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2013 Essay Question: <br /> Prejudice and stereotypes affect the way we perceive and interact with each other, even <br /> when we don't realize it. How do stereotypes affect our society and how do they damage <br /> human rights? <br /> Reference the US Constitution, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Bill of <br /> Rights or the Minnesota Human Rights Act in your answer. <br /> 2012 Essay Question: <br /> Compare and contrast the human rights that young people of your age in your community <br /> might take for granted that may not be as readily available to young people in other areas <br /> of the United States or around the world. <br /> 2011 Essay Question: <br /> How do Human Rights apply to you and your peers in your school and community? <br /> 2010 Essay Question: <br /> Read and study the following Human Rights documents: <br /> • What are human rights? <br /> • Universal Declaration of Human Rights <br /> • Bill of Rights <br /> • Minnesota Human Rights Act(Who is protected? Chart) <br /> • Hate Crime Laws <br /> Relate this information to your own life experiences. What are the three most important <br /> human rights lessons you have learned from association with your family and friends and <br /> persons of other cultures in school or neighborhood? Write why they are important and <br /> tell how you think these lessons could influence your future life. <br /> 2009 Essay Question: <br /> Choose a current news event in which you believe there has been a human rights <br /> violation. Use the Bill of Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and/or the <br /> Minnesota Human Rights Act to prove your point. Is anything being done to bring justice <br /> to the situation? What can you do about it? <br /> 2008 Essay Question: <br /> The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified by the United Nations in 1948. <br /> As far back as 1857 the Minnesota Constitution prohibited discrimination. Minnesota <br /> Legislators passed the Fair Employment Practices Act in 1955. Discrimination was <br /> outlawed nationally by the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Through the years these laws have <br /> been broadened and amended to give more protection. The Minnesota Department of <br />