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Possible Essay Questions 1. IIow do ihe Hutrxan Rights specified in the US Constitution, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Bill of Rights affect your community? Where do you see thesc Y�uman rights being protected or violated? 2. How is discrimination a violation of human rights? Where have you seen discrimination and how does it aff:ect your community? Reference the US Constitution, the LJN Universal Dcclaration of ��uman Rights and the Bill of Rights in your answex. 3. In your own words, de�ne equaliiy. Whcre do you see equality or inequality in yoe�r community`? Reference the US Constitution, the UN Universal Declaration af Human Rights and the Bill of R.ights in your answer. 4. Prejudice and stereotypes affect the way we perceive and interact with each other each other, even when we don't realize it. Haw do stereotypes affect our society and how do they da�nage human rights`? Referencc the LJS Constitution, the LJN Universal Declaration of IIuman Rights and the Bill of Rights in yaur answer. 5. In our schools and communities, bullying is a growing problem. How does bullying violate human rights, and how should it be addressed? Reference the US Co.nstitution, the UI`T Universal Declaration of I Iuman Rights and the Bill of Rights in your answer. 6. To what extent should the government protect human rights? How do the rights protected in our constitution appear in our society? Reference the US Constitution, the LTN Universal Dcclaration of Human Rights and the Bill of Rights in your answer. 7. Micro inequities {jokes or comments at fihe expense of a certain group oFpeople) are prominent in our community. Sometimes it's hard to tell what is ok and what is offensive. How do we usc language to protect or violate human rights? Reference the US Constitution, the iJN U�cuversal Declaration of Humatt Raghts and the Bill of R�ights in your answer. 8. Describe a human rights movement shapes our society today. What does it take to change socicty to protect human rights? Reference tk�e US Constitution, the UN Universal Declaration of Huma.r� Rights and the Bill of Rights in your answer. 9. Who inspires you to protect human rights? How did they create change in their comrnunities? Reference the US Constitution, the LTN Unzversal Declaration of Huxnan Rights and the Bill of Ri ghts in your answer. 10. As a citizen, what responsibility do you have to protect human rights in your community? How can you make a change in your community? Referenee the US Constittttion, the LJN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Bill of Rights in your answer.