Rapping and Riots For thousands of years‚ the struggling citizen has used social unrest to rebel against the status quo. They fight‚ they loot‚ and they destroy. They are overcome with anger‚ and willing to take that anger out on anything and everything. Their anger often comes from inequality‚ high taxes‚ poverty‚ and an overbearing government. However‚ those in power tend to do whatever possible to keep things the way that they are. The social elite send police or soldiers as a show of strength
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problems they are complaining about. For instance‚ look at the incident in Oakland‚ California. Protesters closed the Port; however‚ then some of them incited a riot which caused lots of property damage to store owners that are part of the 99%. The “Occupy” movement has gone global. There are protesters in London and Ireland with riots breaking out causing all kinds of property damage. Does this really help the cause of the “Occupy”; hurting the pockets of the 99%? I do not see how the “Occupy”
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Michael Brown age 18 was shot six times by officer Darren Wilson. This led to many riots‚ most were not so peaceful. Why was Michael Brown shot six times‚ unarmed. Ferguson riots could have been avoided if the people took a minute to think about the situation unlike officer Wilson. I believe this problem could have been resolved in a more proper manner‚ as well as the riots following. Ferguson was a quiet town until saturday‚ August 9‚ 2014‚ when Michael was said to have reached for officer Darren
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you Conflict is unavoidable wherever there are humans. But what causes these conflicts and how should these be resolved? These questions are addressed in a commentary by Russell Brand called ”Big Brother isn’t watching you”. He comments on the riots of London in 2011 and tries to explain why they happened as well as how to resolve this conflict between the government and the younger generations. Russell Brand moved to Los Angeles but still considers himself an Englishman which contributes highly
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explain his feelings regarding the riots‚ he uses a lot of sarcasm when commenting on in which way the riots have been handled and uses this method to point out his extreme frustration with the government. He believes that the problem behind the riots is a common problem‚ and that it has to be solved together. He agrees when the rioters are described as “unacceptable” and “unjustifiable” but he also believes that the government should have their focus on why these riots have started‚ and why people are
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is a huge riot. The Business institution where Bob works is vandalized. The Military is called in because the police who were issuing the tickets couldn’t handle the protestors turned rioters. This riot becomes publicized through the media. Protests and riots take place countrywide. It’s a huge mess. Many social institutions are affected by what is taking place. Why would this cause social change? Social institutions rely on each other to operate. Businesses can’t run because of the riots. Schools
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Democratic National Convention Riots The year 1968 was one of the most controversial years in all of American history. It was a year of struggles for the heroes fighting in Vietnam‚ for the youth‚ women‚ and for black Americans facing both political and social discrimination. Through the year‚ some of the most famous events in American history took place‚ from the assassination of Robert Kennedy to the My Lai Massacre‚ to the most famous Democratic National Convention riots. The 1968 Democratic National
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People around the world are all subjected to constantly hear of the riots and dispositions of America as they fight for and against Donald Trump. People constantly see things such as the women’s rights march‚ black lives matter riots‚ and refugee protests on the news daily. But‚ the news doesn’t always have these stories completely true‚ some are even overly exaggerated or completely false. So‚ the people not only in america‚ but around the world‚ are constantly hearing stories over their so called
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society is as bad at the top as the bottom Riot: A noisy‚ violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of people‚ by a crowd protesting against another group‚ a government policy‚ etc.‚ in the streets. It can be a disturbance of public peace which is carried out by three or more people working together in a disorderly manner carrying out their private purposes. Consternation was upon my face as I was walking through Leicester’s town after the riots had transpired and observed every demolished
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Some topics I wanted to explore were Vietnam‚ race riots and hippie culture. I ensured that my questions would be open ended‚ such as beginning my questions with “how did you feel about [event]?” and then “why do you feel that way?” In terms of the interview structure‚ I thought of beginning with more general
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