strikes‚ sit-ins‚ and hunger strikes. The group presentation spoke about the treatment/coverage given to various activist movements by the media. They covered an array of topics from the mammoth disaster caused by the Bhopal gas tragedy to the protest of the unsung hero of Manipur‚ Irom Chanu Sharmilla. The presentation gave us a brief insight of how all of these cases were covered by the media‚ explaining us the contrasting treatments given to each of them. Analysis of two of the cases discussed
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Many NFL players are getting bashed for kneeling during the National Anthem but some people do not know the reasoning for it. It all started with Colin Kaepernick 13 months ago‚ he sat during the National Anthem to protest against police brutality. Then he started to kneel so that he could show more respect to the troops‚ but that became the iconic symbol for the protesters to show respect but “not to take pride in the country that oppresses black people and people or color”. The protesting now is
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President day is celebrated every third Monday of February on the respect and recognition of the first President of the United State George Washington. This is the birthday of the president Washington and celebrated as a federal holiday.Originally it had been established in 1885 by the federal government. This is day to honor all the president of the United State who served in their lives in past and present. Many states name this day with different day. Some state also celebrates this day as
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Since the founding of the United States‚ the founding fathers feared a government that would become too authoritarian. To contrast this‚ they allowed the right to protest in the First Amendment. However‚ protesting usually does not do enough. Often‚ civil disobedience is necessary to provoke conversation about sometimes immoral societal norms. Many examples include Edward Snowden‚ Chelsea Manning‚ Rosa Parks‚ and others. Each of them has been a controversial figure in their time‚ but each has brought
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the few Cross sympathizers there are would not be heard yelling a phrase like this for the world to hear. Kamal Hadley was asked about the incident‚ but he refused to be questioned. More on page 4. Above‚ crowds gathered nearby the school in protest Free L.M Pamphlet What can they do for you and how
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laws being in effect. In 1959‚ Houston acquired a major league baseball franchise‚ built the world’s first dome stadium‚ and became home of the national spacecraft program. In the south‚ Eldreway Stearns boldly stepped before the City Council to protest his arrest by the police. Louie Welch‚ a young ambitious city councilman‚ pressed for an official investigation of Stearns charges. At the time‚ Stearns was a first-year law student at Texas Southern University also known as TSU‚ which was established
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Funeral protests have been a controversial issue for several years. Many people believe that they have a right to freedom speech in any situation however; someone has a right to bury a loved one in peace. Funeral protest bans do not infringe on freedom of speech. . “God Hates You” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” should not have to be viewed by someone who is trying to bury their loved one who was killed in war. However‚ according to New York Times (2006)‚ this is what one family had to bear.
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as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian Traders. He spent there 21 years. In South Africa Gandhi had to face discrimination‚ for example being thrown off of first class on a train because he was Indian. This event and some others made him protest against the inequality of Indian citizens in South Africa. As a symbol of non-violent resistance he burned his registration card and encouraged others to do so. The government wanted to repress the Indian protestors but outcry over the harsh treatment
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Research Proposal • Topics of Inquiry: The Chicago bombing during the Haymarket Riot caused uproar throughout the crowd. It was supposed to be a peaceful protest‚ but turned out to be an unplanned event. Many argue that the bombing itself did not help the cause‚ but I will be arguing that the bombing helped the eight hour movement. - How did this event occur? What led up to this event? - What happened to the protestors after the riot? - How did the event benefit the eight hour movement? •
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If These Walls Could Talk I watched a movie called If These Walls Could Talk‚ which follow three different women‚ and their experience with abortion. All of the three stories took place at the same house throughout a 22 year span in between each of them. Each segment of the movie was created to show the popular views of society at the given time they were in. First I am going to give a synopsis of the three stories. The first segment of the movie deals with a women called Claire Donnelly‚ a
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