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In the 1960s, the emotions of citizens were quite ambivalent, ranging from joyous celebration to savagery. Feeling deprived of their civil rights, many Americans began protesting for the equal treatment of black citizens, the impediment of the war in vietnam, and the equality for women. Alongside the protests emerged the sexual revolution which included . To describe this decade emerged new types of music such as folk, different types of rock music, r&b music, and country music. The feminine…

high school student ready to go out into the world and be on her own. On August 13th 2016 I moved into Moore-Strong residence hall. I am a first year college student and was so hyped up about the “college life”. Before I came to The University of North Carolina Greensboro I was an excited high school senior ready to graduate and leave from home. I 've come to realize shortly after that college is not what I expected. It let me down on the inside and I was a little disappointed. I feel that it’s…

people begin to realize that their participation created virtually no effect, leading people to lose hope in all forms of activism. He argued that today's social media campaigns cannot compare with activism that takes place on the ground, using the Greensboro sit-ins as an example of what real, high-risk activism looks…

Instructional Support Team (IST) Meeting IST meetings at Sumner are held on Monday’s after school. During this time, I would observe Ms. Westcott and the IST team as they discussed the students on a case by case basis. The IST team consisted of the Speech Teacher, School Psychologist, one of the Special Education teachers, and the case managers of each grade level. Also, the teachers who referred their students to IST were present. I found these meetings to be very informative and intriguing.…

individually. My two sisters both work in social services, one a social service supervisor, the other a supervisor over several social work departments. One of my brothers is in his third and final year at Temple Law School. A second brother, a University of Pennsylvania grad, is presently in his application process to law school. My “little brother” will soon be finishing at PITT with plans to go to medical…

African Americans had fought for their equalities for many years. One group known for its efforts in the fight was the National Association of Advancement for Colored People (NAACP). The NAACP fought to undermine the premise of the separate-but-equal doctrine of segregation. The most well know case to put an end to this way of life came from the 1950’s Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas case where ultimately, “Chief Justice Earl Warren’s Court ruled unanimously that separate…

“The Struggle for Black Equality” by Harvard Sitkoff, summarizes the key elements in the fight for the civil rights of African Americans from 1954-1980. The book was set up in chronological order, each chapter embodying the new step to gain equality. The first chapter is titled “Up from slavery,” it consists of the small actions that took place slowly to assure the equal rights. By the end of the first chapter, the concept of equal rights was introduced more prominently, opening people's eyes to…

surgical residency program. According to what cfnc.org said, I think I will apply for UNCG for my first 4 years and then transfer to Wake Forest University because they have the programs that I am looking…

immense amounts of time and extra paperwork for VCCVAP employees. The director makes it extremely uncomfortable to express concerns to about procedures, as if she is doing her job incorrectly. According to Jeffery Kassing (2009) of Arizona State University, “85% of employees interviewed reported remaining silent…Additionally, they found that almost a quarter of employees reported not feeling comfortable speaking to supervisors about their concerns, and that employees rated concerns with…

began what became known as the "sit-in" movement in Greensboro, North Carolina. The students would sit at racially segregated lunch counters in the city's stores. When asked to leave or sit in the colored section, they just remained seated, subjecting themselves to verbal and sometimes physical abuse. The movement quickly gained traction in several other cities. In April 1960, the SCLC held a conference at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina with local sit-in leaders. Martin Luther King…