Collectivist anarchism

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” written by Joyce Carol Oates is an unsettling and incredibly formidable story of a young woman’s loss of innocence during a time of social change, unrest and turbulence. The story’s protagonist is Connie, a self-absorbed, yet beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, who is at odds with not only her family but also the conservative values handed down by society. She, unknowing to her parents, spends her evenings flirting and picking up boys at a local diner…

African Americans were made to be completely separated from whites by society and the laws it had put in place by using public facilities, schools, businesses, and even transportation to make this happen. As the separation progressed many movements and protests began to arise in order to put an end to the discrimination and achieve equality. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the many protests that took place during this radical movement. In this document Rosa Parks gives her account of how…

Finding A Purpose Finding where you fit in the world can be a challenge. Some of us find our place with ease, while others spend their whole lives searching for a place they can truly be themselves. In Ragtime, we are presented with many characters who face the trials of life as they become themselves. Most of the characters found their way through life over the course of the book. Mother and Tateh ended up together; Evelyn Nesbit helped the little girl have a better life; even Coalhouse Walker…

Increasingly, the progression of society has relied upon the presence of a phenomenon referred to as leadership. Frequently, this phenomenon aids in the creation of dynamic individuals known as leaders. Leaders are often shaped by the circumstances that affect their lives; thus, some individuals are born to inherit the role of a leader once those currently in power deem them ready; Other individuals are molded into leaders by their surroundings. The term “leader” is used to refer to these…

Feminism is a large movement today in America. Activists for the movement work in many different ways, just like the Civil Rights movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a powerful letter during his time in Birmingham Jail, and feminists can learn a lot from what he had to say. The most important thing Martin Luther King, Jr. would tell feminists is to not fear being called extreme, so long as they are positive and loving in their endeavors. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King,…

Section I.2. Social Movements Expansion Over the history of United States, multiples movements saw rise in order to protect and demand common goods, security and other issues that seems to be controlled by the society and federal government. Here we take a look at four of these movements and we analyze how they have changed our everyday lives and transformed society over the past decades: 1. Reconstruction (1865-1877) Reconstruction was a rough time in the story of American freedom,…

Throughout history, people of color have struggled due to prevailing and repressive conditions. History has shown many groups were willing to challenge governmental ideologies and laws because it when against the idea of democracy that the west has created for the rest of the world. Groups like the students activist were willing to risk their lives in order to challenge and question the same government that was established to protect them. The idea of democratic government that was established…

As discussed previously, JFK started an awareness of Civil Rights, his actions in Birmingham, coupled with the media coverage; however, it was LBJ’s ability to use his connections in Congress to pass laws that changed the face of voting and civil right throughout the United States. As far as the leadership at the grassroots level Dr. Martin Luther King is the most famous, due to the nonviolent protests and boycotts; however, Rosa Parks, Aurelia Browder, and Louise Keys, were the catalysis for…

Emma Goldman was a person of many qualities including: a writer, a great influential speaker, and a feminist. Her most important quality is that she was an anarchist. Her anarchism is what really defines her because she was not a common anarchist. She had her own definition that she followed: “Anarchy, to this particular anarchist, did not signify chaos, whether on the international, national, or personal level. Rather, it meant living one's life without external restraints.” (Chalberg Prologue…

While recognizing the importance of these pre-1960s historians, we usually associate the rise of women’s history with the late 1960s-1970s, inspired from the ferment of the long sixties political movement. In the context of these works, Canadian women sought greater recognition of the social, economic, legal, and political positions in society. Feminists, newly aware of forms of contemporary oppression that never before had been ‘named’, were understandably interested in explanations for…