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Eyewitness Of Americ Last Train To Memphis, By Tom Perryman

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Elvis (1955) Eyewitness of America: This excerpt talks about the early days of Elvis Presley and how people went crazy for his performances. There was a music promoter named Tom Perryman who described Elvis' shows to the author of "Last Train to Memphis." Perryman talked about how Elvis could mesmerize a crowd, even a small one. People have never seen anyone like Elvis before. Give me Liberty: This paragraph talks about how the emergence of a mass-marketed teenage culture in the 1950s caused some concern among adults. It mentions how teenagers were rejecting middle-class norms and embracing rock-and-roll music, which was heavily influenced by black musicians. It also highlights how Elvis Presley, with his openly sexual performance style, became …show more content…

It emphasizes that Elvis was a unique and unprecedented phenomenon. On the other hand, “Give me Liberty” highlights how teenagers rejected middle-class norms and embraced rock-and-roll music, which was heavily influenced by black musicians. It mentions Elvis Presley and his openly sexual performance style, which made him a popular figure in this rebellious youth culture. The Front of the Bus(1955) Eyewitness to America: This paragraph is all about Rosa Parks and the event that triggered the Montgomery bus boycott. Rosa Parks was upset about the segregation of buses. African Americans were forced to sit in the back, and bus drivers enforced these unfair rules. When they asked for change, they were dismissed and blamed. This incident sparked the boycott, which lasted over a year and resulted in the Supreme Court declaring bus segregation illegal. It's amazing how Rosa Parks's courage and the boycott brought attention to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and led to real change. Give me Liberty: This paragraph highlights Rosa Parks and her pivotal role in the civil rights movement. It mentions how she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which sparked the yearlong …show more content…

The Supreme Court reviewed her case and in 1973, they voted 7-2 to invalidate the law. The Court determined that a woman's right to choose is safeguarded by the Constitution, specifically the Fourteenth Amendment. However, they also recognized that the state has a legitimate interest in protecting the life of an unborn child after the first trimester of pregnancy. Sarah Weddington served as Roe's attorney in this case. Give me Liberty: The paragraph talks about how Roe v. Wade created a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy. The Court declared access to abortion a fundamental freedom protected by the Constitution. This decision provoked vigorous opposition, and it's still a controversial topic today. It's interesting to see how this ruling builds on the earlier decisions of the Warren Court and expands the conversation about individual rights and reproductive freedom. Both paragraphs highlight how the Court recognized a woman's right to choose as protected by the Constitution, specifically the Fourteenth Amendment. Additionally, both paragraphs mention the Court's acknowledgment of the state's interest in protecting the life of an unborn child after the first trimester of pregnancy. Furthermore, they both touched on the controversial nature of the decision and how it expanded the conversation around individual rights and reproductive

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“it's a woman’s right to control her own destiny, to be able to make choices without the Big Brother state telling her what she and cannot do” (Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg). Women have fought for their entire lives for equal rights which for some apparent reasons have not been acknowledged. Roe vs. Wade had changed the outlook on the United States and on a woman’s rights to her own body. Roe vs. Wade goes back to 1973 which was between a women who had an unplanned surgery in Texas who wanted to make abortions legal. Norma Leah McCorvey, better known as “Jane Roe” was the plaintiff in this case, after her case the U.S Supreme Court had ruled that state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional.

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" The Texas abortion law was ruled unconstitutional, but was not the only state to be unconstitutional toward abortion laws or women's rights. Still to this day the right for a women to have an abortion is not fully fair. It is being looked upon as inhuman, and wrong for a woman to have an abortion, but more women have been more accepting since 1973. Roe v. Wade helped women's right and showed the court how unconstitutional the states had been toward women's

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The Court held that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision gave woman the liberty to abort a fetus during the first trimester. It also defined different levels of state interest for the second and third

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The major issue brought before the Supreme Court if abortion is in fact part of this "zone of privacy" stated in the listed amendments. Both parties had evidence that could be compling for the supreme courts decisions. Wade stated the State has a duty to protect prenatal life. Life is present at the moment of conception. The unborn are people, and are under the protection of the Constitution.

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The ruling stated that the law violated the constitution, the courts legalized abortion at the federal level, so wade took it to the supreme court where there was a seven-two vote that, again, it violated her rights. “The Court argued that the Texas Constitution’s First, Fourth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s ‘zone of privacy against

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Prior to the case it was the state that determined the legality of abortions. Jane Roe, (alias), was an unmarried and pregnant Texas citizen in 1970. She wanted to have an abortion, but Texas abortion law made it a felony to abort a fetus unless “on medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother.” Roe filed suit against Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas to challenge the law outlawing abortion. At the time, many states had outlawed abortion except in cases where the mother’s life was in danger.

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Even though the state of Texas put the law into order she still managed to get it to go to the supreme court and ultimately win the case. Roe had two different lawyers during this trial the first was Sarah R. Weddington and her second lawyer after it was re-argued was Linda Coffee. Roe also had two different opponents first was Jay Floyd and the second eas Robert C. Flowers. This whole argument started because she wanted to terminate her pregnancy in Texas, but it was only allowed if it threatened the mother's life. Jane also fought for pro-abortion rights due to the fact that it is in the constitution.

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Their opportunity was given to them in Roe v. Wade. This case challenged the banning of abortions in Texas’s court. The case would eventually make it to the Supreme Court. Roe argued that the law violated the 9th and 14th Amendment which broadly included that women are constituted to the right of privacy; that included pregnancies. After two years of listening to all the evidence that was brought to the panel, on January 22, 1963, Roe won the case in 7 to 2 decision in the Supreme Court.

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She showed courage in refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, which led to her arrest and not only the loss of her job but also her husband 's. She even received death threats for years. Because of this courage, it led to heroic deeds, the deed of hoping to end racial segregation. Even if it did happen in the long run,

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Roe v. Wade (1973) Roe v. Wade was a historic Supreme Court decision made in 1973 that changed the lives of women. It was determined by the Supreme Court that the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment, including the Due Process Clause, would apply to the rights and protections of women to decide to have an abortion. It did, however, still reserve the potential for regulation of abortions based on the protection of women’s health and the potential harm to human life. This has resulted in much debate over the years over what is considered to be “human life,” and the topic of abortion remains a contentious political issue to this day.

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The Right to Abortion On January 22, 1973, in a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down it’s landmark decision in the case of Roe v. Wade, which recognized that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions — including the decision to have an abortion without interference from politicians (Planned Parenthood). There are many moments in history when Roe v. Wade has been so close to being overturned, yet it is still in place. Abortion should stay legal, or not overturned, for the health of women everywhere. First, this important case took place at the time of abortion being illegal in most states, including Texas, where Roe v. Wade began.

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The bus driver got angry and kicked Rosa out the bus. Rosa had to walk 5 miles home in the rain. When Rosa encountered the same bus driver, she got told to give up her seat for a white man. But Rosa refused. Rosa had enough of the indignity of segregation, she needed to make a stand.

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