Name Professor Class Date Freedom of Speech: Flag Burning Flag burning has been one of the most controversial forms of nonviolent protests. It is often linked with the Middle East and Hezbollah with depictions of Arabs against President Bush burning the American flag. Americans are intimidated and threatened by this action‚ but that does not make it illegal. Supreme Court rulings have upheld that peaceful flag desecration is a form of political speech that should be protected by our Constitution
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In a free society‚ it is necessary for people to have an outlet to complain about laws. However‚ if a law is written in a way such that it would be illegal to protest it‚ in those times‚ breaking the law might be the only option. For example‚ during the 1960s‚ civil rights leaders had to break the law to get attention from the media and rally for change to show how wrong segregation was. Breaking the law peacefully positively affects a free society if the laws restrict the freedom of the country
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However‚ after a few nonviolent protests looking for desegregation‚ MLK was arrested in Birmingham‚ AL. While in jail Martin Luther King wrote one of the most important letters he ever wrote‚ as a response to the Clergyman’s Call for Unity‚ where he described Martin Luther King as extremist
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Martin dead. This particular incident led to a very high profile case and also spawned many incidences of collective behavior that took place before and after George Zimmerman was put on trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin. There were numerous protests around the US prior to Zimmerman’s indictment on murder charges on April 11. The 44 day delay in charging Zimmerman also led to online petitions urged by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The NAACP called for
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The Tree of Red Stars‚ by Tessa Bridal‚ presents many themes throughout the story. The story itself is of Magdalena Ortega Grey growing up in Uruguay as it is taken over by a military dictatorship. It chronicles not only her life‚ but the life of the poor‚ the social injustices of this time and the revolt against it. One of the themes contained in this novel is that of the activism of students. Students are the leaders of this revolt‚ they lead the Tupamaros. Students are displayed as the activists
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In a country based on representative democracy‚ a ‘fair’ system‚ it is questionable to say we as the public make the most of this opportunity. Whilst other nations are fighting against the intense grips of dictatorships‚ as we have seen recently in Libya and Egypt‚ we live in a system in which to instigate change‚ we simply have to turn up at a ballot box and cast a vote. But with voting numbers continuously dwindling‚ does the United Kingdom have a participation crisis? The most efficient way
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She was shaking and crying and I didn’t think that something bad might have happened Ali. I though maybe one of her family members got injured while participating in the Gezi park Protest. She hugged me so tight that I couldn’t breathe for awhile. I just understand something wasn’t right when she barely told his name‚ Ali. I couldn’t ask her or anybody else what really happened‚ I was assuming not hearing the reality would make things
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required while it continued to give expression to the public grief‚ the mourning and reconciliation as people watched in horror the victim’s final moments. As the movement to bring the gang rape victim to justice went viral‚ the nation saw a major protest that spread on streets across the country. The media extensively covered the demonstrations‚ following the protesters; giving their demands for justice a voice and
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After poor harvests in 1811 and 1812 farmers were extremely disgruntled and the government was scared that‚ if there was to be another poor harvest‚ the agricultural sector of the radicals would rise up. After the Laws were passed in fact‚ there were protests and the militia only just stopped radicals entering parliament. In spite of the Corn Laws‚ 1816 heralded another poor harvest‚ and this led contemporary economists such as David Ricardo to speak out against the Corn Laws‚ claiming they were oppressive
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Brutus Critique-Draft Professor English 1010 June 22‚ 2013 SMALL CHANGE
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