Protest

Protesting the National Anthem is a form of exercising the first Amendment, but this form of protest is not always acceptable. There is a time and place for protests, but it is not on the football field where many of these horrifying protests are taking place. There are two definite reasons for not joining the ugly protests of the National Anthem. First, the protest could be seen by soldiers as disrespectful. Secondly, protesting the National Anthem indirectly teaches the American youth that it is

Advertisers utilize popular culture and current events to sell their products all of the time. The topic of protests has made the rounds among news stories. Hearing about protests and rallies is not out of the norm. The news includes numerous stories about organized protests and the violence that can occur as a result of them. After viewing Pepsi’s Kendall Jenner commercial, it is obvious that Pepsi drew its inspiration from these events. The most important moment in the commercial is when Jenner

National Anthem Protests Recent protests among National Football League players have sparked controversy across the nation. Although somewhat miniscule in comparison to dilemmas occurring worldwide, the protests have launched the nation into an all encompassing debate. While many people feel these players are disrespecting our country, that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. As an NFL player, and especially as a star player in the NFL, one has a platform that reaches more people than any average

something unusual happened: he sat during the playing of the national anthem, as opposed to the tradition of standing. He did that to protest against the cruel reality faced by people of color. However, his act was covered up by the media. Actually, his protest was only noticed during the third game. In the 49ers' final preseason game, Colin’s protest gained national (and international) attention.

players are kneeling during the national anthem. The protest that has been ongoing since last season is finally getting some attention albeit mostly negative. Since mentioned by Trump there are many sides to this story, people are saying it’s disrespectful to kneel in protest while others are joining the protest themselves. John Legend, the author of “The NFL Protests Are Patriotic,” would take a knee if he had the chance. Legend believes that the protests are just another stepping stone to creating equity

Peaceful protest is integral to American democracy. In the 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched for civil rights. From the eighties into the early twenty first century, gay rights activists marched for equality. Now there are once again marches for civil rights and even for refugees, people an ocean away. However, one must look further than the superficial aims of a protest to its motives to truly discover the root of the issue, that is, the protest’s impact. In the 1960s, there was rarely an

Protests over racial issues spread to more US campuses Protests against racial insensitivity that began at the University of Missouri last week have escalated to mass student-teacher walkouts, resulting in the resignation of the university’s president Tim Wolfe. Since this announcement, two other US campuses have staged walkouts and organized rallies to call attention to their own university issues regarding race. Specifically, rallies were held on Wednesday at Ithaca College in New York and Smith

right” and “demands that citizens obey laws and act with consideration and respect” (First Amendment). The freedom of assembly and protests has been used throughout American history as a means of bringing attention to injustice. Recently, major protests have been held across the U.S. to bring awareness to the rise of police brutality and racism. The fascination with protests that have been held worldwide over the past few

debatable topic circulating in today’s society is whether or not peaceful protest is considered to be effective. Peaceful protest is a form of nonviolent resistance to express one’s disapproval or dislike through an action and/or statement without using violence to do so. Most people in today’s society do not know how to protest peaceably. Most protests today, as many protests in the past, either begin or end in violence. Peaceful protest is not effective in today’s society for multiple reasons, but the

Violent Protest Seems like everywhere you look nowadays there is a different protest going on somewhere. They range from anywhere to gay rights and #BlackLivesMatter to this small protest about new born puppies I heard on the news the other day. They all seem to have that one common interest in mind, change. How some protest groups “protest” is a different story though. Many protest groups today choose violent protest over peaceful protest. In today’s world, it may seem like violent protest is more