Lately in the world, protest have happening more often. Although protest have been around for hundreds of years, they amount of occurrence has raised in the past years by a sufficient amount. I believe that the increase of protest is good, but I also see that more protesting is because of inequality and an other freedoms are in danger. As defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, a protest is “the act of objecting or gesture of disapproval”(Merriam-Webster Dictionary.) There are several types of protest and not all are proven to be effective; sit in, marching, boycotting, legal action, striking, and breaking the law on purpose are all ways to protest. Protest can become violent, whereas others are harmless, as in non-violent, protest that consist peaceful men and women. Many of the protesters consist of a determined person who want, most commonly, equality in an issue that might not be given the attention that it deserves.
I began learning about peaceful protest in the second grade. We started with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his protest against segregation against African-American people. I didn’t understand how monumental the march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was and how vulnerable he made himself. I remember wondering why so many people could just walk …show more content…
This book was written by Mirach White, the co-created of Occupy Wall Street, a protest beginning in late 2011 that eventually spread throughout the world. On his book, White explores the reasoning behind why he believes that protest are ineffective and pointless towards the matter that needs attention. I find it interesting that the a co-founder of a world wide protest, believes that they are no longer have the same effect as they used to have just a few years ago. Therefore, I find his take on the matter of whether protesting is a meaningful matter or not reliable because of his experience with
I began learning about peaceful protest in the second grade. We started with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his protest against segregation against African-American people. I didn’t understand how monumental the march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was and how vulnerable he made himself. I remember wondering why so many people could just walk …show more content…
This book was written by Mirach White, the co-created of Occupy Wall Street, a protest beginning in late 2011 that eventually spread throughout the world. On his book, White explores the reasoning behind why he believes that protest are ineffective and pointless towards the matter that needs attention. I find it interesting that the a co-founder of a world wide protest, believes that they are no longer have the same effect as they used to have just a few years ago. Therefore, I find his take on the matter of whether protesting is a meaningful matter or not reliable because of his experience with