...leader and civil right activist, who experienced the horrendous condition of Mexican-American farm workers, and determined to fight against the injustices. Cesar devoted his life to Community Service Organization to improve lives of Mexican-Americans along with Dolores Huerta. He planned to form farm workers union, but not until 1964, after the end of the bracero program that the union or NFWA gained more supports. However, multiple strikes formed by the union going nowhere, so he came up with the idea of a pilgrimage to Sacramento to prove the state that they worth more than what they deserved to be. This movement achieved higher wages, no child labor, and safer working condition, but most important was that it gave not only hope but the motivation for all the next generations to stand for what is right. Chavez movement helps us realize the importance of responsibility by taking actions for our future. He strongly believes in human nature of help others when need and not back down by any forces of injustices. He knew the farm growers treated them like trash and it's up to him to take actions against...
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...Sha-Dasha Poe Heather Lowry English 1101 7 November 2013 A Fight for Rights Standing up and fighting for rights within the community is worthless if there are not supporters who believe in the fight as well. Within Tommie Shelby’s “Social Identity and Group Solidarity” he discusses how African Americans must come together and stand up against racial and social injustice. Shelby implies that black solidarity needs to be emphasized more towards the community on how we should be treated equally because we are human and should not be judged based off our race and culture. Race should not limit anyone’s role within the community or deprive them from who they are. K. Anthony Appiah’s “Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections” is a perfect example as to why race should not define people as a whole. Appiah believes that we should not be catergozired in these racial groups because it takes away from our nation sticking together as a one. Both authors make it clear that race should not deprive anyone of human rights because every human deserves to have equal rights. Shelby discusses that in order to eliminate the black stereotypical image; African Americans must unite and call upon each other to fight towards racial injustice. Shelby states “Blacks are a people whose members need to work together to bring about their collective self- realization as a people” (585). This statement shows that Shelby strongly believes that African Americans should utilize black solidarity...
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...In “I thought it was just me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of a Shame”. Brene Brown uses strategically planted rhetorical devices to influence the reader’s reaction to women reclaiming their ability to be courageous. Social injustice was even harder to try to put to an end for a women like Harriet Tubman, but the world has slightly improved on social injustice. Social injustice is unfair, everyone deserves to be treated with privacy and respect. The three most common ones are Discrimination, Homophobia, and Ageism. There are plenty examples of social injustice in the world today, although, there has been some trials to stop it in the past. Tubman did her best to fight against racial discrimination. Harriet Tubman was the beginning leverage for the success of the African Culture. For over 200 years, African Americans have had to fight with their pride. Many people have died, but the chain on the African culture hasn’t. Blacks still have to fight daily to stop racial discrimination upon them. Why is this? Why is the African American culture still at oppression? Studies show that police are more likely to pull over and frisk blacks than whites. For African Americans, every day is a day of social injustice. Recently, many blacks have been shot and killed by policemen based on the color of their skin....
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...There are many specific attitudes and actions that would permit some individuals to commit injustices against those of another race, or perhaps even their own. For instance, in “Booker T. and W.E.B.” by Dudley Randall, Booker T. is arguing with the fact that slavery isn’t bad and by that, African Americans should tolerate the injustices happening to them. Additionally, in the poem Randall writes, ““....It seems to me, said Booker T. That all you folks have missed the boat who shout about the right to vote, and spend vain days and sleepless nights in uproar over civil rights. Just keep your mouths shut, do not grouse, but work, and slave, and buy a house.”(Page 19) Moreover, Booker T. is also stating that no matter what the white owners do or...
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...| When I was given the assignment to write an essay style paper on anything we went over in this social work class I reviewed the notes to decide what I would like to write about. I was not sure, since we covered so much in this class and I have learned a lot about Social Work from the history of social work to how the profession is today and all the different fields that a Social Worker might work in today. However I ultimately decided to write about the area of Social work that interests me the most. It is also something that I feel I have had some experience in working with. So I chose to write about the concept of Social Justice and the social worker. So let’s first take a look at the definition of Social Justice in chapter 4 of our book it defines Social Justice. However I would like to sum it up in my own words Justice simply stated means fairness and equality. So that everyone has the same opportunities for empowerment. I do not want to be the type of Social worker who is here to fix people or take care of other people. I am not interested in being someone’s babysitter or care giver. I do think it is part of the job of a good Social worker to advocate on behalf of others when we see injustices present, not to fight for the individual with an issue of injustice but rather to fight alongside of them. This is why I like the idea of Social Justice the idea of empowering others to make the changes they need in their own lives and how to work not only each individual person...
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...history of childhood conduct disorder • Recurring difficulties with the law • Promiscuity • Tendency to violate the boundaries and rights of others • Aggressive, often violent behavior; prone to getting involved in fights • Inability to tolerate boredom • Disregard for right and wrong • Poor or abusive relationships • Irresponsible work behavior • Disregard for safety Background of World Anti-Terrorism Day: Terrorist activities have increased multi-fold over the last decade. A global initiative uniting all nations is required to combat terrorism. After the 9/11 terrorist attack on the U.S, terrorism has become the primary cause of concern for nations. History of World Anti-Terrorism Day: The concept of World Anti-Terrorism Day was initiated because thousands of youth are lured into the folds of terrorist camps and organizations each year. May 21 is observed as Anti-terrorism day every year. Purpose of World Anti-Terrorism Day: The Purpose of observing World Anti-Terrorism Day is to: Spread the message of global peace and non-violence. Deter vulnerable youth from following cult practices and being misguided. Commemorate and honor the sacrifices made by thousands of soldiers who battled against terrorism. Pay homage to the victims who lost their lives in terrorist attacks. Device ways and hold awareness programs to protect the future generations from radical influence. Important Features of World Anti-Terrorism Day: Features...
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...societies contain heroes that exemplify the greatest aspects of their respective culture. When looking back on past societies, examining their heroes indicates what they valued. Even those from thousands of years ago, like the Ancients Greeks, used heros to share their values. The Greeks saw Homer’s Odysseus as an war hero because of his cunning and great battle skills. His legend still lives on today as people around the world learn about the myths of Odysseus. In more recent times, many people appreciate the work of Malcolm X for his heroic fight against injustice and his tremendous speaking ability. His monumental speeches impact the thoughts and shape the ideals of many activists that advance in the fight for social justice. In Homer’s The Odyssey and Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet”, both heroes convey great strength in their battles through Odysseus’s surviving the hurricane sent from Poseidon, Malcolm X’s clear portrayal of the injustices in America, and both heroes willingness while staying persistent and achieve justice. Homer conveys Odysseus’s strength through his survival of the hurricane from Poseidon. For example, while Odysseus struggles to stay alive during the storm, “he’d not forget his craft-- he lunged after...
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...Justice and injustice are contingent on the societal and individual views. In Antigone and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr. fight against the alleged justice and order of the society in order to pursue the real justice. Although Antigone has the stake of perturbing her dead brother' dignity and peace while Dr. King has the stake of losing the opportunity for African Americans to be free and treated equally, both of them are so determined to achieve their goals that they choose to act against the injustice despite their stakes. In Antigone and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, both Antigone and Dr. King disobey unjust laws and pursue justices that are in accordance with their moral codes. In the play Antigone, Sophocles writes about how the antagonist Antigone disobeys unjust rules that...
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...Although the plots of their novel might not be similar, John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men and Barbara Kingsolver in The Bean Trees both discuss social injustice. Throughout the novel main characters experience or see social injustice occur. Steinbeck and Kingsolver write about social injustice to educate readers and to show them that social injustice could happen to anyone around them. In the Bean trees, reader's encounter injustice through the lens of Taylor Greer who is experiencing all these things for the first time. At first when Taylor is suddenly forced to deal with responsibilities of motherhood, she discovers that the child that she was taking care of was abused. Taylor is shocked to a great deal because she can’t believe someone...
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...vilified. It would be easiest to brag about how many championships he has acquired or fights he has won throughout his career, but Ali did not become one of the more famous people in the world by just winning numerous amounts of fights. He was a daily headline, the bigger ones outside the ring. He was complicated and unpredictable, refreshing, and controversial. He was totally against racism and wanted equality for every human being. He won a gold medal for the United States in the 1960 Rome Olympics and proudly stood on the victory stand. Later, he reportedly threw the medal into the Ohio River after not being allowed to eat in a whites-only restaurant. Ali used the heavyweight championship tile as a weapon against the social and economic injustices of his time. He became the most recognized American on the globe, his words to dictators freed hostages where military force and political authority failed and he still took the time to play with kids on the street when he came to their neighborhoods whether it was in Detroit or Zaire. He fought evil and injustice with all the tools God gave him, harder and in a bigger arena than he ever did as a boxer. Ali paid a huge cost for his beliefs without thought to his personal gain, and proved Hemingway right, "a man can be destroyed, but not defeated". When the time came to oppose the killing of innocent people, he did what any fighter would do. He saw injustice, and he fought it. Muhammad Ali was a man, he made mistakes just like any other...
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...INTRODUCTION Afro centricity is a concept propounded by Molefi Asante which according to him is a paradigm based on the idea that African people should reassert a sense of agency in order to achieve sanity. This concept is concerned more about the African values and cultures. One can say it is a pan African ideology in culture, philosophy, and history. It is a call for social change. This concept had its origins from an African American society or world where the blacks were marginalized in a white hegemony. It was a fight for change. This birth gave birth to the American civil right. This concept can be seen in the texts and writings of Alice Walker and Richard Wright who were American writers of the late 19th century and early 20th century. In A father’s law , we see this aspect also being portrayed. Ruddy becomes the chief of police in a white community. We see him being the only black to live in a white a neighborhood of Brentwood Park. In society where the whites occupy all the big and important jobs and the blacks do the mean and odd jobs like house help and gardener. During that era we realize that majority of those who were educated and went to school were the whites and the blacks uneducated. But in the novel , we discover Tommy to be a very intelligent black university student who studies in a white university. This brings out the African value and potential in a white dominated society. In Alice Walker’s The color purple, we see the aspect of solidarity among the...
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...stop him, a judge issued an injunction against parading, demonstrating, boycotting, trespassing, and picketing. Dr. King was not dissuaded by the judge and marched in spite of the injunction, and was arrested in result. Days later, clergymen wrote an article condemning Dr. King for hypocrisy and breaking the law. In response to the article, Dr. King wrote the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” in which he clarified the difference between a just and unjust law, stating we, as human beings, have “not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust...
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...of what you are doing when it is right." Spoken elegantly in the words of a leading historical figure in Civil Disobedience, Rosa Parks perfectly captures the meaning, integrity, and even necessity of nonviolent rebellion in situations of legal and social injustice. It is not only the right, but the moral duty of the people in a free society to stand up to the law if it violates the God-given rights of its people. If the citizens of a free society are never to protest legislation that oppresses them, how can such a society even be considered free? People of a free society have the ability and the obligation to stand up for their beliefs through nonviolent means. It is an obligation because we are conscious beings...
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...Altruism can be described as a form of pro-social behavior in which an individual seeks to voluntarily satisfy the welfare of others at their own costs. It is an unselfish concern of a person to achieve the good of others and this tends to be the primary motivation and the ultimate goal of an altruistic behavior. Genuine altruism is guided by the desire to improve the state and welfare of other people without expecting a reward or indicating some degree of self interest (Ricard, 2011). A number of historical figures and other individuals have been implicated in the demonstration of altruism. Below are five examples of altruistic behaviors. Example 1- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Activism) One example of altruistic behavior was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He emphasized on the need of equality and basic civil rights for all. He labored hard and was committed to ensuring that democracy and justice was practiced irrespective of an individual’s race and social status. King did not mind facing the dangers that were associated with his fight against injustice. His ultimate sacrifice was demonstrated through his death, since he was killed for trying to improve the welfare and lives of others (Myers, 2014). Martin Luther’s altruistic behavior was a product of modeling. For instance, Kail and Cavanaugh (2015) explain that King’s pursuit of civil rights and equality for African Americans was significantly influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, a political leader, Henry David Thoreau...
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...to defend and represent their own way of life. Diction expresses each group’s tone and character and brings life to the novel. Diction is also used to support the novel’s theme of the injustice of racism, whether it is white against black, male against female, wealthy against poor, or educated against uneducated. One form of diction that takes place in the novel is Jem’s use of the term “mixed child” to describe the son of Mr. Dolphus Raymond, a white man who had children with a black woman. The word choice of “mixed” is not positive (indicating a lack of pureness), and that is exactly how the people treat the “mixed children.” Mixing the white and black bloodlines is frowned upon the same way that mixing the black churches and white churches or schools would be frowned upon. The South is so resistant to change, even a child of mixed color will not be accepted, or given grace of any kind. Diction is also used to reveal social injustice towards females throughout the novel. Scout uses the term “pink cotton penitentiary” to describe how she feels about being forced to act like a southern lady. She believes acting like a lady is the same as being confined to a pink prison where she is not free to do any of the “unladylike” activities she enjoys. She fights against being forced to follow tradition and resist Aunt Alexandra’s attempts to change the way she acts and thinks. This diction supports the novel’s theme of anti-racism. Blacks should not be...
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