Protests

and I couldn’t understand why they were clapping, or why I wrote the song. I couldn’t understand anything. For me, it was just insane.” (Dreier, “The Political Bob Dylan”). Dylan didn’t understand it nor did want it, but he had just been labeled a protest…

right we all should have as long as we are only speaking our mind and not hurting those around us. Peaceful protests are the perfect way to do that. In no way do these protests affect our society in a negative way, quite the opposite actually. The reason behind civil disobedience is to fight for what we think is fair and go against whichever laws we consider to be unjust. Those that protest peacefully are willing to accept the consequences because their cause is worth it to them. In the past we…

Even though we don’t hear about it as much civil disobedience is still a form of protest today. Yet it is not always shown since it is never as interesting as violent protest. By the end of this essay the reader should understand the history behind civil disobedience/nonviolent protest and how it is being used today. From Thoreau to the Bundy ranch case nonviolence protest was used. In 1846 one of the earlier recorded acts of civil disobedient was performed by a man by the name of Henry D.…

Something new began happening in the football world and governmental world of Brazil: political protests. The people of Brazil are known for the mad love of football, with DeMatta saying that football is an important vehicle of the Brazilian nation building project, a: “highly significant means to the articulation of messages about what it is to be truly Brazilian” (DeMatta, 2009). The people of Brazil take a lot of pride in their love of football, but they will not shy away from letting their…

Rusted Chains This is a protest poem… Let me finally be nothing else but me. Do not tell me how I should dress, act or feel I shall dress as provocative as I feel I’ll stay at home or work around the clock whether I have a baby or not. I will have kids if I choose too not because my parents force me to. I am free from the chains that have entrapped my beautiful gender. Strapped and chained them to sewing machines, stove tops, mops and unwanted pregnancies. I am free from the tape that…

The American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, Gilbert Scott Heron, is well-known for his rebellious songs that speak of civil disobedience and anti-war protests. Heron is described by many music artists as the “godfather of rap,” who brought a political consciousness towards music. His most famous song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” puts out the message that no more would people watch the revolution occur on the streets, but now people would all be part of the revolution on the…

that we should not resort to violence, not even as a last resort. A more peaceful and nonviolent solution is always possible, and should be strived to. This especially comes to mind in the topic of violent versus nonviolent protests. History tells us that nonviolent protest have been the more successful of the two, and there are many notable examples. Gandhi himself aimed to achieve his goal of bringing freedom to India through nonviolence, and he definitely succeeded in that. Martin Luther…

In Smith’s defense, even though Smith had his knife in the time of the protest, the probability of Smith using his knife against the police are highly unlikely because there is not enough evidence of Smith bout to use his knife on the police, especially the towards Officer Blutarski. Smith was fifteen feet away from the police, giving the police enough time to counter the possible attack. If Smith tends to use the knife, Smith have to be within couple feet from the police to be stabbing range.…

the place that they were born and raised. (2013) Consequently, in the year of 1938, the Day of Mourning protest attracted a large group of Aboriginal Australians in Sydney, marking the monumental 150 years since the Europeans settled in Australia. Furthermore, they demanded that they the same citizen rights and equality as the rest of the Australian population, the Day of Mourning protest was the birth of the well-structured Aboriginal civil rights movement. Furthermore, there was a 1967…

Bob Dylan, né Robert Zimmerman, hailed from the United States of America, born in Duluth, Minnesota and raised in Hibbing in Minnesota. He is a singer and songwriter of the folk rock genre. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame states that Robert taught himself the harmonica and the guitar at 10 years of age. In high-school he formed a band named the Golden Chords, his stage-name was Elston Gunn. At the University of Minnesota in 1959 he sang country songs, traditional folk songs and political folk style…