Protest

countercultural idealism was often the source of frustration for the young activists. These activists were looking for the concrete political change. They attempted to draw the elements of counterculture into the orbit of the civil rights and anti-war protest…

beginning of deseragratiom began here in Fredericksburg. Some African American high school student learned about a protest that had happened in Greensboro NC. The NC protest was college African American students that started a sit in protest where they went into the local store and occupied the seats at the lunch counter. This allowed no seats for white paying customers.This type of protest was learned about all over the country. Some African American high school students in Fredericksburg…

a knife. These articles are about Protest some of them are violent and some are non-violent and they all happened years ago. Protest are a way of getting your side of the story in the public eye. Some protest can be very bad and some can be peaceful. One example of a protest that went violent is the Tiananmen Square protest.In the article of Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 is talking about Beijing having a leader die and a lot of people having a peaceful protest until the military got involved…

glimpses of China, from the perspective of Hu Mei (“The Tiger,”) we see the growth in power of the protests; from the eyes of the government officials, we see the desperation and fear. Xu Jin, China’s director of the Ministry of State Security was at a diplomacy meeting with U.S. Ambassador Robert Smith Townson. Townson had told Xu Jin, “Your tiger is still in its cage,” as a reference to the growing protests. Xu responded angrily, the diplomatic dance gone awry. Through the many lenses we get…

Overtime, slaves gained their rights and began to fight to end segregation. Slaves were not respected and in order to gain their rights they were forced to protest for peace. In the poems Protest and There is a Lake Here, they represent how we as humans believe in independence and freedom and take pride in the rights we have today. In the poem Protest, Ella Wheeler Wilcox describes what protesting means and looks like. She explains what bravery looks like and how people have to be very brave to…

The crowds actions was a form of protest because they had rights to speak their mind. The British point of view was explaining how the colonist were animals and had weapons and were dangerous in a type of way. They acted like raging devils. On the other hand, colonist point of view was that they weren't the bad one's, the British was. They were charging extra for everyday things they needed and they didn't want to. It wasn't fair/right to them.The colonist really didn't want to pay extra that…

Bob Dylan, one of American music’s most influential musician. He is considered to be the major poet of the rock and roll era and pre-eminent singer/songwriter of modern times. Dylan has demonstrated to posses the unique ability to affect his listeners with his thoughtful and mature lyrics. Dylan showed interest in music from a young age, he learned the piano and harmonica by the age of 10 and had taught himself to play the guitar. Growing up Bob Dylan developed a strong appreciation for…

since the revolution which brought forth our new nation, protest has come hand in hand with change. The founding fathers learned not all battles could be won by lead and mortar. They displayed early acts of civil disobedience against the tyrannical system of the British. This stand against oppression was vital in the founding of our nation, and thus elemental to the development of our nation's values. As time progressed, figures took to protest over different issues, ranging from the removal of…

depicts a single man, although many stepped in front of the tank at different times of the day. This action represented a small sacrifice compared to the larger one that occurred in Tiananmen Square. This time no bloodshed occurred, only a silent protest that showed the students hadn’t given up and the threat of violence wouldn’t change their steadfast beliefs. Thanks in part of this photo, the region will always be known for the courageous students who the government could not…

there are a lot of rock songs with political themes and rock songs that are essentially protest songs, and goes on to say that this doesn’t actually hold up. However, it mentions that there are a lot of songs with themes that are against some sort of authority or power. This seemed slightly contradictory and could easily be discussed in class. In addition to this, some people may view certain songs as protest songs, whereas other might just hear those songs and not reach the same conclusion. To…