...Looking at social problems and movements begins with looking into the claims that have made the social problem and the person who makes the claim, the claimsmaker. Claimsmakers are categorized into different types of claimsmaker, between activists and experts, each one having a different purpose in social movements. Activists role in social movements are that they frame the view of the movements, they gain supporters and funding, and mostly they deal with influencing people. Activists are involved with demonstrations, sit-ins, boycotts, freedom rides, and marches to attract the attention of the public, recruiting people, and managing movement’s operations (Best, 22). Because of the way activists act in social movements, they are known as “outsider...
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...Gladwell observes that social media based activism is not as creditable or reliable as it used to be during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. throughout the essay he compares the sit-in of four college boys from Greensboro, North Carolina to the modern activist done through Twitter and Facebook. In Gladwell’s view, “Where activists were once defined by their cause, they are now defined by their tools.” (404). In other words, Gladwell believes activists are associated more with their social media platforms than their causes. He refutes the idea of social media based activism because there is no centralized authority, weak-ties among the activists, and little to no discipline or strategy. Unlike Twitter and Facebook activism, traditional...
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...of gender, caste, creed- shall be equal before law and no discrimination shall be made on such grounds. But the daunting realities have contradictory stories to unfold. India – with its thousands of sub-castes stands divided on the basis of social divisions at every nook and corner. People, children, women are suppressed. MBA Essay topics: Need of Activism The need of social uprising arises here. These are the activists who raise a voice against the atrocities and let the world know about the same. They educate the people, garner their support and try to get the wrong doings rectified. This is the fear of activists that corruption and corrupt practices are catching the attention of people at large. The irregularities committed are being highlighted. Those who are under the watchful eye of activists – which can be media, social networking, NGOs etc. will think twice to go for any corrupt practices. Activism in fact is the activity that awakens the sleeping people about something going wrong and enlightens them what remedies are to be taken to get the things in order – by themselves, by the arms of constitutional forces – Parliament, Legislative assemblies, executive bodies –administration, government and the Judicia Social activists in a democracy have to mount a determined offensive over issues affecting all walks of life like corruption, black money, dowry,...
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...for society? Page XI: Bibliography II Introduction In the last decades one cannot but see that the distribution of the internet was more than rapid and by now influences the daily life of billions of people. According to the internet journal ZDNet, the number of people who use the internet amounts to 2,1 billion people worldwide. The number of websites is continuously growing every year. This has an impact on many aspects of life. Writing emails, reading online journals, being active on social media platforms and going shopping online belongs to the daily routine of many people nowadays. Manuel Castells describes the era we are experiencing right now as the time of the 'Network Society'. In this society the exchange and currency of information is broader, faster and more varied than ever. This affects not only private or economical areas of life, but also the political one, since it helps to stay informed about current events and the discourse which is staged in the public sphere. This essay is concerned with the question how the internet influences the public sphere. More precisely it asks whether the internet provides grounds for a more independent public sphere, in which active citizens participate and...
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...draws global attention on the human rights of the migrant workers. However, the activists NGOs of women migrants need our attention even more than usual. As women do not enjoy equal social (or even in household) position as men in Indonesia (local scale), they are usually been ignored by the government, both Saudi Arabian (national scale) and Indonesian governments (global scale). They are seriously abused and harass in those countries and suffer from great fear of losing their opportunity of going back to their home country as their passports have been collected by the agencies under illegal reasons. It is a shame that there are many NGOs to fight for equal gender treatment but the problem seems too broad and complicated and the leakage is not easy to fix. I argue that activist NGOs in those Southeast Asian countries have work hardly on both politics of scale and social construction of scale in from local to global scales, and they have gained more global attention by decades than before as more people and governments pay more attention on the women migrants now. It is essential to set effective labour laws to protect women (or other migrant workers) from being cheated by the agencies for false income rate and departure date, to avoid more victims to appear and do not know the effective way to contact the NGOs to help. First, I will provide a brief historical background of the rise of the activist groups and NGOs and the changes of their concerns and aspects in response to the...
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...STUDY SHEET FOR EXCELLENT EXAMPLES STUDY SHEET FOR EXCELLENT EXAMPLES Broader Topics: 1. Education / College Prep / Travis! 2. Careers/ Career Preparation/ Internships 3. Social Media 4. Family / Friends 5. Technology / Smart Phone Technology 6. Athletics / Sports 7. Internet 8. Community Service / Volunteering - Humane Society - Food Bank - Library Volunteer - Kim’s Kids 9. Family Support / School Support 10. Family Gatherings - Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fourth of July, New Year’s - Birthday, Quince, Anniversary 11. San Antonio Events / Non-Profits Literary Examples: 1. Jurgis 2. Eli Weisel 3. Equality 4. Atticus Finch 5. Frederick Douglass 6. Ivan Denisovich Words that support Excellent Examples in the Persuasive Essay: - courage -discipline - resilience - leader - vision - journey - strength - support - organize - perseverance - duty/joy - fearless Excellent Examples: 1. Gandhi 2. Malala 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Cesar Chavez 5. Nikoli Tesla 6. Frederick Douglass 7. Susan B. Anthony 8. Harriet Tubman 9. Dr. Martin Luther King 10. Rosa Parks 11. Helen Keller / Anne Sullivan 12. Facebook / Google / Instagram 13. Syrian Refugees 14. Steve Jobs / Bill Gates / Mark Zuckerberg 15. Spurs / Coach Pop (prompt about teamwork) Good Matches: - Gandhi / MLK (in that order!) - Frederick Douglass / Harriet Tubman / Susan B. Anthony - Steve Jobs / Nikoli Tesla - Eli Wiesel / Frederick Douglasss - Cesar Chavez / Ema Tenayuca - Facebook / Mark Zuckerberg...
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...create awareness Tears for the sake of joy There have been many negative issues covered in our class throughout this semester. Issues have ranged from social injustices, colonialism, and women’s rights. Some included personal tragedies concerning women of Aboriginal descent living in British Columbia. It has been quite emotional at times to actually read about the struggles that have taken place right here in British Columbia regarding immigrants and Aboriginal people. We even got to meet the author of Mercenary English, Mercedes Eng, in person to make the words of her story really come to life. However, not all of the books we have studied convey negative outlooks of certain problems being faced. There have been positive social changes, personal victories and many moments that make the reader believe things can be made right if an effort is put into it. This research essay will focus on the positive view portrayed in three books studied this semester which include: Mercenary English, Active Geographies-Women and Struggles on the Left Coast and the Unnatural and Accidental Women. The positive themes discussed will display triumphs on a personal level, meaningful change on a social stage and a look at how social activism deeply connects people together. Firstly, Mercenary English has a very unique way of showing social injustice, believed to be carried out in the eyes of its author Mercedes Eng. She writes about personal problems she faced, the negative issues surrounding...
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...Thematic Essay Practice – Reform Movements US History/Napp Name: __________________ From the August 2004 New York States Regents/ U.S. History & Government THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion. Theme: Reform Movements Task: Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the abolitionist movement, Populist movement, Progressive movement, women’s rights movement, civil rights movement, and the labor movement. Gathering the Facts: 1- The Abolitionist Movement • “The goal of the abolitionist movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. • Advocating for immediate emancipation distinguished abolitionists from more moderate anti-slavery advocates who argued for gradual emancipation, and from free-soil activists who sought to restrict slavery to existing areas and prevent its spread further west. • Radical abolitionism was partly fueled by the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening, which prompted many people to advocate for emancipation on religious grounds. • Abolitionist ideas became increasingly prominent in Northern churches and politics beginning in the 1830s, which contributed to the regional animosity between North and South leading up to the...
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...All throughout history, there have been numerous findings and discoveries that contributed to social science and its development. These findings benefitted social science because it sparked changes that societies needed in order to progress. There were countless problems solved because of the leaders in social science, however one problem with no explicit answer was finding a solution for the inequalities between blacks and whites. This problem was taken on by William Edward Burghardt DuBois, also known as, W.E.B DuBois. He dedicated his entire life to finding solutions for this problem. Regardless if the solutions did not last long or did not work, he was still able to take the studies and record information which lead to conclusions. That...
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...This review essay is based on the report “Building Safe, Active Communities: Strong foundations by local people”, the third report written by Baroness Helen Newlove, the Government’s Champion for Active, Safer Communities (Newlove, H, 2012). The report covers issues in areas of community safety, voluntary and community sector as well as community engagement. In Baroness Newlove’s view, “local people are the foundations for safe, active communities”. (Newlove, H, 2012). The report, which highlighted various case studies from different communities, is aimed at offering advice, know-how and a map for grassroots activists to follow, which will bring new ideas that have been proven to work. In essence the report called for a change of culture so neighbourhoods no longer see crime, antisocial behaviour and disorder as someone else’s problem. Furthermore, this review essay will highlight how the policy report engages with the ideas and concept of community as discussed in Book 3 of DD208. It will show how the report draws on evidence and constitutes evidence itself. This review will also reflect the entanglement of community, social welfare and crime control concerns as well as responses to the same. Baroness Newlove was appointed the government’s Champion for Active, Safer Communities in October 2010 and has since then worked with communities across the country to discover the needs and wants of grassroots activists. She highlighted the progress in her first two reports and also...
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...“heroic narrative of moral purpose and personal courage by which great men and women inspired ordinary people to rise up and struggle for their rights” such as the famed Martin Luther King, who was painted as the ‘driving force behind the movement’ ,President Lyndon Johnson and Kennedy and organisations such as ‘The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People’ (NAACP) This idea of the federal government, prominent leaders and organisations playing the defining role in the passing of these bills soon became less plausible in the 1970’s and 1980’s as the “second generation of scholars suggested that the focal point for investigation should shift to local communities” and the ordinary people, commonly known as “grass roots activists” who staged less-prominent protests in their small towns. Unfortunately, there is no defining group who can be acclaimed for the passing of the Civil Rights Act or Voting Act because “ultimately, there are no...
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...followers were more liberal guilty whites rather than the black community he was speaking for. He voiced his disapprovement when he criticized the suit wearing audience at the recent march on Washington (Corbett). He became more of a fame seeker than a social activist. The next activist I will be talking about is Joan Baez who influenced Bob Dylan to become a civil rights activist. She was born in Staten Island, New York on January 9, 1941 (Joan Baez Biography). She later moved to California where she was no stranger to racism or discrimination due to her mexican descent. Baez was a folk music vocalist and even became a part of the rebirth in the 1960’s (Joan Baez Biography). Her first album, released in 1960, made her known as a singer that promoted civil rights, pacifism, and social justice. After she became known as an activist, she began performing at marches throughout the years. In 1963, Joan sang “We Shall Overcome” at the March on Washington that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at (Joan Baez Biography). This song soon became a top 40 hit for her in the United Kingdom and she followed it up with songs like “There but For Fortune” and “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue,” which she sang with her boyfriend and civil rights activist, Bob Dylan. (Joan Baez...
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...Critical social theorists have a desire to influence and change social problems occurring in society and inform disciplines including human services practice, and guide practitioners through critical social theories to explain and understand social phenomenon (Chenoweth & McAuliffe, 2015, p. 130). Past sociological theories were created in a different era where Eurocentric ideologies were favoured to explain social issues and inform human services practice. However, since progression of evolution, globalisation and racial activism, theorists are presenting new social theories to inform disciplines of new developments and applying these theories to social problems. Critical race theory (CRT), acts to provoke change from macro structures by advocating...
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...Salvador Ponce Lopez (May 27, 1911 – October 18, 1993), born in Currimao, Ilocos Norte, was an Ilokano writer, journalist, educator, diplomat, and statesman. He studied at the University of the Philippines and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1931 and a Master of Arts degree, also in philosophy, in 1933. During his UP days, he became a drama critic for the Philippine Collegian and was a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi. From 1933 to 1936, he taught literature and journalism at the University of Manila. He also became a daily columnist and magazine editor of the Philippine Herald until World War 2. In 1940, Lopez' essay "Literature and Society" won in the Commonwealth Literary Awards. This essay posited that art must have substance and that poet Jose Garcia Villa's adherence to "art for art's sake" is decadent. The essay provoked debates, the discussion centered on proletarian literature, i.e., engaged or committed literature versus the art for art’s sake literary orientation. He was appointed by President Diosdado Macapagal as Secretary of Foreign Affairs and was ambassador to the United Nations for six years before reassigned to France for seven years. Lopez was the president of the University of the Philippines from 1969 to 1975. And he established a system of democratic consultation in which decisions such as promotions and appointments were made through greater participation by the faculty and administrative personnel; he also reorganized U.P. into the U...
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...ENG 111 Essay 2 Cause and Effect Essay Assignment Description: This essay is a 5-paragraph, 3 page essay. The first paragraph is the introductory paragraph, the next three support the thesis and the 5th paragraph wraps up the essay. Review the information in Blackboard on Cause and Effect. Make sure that you are including details, using transitional words and phrases between sentences and paragraphs, and editing for grammar and punctuation. Here are the topics (chose one): Option #1: The cause and effect of the popularity (or lack of popularity) of a particular sport or public figure in the Unites States, Option #2 Cause/Effect of environmental issues—for example, failure to reduce pollution, the garbage crisis, difficulty of starting and maintaining recycling programs, concern about food safety Option #3 Cause/Effect related to the arts—for example, popularity of rap or jazz, decline of musical theater, impulse to censor the arts Option #4 The Cause/Effect of the continuing influence or popularity of a book, movie, actor, novelist, social activist, athlete, politician, religious leader, television program Option #5 Cause/effect of changes in economic conditions—for example, the increasing cost of medical care, decline in standard of living, increasing gap between wealthiest and poorest Americans Option #6 The cause/effect of a miscommunication or misunderstanding between two people or two groups. Option #7 Cause/effect of cheating on college exams. Option #7 Cause/effect...
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