. Her best...

Alexander Lukashenko was born to humble beginnings in the small town of Kopys, Belarus in August of 1954. As a child he was often taunted for having an unwed mother but he went on to serve in the Soviet military and in his civilian life worked primarily in agriculture. In 1985 he became the director of one of Grohets a state run farm in Shklov. By 1990 he was a deputy of the Supreme Council. During Lukashenko's early political career he developed the reputation as an honest man who was adamantly against corruption of any kind. In 1993 he heightened his reputation for honesty exposing more than 70 corrupt Belorussian officials including the Speaker of Parliament Shushkevich who was forced to resign...

It is a basic human right, upheld so far as I am aware by the constitutions, laws and customs of all civilized nations, that anyone should be able to refuse any treatment he or she does not want. One has the right to do so on religious grounds, on grounds of personal conviction or simply because one considers the treatment to be harmful or dangerous. Psychiatric treatment is a case in point: brutal, invasive and physically and mentally debilitating, psychiatry's three main therapies of lobotomy, electro shock and drugging have become increasingly discredited, as has the bogus "science" that sought to justify the harming and even killing of hundreds of thousands of people in the name of healing. As a...

te international law is a sector of international law that oversees all legal entanglements that involve foreign law elements. Private international law is also referred to as conflict of laws, as international law usually trumps federal or national laws if there is conflict and the countries in question have signed an agreement to submit to an international ruling. Private international law determines, if there is a conflict of laws, who has jurisdiction over the specific case and which laws are to be applied by the country that is given jurisdictional rights. This type of law has been practiced by ages, and was first implemented by the Romans, who established a tribunal to reside over cases...

On April 3, 2002, Dr. Severino Antinori announced he had successfully implanted a cloned embryo into a woman and that she was eight weeks pregnant. Dr. Antinori made his announcement while speaking at a conference on Healthcare Ethics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Sharing the stage with Dr. Antinori was Dr. Haris Silajdzic, a former Bosnian Prime Minister and Hisham Yousuf, a representative of the Cairo-based Arab League. Dr. Antinori refused to disclose either the location or the nationality of his pregnant patient. He admitted that there was 'risk involved' but said he had pursued screening to reduce the risk of any deformity before the embryo was implanted and that the outcomes of cloning...

Suffering is a very old phenomenon incontrovertibly affects everyone. Ever since Eden's gates closed upon the heels of our former ancestors, Adam and Eve, man has been a sufferer. Fergusson aptly noted that "the reality of suffering, especially that of the helpless or innocent, is a problem for anyone who posits the existence of an omnipotent and benevolent Deity" (Fergusson 1988, 667). In other words, "there is suffering, evil, pain, grief, death and depression in the world. It touches everyone's life at some point" (Simundson 1980, 13). My paternal grandmother has suffered tremendously, burying four of her seven children in the order in which they were born at the time when they were...

ign="center"> Negotiations involving China and Google are in a deadlock. Recently the world's bigestsearch engine with "99.9 percent" is almost almost to closing its Chinese version of Google, writes the Financial Times. Google and China have recently been in difficultnegotiations on Google.cn China is not prepared to drop its Internet censorship, and therefore Google is forced to retreat from the world's bigest Internet marketplace, says an unnamedperson close to Google for the Financial Times. Will carry on with other activities Although Google now seems to pull the plug on Google.cn, so the company hopes to keep on its activities in the country, including a research center in Beijing. Read more...

Those who happily speak in public or who are accustomed to attending society dinners might feel nervous at the prospect of attending a High School Reunion. What is it that makes us anxious about meeting up with all those old faces? Possibly the uncomfortable feeling that we have not made as much of a success of our lives as we should, and fear being compared to old 'wots-her-name' the Human Rights lawyer who single-handedly fostered half the county and still managed to raise her own three perfect specimens? Perhaps it is that we have put on a few pounds and feel reluctant to stand alongside our old size six classmates for the High School Reunion photos? Whatever our misgivings, for sure when we get...

In addition, the consequences that every thought creates. By the energy that we give to each thought, we create either a positive or a negative outcome. Thought comes first, then the words, then the action. Thoughts are real forces. Understanding and harnessing the Power of our Thoughts is the key to discover the true potential which lies within all children. As more people become aware of The Power of their Thoughts and how important it is to change their negative thinking to positive thinking,the evolution of this planet will be changed forever-for the greater good of all humanity. A great percentage of children go through life without positive knowledge. They have absolutely no control over their...

Ethical consumerism means to intentionally buy products that are manufactured with minimal harm to humans, animals, and the environment. In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the number of people who identify themselves as ethical consumers. Levels of ethical consumerism depend upon the individual. For example, some animal rights enthusiasts go to the extent of abstaining from eating meat. Others advocate against the exploitation of animals, but have no problems grabbing a hamburger for lunch. Ethical consumerism has given rise to an ethical marketplace, where items are sold that are specifically aimed at ethical consumers. The move to Fair Trade products such as coffee, tea...

Part of having a cohesive blog design is to choose one or two fonts and two to four colors and stick with them on your site. The best looking sites are minimalist in design. A site that has too many different types of fonts and colors on it just looks unprofessional. It is also helps to choose colors that suit your subject areas. Cooler colors such as blues and grays tend to suit blogs that are of a technical, political or authoritative nature. Warmer colors seem to suit more casual subjects. For instance a pink and yellow themed site is more suited to a blog about baby showers than it is to a rant about human rights abuses in Africa. In general the smaller and more classic your font is, the more...

While the need for public safety is of paramount importance with any legal process, it has occurred to me often over the last few months how impossible this is to achieve given the current methods used when deciding whether or not an accused person is released on bail or remanded until trial. Obviously courts will always act in favour of public security however there is also a need to consider the human rights of the accused who until trial is considered innocent even by that same court. Article 5 of the European Convention on Human rights discusses this issue including in paragraph 5 the aspect of enforceable compensation in favour of the accused should any of the preceding 4 paragraphs are not...

Wikipedia (2010) defines conflict as actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests while describes a society or a relationship that is operating harmoniously and without violent conflict. Conflict is a lifetime symptom, as old as mankind -and it is easier to find than peace. It is a reality and manifests itself in numerous forms -which include: diagnosed conflict; psychological conflict -when the ego overruns the intellect and reality sense, when conflict is learned, or from differences in perception); shared conflict -in which a party in pain involves another or others; individual-situational conflict; socio-economic conflict -in relation to resources distribution and means to get...

In times when the outer world often tells us to shut up, be quiet and be calm, it will make a huge difference to do just the opposite. I remember too many situations in my life when I was told not to speak out for different reasons - since it would not please the other person, since it would not be the appropriate attitude, or just since "one doesn't do it". Sometimes the reason was even that it would be of disadvantage to me to convey what my truth is. Should we be quiet? Should we shut up? Should we let anybody keep us from expressing our thoughts? Just think about why other people want us to shut up. Mostly it is because they think it will be of disadvantage to them if we speak out. If they are...

"This article was initiated while discussing translation strategies with my colleague, on Monday, April 23, 2007, at 10:00 A.M., Cambodia time." To make one translation as truer as possible to the original version, translator needs to have access to all the relevant resources for translation; to be precise: latest updated print dictionaries, computer-based dictionaries, as well as internet dictionaries. Moreover, discussions and researches into the topic that we are translating above is the most important strategy to professionalize our translated version. Let me bring my personal example of being a freelance legal translator for the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong. In March 2007, a...

"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development." -Kofi Annan Education is an act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical potential of an individual. A vital element to balance the societal factors, education contributes to the economic development of a country. Countries without educated population cannot foresee and implement the best policies necessary for the growth of an otherwise developing country. The battle to make elementary education imperative for everyone was started by the great son of India, Gopal Krishna Gokhale about hundred years ago. He...

Southwestern Law School is a private educational institution that opened its doors in 1911. Unlike most other schools, this one has no affiliation with any undergraduate institution. The founder, John J. Schumacher, established this as a non-profit institution that would give women and minorities the opportunity to study law. This is the oldest school in the state of California. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is ranked in the third tier of law schools by US News. This school has a student faculty ratio of 14.4 with students from every state and many countries around the world. The ratio of men to women in the student body is 50:50, with 38% being in the minority status. In this...

The Niger Delta comprises of nine states out of the thirty (36) that make-up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. These states are Delta. Edo, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross-Rivers, Ondo, Imo, Abia and Akwa-Ibom states and are located in the southern part of the country. The Niger Delta covers and area of about 70,000 square kilometer and with an estimated population of 25 million people. The region consists of over forty different ethnic groups, speaking different languages. Also, the dominant occupation of the people are farming and fishing. The crisis in this region which has lasted for many decades and has caused great loss of human and material resources is traceable to the following factors as shall be...

TEN has decided it was time to weigh in on the Schiavo case. It seems that much ado is being about nothing, but in this case, nothing appears to be Terri Shiavo’s mental capacity. Doctors are divided on how serious her condition really is, but we can at least all agree that Terri will never have again led a normal, healthy life. At best, with extensive medical treatment and proper care-taking, Terri’s condition would make Christopher Reeve’s look like a summer cold. In fact, out of all the comments, public opinion polls, and a revolving door of pulpit politicians, not one has actually come out to continue Superman’s legacy. We mourned his passing, commented on how much we...

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both. -- James Madison Want to know how much money was earmarked for repairing roads in KBK district, or how much money government allocates for your village medical? Now just ask the government and it is obliged to provide the answer of your question with in a specified time. In the age of information affluence, everyone is starving for information. It may be related to the family, village, town, district, state or nation. We...

Zimbabwe broke all records in terms of currency when they issued a 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar. Prior to that, they already have 10, 20 and 50 trillion notes circulating in the market. However, 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars is currently equivalent to $30 only. The new denomination can get you up to 4 loaves of bread. Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe started around year 2000. From then on, prices grew higher and higher that the Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) seem to have lost its value. In July 2008, a bottle of beer costs around $100 billion ZWD. So, the government of Zimbabwe licensed businesses to sell products in foreign currency which triggered anger from pro-democracy groups in the country saying that...

-link"> When Islamic extremists in Pakistan blow up cinema houses, claiming that they are un-Islamic, one has to wonder why radical Islam seems to feel so threatened by Hollywood. Not long ago, I ran across an article on the web—an Associated Press release—that included the following passage (quoted verbatim): Elsewhere in the northwest, a car bomb exploded close to a movie theater in the city of Peshawar [in Pakistan], killing at least six people and wounding 80 others, witnesses and police officer Saleem Khan said. Authorities blamed militants that have targeted theaters before in the region, believing them to be un-Islamic. The article, entitled U.N. seeks $543...

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself just why everyone is so busy doing something for the other person yet with a focus on self. This is the most foolish thing that I keep observing in the world. Consider that every product we produce or the service that we provide is about the other person. Yet as we go to work or to our business, we are often so focused on self. What shall I gain from this transaction is often the question that most people ask instead of what shall the person that I serve gain from the transaction. Businesses that are most successful are those that have been built to serve others. This is probably where the phrase that customer is always right or the king emanated from. That...

A summary of the seminal case relating to Inaccessible Websites and Disability Discrimination Legislation In June 1999 Bruce Maguire lodged a complaint with the Human Rights & Equal Opportunities Commission under the Australian Disability Discrimination Act. His complaint was that he was being discriminated against because he could not access the contents of the Olympic Games website. As a highly skilled user of a refreshable Braille display he was used to being able to access the content of web pages, however, he was unable to access important content on the Olympic Games website. He won the case, but the Olympic Committee did not make the required changes, and subsequently he was awarded $20...

In the late 1950s the British discovered oil in Nigeria. Since then petroleum production has become the biggest industry in Nigeria and a primary contributor to the country's gross domestic product. The Nigerian oil industry has however been plagued by political and economic instability. Corrupt military regimes and environmental damage has had a negative impact upon Nigeria in general. Nigerian oil reserves are estimated to be approximately 19.5 billion barrels. Some sources believe there are even more petroleum than that in reserve. In 2001 Nigeria oil production was around 2 million barrels per day. Nigeria has about 159 oil fields in operation. Offshore oil drilling has also started to increase...

When rock stars write, pens and keyboards hide; not in Patti Smith's case, however. Patti Smith is a poet through and through, and I believe she is more of a poet than a musician. Her poetry is both concrete and abstract, yet powerful, lyrical, and poignant, and she can draw word pictures that come alive. This volume of poetry contains twenty-six poems with a quotation from William Blake, as if it were an introduction. The title of the book is also a quote from Blake. The book opens with an introspective poem, The Lovecrafter. I felt most any poet could relate to what is expressed in it. The Long Road spoke to me, but then Smith's poetry is powerful and it is impossible not to identify with lines...

Designer Jeans, Designed to Fit - Regardless of Shape or Size The change room experience when shopping for jeans is traumatic for most women - and those with curves could be forgiven for claiming it a human rights violation. Natalie Wakeling, an Australian plus-size model and now owner of Embody Denim says 'I don't understand why a woman doesn't have the right to own a pair of stylish jeans just because she has curves. I just don't get it'. Wakeling has designed a range of jeans which are available in a size 8 to 26. She has cleverly designed them to fit different body shapes, from hourglass to noodle, apple to pear and love heart. Even expectant mums to be have not been left out of the ultra hip...

The equality has been a basic ground of all world famous revolutions for availing equal respect, equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal share in "public funded organizations", infrastructure to "grow in career or profession" to maximum heights as per "capacity excellence". All basic infrastructural frameworks Universities, technological institutes, democratic institutions are constructed with public money with mission that the general public would enjoy and get opportunity to make "best use of infrastructure" for their "career and excellence" as per their shares contributed to public funds to build and create basic infrastructural set up as an asset to nation. Such infrastructural frameworks...

Many Canadian citizens marry a foreign fiancee in Canada even though they are not legally resident there. Prior to 2005, it was against the law to sponsor your foreign spouse if he/she was illegally resident in Canada. A change to public policy on illegal immigrants who were legally married to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada now allows the spouse to be sponsored regardless of their immigration status. If your husband or wife lives illegally in Canada, he/she must correct the problems with their illegal status before you apply to sponsor him/her. The first step is to apply for a temporary residence permit. The application is available from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Once...

The movie The Great Debaters debates universal topics and themes which all human beings can relate to and understand. In regard to what is morally right or wrong, which is to be preeminent? The law or one's own conscience? This is but one of the many outstanding topics debated and argued throughout the film, which deals with racial inequality, injustice, and human rights abuses. For centuries the legislature had written unjust laws to enslave, disenfranchise, and oppress blacks in America. Thankfully because of some noble and intellectually astute men who wisely framed and articulated their arguments peacefully, justice did come and anglo-saxon hearts were won over to freedom. This progressively and...

"body"> Google has long been known to beloved users and to this writer as pretty much the only search engine with personality, to internet and tech speculators as a business and industry innovator, and to early stock investors as an absolutely boon for their retirement accounts. Probing all 3 could give us some insight into the big G's think tank and whatever the big announcement the company is expected to release today at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, and could result in a nice bump in the stock price. You've undoubtedly seen and enjoyed the "Google Doodles" on holidays, which refer to the cute and commemorative animations that appear on Google's homepage just above the search box...

The amount of controversy world-wide over the use of the speed camera detector by government authorities and law enforcement is surprising. Given that no driver need fear having two photographs taken within a short span of both time and distance if that driver is not speeding, it is striking that so many people feel that this device is an invasion of their privacy. Many authorities believe that using speed detector imaging, which involves measuring the speed of a car and catching its license plate number, is an effective way to make motorists pay attention to the posted speed limits. There are statistics that show that locales with speed cameras have fewer total crashes. The motorists who are...

The UK extradition is enforced if a person who commits a crime or is already convicted of an offence is in hiding. If they are caught, they will be extradited. Locating the accused is a lengthy process and when arrested and convicted, they are transported back to the UK and ultimately deported, as in the case of many UK immigrants. If a country is non extradition, then the convict will not be extradited, and also depends on the gravity of the crime committed. The extradited individual will be imprisoned for twelve months, while the case is being prepared. This complicated process sometimes takes a lot more than twelve months. If you are a UK immigrant, then you are under the UK immigration law and...

Illegal immigration is one of the prime tribulations that the United States has been trying to contend with for years. Headlines in immigration news almost always talk about the tragedies or controversies connected to it, for instance in 1999 a Cuban boy illegally entered Florida. An international controversy actually resulted from this event at that point. Every day, there are foreign nationals who try their luck in crossing the border that separates their country from America. It has actually been stated that approximately half million people commit illegal entries into the country every year. The border security consider this travesty to be an uncalled for nuisance. The citizens of the...

Recently the first tier judicial verdict on the Bhopal Gas leak disaster of 1984 has come out after long 26 years of legal battle. For the benefit of those not residing in India, I give here brief details of the case. Union Carbide Ltd, an American multinational company dealing in chemicals was functioning in Bhopal, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. A gas pipe carrying Methyl Isocyanate, a deadly poisonous and toxic gas seeped out of the carbide plant killing over twenty thousand people and maiming over a hundred thousand till the deadly gas completely exhausted itself, on a fatal December midnight of 1984. Almost 100% of the people died and maimed were poor people living in the slums adjacent to the...

Martin Luther King and Malcolm X are two tremendous figures in the civil rights movement. Based on some of their famous sayings, such as Martin's "Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that," and Malcolm's "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery," you might believe the two men to be on complete extremes. However, both men actually had very similar policies in the end, as I'd like to show you. So, Martin Luther King's an easy one. As the quote says, he believed in peaceful resistance a la Gandhi. He promoted peaceful protests like sit-ins and boycotts and all that hoopla. How can Malcolm X, a man known for...

Imagine growing up in an African orphanage or isolated village suffering the depths of poverty with little hope for the future. Then one day someone recognizes your singing and dancing ability and invites you to audition for the African Children's Choir. Suddenly, the world opens up and you travel to distant lands, places you never dreamed existed. This happened to Tilas Kyende 20 years ago. Today he is one of two chaperones overseeing 23 children on a year-long tour of the United States. The choir's "Journey of Hope" charms each city it visits with an uplifting program that displays the dignity, beauty, talent, and promise of children who once were overlooked. The choir was founded in 1984 by human...