Pop culture is a part of our American culture. Social media and virtual media are big factors of how we perceive others and life. Jeffrey Fleishman wrote an article named “How an Angry National Mood Is Reflected in Pop Culture” he believes that social media…
Essays on Activists
Art has been a significant means of communication. It is a good old way of passing specific information from one generation to another. A single image in the art can communicate a thousand words. The Problem We All live with is a painting by Norman…
IIn society, as an African American woman, I face numerous obstacles along the way. I learned about a lot of things that seem unequal in a lot of places. It shows that things shouldn’t be a certain way, that everyone should be treated equally instead…
Greta Thunberg is a 16 years old Swedish girl that has opened the eyes and engaged her generation to join her to demand action against the very real climate change that can result in a catastrophe affecting greatly the new generations. Greta gained popularity by…
Imagine you are a baby seal. You are on a piece of ice connected to Antarctica continent. Day by day, you see the bonds that are connecting the piece of ice on the continent melting, but you think it is no big deal. But one…
Global warming is a major political issue that people discuss. It is the idea that when more greenhouse gases traps heat which causes major change in the temperature, which could eventually kill humans, plants, and animals. A 16-year-old, Greta Thunberg, talks about global warming in…
In Greta Thunberg’s UN speech “We’ll not let you get away with this” the speaker tells the international government that they are claiming to fix the global warming problem but they are really not fixing it even though they have the money to fix the…
Greta Thunberg has established herself as the first world political leader born this century in her fight against climate change. Our current socioeconomic structure is driving environmental breakdowns which are imposing a detrimental inheritance on future generations. The younger generations are faced with the increasingly…
When I read the book; I Am Malala. I learned Malala is an advocate for children, especially for girls who want to go to school and this is her story. On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan, located in Pakistan’s Swat…
Malala Yousafzai was a normal girl in the Middle East country of Pakistan, and she was a part of the Pushtan Muslim tribe. As a child, she was very intelligent as well as very good at standing up for what she believed in. Her father…
Introduction Rupert Lewis text is a biography of Marcus Garvey which documents the creation of Marcus Garvey remarkable vision of pan-Africanism and highlights his organizational and influential leadership skills with which he used to combat the British colonial authorities, as a response to the radical…
The book entitled “Marcus Garvey” is a life story that tells about him. Sarah Jane Richards and Marcus gravy senior the parents of Marcus Garvey who was born in St.ann’s bay Jamaica on the 17 of august 1887,Marcus Garvey was a social activist, protestant of…
In 2014, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzai. She is currently the youngest person ever to receive it. July 12, Malala’s birthday, is “National Malala Day”, but there’s more to her story. On July 12, baby Malala was born. In Pakistan, when…
Past laws did not give women rights. Women were directly affected all because they are seen to be less than men. This issue made women want to change that. Women’s rights are the fundamental human rights that were enshrined by the United Nations for every…
In our 2019 literature novels, both the women and men have not only experienced different types of oppression but have also overcome oppression in separate ways. Racial oppression is present in Purple Hibiscus. We see Gender oppression in Purple Hibiscus and I am Malala. Religions…
“I tell my story not because it is unique, but because it is the story of many girls,” by Malala. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani student and an education activist. She is known for woman’s right, especially for leading a campaign that allowed girls to…
In many people’s lives, there is something, someone, or somewhere that helps make them learn who they are.¨The Namesake ̈ is a book by Jhumpa Lahiri which is about a boy named Gogol Ganguli born in America to two Indian immigrants as parents, throughout the…
In the circumstances of most people, there comes a point when they must stand up to their government to bring about reform. Only after individuals take the appropriate measures for it to take place will progress be achieved. It has come to shed a light…
Introduction Every generation is granted its share of leaders; those empowered to empower others and motivated to establish a better world for generations to come. Marcus Garvey was one of those people. He was an activist, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator of unity amongst black people….
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Junior was an exceptional writer, advocate for black rights and political activist during his time on earth. Most of his noteworthy actions were captured by that of Rupert Lewis, a retired professor and former teacher of political thought at the University of…
Marcus Garvey, a legendary hero, was born on August 17, 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. He was the youngest child of 11 children. His family was comprised of poor peasants, who only survived because of his mother. Garvey’s mother had to supply the family…
Among African-American leaders in the late 1800s and early 1900s, most were keen on achieving equal citizenship for blacks as there was for whites. There were three major strategies involved. Of them were the economic strategy, the political strategy, and the idea that all African-Americans…
We all face obstacles in our lives that require our time to think about how to get over them. We might act on instinct and react immediately, or we might take a step back and think about the consequences. The biggest obstacle we can encounter…
Pakistan is where the Taliban has exiled Muslim young girls from going to school, women from public life and the right to travel unaccompanied by a male. It also prevents women from having the knowledge and courage they need to stand up for the causes…
Malala – the story The sun rose with its full glamour and prestige spreading its bright and shinning rays on the valley. It was another day and I was on my way back from school when suddenly, the bus came to a halt. The bearded…
