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adolescence” . Thus again taking weight away from the protests themselves and suggesting that they were more of a common rebellion than a serious political movement challenging for change. One must therefore reinforce the statement that the Evil May Day Riot of 1517 was indeed due to wider factors and not primarily an expression of community. In conclusion, the protest that took place in 1517 was indeed instigated by xenophobic leaders that utilised foreign workers as scapegoats and within the protest

Unlicensed food stalls are usually left alone during a holiday such as, Lunar New Year. Now government officials are attempting to rid street vendors who were selling fish balls, and other delicacies. With all of the rioting, officers and protesters began to violently clash. Disputes on a Tuesday morning, go from throwing bricks to firing warning shots. 54 protesters were arrested, and 90 police personnel were injured. Activists feel as if their rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression

The Unrest in Ferguson When reading the article on Ferguson, I experienced feelings of sadness, disgust and anger. The media’s influence on some people has had a highly effective outcome. There has not been any rioting and looting in Ferguson for many months since things calmed down. Soon as the media started announcing the one year anniversary, all crap hit the fan. Last year the majority of the violent protesters and rioters were not from the Ferguson area, which I fee will be the

18th century, riots were formed a recurrent features of the social and political life in France and Berlin, when people rioted they tried to avoid using violence, people became the voice of that country they had the power to make a change for the government and for the society itself. The rioters were from the mixed social groups they weren’t just the underclass or lower class rioting, many were skilled artisans and respectable citizens. (Clarke and Wood ward.2014.p.293) Every riot has started off

being carried through the crowd by a police officer (Gayle). What on earth could have happened to cause such a riot? Surely the loss of a college basketball game would not cause this kind of reaction! However, the riot was a result of exactly that: Kentucky lost in the NCAA final. What causes sports fans

soda (“Kendall Jenner…”). This one act single handedly brings everyone together in peace and harmony, but how does this advertisement cause controversy? The advertisement was released after multiple movements of the Black Lives Matter protest and riots. During these protests, many people got injured and some even killed while trying to stand up for what they believe in. The controversy deals with whether Pepsi intentionally made this commercial trying to use the serious movement to market their soda

In 1845, events in the British Isles included the invention of the rubber band, the manufacture of self-raising flour, and the infamous Jack the Ripper took his first victim. None of these made the slightest ripple in Holmeside, where day to day life did not change enough to be worth talking about, except for the passing of old faces and the birth of new ones. Otherwise, life went on as predictably as it had since the Luddite uprising, although there were few old enough to remember much about it

The collection of documents creates an image of scarcity riots happening across the South west of England during the period of spring 1801. At same time England was facing economic hardship because of constant high taxation as a result of the war with France. The country was in the midst of crop shortages caused by the poor harvest in the previous year of 1799. The current years were also being shaped by the ideas of Scottish moral philosopher Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ which pushed ideas of

verbal attacks can and should be met with violence (French np). Students and speakers today are discriminated against in classrooms and other scenes where free speech and debate should be especially cherished. In 2017 alone, there have been multiple riots born of originally peaceful protests. Students in Middlebury College in Vermont revolted at a peaceful debate with far-right Charles Murray. While Murray tried to reach his building, a mob formed, forcing him and his debate-partner, Allison Stanger

Ever since Kaepernick gained public attention for sitting through the national anthem in the 2016 NFL season, the topic about the national anthem and the flag’s symbolic meanings has been a hot topic. Colin Kaepernick or any other person in the United 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