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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: The controversies over No Child Left Behind: All children, regardless of their standing (special education, ESL ect.) are required to take the same test. Is equal testing equitible? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: - http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2007/10/27/news/news02.txt
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: Jena Six: After asking school officials whether Black students could sit under a tree socially designated as a 'White Space' three White students hung nooses, intimitating Black students. As a result, six Black students retaliated and were charged with attempted murder and the beating of a White classmate. How much does race still play a part of the South's legal system? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: - http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/national/usstatesterritoriesandpossessions/louisiana/jena/index.html
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Research Paper Topics: Little League Tragedy on Oprah: The case of Greg Harris Jr., an thirteen year-old African-American, who was sentenced to twelve years confinement after fatally striking a fifteen year-old White boy who was teasing him. Discuss whether Greg Harris Jr.'s sentencing should be reduced? Do you think the severity of his sentencing is race related? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Research Paper URL: - http://www.lipstickalley.com/showthread.php?t=23520
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: Media portrayal of race during Hurricane Katrina. Are headlines racially bias? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/F/g/katrina_looting_vs_finding.jpg&imgrefurl=http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blkatrinalooting.htm&usg=__Ji8q1lXt8fCafU8sXkboDT6jloM=&h=347&w=449&sz=51&hl=en&start=5&sig2=_N_L4J5fwKpabEG-yyZ4ag&tbnid=hcCSqgzFVdxPcM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=127&ei=wHlYScP9Lp3aNIjm-M8P&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew%2Borleans,%2Bkatrina,%2Blooting%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: The Terri Schiavo case: Pro-life vs. right-to-die controvercy. Terri entered a vegetative state in 1990, and was kept alive until 2005 against her husband's, and supposedly her own wishes. Who has the right to decide when another should die? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: - http://www.nndb.com/people/435/000026357/
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: The Don Imus case. Is hate protected by free speech? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: - http://mediamatters.org/items/200704040011
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Topics: Gov. Blagojevich is in charge of filling Barack Obama's senate seat. Now that Barack Obama is President Elect, Blagojevich has been arrested for conspiracy and soliciting bribes. Is the senate seat for sale? Is democracy for sale? How would Lincoln, or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. feel about this situation? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLS: - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/us/politics/10Illinois.html?_r=1&sq=Governor%20Blagojevich&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=10&adxnnlx=1230604710-80WNYzJnTzo3w4SdwDq7BQ
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: Election 2000 (Gore v. Bush) Florida hanging chads debate. Were minorities in low income areas given equal opportunities to vote? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLS: - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1127468.stm
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: Reverend Fred Phelps: Is hate protected the first amendment guarenteeing free speech? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5015552.stm
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: The Lawrence King Case: 15-year-old Lawrence King of Oxnard, CA was killed in class by a fellow student on February 12, 2008. How has society's acceptence towards difference changed? |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: - http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1714214,00.html
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: Women and the Pay Gap: What progress has been made, if any, regarding the pay gap between men and women? Are women being as celebrated in the work force as men? What does this say about America's equal rights opportunites for future generations?
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: - http://www.businessweek.com/careers/workingparents/blog/archives/2007/04/working_women_a.html
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: 12,775 Days in Solitary--The Angola Two Two black panters are convicted to 36 years in solitary confinent (the longest stint in U.S. History) for a crime they may not have committed. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96030547 |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: Conscientious Objectors: Soldiers Refusing to Participate in War--Camilo Meja had already spent six months in Iraq when he filed for CO status becuase he did not want to take part in criminal activities such as the torturing of innocent civilians. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: http://www.truthout.org/article/camilo-mejia-regaining-my-humanity |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper Topics: A Muslim family is kicked off an AirTran flight from Washington simply for discussing the safest place to sit. They had to buy new tickets on another flight. Was this family a victim of racial profiling? |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Paper URLs: http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Travel/story?id=6567288&page=1 |
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