Raised Fist

holster. I quickly followed him, we made it to a flight of stairs in an apartment complex. My gaze shifted to the screen attached to my wrist: Apartment 13. I clenched my fist, rotating my wrist, my wrist crackled like a rattlesnake. I held my gun in front of me as we reached a

Athletes have been protesting in ways which are frowned upon by the government. Athletes should use their fame to promote a political agenda because everybody has an opinion.In the article, “The athlete as agent of change,” by Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton, athletes use their fame to promote a political agenda. In this article, Bunch and Skorton list the ways that athletes silently protest in sports. Ways that listed include athletes turning their back on the flag, kneeling during the national anthem

elementary school — delivered an anguished and defiant message: They are “done hiding” from gun violence, and will “stop at nothing” to get politicians to finally prevent it. The students, as they seized the nation’s attention on Saturday with raised fists and tear-streaked faces, vowed that their grief about school shootings and their frustration with adults’ inaction would power a new generation of political activism. “If they continue to ignore us, to only pretend to listen, then we will take

Fist stick Knife Gun was written by Geoffrey Canada. Geoffrey Canada is a social activist and is the chief executive officer of Harlem Children’s zone. He’s a person that promotes environmental change. Making improvements in society and correct social injustice Is also apart of his work. Raised by his mom alone, Abandoned houses, crime violence, drugs and other horrific thing was a big part of his life. Because of how he was living, he understood his life’s calling at an early age. Geoffrey didn't

the second it happened. He didn’t have to say a word. It made me mad, so mad my veins bulged out of every part of my body. This is the part where my fist would clench and I would do some serious damage. I would break something, hurt someone, do something. The only problem was a fist wouldn’t form. All the negative energy I usually carried in my fist went straight to my face, numbing my body and mind completely. I felt paralyzed yet I was freed of my crippling vexation. “Regret.” The boy choked out

Lady Audra, age seventeen, raised her fists and braced her feet in the soil. “Step forward, you little shit,” she growled. “You can hit harder than that.” This was their typical routine, Audra and the teenage stable boy. In front of the horse paddock on Audra’s parents’ estate, she and the young man often engaged in sword training and battle axe exercises, but today, they used fists. Audra loved combat training. She stutter-stepped forward, her long red hair in a wild tangle around her face, bruises

Marti speaks on this idea saying:”These men born in America who are ashamed of the mother that raised them because she wears an Indian apron”. In this quotation, what I understand is that Marti is expressing his opinion on having pride in one’s culture. It can be hard to live in such a diverse community. No one other than those who share your beliefs will appreciate the standards which you are raised upon. To have a sense of fulfillment in one’s culture is the right way to live; not shaming yourself

players were sitting or kneeling, others raising their fists, and whole teams stood with locked arms to show unity. The Pittsburgh Steelers stayed in the locker room during "The Star-Spangled Banner." More Than 100 Players Protested Last week across the entire NFL, only four players knelt or sat. Two stood with their fists raised. In the nine early games Sunday, AP reporters counted 102 players kneeling or sitting, and at least three raising their fists. Some players protested during a football game in

In life, we may run into situations where we don’t know what to do. During these times, we tend to be nervous and scared. In “Ta-Na-E-Ka,” Mary describes her problem as a survival challenge where she has to survive alone in the wilderness for 5 days. In "Warriors Don’t Cry,” Melba Patillo Beals describes her problem as a lot of racist people making sure she and the rest of the Little Rock 9 don’t get into and integrate an all-white school. Both Mary and Melba Patillo Beal demonstrate that although

In the Time Magazine article titled “Colin Kaepernick Had No Choice but to Kneel” it goes over why Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem is not unpatriotic. The article argues the very opposite that if Kaepernick would continue to stand despite having the views he has would be unpatriotic. Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem is seen as a way to protest that is more newsworthy than a tweet or a locker room interview, because people will notice it. Kaepernick is showing his patriotism