Essays on Social Movements

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Reflecting on a Non Violent Form of a Protest

2 pages / 917 words

Since time in memorial, social injustices have been prevalent which forced our forefathers into activism. Fast forward to the modern day, social injustices are still persistent and continue to compromise our societies. Social conflicts can take many forms. At the same time it is interesting...

Activism Nonviolence Protest

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A Look at The Productive But Non Violent Way of Picketing

3 pages / 1577 words

There has been a great deal of controversy over which protest strategies are the most successful in creating change. While many think that violent protests are the most successful as they garner more attention in the media due to their violent nature, nonviolent and peaceful...

Nonviolence Protest

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The Demonstrations on Ohio Occasioned by Ferguson Ruling

2 pages / 736 words

Ferguson Ruling Protest in Cincinnati I literally stumbled upon this protest by chance while I was home in Cincinnati on Thanksgiving break. I am glad I did, though, because it was, far and away, the most passionate protest I have ever seen. The day after...

Protest

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The Negritude Movement in France

3 pages / 1465 words

Negritude was both a literary and ideological movement led by French speaking black writer’s intellectuals from France colonies in Africa and the Caribbean. The movement is marked by its rejection of European colonization and its rule in the African diaspora, pride in ‘blackness’ and traditional...

African American Civil Disobedience Protest

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An Analysis of The Death of Emmett till by Bob Dylan and Mississippi Goddamn by Nina Simone

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The Death of Emmett Till and Mississippi Goddam In a time in American history when inequality was the leader of our country and murder and violence were an everyday occurrence, Emmett Till was a fourteen year-old boy who was visiting Mississippi when he allegedly flirted...

Bob Dylan Emmett Till

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Why People Can Protest Kneeling During The National Anthem

1 page / 398 words

People who are kneeling during the national anthem are actually being supported by our troops. This protest that is happening across the country is actually legal, and should be supported in the United States because vets are supporting it. Made-to-order essay as fast as you...

Anthem Protest

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Smart Cities Concept

1 page / 427 words

In the near future, more than two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to be living in cities and hence, with the aim of being proactive and finding innovative and sustainable solutions, governments have made smart cities one of their priority areas of research. Made-to-order...

Urbanization

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The Rose City

3 pages / 1521 words

Near Los Angeles city, there is a city called The Rose City. It is 300 years old, and now 400 000 people live in it. Most of the problems are being solved, but the city’s central question is how a city can truly be sustainable...

Urbanization

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The Vietnam War Movement and Its Influence on The Modern Generation

4 pages / 1646 words

Have you ever wondered if the effects of the Vietnam War Movement help shape and influence the generation we are today? The Civil War Activist’s during the Vietnam war protests played a significant part in America’s history. The Activists banded together to stop the social...

Modern Society Protest Vietnam War

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Rosa Parks: The Courageous Acts of Defiance to End Discrimination in America

4 pages / 1621 words

Rosa Parks: My Story is an autobiography written by Rosa Parks herself alongside Jim Haskins, an African American author. It was dedicated to her mother, Leona McCauley, and her husband, Raymond A. Parks. Rosa Parks is mostly known for taking her courageous stand to a...

Protest Racial Discrimination Rosa Parks

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Causes and Effects of Urbanisation

4 pages / 1713 words

Urbanization refers to an increase in population in cities and towns versus rural areas. It is the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas. There are many causes of urbanization;reasons that make people move from rural areas to urban areas. These...

Urbanization

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Civil Disobedience in The Arguments of Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Socrates

4 pages / 1723 words

Civil disobedience can be defined in a number of different ways: in its most raw form, “civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest because of moral objections to said...

Civil Disobedience Martin Luther King Socrates

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Religion, Utopia, and The Concept of Perfection in Allegory of The Cave by Plato and a Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

2 pages / 932 words

In today’s world, religion is one of the most important things that influence the way a person lives their life. Whether it’s waiting until marriage for sexual relations or deciding to not murder that coworker who always steals lunches, many people have their own religion...

Allegory of The Cave Civil Disobedience Utopia

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A Comparison of "Civil Disobedience" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

3 pages / 1769 words

Introduction In Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” the authors examine the notion of disobeying the government in the case of moral injustice. Thoreau writes about his reasoning for defying the law and calls on other...

Civil Disobedience Letter From Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King

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The Underlying Meaning of Civil Disobedience

1 page / 462 words

Civil disobedience is breaking a law that isn’t agreed with. Henry Thoreau, a transcendentalist, encouraged peaceful civil disobedience. The law must be something that many people find bad and they all must act against it, whether it be not paying taxes or petitioning. Thoreau, himself,...

Civil Disobedience

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The Significant Role of Civil Disobedience in Shaping Society

1 page / 507 words

Martin Luther King Jr once stated, “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” In this quote, he was invoking the principle of civil disobedience. He wasn’t justifying breaking laws just because, but instead, meant that the law is broken in hopes that people...

Civil Disobedience

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Isolation from Urbanization in The Waste Land

3 pages / 1319 words

T.S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land depicts a modern society engulfed in absolute chaos and plagued by the complications of industrialization. Image clusters from the poem vividly describe littered streets overcrowded with people, while the text itself reads abruptly and harshly. Thus, Eliot’s poem strongly...

T.S. Eliot The Waste Land Urbanization

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Infidelity and Betrayal to Urban Life

1 page / 1027 words

Through their respective texts, Atonement and Lantana, authors Ian McEwan and Ray Lawrence expertly convey the ideas of betrayal, atonement, loss and class. Within Atonement, McEwan employs stylistic features repetition, motif, symbolism and characterisation to explore the idea of betraying a loved one, the effort...

Betrayal Urbanization

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Rosa Parks; a Woman Deserving Respect and Recognition

1 page / 546 words

When asked to compose an essay about one individual that deserves respect and recognition as a leader, the first person that comes to mind is Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is a strong willed and straight forward person. She has been called the “Mother of the...

Heroes Protest Rosa Parks