Raised Fist

should always be said with pride in your country. “Sports and Patriotism” relates to Washington’s farewell speech by players kneeling at football games, the Pentagon providing money for its national sports teams, and American runners raising their fists at the podium at the Summer Olympics of 1968. The first piece of evidence that relates to Washington’s speech would be NFL football players kneeling down for the national anthem. The article states that “As fans stand during the national anthem; an

Women have struggled to achieve gender equal rights. Feminist solidarity raises awareness of women’s issues and it gives empowerment to women to continue to fight from inequality and race discrimination. Maia Kotrosits states, “It was not just that we were different . . . it was that we each had a tremendous stake in our difference,” which indicates that women of different races have united to address the problems that they have experienced (Kotrosits 134). Consequently, they will continue to fight

protests and marches in Ferguson, the ‘Black Lives Matter’ group is united and the movement is alive. A closed fist held in the air symbolizes black power, equality for African Americans, and justice for cops killing unprovoked. “The salute dates back to ancient Assyria as a symbol of resistance in the face of violence.” (Factbox). The early 1960’s was when the first call for ‘Black Power’ was raised. This was the time where new civil rights laws were passed and there was an urge for racial justice. In

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

written about both Smith and Carlos goes in great detail about what each part of their protest represented. It says, “Tommie Smith raised black gloved fist presented black power, the knotted black scarf around his neck represented pride and the box in his left hand contained an olive tree sapling which stood as an emblem of peace. John Carlos’s raised left black gloved fist represented unity in black America, and the beads around his neck signified lynching suffered by blacks. Both men wore black socks

America. In his speech, there is the one overruling idea, that of patriotism, and a few supporting points, such as individual liberty and interpretation of freedom. Recent events within the National Football League to represent individual liberty have raised the

He walked towards his first victim and sunk his blade deep into her chest. Blood dripped off the knife as a pool of blood emerged behind him. He walked away limping through the halls of the asylum with the steel blade clenched tightly between his fists. As he began to approach the end of the hall, his steps became slower and slower

ESPN posted the article on July 20th, 2008. (Salute) The Oakland LocalWiki put pictures up of buildings that people had painted on. These paintings were of Smith and Carlos and said “It only takes a pair of gloves”, and “Born with insight, raised with a fist” (Oakland).     Akaash Maharaj, member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, gave a speech to the University of Guelph and said this, “In that moment, Tommie Smith, Peter Norman, and John Carlos became the living embodiments of Olympic idealism

political messages were sent out. My essay will look into what was happening at that time, the controversies surrounding the games, some key moments, and what impact they left behind, along with the iconic moment when Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a Black Power salute. In the late 1960s, the world was going through big changes, socially and politically. In the United States, the Civil Rights Movement was fighting against racial segregation and discrimination. There was growing opposition

planted a cherry blossom tree on the hill that stood outside my bedroom window the day of my first birthday. - Father cut it down because he needed more space on the farm, Since I was a young child I was not only taught to take pride in the land I was raised in, but to also respect those whom I shared it with. Although it was difficult to respect my own father after the things he had done. Through the eyes of all the townspeople my father was a respected man, although they did not know who my real father