Questions on “The Failure of White Activism” by Stokely Carmichael Carmichael begins with an insult. Explain what is the “white ghetto of the west.” Then‚ explain why he would choose to begin in such a confrontational manner. The white ghetto of the west is a reference to the poor white Americans that live in the Appalachian mountains. Carmichael could have felt comfortable saying this little joke because his audience was probably mostly black people. Explain the main rhetorical strategy of paragraph
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In the early 20th century‚ the Progressive Movement of Era had a global social activism and political support and change across the United States. The goals they wanted to target were to seek to return control of the government to the people‚ political machines‚ restore economic opportunities‚ and to correct injustice. Muckrakers‚ such as Thomas Nast‚ Jacob Riis‚ U. Sinclair‚ F. Kelly‚ helped cities for better places to live‚ which was prohibition. Since‚ 1848 the National American Woman Suffrage
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The 60’s was another time and era of the country - the one in which activism played a major role in. A new generation of radicalism in America was emerging and along with them came the publication of Saul Alinsky’s book‚ Rules for Radicals. During her senior year of college‚ Hillary chose Alinsky’s book as the topic of her senior thesis‚ which raised more than a few eyebrows over the years - and with good reason. Who is Saul Alinsky? Saul Alinsky was a writer‚ an American community organizer‚
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IN YOUR OPINION DYOU THINK SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM WORKS‚ WHY OR WHY NOT Shareholder Activism refers to a range of actions taken by a shareholder to influence corporate management and board. Actions range from threatening the sale of shares (“exit”)‚ letter writing‚ meetings management‚ to asking questions at shareholders meetings and the use of corporate voting rights. The common definition of a shareholder activist is a shareholder “who tries to change the status quo through the “voice”‚ without
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Blessings – Fan Activism In this section I deal with fans in general‚ and it is important to remember that not all fans participate in the creation or consuming of fan fiction—some are downright hostile to the genre‚ or some sub-genres‚ like slash or RPF22. But all people who write fan fiction are by definition fans of something. There have been studies on the relationship of political activism and fandom‚ or being a fan. There is the activism outside fandom sphere as well as activism directly related
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THE MOVEMENT AND ACTIVISM OF GAY RIGHTS Nicole Anatolevna‚ yr 10 RESEARCH Gays and lesbians sometimes suffer unjustly and unfairly because of people’s misconceptions about them. More often than not‚ the people who they would usually count on to receive support and consideration and love don’t get these things‚ and instead are misunderstood and alienated from people who are simply ignorant and do not understand what they are going through. Some of the problems faced by gay people are things like
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Stephan‚ Beth‚ Gloria 2nd Period Group 7 Eleanor Roosevelt and Women’s Activism Essential Question: Who was the symbol of women activism and social progress in the 1920’s and how did she shift the way women are looked at today? Eleanor Roosevelt: Eleanor Roosevelt was a writer‚ activist‚ and wife of 32nd United States President‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Using her intellect and influence‚ she redefined what it meant to be a female member of the upper echelons of society‚ First Lady of New York
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Judicial Restraint and Judicial Activism in McDonald v. City of Chicago Judicial Restraint is when the Supreme Court restricts their powers to avoid making any changes to public policy‚ unless that policy is unconstitutional. When applying judicial restraint to cases‚ the courts stand by stare decisis (previous decisions of the court)‚ uphold current law‚ and hold strictly to the text of the Constitution. They think that by only interpreting the constitution and not creating new laws‚ that they
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become a platform for activism. By sharing‚ liking‚ and tweeting the people of the world have become activist of all sorts of causes. Often this sort of activism has been compared to the glorious Civil Rights Movement. Recent debate has quite different views on if activism through social media is as influential in publicizing far-reaching causes. According to Malcolm Gladwell‚ social media may assist people in becoming aware of certain
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The “Progressive Era” of the early twentieth century was a period that experienced a widespread of social and political activism and reform. During this time‚ Progressives sought to terminate industrial and political corruption in order to make the government more efficient‚ safe‚ and honest. They tackled child labor‚ took on the banking system and at the same time‚ the women’s suffrage movement was on the rise. A distinct similarity between Progressives of the early 1900’s and Progressives of today
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