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What recommendations do you have regarding the current controversy <br /> surrounding immigration to the United States? <br /> Include thoughts on: <br /> • How should the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Bill of Rights and the <br /> Minnesota Human Rights Act affect Immigration Policies? <br /> 2006 Essay Contest Question: <br /> Stereotyping <br /> Prejudice <br /> Discrimination <br /> Describe how you see these behaviors in your daily life and how they are related to each <br /> other. What can you and others do to combat these actions? Give examples that you have <br /> experienced or heard about. Include the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, the <br /> Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Minnesota Human Rights Act in your <br /> thinking about these problems. <br /> 2005 Essay Question: <br /> Have you experienced or witnessed discrimination? Have you or someone you know <br /> intervened in a case of discrimination? Describe your experience with discrimination and <br /> relate the case to these documents which speak to such violations. <br /> * Universal Declaration of Human Rights <br /> * U.S. Bill of Rights <br /> * Minnesota Human Rights Act <br /> What ACTION can you take regarding this experienced or witnessed discrimination? <br /> 2004 Essay Question: <br /> • Did this Supreme Court ruling put an end to segregation in the U. S.? What can <br /> you do to promote desegregation/integration in your school? <br /> Suggested readings: <br /> • Supreme Court Decision "Brown v. Board of Education" <br /> • Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 26 <br /> • Taking the Human Rights Temperature of your School <br /> • Minnesota Human Rights Act referring to Education <br /> 2003 Essay Question: <br /> Why do we have Human Rights Acts such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, <br /> the Bill of Rights and the Minnesota Human Rights Act? Are they necessary in the Year <br /> 2002? State your position and defend it. <br />