opinions‚ but unlike the majority of us‚ celebrities have an enormous platform and with this platform‚ celebrities can bring a greater audience to controversial issues and bring about change. The power of celebrity’s voices can be seen in current events as well as the 1968 Summer Olympics Black Power Salute‚ Jada Pinkett Smith‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ and Meryl Streep. At the 1968 Summer Olympic Games‚ after winning gold and bronze medals‚ Tommie Smith and John Carlos
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military salute? To preserve history‚ senior leaders must uphold‚ teach‚ and pass down heritage and time honored traditions because it is the fabric of the military today. This paper will cover the history of military salutes‚ its evolution‚ and the effects on the military today. The salute is a tradition that dates back many centuries. There are two types of salutes used by the military today. The hand salute and the gun salute. There seems to be no true origin of the hand salute and it leads
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innumerable times throughout history‚ but perhaps nowhere more than: ==> The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute was a protest made by the African American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium‚ Mexico City‚ Mexico. As they turned to face their flags and hear the American national anthem (The Star-Spangled Banner)‚ they each raised a black-gloved fist and kept them raised until the anthem had finished. All three men‚ including
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The Black power movement originally grew out of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Black Power seeks to revolutionize political and social organizations for black people. The Black Power movement highlights black pride and culture for African Americans in the United States. The Black Power movement identified a turning point in black and white relations in the United States and also in how blacks portrayed themselves. Stockely Carmichael was a prominent figure in the Black Power movement. After
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The day after Stokely Carmichael introduced the Black Power slogan to the March‚ and consequently brought it to national attention‚ King returned to the March from an engagement and began trying to explain away any of the slogan’s connotations King feared while simultaneously allaying the media and the larger public. He considered the slogan to have unfortunate‚ negative connotations that would be counterproductive to the larger black liberation movement’s goals. As much as “King distanced himself
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Alex Flores Peggy Hardman History 102 February 28th‚ 2011 Black Power Movement and The Harlem Renaissance America has seen itself change over and over again. America is the home of the free and the brave. However‚ this beautiful nation has not always been like this. America has had to go through many ups and many downs to beautify. Racial discrimination has played a huge role in American society. Even today‚ there are still racial inequalities. These racial inequalities are not as bad as they
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A Royal Salute to the Commonwealth In the article “A Royal Salute to the Commonwealth” Peter Oborne responds the critique and gives an image of how an important and influential role the Commonwealth will play in the future. Furthermore‚ he expresses his support and tries to force the reader to take a stand. Peter Oborne takes his starting commentary on Duke William and Duchess Kate’s first visit to Canada. Oborne followed them on their royal holiday when they visited Canada’s National War Memorial
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A royal salute to the Commonwealth Sometimes we forget about our own history‚ our country’s history. What we come from and who we are‚ deep down. In short: our identity. In my view‚ this article‚ “A royal salute to the Commonwealth”‚ 2011 by the British journalist and political commentator Peter Oborne‚ is about the dilemma between modern ways and the old days. Peter Oborne describes his concerns about our modern political culture‚ in comparison with the old culture‚ when Great Britain was an
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rendering the hand salute‚ standing at attention or parade rest‚ or even addressing others by their rank. The salute is not simply an honor exchanged. It is a privileged gesture of respect and trust among soldiers. Remember the salute is not only prescribed by regulation but is also recognition of each other’s commitment‚ abilities‚ and professionalism. The salute is widely misunderstood outside the military. Some consider it to be a gesture of servility since the junior extends a salute to the senior
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etiquette. The manual covers such things as personal salutes and honors‚ courtesy visits within the Army‚ and even Inter Service and Military-Civilian visits all that I think are important things to know as a future officer in the Army. A salute is defined as "show[ing] respect and recognition to (a military superior) by assuming a prescribed position" by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The exact origin of the salute is unknown. It is said that the salute began in late Roman times when assassinations were
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