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Trayvon Martin is far from the only shooting in which the controversial law has been at issue. This webpage tells about 5 other stand your ground cases and links to each.

This article gives insight into the stand your ground law. The article summarizes five infamous cases.

Reviews states that have Stand Your Ground Laws allowing you to shoot anyone in your residence who has broken in.

On the website it says, there is not a law that banes women from fighting on the front line of combat. From the Women's Research & Education Institute study, it gave the percentage of military jobs that are open for women.

Stand Your Ground laws are self-defense laws that give an individual the right to use deadly force if their life is in danger without being required to "retreat" from the situation even if possible.

This site is written by a Republican who admits to being wrong sometimes. The important thing is to find common ground when one or 2 people are wrong in a debate.

The United States was built on land taken from Indian nations. Treaties between the US and the Indian nations over land is being overruled by the federal government. The federal government has been overruling sacred places on Native American land.

Everyday, the native American community is pushed further into the ground by the American government. Though they were in the America's first, there is little respect to their traditions. This article focuses on thirteen touchy subjects for Native Americans.

the issued shown here are very important issues people don't see native Americans go through. as a Native American myself I see these issues everyday such as a resent issue of a Native American being strutted by a border patrol agent was in a way swept under carpet. the article gives us what native Americans face even the issues where the u.s. had treaties with the native Americans and did not do anything to help resolve the issue but keep in hidden as much as they can.

This article entails a few arguments within gay marriage. The arguments speaks about individuals having the right to associate with whom they wish. As well as the argument of equality, meaning that everyone should be treated the same.

Gay rights are gaining ground as it is legal in California for a gay couple to get married. However, not everyone is so supportive. A couple is refused from a wedding cake shop and other gay couples are unwelcomed in other places as well.

In 1970 hispanics made up 17% of Arizona residents, now they make up more than 30%. Being that is percentage dramatically increased, Senator Russell Pearce campaigned on strictor immigration policies. Which then lead to Republican Govenor Jan Brewer to sign SB1070 , that basically fosters a culture for racial profiling, but others say its necessary to crack down on illegal immigrants in the United States.

One Texas school has made headlines in recent weeks with a sign on school grounds warning that its teachers are armed. People don't want teachers to be armed its not a good intention to have them in front of children.

A federal judge ruled in favor of a lumber company who opposed providing contraceptive coverage to employees on the grounds that it violated the companies religious beliefs. The article details an example of a for-profit company winning an exemption.

Bullying happens everywhere, not just the on the school playground. This CDC webpage talks about what bullying is, what it looks like, and how to handle it. Though it focuses on younger victims, this article provides a ground level understanding to where all the social injustice issues may stem.

This article shows us how bullying is not just one thing but can be seen in many ways in the victims eyes. this article shows us the many types of bullying and tells us the results of being bullied. also the article gives us ways to prevent bullying and all references we can refer to the further help.

The Castle Doctrine and "stand-your-ground" laws are affirmative defenses for individuals charged with criminal homicide. It states that one can use deadly force if necessary in order to prevent any crime the intruder would commit. It not only backs the owner but the people who are allowed onto the property as well to be able to stand and fight back.

This article provides information about how Arizonans can get the security they need for water availability. The text includes details on how ground water is managed as well as utilizing the Colorado river project to help with current water concerns.

I've been noticing how many people are sharing their concerns with water scarcity in Arizona, which is scary to think about. Any state that has hot, dry or humid weather is at high risk of this because of how much water is needed to survive in extreme temperatures. I appreciate the efforts described in the article about projects that are contributing to water scarcity in the nation and how to conserve as much as we can. Water is truly an under appreciated thing essential for the planet's survival.

This is about how the water security in Arizona is bad, and is in need of management of how we use water. The water in Arizona is told to be very much an important source for Arizona and is needed for our health.

Your gift to the Phoenix Rescue Mission brings our city and community one step closer to wholeness as lives are transformed one person at a time. Food, shelter, clothing, education, addiction recovery, job training, and spiritual renewal - all because of friends like you.

It's so heartbreaking to know that people have to dig through the trash to just get some "food". I don't think anyone wants to be homeless I think that people get to a low and have a hard time picking themselves up. It's the volunteers and organizations who give a helping hand out to get these people back up.

Homelessness is something every state has, weather its minimal or like Arizona ranking the 15th highest in the U.S. This article displays information on the different parts of AZ; Maricopa leading with 61% of the 71% of homeless people. This includes, families, single moms with children, and mainly men. In detail, it also list the main reasons people become homeless.

This article breaks down the executive order signed by President Trump on banning refugees from middle eastern countries. It also talks about what we haven't found out about the order itself like if airports are complying with the order.

Immigration is a very sensitive topic in the current political climate. There are many benefits to this executive order, and many consequences. National Security is something that out-scopes us all in my opinion, but staying as close to the information power curve as possible with sound sources is a great place to start. I would however question the validity of the NYT (New York Times), only on the grounds of ill reporting. Following the presidential election, the NYT issued an apology for misreporting the polls during the election. I am of the opinion that when dealing with such an emotionally fueled topic, Primary Sources are the only sources that yield direct information. Perhaps you could have sited an administration member or even an analytical specialist assessing the direct executive order. In the end however, I am not the instructor. Great topic!

This article states the benefits of recycling. Although this isn't quite directed into laying directly into an issue, it's laying out the foundation on how to prevent future issues. The Earth is currently unsustainable for how much waste the human population creates right now, and one large way to help reduce one's footprint on Earth is to use bio products, and recycle.

I agree that recycling is very important because when trash covers the ground, it takes away from the beauty of the earth. We need to take better care of this planet because when we do we also take better care of ourselves.

This is a neat article as I did not know many of these things. It's awesome that more and more people are getting behind this save the earth movement.

In one of my child rights advocacy visits to secondary schools, I met the principal of a school who clearly prohibited me from talking to his students about the rights they have as children. We had an interesting discussion in which he gave some unsubstantial grounds against the enactment of the Child's Rights Act.

This site talks about how everyone should be given safe drinkable water. Water is essential to human life and should be given access to anyone poor or not.

Clean water is crucial for human health and it is unfortunate parts of the world does not have access to clean water. Many pesticides live in ground water and in some countries this is the water they must use to wash clothes and do other important tasks with.

This website discusses the issue surrounding birth control and the right for women to choose. It lays out the ongoing issue and outlines the debate. It is grounded in a political perspective.

Senator Pat Toomey wants to find a way to get guns out of the hands of criminals and keep them in the hands of citizens. The way he proposes to do this is extended background checks. He knows criminals will always find a way to get guns, but you have to start somewhere.

This ban takes away our right to bare arms and protect thyself and property. The freedom to protect in self defense is not allowed if caught, you can be suspended or expelled.