Essays on Activism

The Suffrage Movement and the Fight for Women s Right to Vote For a very long period, American women were denied their civil right to vote in national elections. They eventually gained control, though, and started a movement that would grant them the right to exercise their democratic right to vote....

Black Lives Matter Movement and Its Purpose After 2013, the black community in the US received a call to action from the Black lives matter campaign. This came after the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman's conviction. The movement's leaders claim that it is both an ideological and...

Introduction Malcolm X was born in Michigan State University in 1925. Earl Little's father was a fervent supporter of the civil rights movement, which had common goals of improving social, mental, economic, and spiritual circumstances for all humans regardless of color or ethnicity in America. As a result, Malcolm X was...

The Role of Hacktivism in Anonymous' Activism The article delves into the underlying political activism that is carried out through hacking. In essence, one of Anonymous' key identities is hacking critical information to support activism. A critical examination of Hacktivism delves into the emphasis on cybercrime combined with the noble purpose...

Environmental activism has been broadly adopted by social media consumers, both wholeheartedly and quickly. This platform has effectively been adopted with the benefit of environmental movements in order to engage people with common interests on significant environmental problems afflicting our world, such as climate change. Social media also offers necessary...

Paul Chan Paul Chan, a Hong Kong-born musician, will be the subject of this paper. He was born on April 12, 1973. He is now a social activist. His art focuses on globalization, geopolitics, similar political climates, crime, war documentation, pornography, deviance, digital media, and language. His practice also includes font...

The Gendered View of Social Problems The gender of a person's view on social problems in society is irrelevant. It is plausible, however, to conclude that gender is at the heart of sexuality, which is today's most contentious issue. Feminist Theorists and Gender Justice Adrienne Rich and Drucilla Cornell are two of...

The Lack of Proper Care in Older Homes The most critical social issue in Springfield is the lack of proper care in older homes. The majority of poorly maintained homes have old and rusty appliances, leaky roofs, poorly ventilated rooms, inadequate ventilation, rotten wood, crumbled bricks, and flaked-off plaster, all of...

Jemar Tisby s Lecture on Religion, Liberty, and the Civil Rights Movement Tisby s lecture session on religion, liberty, and the civil rights movement all repeated through the life of Fannie Lou Hamer was not only entertaining but also quite insightful. Fannie Lou Hamer and the Plight of African-Americans Fannie Lou Hamer, a...

When addressing human rights activists One cannot forget Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was one of the most influential human rights activists in the United States of America during the 1950s and 1960s. Martin Luther King died while attempting to better the living conditions of African Americans. Because of his...

Malcolm Gladwell distinguishes clearly between conventional civil rights protests and modern protests. In the post, Minor Change: Why the Revolution can not be tweeted, Gladwell claims that conventional advocacy requires personal sacrifice, dedication, and a successful hierarchy of leadership. He believes that social media will improve creativity, connect people together...

The conversation on rape culture in America today has never been more tense than ever. Recent harassment and abuse cases involving top celebrities have fueled an ever more raging controversy, pitting activists, feminists and concerned people against each other. More pitiful is the fact that the Internet and social media...