Ten years ago, on November 15, Occupy Wall Street was pepper-sprayed into the night by a squadron of police officers who helped shovel the tents, books, and placards left by activists into a fleet of sanitation trucks. A messy, motley, and spirited demonstration, Occupy started as a march of some 2,000 people in lower Manhattan that mushroomed to approximately 1,000...
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Changing the way people live and making everyday life convenient are essentially what technology aims to do. In the era where most everything is automated and digital is ruling several industries, the rest of the world is forced to catch up and find ways to optimize life from the average smartphone. Mobility and peer-to-peer transportation is a system in society...
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On August 31, 1955, the body of Emmett Till was found at the bottom of the Tallahatchie River in northern Mississippi. Beaten to a pulp and with his eye gouged out, his face was disfigured almost beyond recognition. His great-uncle Moses Wright may have only recognized him because the 14-year-old boy was still wearing his fatherâs initialed ring. News of...
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Introduction Protesting is often viewed as a litmus test for the health of a democracy. It serves as a crucial mechanism for citizens to express dissent, demand accountability, and foster societal change. In democratic societies, government institutions are expected to be responsive to the needs and concerns of their citizens. Protests provide a platform for marginalized voices to be heard...
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I first saw the 2002 film, The Hours, an adaption of The Hours by Michael Cunningham and Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, I had just turned 14. I watched it again and again, drawn to it but not sure why. Years later, when I had come to terms with my bisexuality, I understood that I was drawn to the themes...
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Many people take what they have for granted, when it comes to excess food that is wasted, luxuries that are discarded, or certain rights abused, many people donât know how lucky they are. For example, citizens in the US have many freedoms that other people are still fighting for. Currently in Hong Kong, people are fighting for the rights that...
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The constant creation of newer and more captivating technological devices draws in individuals and captivates them. For organizers behind activist causes, this calls for new techniques to draw attention from the public in order to gain support and attention. Enter slacktivism, the solution to every lazy personâs wish to join a movement, to have a hand in a committed objective...
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It is essential to point out that Algeria is the largest country in the African continent after the nation of South Sudan obtained its independence. Therefore, in terms of population size, Algeria is the most populated country in the African continent. The state also serves as the most significant supplier of gas to the European Union. However, it is remarkable...
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The term 'Feminism' can be utilized to portray a political, social or financial development planned for setting up equivalent rights and legitimate insurance for ladies. Women's liberation includes political and sociological speculations and ways of thinking worried about issues of sex contrast, just as a development that backers sexual orientation uniformity for ladies and crusades for ladies' privileges and interests....
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The emergence of the global network society in the late 20th century led to a significant rise in the global feminist consciousness. In this essay, I aim to examine this fundamental globalisation process by relating it to the contemporary Chinese #MeToo Movement. The internet as a TCP/IP domain system was a democratic, all-inclusive space which provided women with an equal...
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China is one place that has never surprised the world, not when it achieves something great or even when it does something the world should naturally think crazy. However, from April 15 to June 4 1989, it managed to shock the world when it carried out what would be known as the infamous Tiananmen Square Massacre. The massacre which mostly...
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For generations, Indigenous Australians have had to endure acts of discrimination, prejudice and injustice. Since the arrival of European settlers in 1788, traditional customs and way of life for Indigenous Australians have been majorly altered. When Australian colonies federated in 1901, public policy revolved around the concepts of segregation and assimilation. The inhumane treatment of the Aboriginal people was heavily...
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Imagine if the person you had followed your whole life was dying. That they never saw the victory they were fighting for finally won. O captain o captain by Walt Whitman was written in the last year of the American civil war; 1865, with the poem being one big metaphor. The repetition of âo captain o captain,â emphasises the melancholy,...
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Introduction In March 2020, we set out to see for ourselves what might be called the Indian Tahrir Square, a revolt even in the times of a pandemic â fifty days before the Indian Prime Minister made the Covid-19 infamous announcement of a midnight lockdown in February 2020. Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi, put out this imposing poster of the âConstitution...
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Exactly ten years ago, the messages of 'Occupy Wall Street' and its criticism of the financial system and social inequality went around the world. What has become of it? People march through the streets with backpacks, US flags and placards. 'People Power,' they shout, and 'Occupy Wall Street.' They stop in front of the bronze bull, which is behind a...
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Introduction The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement emerged in 2013 as a response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer, symbolizing a call to action against systemic racism and violence towards Black individuals. The movement has since grown into a global network advocating for justice, policy reform, and the affirmation of Black humanity. At its core, BLM challenges deeply entrenched...
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In our society, people often become âinvisibleâ due to their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, or social class. A personâs identity is shaped by othersâ perceptions, without othersâ perceptions of who he or she is, they will feel invisible. In other words, one must discover oneself and not seek for approval because of social expectations and gender roles. âGirls at...
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Introduction The system of violence against people of color is a pervasive and deeply entrenched issue that spans multiple societies and historical contexts. This phenomenon is not limited to physical aggression but extends to structural and institutional forms, such as economic disenfranchisement and political marginalization. Understanding this system requires a comprehensive analysis of its roots in colonialism, the perpetuation of...
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I would like you all to think about the question I am about to ask, what's social media? Is it a news outlet? A way to attach yourself with friends? Well, both answers that were stated arenât really wrong; however, it can most definitely be defined as an influence to our society thanks to its ability to attach people across...
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I want to start this essay talking on this subject with my understanding and how I view it. I think and feel that people misconstrue and donât understand when this agenda is pushed and protested for. It's being pushed to a racist category when its nothing like that at all. To say that any life matters whether its human or...
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On the evening of May 25th, 2020, George Perry Floyd Jr., an African American man, was brought under police custody for allegedly using a $20 counterfeit bill in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pinned Floyd down and used his knee to apply pressure on Floydâs neck for eight minutes and forty-six seconds, ultimately killing him. Floydâs final minutes...
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African Americanâs have always had a long history with America, but yet, they continued to find ways to be resilient to end institutionalized racism within the United States. Race targeting has been an ongoing challenge for many decades, but as of lately, the excessive volume of violence against blacks have triggered a social stir creating another movement to end the...
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The racial inequality gaps have been on the rise in the United States. There is income inequality in the country as white people receive higher incomes compared to black people. According to statista.com white households make about $76,057 per household and black families make about $45,438. This means that education in America does not provide the same economic return for...
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Introduction The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has catalyzed significant discourse across various social, political, and cultural spheres. This essay examines and contrasts the perspectives of Patrick Buchanan, a conservative political commentator, and Hilton Als, a renowned cultural critic, on the BLM movement. While Buchanan often critiques BLM from a conservative standpoint, emphasizing law and order, Als supports the movement,...
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In the Merriam Webster dictionary (2020), the definition of systemic racism is broken down into two words. Systemic meaning âfundamental to a predominant social, economic, or political practiceâ. Racism also defined by Merriam Webster definition (2020) means, âthe systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of anotherâ. I believe systemic racism occurs today. People...
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It is likely that you have heard or read the phrase âblack lives matterâ. Everyone observes it differently. Some people who are not African-American might want to say, âall lives matterâ. Some read the phrase and realize that there are problems with how society views African-Americans. The United States has a problem with labeling people based on their skin tone...
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One culture factor that influences social changes is communication through music and art. The Civil Rights Movement in United States was infused with religion and lead by a social group of people to share the interests of equality. The Civil Rights Movement began between the Harlem Renaissance era (1910- 1929) to the Chicano Mural Movement (1951-1964). Both eras created murals...
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Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois on September 6th of 1860. She graduated in 1881, from Rockford Female Seminary, and was at the top of her class. After graduation, Addams wanted to take advantage of the fact that she was educated and put her education to use. Addams attempted to study medicine, and after this was unsuccessful she discovered...
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Mrs. Dalloway, written by Virginia Woolf, is a piece of modernist literature that many regard as one of the most groundbreaking feminist works ever composed. Utilizing a stream of consciousness approach, the novel endeavors to explore the complexity of the human consciousness and its internal conflicts, particularly through the protagonist, Clarissa Dalloway, and her daily endeavors. The plot follows Clarissa...
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The Gilded Age or the idea of a better opportunity or quality of life, âcovered in goldâ, brought with it many different representations of people seeking this form of life. Between 1860 and 1900 alone the northern states grew almost fivefold. The bustling cities attracted native countryside migrants, European and Italian immigrants, and even African Americans. Cities like Chicago were...
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