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    took nearly 10 years to ban). If humans were capable of working together in this specific case to ban DDT, then why can’t people do the same with global warming? Miss. Carson inspired people to confront the issue of DDT and many environmentalists followed her lead by making changes towards environmental issues that have occurred throughout the century. Global warming is a crucial issue that has been formed by the burning of fossil fuels, and the whole world could work together to slow the…

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    Protest Songs Movement

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    paper will answer the following research question: how did the tactic of freedom songs used in the Civil Rights Movement support the relational approach to social movements in its argument that individuals mobilize due to their social relationships with others? There is a lack of theoretical research in the field of academia regarding the relationship of protest songs and social movements, and their influence on collective action. Protest songs are essentially symbolic compositions that describe…

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    innovations and social changes have occurred within particular nations. The most successful innovators know both how to innovate for humans and to ignore their own human imperfections while doing so. Mahatma Gandhi and Rosa Parks’ successful social movements demonstrate that equality among innovators is a prerequisite to significant innovation and social change. Without Albert Einstein’s values of independent thought and collaboration, significant innovation and social change would be much rarer…

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    Haiti is one of a Caribbean island. Haiti shares an island with Dominican Republic a Hispanic island. Haiti had at least 1.5 million people that left the country because how the government is set up. Haiti is a unique country because of their population and their sport, Soccer. Haiti Culture is one of the most importance’s in Caribbean Island. It has festivals, Carnival, Mardi gras, Haitian music, floats, showcase and more. In Haiti’s Artistic they use light colors which makes it native in…

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    One thing that the City of Longview Washington has going good are the natural parks. In Eduardo Paes TED Talk "The 4 Commandments of Cities" he discussed what the city of the future needs to include. The first commandment that was mentioned was "The City of the future has to be environmentally friendly; and think green" (Paes). One of Longview's biggest attribute would be Lake Sacagawea. The area is full of green plants everywhere, from the trees, grass, and bushes. In the center of the park is…

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    John Lennon “If everyone demanded peace instead of a new television set, then there’d be peace.” John Lennon was one of the most profound and inspirational people in the world, even to this day. He was a leader for peace and was against war; he stood up for what he believed in and didn’t back down when people tried to attack his ways of thinking. He changed the world and people’s views, he got the attention of everyone and with it, he used it for good. John Lennon wasn’t just a singer in a…

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    Anna Howard Shaw Essay

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    and using her strengths to further the women’s suffrage movement. After stepping down from NAWSA, Shaw lead the Woman’s Committee of the Council of National Defense during World War I, and became the first woman to be awarded the Distinguished Service Medal from congress for her work there. Later she went on a national peace tour on behalf of the League of Nations (Gordon 2). This shows that Shaw was not only loyal to societal reform movements but also to America. She used her gifts to promote…

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    The 1920s flapper was a female who went against the status quo and did what she wanted to do, whenever she wanted to do it. She empowered herself and others around her and went against the norms society tried to place on her. The flapper of the 1920s was not the very first flapper, but she certainly is one to remember. The 1920s flapper emerged during the Era of Prohibition, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, which made illegal the manufacture and sale (but not consumption) of alcoholic beverages.…

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    Can people consider America a free country if not all the citizens have the same rights? A free country needs free people. The citizens of the United States of America (mainly the women) have many more rights than they did 150 years ago. Susan B. Anthony (see Appendix A) audaciously led the United States in the direction of equal rights, and her legacy aided in the fulfillment of her goals and greatest desires. Susan B. Anthony’s early life and upbringing had a pointed influence on her beliefs…

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    that we face throughout our society today, social movements have become a popular part of achieving change throughout the world. A social movement can be defined as “ not a marginal rejection of order, they are the central forces fighting…

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