I believe in God and that he sent his Son to die for me. I believe life is a battle, but we don't have to fight each other. I believe in my family and that they will always have my back. I believe little brothers have it harder, but benefit from a paved road. I believe the internet will overtake the television. I believe the days of the family sitcom should return, but reality t.v. still keeps me glued. I believe people should season their words with salt because you never know when you have to eat them. I believe the word love is often misused or not used enough. I believe the Oscars are a joke and Heath Ledger will be a great Joker. I believe in originality. If you can't be you, who else will? I believe popcorn is best with extra butter and a good movie.
I believe its been hard to be a Dallas sports fan lately, but a championship is soon to come. I believe soccer is truly underrated over here. I believe in staying humble because anything gained can be lost. I believe the biggest room in the house is the room for improvement. I believe Obama is going to make history and the current war should be history. I believe the 90's was the greatest decade and good cartoons should make a comeback. I believe "good" hip-hop has become a minority and useless celebs the majority. I believe time on Earth is short, so why waste it being sad? I believe the children are the future and role models do make a difference. I believe the golden rule is the most broken rule. I believe I will always be afraid of heights, but will never stop reaching for the top.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
What is a protest?
The idea of protest has been around for centuries, probably since the beginning of humans first coming into contact with each other. With this being an imperfect world, full of people with differing views and opinions, protest is inevitable in society. To protest something means that you have a belief that goes against whatever that 'something' is, and you take action through your belief. This action can be small, such as verbally protesting, or, it can become something large, such as organizing a rally full of sign-carrying, chant-crying supporters. Whatever your form of action, the idea of it all is that you want your point to come across, which hopefully will lead to some change of whatever is being protested.
To qualify something as a protest can be subjective, but I believe, in general, that a protest involves at least one person taking a form of action to show their beliefs against something that they feel is wrong or needs to be changed. In history, we have seen different forms of action taken by people in protest. One example is a recent one, in which the television business is experiencing a writer's strike. Examples of the writers' protest could be seen with people gathering outside studios with posters. These writers felt strongly about how they felt mistreated and did not hesitate to show it. Even further back in history was Rosa Parks and the famous bus incident in which she refused to give up her seat. I believe her action of not getting up was a form protest, though quiet and more subtle, led to greater things. Leaders such as MLK took charge, boycotts began taking place, and everyday people began to feel what Rosa felt and took action. This is another aspect to protest: The domino effect. Though it only takes one person to protest something, it takes even more for that cause to be successful. More people will join in and emphasize the saying, 'there is strength in numbers'. People are influenced by other people everyday in the most simple of ways, and protest is no different.
All in all, if a person wants to protest something, it should be because of what they truly believe is right and wrong. Whatever your form of action is, be safe, be respectful, but be strong.
To qualify something as a protest can be subjective, but I believe, in general, that a protest involves at least one person taking a form of action to show their beliefs against something that they feel is wrong or needs to be changed. In history, we have seen different forms of action taken by people in protest. One example is a recent one, in which the television business is experiencing a writer's strike. Examples of the writers' protest could be seen with people gathering outside studios with posters. These writers felt strongly about how they felt mistreated and did not hesitate to show it. Even further back in history was Rosa Parks and the famous bus incident in which she refused to give up her seat. I believe her action of not getting up was a form protest, though quiet and more subtle, led to greater things. Leaders such as MLK took charge, boycotts began taking place, and everyday people began to feel what Rosa felt and took action. This is another aspect to protest: The domino effect. Though it only takes one person to protest something, it takes even more for that cause to be successful. More people will join in and emphasize the saying, 'there is strength in numbers'. People are influenced by other people everyday in the most simple of ways, and protest is no different.
All in all, if a person wants to protest something, it should be because of what they truly believe is right and wrong. Whatever your form of action is, be safe, be respectful, but be strong.
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