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support, so many movements people get lost in what they are supporting and so the activism simply remains an idea. No actions are made to actually activate because people only support on the internet, not many people are willing to actually go out and protest what they believe. These kinds of people are called armchairm activists because they support from the comfort of their couch. Saying you are going to do something and actually

Would you ever kneel during The National Anthem like football players from the 49’ers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Browns, Giants, Panthers, Broncos, Saints, and etc. Every day I would hear on the news especially on Monday mornings that another football team made the list and that at least one of their players would kneel. One day me and my mom were sitting on the couch and I turned on the Giants game. A few minutes later, when The National Anthem came on people started taking a knee, my mom walked out

thought his peaceful protest was not going anywhere? More than likely, but he never gave up. Did his movement have a positive impact? Yes. Did Rosa Parks whose movement was around the same time of Martin Luther King Jr's, have a positive impact? Yes. Did Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers of America have a positive impact on the pesticides used in the crops we consume on a daily basis? Yes. Has the Black Lives Matter Movement produced any positive results through its violent protest? No. What did the

protesting China, who was appointing the nominees for their leader when the people wanted to pick the nominees for themselves and believed that it was promised to them by China in their agreement after buying them back by Great Britain. After weeks of protest, police started getting violent, using tear gas, and sticks, as well as arresting the protesters. From the point of view of the people of Hong Kong, China was oppressing the people and breaking the deal they had with them. Watching both Chinese and

Lucian Badash-Dyer Estrella Lopez 8th English Language Arts 09 November 2017 Confederate Monuments Introduction With many confederate monuments coming down across the country a debate has come up. Should the monuments be removed, or should they stay? Are they racist, or do they show America's heritage? These are questions that are being asked across the country and according to a study by Massincpolling (2017), 28 percent of Virginians support removing the monuments but 51 percent want to keep

are "When the college Madness Came to My Campus" by Charles R. Kesler, "Blacklash Develops To Campus Protests" by Melissa Korn and Douglas Belkin and "Black Tape at Harvard Law" by Randall Kennedy. These three articles are related to racism and protests in different ways but they also shared some similarities within their treatments

The Vietnam War was a war of the people and culture. Many people call it a living room war. The American people would actually be able to see what was going on on the the other side of the world and have a voice. One way to express opinions was through music. Music was release in the 1960s and 1970s, pro-war and anti-war, that influenced Americans opinions and showcased beliefs that would not be heard without the power of music. The song, “Fortunate Son,” by Creedence Clearwater Revival was a

States has absolutely every right to sit or kneel for the national anthem. The deal here is if it is appropriate for people-mostly athletes-to protest in the form of sitting or kneeling. The side supporting the protests would argue that the flag or the national anthem represents a democracy that looks down upon people of color. The protestors claim they protest solely for the purpose of achieving social change. I personally believe that there may be some social injustices still around. Protesting in

Protests have long been an essential part of American life, employed to to draw attention to critical issues,events, and injustices. Ranging from peaceful marches to powerful acts of civil disobedience, not only in the United States but in Central American countries such as Nicaragua. This being said, civil protests and peaceful demonstrations were not necessarily more successful in exuding change than pieces of legislation but moreso acted as a catalyst for social change, leading towards legislation

I am Human should be the words used to describe The Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike of 1968. Reverend Albert Hibbler came up with the sign “I Am a Man” meaning I am not going to take [expletive] anymore.1However, those words (I Am a Man) come off as a little too aggressive, even slightly imposing, which is something that does not capture the essence of this strike. Because, the sanitation workers were not protesting to impose their will or were even trying to start a fight. What the sanitation