Protest

President Trump lit the sports world on fire with a series of comments and tweets in the last 24 hours. During a rally in Huntsville, Alabama on Friday, the president made it clear where he stands on player protests. Trump said he would love to see NFL owners cut any player who protests by kneeling during the national anthem. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now," Trump said to a cheering crowd

acceptance of racial differences. These topics relate to the prompt: Does peaceful resistance to laws negatively or positively impact a free society? This question is considered quite often in these times due to the many different protests occurring in this nation. These protests cause turmoil in politics, religion, and personal opinions. These problems are beneficial because they help people think outside the box and assist the people of our nation to maintain democracy and freedom of speech. Black

you should protest. A protest is an action or a statement showing a person’s or a group’s feeling about a law or an unfair policy. Throughout history both kids and adults have protested in many ways. Alicia Klepeis wrote an article called “ What is a Protest?”. The article explains what exactly a protest is and times in history when these protests occurred. There are many ways how protests offer an effective way to show that someone feels strongly about a topic.     First of all, protests are effective

considers nonviolence the greatest force and that it is stronger than the physical power of men. In any given situation nonviolent protests are stronger than violent protests. These protests can be as simple as refusing to do your homework or as complex as the civil rights movement. History has shown boycotts, a form of a nonviolent protest, are the most efficient form of protests. Boycotts ability to indirectly harm the opposing side has consistently been effective, as shown in in the Salt March, Montgomery

government, it is rather interesting to look at the stark contrasts between how both of these organizations handle protests against their rules or laws. The authoritarian regime holds absolute power, meaning that nearly any form of complaint against their actions will be met with disregard, or even punishment. However in a free society in which the government must answer to the people, protests are the language of the discontent, signifying to a representative government that change is needed. Much

like they had done at the Women’s March rallies, held posters to express their emotions towards the problems at hand. Not only did the demonstrators protest at American airports, but at major US landmarks, such as Battery Park in Manhattan and the White House. These acts of peaceful protest gained

I think of activists who want to make and see a change being made on a specific social issue. In regards to the “right” way to protest, I believe that less is more and simply getting together in a civilized matter is much more effective than causing chaos in the streets. Everybody handles things differently and some might find that being lawful is not the way to protest but in my point of view, I believe that risking you life or breaking the law is definitely not the way to get your voice heard

national anthem. He stated the reason why he started to protest was because of the oppression of African Americans in the United States. Various other players from opposing teams joined together with Kaepernick, in his protest. At this point, these protests have become more widespread; at week 3 of the NFL games there were more than 130 players and even an anthem singer protested. President Donald Trump has become involved in these protests by going against the players. President Trump has stated

Susan Foster’s Choreographies of Protest The term movement is a corporeal application to protest and social movements. “When individuals choose to participate in these kinds of political demonstration, they commit themselves to physical action, whatever form it takes.” “As they fathom injustice, organize to protest, craft a tactics, and engage in action, these bodies read what is happening and articulate their imaginative rebuttal. In so doing they demonstrate to themselves and all those watching

Kaepernick and protest the treatment of Black people by authorities. There are many reasons to kneel during the National Anthem. It’s a peaceful protest for attention to show police brutality against African-Americans, most Americans support players’ right to protest, and there is no rule that athletes have to stand during the National Anthem. First, Kaepernick started a protest to show the police brutality against African-American. Kaepernick kneeled down to bring attention to the peaceful protest. According