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The Equal Employment Opportunity Act: Ensuring Fair Treatment in the Workpla

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What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Act? The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 is a critical federal law that was passed to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act was a significant step forward in strengthening protections against employment discrimination in the United States. The primary goal of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act is to ensure that all individuals have an equal opportunity to secure employment without facing discrimination based on factors such as race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. Why was the Equal Employment Opportunity Act necessary? The Equal Employment Opportunity Act needed to exist because workplace discrimination blocked people from obtaining equal employment chances. Prior to the act employers banned racial or gender minorities from getting hired or moving ahead at work no matter their job performance. How does the Equal Employment Opportunity Act protect employees? Equal Employment Opportunity Ac...

Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet director: David Lynch dead at 78

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David Lynch, Visionary Filmmaker, Passes Away at 78 DAVID LYNCH, one of the most iconic American directors of the surrealism legendry Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks series is dead at 78. Lynch’s family announced his death on his official Facebook page, expressing their loss with heartfelt words: He clearly stated that after his death, there is a tremendous void in the world. Still, following his own philosophy, as he was once heard to remark, ‘It’s not the hole in the doughnut you want to look at.’ The sky is a bright, yellow and the weather is perfect for a sunny day.” Lynch had announced in August last year that he was suffering from emphysema a chronic disease affecting the lungs was as a result of his smoking habit. A Singular Visionary Reckoned for his narrative form and matters and bizarre dream like feel of his films, Lynch set a genre of his own. He was nominated three times for the Best Director Oscar for Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive. His last major pro...