Essays on Social Movements

According to Eric Fromm, a rebel is an individual who does not compromise with the prevailing circumstances for the obviously perceived desirable outcome during a contentious escalation; while a revolutionary is one who does not keep quiet in the face of corrupt leadership but chooses to raise a voice of...

Via editorial and op-ed writings in newspapers, NFL players protest by kneeling during the national anthem has elicited equal amounts of sympathy and condemnation from opinion shapers and the general public. Those who oppose kneeling argue that the players are not patriotic enough and do not respect the flag....

The Jarrow March and its Impact The Jarrow march may not have achieved its immediate objectives but the effort of the men and the constant publicity that it received shaped new public attitudes. They led to a national mood of discontent, which in turn formed the basis for the 1945 Labour...

Martin Luther: The German Protestant (1483-1543)Martin Luther, a Christian monk, was the main character of the German protest (1483-1543). Luther criticized the church's practices of selling "indulgences" in 95 theses he penned in 1517, among other corruptions. Self-gratification was originally a gift given to the church by sinners who had...

Self-Reliance and the Duty of Civil Disobedience Self-Reliance and the Duty of Civil Disobedience is an essay written by Henry David Thoreau on the role of civil disobedience in modern society. The thesis examines neighborhood men, the importance of becoming a decent person, and, most notably, the majority's folly. The Importance of...

There is a long tradition of the rise of nationalist movements in the world that goes back to the 1980s. They have been turned into political parties since the inception of many nationalist activities that have achieved high levels of performance, especially in Western democracies. As seen in the 1990s,...