Youth Unrest

Teen activists are always looking for a way to help their community. They do work that is lifesaving and very good for the earth. There are many different teen activists that focus on different things. Teen activists use a lot of their time and effort to help their community. Many teen activists also attend activities to support the cause they are helping. They also have organizations for others to help with their cause. Like many teen activists they have many people that support them.

The cultural revolution is a strange period in Chinese history laced with intense struggle and anguish. The cultural revolution mobilized the all of society to compete for all opposing factions that they belonged to (Ong, 2016). Mao mobilized the young people of society during a background of political turmoil, which helped Mao to mobilize the students in order to enforce his political legitimacy and ideas (Ong, 2016). Mao’s charismatic authority created his personality cult and most defiantly leant a helping hand in mobilizing the red guard movement (Ong, 2016) (Weber, 1946) (Andreas, 2007). No matter which faction of the red guard they belonged to, they all mobilized against their common enemy; the better off, upper class. (Ong, 2016). Multiple ideologies within the youth led red guard movement explain why the movement gained momentum and became incredibly powerful (Walder, 2009).

The Indian Independence Movement was a nonviolent revolution that gained India's independence in August 15, 1947 from Britain, French and Portugal. The start of the revolution began in 1857 when Indian soldiers rebelled against the British East Indian Company when Indian political rights were not being honored, however British squashed the matter. Eventually, non- violent movements began in 1918-1922 when, "suppression of civil liberties, political rights and culture," were not being recognized by the British (Sharma, S. (2010)). The movement was led by the Indian

In 1939 World War II broke out in Europe. Britain proclaimed India’s involvement in the war without consulting the Indian people. This led to increased protest and volatility. In 1942 India established a national army and proposed the Quit India Movement. This movement promised to lend Indian military support to Britain in return for complete independence. If they refused this treaty the Indian people promised civil disobedience. In 1947 India was granted its independence and became self governing (Luscombe, 2012). On January 26, 1950 the Republic of India was proclaimed and it drafted a constitution. The first democratic elections were held in 1952. However the Hindus and Muslims were not united and colonial India was divided into Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India (History, 2010).

Therefore, it is understandable that movement scholars tend to write from a rather activist stance. There is nothing wrong with this per se, however, as historians, we should critically assess in how far this positioning might limit our scholarship. At times, Payne tends to overemphasize the unity and the solidarity among the organizers and the local population and fails to mention the tensions among direct democratic groups like SNCC. Every social movement is made up of people, united under what they perceive as an urgent need to bring about change. This unity tends to suppress theoretical and practical differences for some time and can thus create a tremendous amount of communality and solidarity among its members. However, as history has shown over and over again, as soon as the external threat either diminishes or proves resistant to change, movements tend to disunite. This is what Baker and other activists wanted to prevent by modeling their training around local long-term strategies and individual

If you think about it, how does it make sense that the people that will eventually begin running your country aren’t getting proper education? Most children in India are child laborers so when it comes time for someone else to be in charge and “call the shots” they aren’t really going to know what they are doing because they either never got an education period or didn’t get a good one. It’s not fair nor is it right that children are missing out on an education because it’s so hard to provide for their families. I can understand how sometimes a family member dies and then it cost the family a lot of money and then the kids have to start working to help the remaining family to survive. These things happen, it’s part of life however a child shouldn’t have to sacrifice ALL of their education. "It is only half past seven o'clock in the morning. Boys of his age should be eating breakfast and getting ready for school," (Mr.Coal, paragraph 5.) The working hours should be a bit more flexible. By that I mean that they shouldn’t been during school hours, or maybe at least only taking a few of hours from

What do you do on a Saturday? Sit around watching TV, playing around with your friends, studying for a math test you have on Monday? Well, let me tell you what some of the other teens in this country do. They are either leading protest rallies, starting marches, or talking on interviews to tell the world what they believe in. Not your typical weekend, right? These amazing kids are called teen activists. They fight for the cause they believe in fiercely, whether it’s against animal cruelty, education issues, bullying, or child labor. Some of the teens have a dangerous life full of death threats as they pursue their cause, like Malala and Iqbal. Meanwhile, other like Faye Carey and Alex Lin don't risk their lives, but they still make a big difference in the world. However, nobody’s born with a cause to fight in. Teens become activists through different experiences. They either go through a personal struggle themselves, they see others around them struggle, or they read about the injustice.

When I was eight years of age, I started to realize that there was an entire word outside of the town, state, and country that I lived in. I became concerned about the lives of others, even those that I didn’t know personally. I often thought “There are people in other countries that don’t even have enough water to live, and I am living an amazing life here in America”. Not only was I concerned for those people, but I took action to help them. It was then that I started a fundraiser to raise money for people that can’t afford the basic necessities to live in third world countries. To this day, I have been saving every penny I could afford to make sure other people can live a better life.

It all started in 2016. It was a summer day in June at a camp called Youth America. That Summer day started terribly. It was a burning day at Youth America and an exhausting day as well. We had to set a slide up on a grass hill, this slide used mattresses, a pool cover and pool floats, plus soap and water. We had to carry these items for a while. We walked carrying these items to where the coaches were going to set this up. The coaches and the volunteers put this slide together on the grass hill. They used this ramp from the storage room. They poured a lot of soap on it, then the water from the hose. After building this slide, if we wanted to, you had to go to your cabin and get your bathing suit on. I did not want to do it so I just watched

Though youth voter numbers have fallen over the years, it is no indication that youths are becoming less politically agile. Youths are not voting but increasingly getting involved in non-voting political activities. They are boycotting products, attending demonstrations and signing petitions. This indicates that political thought and concern continues to flare within Canadians who do not queue up at polling booths on election days. General apathy towards political parties and leaders and growing perception that politics does not address their needs is keeping voters away. It is therefore for the government, politicians and parties to take steps to rectify the situation. They need to demonstrate greater understanding of youth issues and concerns to win their confidence.

Outline And Explain the view that youth subcultures are a form of resistance to capitalism (33 Marks)

The idea and purpose of social movements in politics can be essentially derived from two basic political theories, V.O. Key’s Three Part Political Party Model and Albert Hirschman’s theory on Exit, Voice, and Loyalty. In V.O. Key’s model the citizens of the country are the party in electorate, they make up the base of the party and who office holders should answer to in a responsible party. In a political arena these people who form the party in electorate have three options at all times, remain loyal to the party/system, exit the party/system, or use their voice to convey their opinions and grievances. That last party is where social movements come into play. People join social movements and band together when they feel they are not being

This essay will focus on the decolonisation of India by the British Empire and the problems they encountered. It will also aim to bring recognition to the struggle decolonisation brought upon the world after World War II. Pierce states that “after the War concluded, a worldwide process of decolonisation commenced in which Britain granted independence to all of its major colonies, beginning notably in India” (Pierce, 2009). India had struggled with uprisings and conflicts for the many years of British occupation but when Gandhi began sharing his social efforts; the perceptions of colonialism began to change leading to the collapse of the British colonial Empire. Gandhi began changing the lives of regular Indian’s with his popular visions, he also advocated for the people of India in a non-violent

Throughout the history of America young people have always played a crucial role in politics. The famous writer Srirangam Srinivas wrote, “Our country is not in the hands of lazy and corrupted old politicians, this country is ours i.e. youth”. Young people between the ages 18 to 25 are the future of this country and its political system. The young people of America have a responsibility to be involved with politics and with their civic duties. The youth in America must be involved in politics to ensure that America stays a country of freedom, and to combat the corruption in politics, they must also be involved with their civic duties in order to give back to their country and to leave a legacy of political and civic participation

Protests play a highly significant role in generating awareness of a certain topic, grievance or issue that may affect certain demographics or groups of people. The below essay aims to explore the connection between social and collective identity, and its influence and importance in protests. This will be done by discussing the “FeesMustFall” movement that was aimed at getting free tertiary education in South Africa. The protests were mainly student orientated and were highly documented.