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Madefine Lee <br />HONORABLE MENTION <br />Parkview <br />Mr. Pe�terson <br />Human xiurhis hssay <br />This essay is about, human rights, the histoty. the laws and the abuse of <br />but.1 never saw thenz do anything wrong to make themselves deserve this treatment. As I <br />ff*T=,i,y thq were mistreated .-there ivasn't a reason. It was because <br />their skin was, a, different color. Though I doin"t r�ecall, making fun ofmy friend for having <br />ZP <br />blond hair when I have brown. It is now the vear 21002). I'm Madeline Lee and human <br />rights to this day, although lesis a Ida rent. continue, to be abuse <br />The Minnesota Legislature enacted the State Act for Fair Employment in <br />1955, beginning the Human Rights Act in Minnesota. This law made it sni that <br />employment would not be biased on, race., color. creed. religion., etc., but oin how eli,ga,ble <br />the applicant is. Not up until 1, 91933 were all of the law's we have t�oday enacted. when the <br />discrimination of sexual, onientation was prohibited. Many of these laws to, th,is, day are <br />.0 <br />9 <br />ignored, and are veiy necessary in the year 2002. People still make fun of others and don't <br />allow people the right to, something because they are homosexual. or heterosexual or <br />