(Bridge) You can be all you want to be Just stand up and you’ll see You can do anything (2x) (Chorus) Stand up and see All that you can be Stand up and believe You can stop the bullying Stand up and fight For your right to save your life Don’t give up tonight Just stand up and fight (Verse II) Don’t give in, Don’t let it out When you hit me you didn’t know I’d make a shout. Can you hear me now? Or am I not loud enough? There’s only one person I can truly trust (Bridge) You can be
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Fighting for Their Rights Throughout The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, characters are constantly standing up for what they believe in. Rosaleen stands up for her civil rights, Lily stands up for freedom from her dad, the Boatwrights and the Daughters of Mary stood up for the equality of women and African Americans. When Rosaleen heard of the signing of the civil rights act, she immediately went to register to vote, and when Lily was acting like she was stupid, she stood up for herself. When
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didn’t to him. He believes in what he wants to believe and no one can change his mind. What Thoreau might be trying to tell the audience is they can stand up for themselves and there is equality between everyone. Through out the play Thoreau stands up for his rights. He gets extremely in depth and makes you think about what he’s really saying. He stands up for his rights, but doesn’t care if anyone agrees with him or even likes him, “…to be liked, you never disagree. And if you never disagree
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Are you willing to act on something that's currently an unpopular view, even if you may lose a few friends? What would you do if you heard someone say something awful about one of your closest friends? We all want to believe that we would confront that person but would we really? I mean if it was over Facebook or some other social networking site I am willing to bet that you would say something to that person. However, what if you were right there when it was being said, would you have the courage
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courage to stand up for what they believe in . MLK Jr would start a boycott and Cesar Chavez would throw everything in the water that they grew in the farms . MLK and Cesar Chavez were never given the opportunity to speak and have rights. One day they had an opportunity to speak of how they felt . And their speech was so beautiful it touched and moved people that day when MLK and Cesar Chavez made a difference for all race and having equal rights for all .MLK
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culture. People stand up for themselves when laws, rules, or just when things are unfair and unjust. Martin Luther King, Jr is a prime example of civil disobedience. In his “Letter from Birmingham City Jail,” he describes his own thoughts on civil disobedience through real life experiences. David Thoreau is also a main figure in civil disobedience from his letter, “Civil Disobedience.” He talks about what he did to stand up for what he felt was right. There is a couple of reasons to believe in civil disobedience
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How do you think you would be treated if you were to not stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance? Every morning, Monday through Friday, students all across America stand, face the American flag, and say the 31 words that make up the Pledge of Allegiance. We pledge towards the symbol of America because of the freedom it has granted us and for all the people who fight for our country’s freedom. However, lately there has been a controversy over many elements of the pledge- should we continue to say it
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could be no such thing as equal rights. Or we could be living in a society where people are bullied. At one point, someone took a stand and decided to stand up for what they believed in, making our country what it is today and guaranteeing that we have freedom to speak for what we think is right. It is important for people to stand up for what they believe in because it inspires other people to stand up for what they believe in and can help solve problems. When you spread your opinion to others,
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“I’m Not a Feminist, But I Believe in Equality” I remember being in high school when the American education system made it completely apparent that they value a boy’s education over a girls. I wore a loose leafy skirt that was exactly 3 inches above my knee, while the dress code specified 2 inches above my knee. Furthermore, I was sent home for this incident because “it was suggestive to the boys”… Let that sink in! My school was, slowly but surely, making clear to me was that they would much rather
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Allison Winans Sullivan English 30 9.10.2012 The Understanding of Courage Courage is being able to stand up for what is right, even if that means others will be against you. Everyone has courage that lives inside of them, but not everyone let's it free. Abraham Lincoln was full of courage throughout his whole life. Lincoln went from being illiterate as a child to becoming one of the most revolutionist presidents in history. The one thing that made Lincoln so powerful was that he was filled with determination
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