Colin Kaepernick sat during the National Anthem during a preseason game. When the media finally caught on and interviewed him, he told them his reasoning was to protest oppression of people of color in the United States and ongoing issues with police brutality. Despite exercising his born constitutional right of free speech, this caused outrage all over the country. Many “fans” began turning their backs on Colin and resulted in multiple burnings of his merchandise, hate mail, and ultimately
The protest started with Colin Kaepernick sitting down during the National Anthem for police brutality so just because he did something small for justice means he should be unemployed and lose millions of dollars. So now most of the NFL players kneel during the national anthem. When Trump saw this he said the the players should be fired or the people that go there should walk out. When the NFL heard about this lot were outraged, all of the teams lock arms and stand close together some also kneels
recent victim of violence at the hands of police officers. We find out about a death in Charleston, and immediately think of New York City. Then Cleveland, and immediately think of Ferguson. Then Charlotte, and immediately think of Baltimore. Too often, there are similarities between the incidents, with the most common factor being a Black person is dead and a community’s fingers are pointing at the police. These events sparked a national social justice movement, and police violence has become a topic
After reading the essay written by Jesus Villahermosa I believe his thesis statement is “Given my extensive experience dealing with violence in the workplace and at schools and colleges, I do not think professors and administrators, let alone students, should carry guns”. In his second paragraph, he lays out reason as to why he feels this way and shows that he can be considered an expert in firearm safety. Giving information into his background reinforces his position and add to his argument against
The Alabama Senate recently voted in favor of Senate Bill 193, allowing Briarwood Presbyterian Church to create its own police force (Blumberg). Briarwood Presbyterian now has the right to “appoint and employ one or more persons to act as police officers to protect the safety and integrity of the church and its ministries” (LegiScan). The protesters of the Bill see it as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which states the government may not pass any laws “respecting any
logos, ethos, pathos, and kairos carried the words in his letter and credibly formed a discourse of morality, knowledge, and purpose. A valid, and credible argument was designed by using ethos-- for the most part in maintaining an assertive and persuasive tone, while simultaneously refuting the ideals of the opposing views and criticisms from the authority and his fellow white clergymen who also supposedly shared religious ideologies as Martin Luther King Jr. A mass amount of the context in this
and regulate prostitution instead. I thought overall my essay turned out pretty good; prostitution was an interesting topic to research and write about. I think my essay could have been a bit better because I was a bit pressed for time these past few weeks with finals, and I didn’t get the chance to have another person read the final product. I think that if I were to revise it again, I would have another person take a look at the final essay and give me some feedback about the strength of my overall
Protesting is a constitutional right meaning every United States citizen has the absolute right to protest against something that they disapprove of. There are two different means of protesting, nonviolent protests and violent protests. Protesting has shaped our world today whether it was violent or nonviolent. But nonviolent protesting is the most efficient and effective way for change, so if you decide you want to fight for something that you cannot directly change on your own, you might want to
expanding to fit in with the new trends. However, with these new trends are we becoming too sensitive to different matters such as what we consider to be a crime or violent? According to Janne Kivivuori’s article Understanding Trends in Personal Violence: Does Cultural Sensitivity Matter he discusses how we, as a society, have become more sensitive to what is defined as being violent or a criminal act. In one of his opening lines he quoted Emile Durkheim as saying that as the crime rates decrease
King's Argument in A Letter from Birmingham Jail In Dr. King's essay 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' he addresses the claims made about his arrest by the eight clergymen. His responses are very long and detailed, giving a very compelling and moving point of view. His letter is directed to his audience, which consists of white middle class citizens who Dr. King refers to as the 'white moderates'. Dr. King's letter is very persuasive because his use of pathos makes the audience think or imagine themselves