Protest

Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts free society because those who choose to protest against these laws demonstrate that they are strongly opposed to said law, and they are not afraid to outwardly express their disapproval. Peaceful protesting is beneficial to modern society because it does not require police intervention, it abides by the 1st Amendment of the United States' Constitution (Freedom of Speech), and it provides evidence that there is criticism towards the law being…

currently garnering global attention that I find particularly important to me is the protest currently taking place at UC Berkeley. Tensions have risen in Berkeley since the election of president Donald trump and have culminated in explosive and violent protests against freedom of speech. Students and professors alike at UC Berkeley have united in complete irony to protest the very thing which allows them to protest in the first place. In a flagrant abuse of American privilege, these…

of color”. Police brutality has become such an issue in our everyday lives around America that Kaepernick felt he should do something, and took it upon himself to start the take a knee protest. Mr Trump wishes someone would get fired or at least be benched a game for making a move as bold as this one. This protest has now reached whole teams who will all take a knee or stand in silence arms locked, heads down.…

Across the nation, women and men are marching to protest what the believe is right. People are protesting against recent events that took place throughout the year. For example thousands of people protested against Donald Trump who defeated Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. Many African Americans are protesting against the brutal shooting by police officers towards African Americans. Lastly, thousands of men joined in the women's march to support women's equality. The women's march…

society a better place overall. Historically there was a serge of politically charged protests happening in the late 60’s, and the 1970’s. This period of protesting mainly occurred on college campuses throughout the US, as students began protesting different political matters of the time. The best way for modern minds to explore this era of student unrest is to examine preserved documents from the time of the protests themselves. While keeping preservation in mind, we will be examining the…

the movement drew inspiration from both the Arab Spring and the anti-globalization movement. Protesters began camping in Manhattan to protest corporate greed and a resulting loss of financial wellbeing for most of the population, as well as the loss of democratic representation by elected officials. After the Occupy Wall Street camp was established, other protests started around the United States and spread around the world. Occupations have faced backlash from police and elected officials, in…

Political protests are a way to demonstrate disagreement caused by oppression, discrimination, or the simple fact of being different, and feeling threatened by society. Equality is an important value that everyone would like to acquire. Unfortunately this value of equality is not always applied to all. Political protest causes a radical change in the society. One of the most important protest that influenced the American society in the United States was the Chicano Movement. The Chicano Movement…

This article is in response to all of the college protests across the country. Over the past few months college protesting is one of the main topics that is seen and heard on the news. When watching the news one can’t help but think that the lethargic you is finally finding their cause but is it all students? The cause that is most prevalent is racial inequality, it is similar to the 1960 when the African American youth were fighting for the right to just go to college. The difference between…

Students should most certainly not walk out of their classes in protest on March 14th. This protest, which has been named the March for Our Lives Protest, is scheduled to occur at 10:00 am on March 14th, 2018. The march is being organized by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students, who have supposedly decided to take action against school shootings, which have become commonplace. Even though participating in this protest may seem like a great way to become an activist, there are several…

controversial, anti trump protest have recently broken out all across the country. But what are these protest actually doing? It's important to accept that Trump is going to be our president and that is not going to change. But if we want to have effective social change then we don't need to protest against trump we need to come together as a nation protesting about his views on immigration, women's rights, education and racial equality. What can be effective for protest and examples of…