Greensboro sit-ins

like to decompress from whatever has you so upset." she offers, heading that way, leaving the choice in your hands. Debating for a moment you turn and enter the living room, following after Noah's mother. Without a word, you move to the couch and sit next to her. You stare down at your lap and make no move to start a conversation, or engage in any way. "Y/N?" She asks, watching you. "What's wrong?" She asks for a second…

Civil disobedience is a heartfelt endeavor that puts someone's own life at risk to be of service to others, in this case Antigone is sacrificing her safety in order to pay respect to her fallen brother: “Go to what you please. I go to bury him. How beautiful to die in such pursuit!” (Roche 194). Antigone’s civil disobedience is just one example of the many committed and just like Antigone, Julia Butterfly Hill also stood up for what she believed in. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary,…

in your face and we kept going further down into our descent. As soon as the wheels made contact with the ground, your mouth opened and you blew chunks all over me. Please do everyone in the world a favor and never fly again, or buy both seats and sit by…

Our great nation, from its very founding, has been one of the greatest tests of mankind’s will and resolve in all of human history. This grand experiment has been that of democracy in a world that has been prone to giving up freedoms in the face of strong men who promise greatness. Throughout our history as a nation, our commitment to democracy has been tested again and again. War, strife, polarization, and depression have divided us as a nation and forced us to reckon with what it means to be…

When one is in highschool it is essential that they focus on subjects they will use in their future careers. By having so many requirements regarding mandatory classes, students are often held back from taking classes that interest them and not having enough space to focus on subjects that matter to them. I will use civil disobedience to stop this. I plan on protesting taking all required classes. Some classes should be required, but only to be taken once. Otherwise if a student is certain that…

called into his group and I now sit alone. I begin to worry if I my registration was processed. What if my paperwork got lost? What if they didn’t reserve a spot for me? What if I got sent home? I look around as the last counselor stands up. She seems kind with a warm smile to match. The relief finally washes over me as I hear my name as well as the final eight kids left in the room. After a small trek through the camp, we arrive at our sleeping barracks. We sit in a circle and begin to…

We put him down in three hours.” the President mutters with sadness, I wish we didn’t have to put him through this trauma but it’s for the greater good.” My heart drops to my stomach as I run back to my room… What is this feeling? Is this terror? I sit on my bed it 2:50 now… at 3:50 I will be in some traumatizing simulation that will help me learn how to use my powers. At 5:50 I will be put down to quash the flames of rebellion, doesn’t the Insurgence realized that the GF is for the greater…

me up. The stop I went to be picked picked up was by the Montgomery Fair Department Store where I was working at the time. Eventually the bus came for us passengers, and we got right on. I ended up only having one choice for the seat I was going to sit in. It was the seat right behind the white section. As I was getting on the bus, I gave the bus driver some money in order to pay for the seat I sat in. We kept going along the route to…

her row to stand for a white passenger. Parks refused to stand. Thus, she was arrested. Due to Jim Crow Laws, in the Southern part of America, it was normal for blacks to sit in the back while whites sat in front on busses. If the bus filled, the front-most row of blacks would have to stand to allow the next white passenger to sit. The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in attempt to…

We decided to learn more about an Indianapolis based sports radio station, 1070 “the Fan”. To get a more in-depth perspective we interviewed John Griffin who is the() to get a better understanding of how the business functions. One of the Fan’s biggest strengths comes from its affiliation with ESPN. This association gives the Fan a national presence to stand above its competitors. They are able to air programs such as Mike and Mike in the Morning that draws in viewers who might not have tuned…