American Civil Liberties Union
Before 1920 the U.S. Supreme Court had never upheld a single free speech claim under the First Amendment. Civil rights activists were thrown into jail for distributing anti-war literature, minorities were suspected of political radicalism, and there were no rights for gays and lesbians, the poor, and many other groups in the United States; segregation was part of our society. These groups of people, citizens of our country suffered the injustice of having no civil rights. In 1920 Roger Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, Albert DeSilver and others sought to make a change and founded the American Civil Liberties Union, or better known as the ACLU(ACLU main).
Since the ACLU was founded, this non-profit, non-partisan organization has grown from a handful of civil rights activists to about 400,000 members and officers in almost every state. Since the organization was formed, it has maintained their purpose and further expanded its mission to battle civil liberty violations wherever they occur. Most of the organization’s clientele are ordinary people who have experienced an injustice and want to fight back. Whether it is an employee being discriminated against because of his/her gender or a disability, a minority being a subject of racial profiling, or a homosexual unable to adopt a child because of their sexual orientation, the ACLU is here for these people(ACLU main).
The ACLU is an organization that reaches people on all levels, but specifically the three main appeals; logos, ethos, and pathos. The ACLU is a logical organization. For example, the latest issue in headlines on the ACLU site is “Rights Groups Ask Government For Proof That Detainees in U.S. Custody...
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...phold the purpose and principles of the main organization, but address different issues and use different strategies to relate to the different views of people from particular states.
The ACLU has come a long way in 83 years since it was established in 1920. The nationally renowned activist group continues its purpose to guarantee all citizens of the United States their civil rights. With the help of their well designed website they have been able to expand their organization nationwide, more supporters means more people fighting the cause.
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Rose, Carol. "American Civil Liberties Union." American Civil Liberties Union. N.p., 08 Dec. 2012. Web. 12 Mar. 2014.
Susan Glaspell in Trifles explores the repression of women. Since the beginning of time, women have been looked down upon by men. They have been considered “dumb” and even a form of property. Being physically and emotionally abused by men, women in the early 1900’s struggled to break the mold formed by society.
In conclusion, the production of Trifles by Susan Glaspell will resemble the message and themes spoken of throughout the play. Written to portray the deprecation of women, this play uses the plot, setting, and symbolism to demonstrate the overall message and themes. Although the ending of the play is never stated, one never finds out the fate of Mrs. Wright or suspect involved in killing the bird, one thing will always remain clear: Susan Glaspell and her play will continue to go down in history being preformed to showcase that women are human beings and they all deserve equal treatment.
Organizationally, the Civil Rights movement was very structured and politically integrated drawing upon pre-existing structures and resources to create new and visible methods of voicing their opinions. Staggenborg emphasizes the importance of movement infrastructure “consisting of leadership, indigenous resources, and local organizations” (Staggenborg, p. 64). Movement leaders were able to construct a very efficient organization that proved the method could work.
“Residential Treatment:What the Research Tells Us.” National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2014. .
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Susan Glaspell’s play, Trifles, was written in 1916, reflects the author’s concern with stereotypical concepts of gender and sex roles of that time period. As the title of the play implies, the concerns of women are often considered to be nothing more than unimportant issues that have little or no value to the true work of society, which is being performed by men. The men who are in charge of investigating the crime are unable to solve the mystery through their supposed superior knowledge. Instead, two women are able decipher evidence that the men overlook because all of the clues are entrenched in household items that are familiar mainly to women during this era. Glaspell expertly uses gender characterization, setting, a great deal of symbolism and both dramatic and verbal irony, to expose social divisions created by strict gender roles, specifically, that women were limited to the household and that their contributions went disregarded and underappreciated.
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and Trifles and 'A Jury of Her Peers,' by Susan Glaspell." Atlantis 24.1 (June 2002): 299-
Glaspell, Susan. "Trifles." Plays by Susan Glaspell. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc., 1920. Reprinted in Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia Eds. New York: Harper Collins Publisher, 1995.
Collier, Paul. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Print.
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Massive protests against racial segregation and discrimination broke out in the southern United States that came to national attention during the middle of the 1950’s. This movement started in centuries-long attempts by African slaves to resist slavery. After the Civil War American slaves were given basic civil rights. However, even though these rights were guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment they were not federally enforced. The struggle these African-Americans faced to have their rights ...
However, they got the last chance to prove that their role is not trifles as presumed by the oppressive society. The effort of the two women to control their fate is evident when they decide to stay loyal to their sexes as a sign of rebellion towards their men who have been controlling their fate. Glaspell succeeds in discussing poignant issues of gender discrimination and oppression. Thus, the choice of the title “Trifles” is appropriate for this drama because the issues highlighted throughout the drama are the unimportant roles played by women in everyday life. The women that are trivialized and dismissed by the male-dominated society win over male prejudice, which disregards the dominant beliefs of gender