Youth activism

I have participated in something similar to a smart mob I helped raise money for the American Heart Association an event called Jump Rope for Heart the proceeds were for people with Heart Disease. I have not used technology to promote a cause. Technology does provide an advantage to collective action and social movement because as technology has grown people are now able to text and make a group chat so that everyone is involved. Some examples of past social movements that might have benefited…

Is Protest Patriotic? When most people disagree with something big going on, they tend to keep it to themself. This was not the case for the protesters in the Vietnam War and in March for Our Lives. Much like the protesters in the Vietnam War, March for Our Lives campaigns are working on making America a better place. It is led by four young adults by the name of Emma Gonzalez, Jacklyn Corin, David Hogg, and Cameron Kasky. There are many ways to go about protesting, but protests are most…

Activism: The policy or action of vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. That is what activism is. Many things go into activism such as social media, vocal power, purpose, evidence & opinion, and finally knowledge on the topic. At the moment I am going to talk about the social media portion. Before you ask why I named this essay “Silent” Activism, let me tell you. Activism is nowhere near silent. In order to be a real activist you have to be loud for your cause. What I…

ample amount can lead to disaster. Gladwell is right that with social media people are able to communicate faster and more efficiently. But he undermines this idea saying that social media is not the best way to go. Gladwell also talks about modern activism a how it lacks organization but that’s not true the idea that social media cannot have order is an amity accusation if you planning to make a movement people can posted in social media asking who is willing to help you are bound to get an…

The emergence of the suburbs caused both cultural and political changes in the 1960s and 1970s. The suburbs represented prosperity, affluence, and security, while also creating a more society with more homogeneity. The development of interstate highways in the 1950s made suburbanization easier because it gave citizens the ability to commute to work from the suburbs (Suri, Lecture 20). The suburbs divided communities and separated individuals from the cities, creating a form of self-segregation,…

Case study: Anonymous While the motivation of terrorist acts remains the same, the rapid evolution of technique has provided to those that use terror as a method to attain their goals, new weapons with a potential that is not fully quantified. The database, the measures of protection and security, the equipments meant to reassure our safety are exposed to those new types of weapons, the traditional methods of fight becoming impractical. The cyber-crimes are a supplement for cyber-terrorism in…

major financial contributors to political parties,” (364). Activism is action taken for a cause that goes beyond what is considered standard or routine. A political party activist is an individual who spends time promoting a political party, the party’s platform, and the party’s candidates. These people tend to hold more ideological political beliefs…

mentioned, the public sphere is an important political tool in democratic society because it gives citizens the power to influence political action. In consideration of Internet studies, the subject of subcultures will be analyzed, identifying Internet activism as a major contribution to the influence of political action. The organization WikiLeaks will show how the Deep…

In recent years, musicians have routinely used their voices in efforts to support or protest politicians and their policies. Some artists choose to release public statements in support of or decrying political candidates, while others choose to support or decry candidates by penning or dedicating songs to them. Oftentimes, especially in this past Presidential election cycle, musicians have denied political candidates permission to use their music in campaigning efforts. Some of these artists may…

In the discussion of #activism, one controversial issue has been that awareness on social media can create changes. On the one hand, Seay argues that awareness does not create changes. On the other hand, Carr contends that social media can bring attention that would eventually cause changes. When we look at this discussion at a whole, it shows us that not everyone realized the changes that social media actually has. My own view is that it gives more opportunity for underprivileged groups to…