Essays on Social Movement

In an era of rapid urbanization and technological advancement, the concept of smart cities has emerged as a transformative approach to urban development. Smart cities leverage innovative technologies to enhance the quality of life, promote sustainability, and address complex urban challenges. This essay explores the…

Introduction The concept of cities has been an integral part of human history, serving as centers of commerce, culture, and community. As we stand on the cusp of a new era, this essay delves into the fascinating realm of cities in the future, exploring the…

To protest I feel is to make an action or statement objecting towards someone or something which is considered out of line or is unfair. Article 19 of our human rights clearly tells us that we have the right to ‘freedom of opinion and expression’…

Introduction “Freedom Walkers” by Russell Freedman published and was originally published on September 30, 2006. Freedom Walkers is about how on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white man. Her…

Notwithstanding the fact that we are living in the 21st century, race and racism are still an issue. There is still a long way to go to reach equality among people of all color and sex. What is important is to be aware of this…

The political idea of justice and how a government should govern a society would be by dominating human history with literature. The theory of a peaceful resistance to laws given and enforced by the governing will be first represented in the world of the Ancient…

Thoreau argues that we have a moral imperative to disobey unjust laws and his philosophy on civil disobedience had a major influence on Martin Luther King. What was Thoreau protesting in ‘Resistance to Civil Government’ and what was his act of civil disobedience? What is…

The ‘me too.’ movement was founded in 2006 by Tarana Burke to help survivors of sexual violence, particularly Black women and girls, and other young women of color from low wealth communities, find pathways to healing. In October 2017, the movement began to spread virally…

Since the twentieth century, researchers are looking at and discussing this topic. According to Nguyen (2010) urban sprawl is the poor planning and under development of buildings in urban places whereby houses and organizations that offer goods and services have an endless distance between them….

Unbeknown to many, due to the lack of research surrounding the topic of British race relations, “coloured people in Britain is labour were under a number of peculiar handicaps which vary in intensity according to circumstances and the radical characteristics of the individual involved.”The Bristol…

Throughout our lives, disobedience has had a crucial impact dating back to our years of adolescence. Disobedience could simply be shown through our defiance to study for a test or take part in a vast upheaval hoping to bring drastic change by disputing certain standards…

The Social Movement Group, Black Lives Matter (BLM), emerged from a hashtag on Twitter in 2013 when George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, United States. The movement rekindled into what it is today after the killing of African-American…

‘Civil Disobedience’ is an essay by Henry David Thoreau written in 1849. The author’s thesis is that he believes should not riot extremely but peacefully. If someone has a problem, they should fix it. From what read in this excerpt, agree, and disagree with the…

Women’s safety has always been a concern. In spite of globalization and technical advancement, today societies need to address the notion of gender disparity in it. There still exists discrimination based on gender; be it workplace, educational institutions, armed forces or even sometimes at public…

Revolutions have introduced about a number of the most radical differences in international records and politics over the course of the world history, over the past decade, numerous regimes have fallen and risen. The Arab world has had an ongoing reputation of dictators. Mohammed Bouazizi,…

The Garden City is most commonly defined as “a town that has been planned to include a lot of trees, plants, and open spaces;” in essence, a desirable place to live, where the environment has been specifically created to help inhabitants live a fulfilling, healthy,…

Since the earliest civilizations, the city is perceived as a direct product of human actions. The city is born and evolves, it reinvents itself, adapts and expands; thus, in this context, the city can be understood as a living organism which sole purpose is to…

Protests, peaceful or violent, have been around for as long as this country has been alive. Ways to protest, reasons to protest, how protests can affect America and concerns regarding protests have changed over time but one thing that will always remain the same is…

Currently, there are more than 1 billion people around the world that do not have enough food to survive their everyday lives, and at the time of writing this, more than 8.3 million people have already died of hunger this year (The World Counts 2019)….

Urban sprawl and land speculation in Bauchi is ever on the rise and posed problems like high cost of infrastructure, farmland invasion, high commuter cost as well as real estate unattractively developed in patchy and strung out manner. This study investigates the impact of urban…

Urban sprawl refers to the urbanization which is mostly driven by large scale migration and population growth. Urban sprawl also defined as spread and ineffective urban growth. However, growing urban sprawl results a major challenge and a serious concern to real estate market. Therefore, this…

Noise pollution was for a long time not considered as impactful as other manifest forms like air or water pollution etc. However, it has emerged as a major source of health hazard with the onset of various technological and industrial advancements. It includes all the excessively loud sounds generated by different sources which…

Noise pollution in hospitals has become a major concern for patients and families. Research shows that there is a strong relationship between the environment and patient health (Alligood, 2014, p. 55). Disruptive noises has an effect on patient’s ability to rest and can impede the…

Political scientist Cedric Robinson suggests that by the nineteenth century there were two alternative political cultures that were on making a rise to the forefront. Cedric discusses these cultures in his writing “Black Movements in America”. The first cultural alternative wants to claim “privilege political…

Historical Context and Development of the Movement In the decade of the 60s, the United States was immersed in the revolutionary environment of the civil rights movement. The fragrance of the revolution and the continuous attacks against the black community led to the creation of…

On May 2, 1967, a fleet of cars stopped outside the State Capitol building in Sacramento, California. 24 men and 6 women, all dressed in the uniform of black leather jackets and berets, openly carrying shotguns and rifles, piled out of the cars. They loaded…

All began because black American people weren’t treated with justice, they were forced to do things they didn’t. Their average of life was 7 to 8 years less than a white American, and not exactly because they only got sick and didn’t’ receive the right…

Introduction Many people would agree that the world we live in today is not the best place. For three innocent men, this statement is nothing but the truth. These men are known as Dred Scott, Emmett Till, and Trayvon Martin. Although they may have been…

In 2006, a woman by the name of Tarana Burke created the beginning of what would later become the’Me Too’ Movement. This group was originally created as an outlet for women who had survived sexual assault. Fast-forward a decade later, and the phrase has revolutionized…

This analyzes how much the New York Times coverage of #MeToo movement contains a diverse background of survivors of sexual assault and harassment. Press coverage of causes influences the public’s understanding of social issues and representing communities. A case, study tracks historical accounts of sexual…

The Me Too movement is a powerful social movement outlining the strength and agency women have both individually and collectively. In “It’s Time to Resist the Excesses of #MeToo,” the author Andrew Sullivan articulates his position on the movement as a moral panic which has…

Do you remember two years ago, in 2017, when our social media blew up with the hashtag #MeToo? Do you remember when your favorite actors and olympians came out and blew up the media with their harassment experiences? Social media became a platform for victims…

It is been years under this patriarchal society women are struggling, they are not given equal rights as comparison to the males of the society, they are exploited in each and every aspects of life starting from their birth (female foeticide) to sexual harassment. Women…

I woke up one beautiful Saturday morning thinking “What was Gandhi going to get himself into this time.” When I started driving in my red honda to fox 5 news, to work I saw Gandhi. Of course, gathering up people wanting to start a protest….

Protest movements have sprung difficult conversations in order to create social change, and the impact social media has made on these topics has allowed conversations to be talked about in new ways. Since the shooting and killing of Black teenager Trayvon Martin by police officer…

Numerous individuals do not appear to understand the value of the Civil Rights Act and the foundation on how the bill affect their lives. My plan is to provide the importance in how the establishment began. This led to the movement behind the civil rights…

Racial inequality has brought negative change to our people and sent some of the most innocent through prison and death. Our most significant successes will arrive when all types of people can coexist peacefully and effectively, despite color, gender, age, and beliefs. Inequality creates emotional…

Discrimination is a critical matter in the United States of America. There are many different types of racial discrimination. A person can be discriminated against because of their age, disability, race, gender, economic status, national origin, and ethnicity. Racial discrimination still exists in 2019. As…

Economic and Educational Factors in Faisalabad Faisalabad covers a vast agricultural area, but with the growing population the agricultural land is replacing by hotels, housing societies, shopping malls, business centres and multi-national companies. In past recent years the emergence of educational institutions has grown in…

Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and The Dialogue of the Dogs by Miguel del Cervantes are two works of art that detail the need for disobedience when behaving ethically. The rejection of authority, resulting in the preferred moral choice is the central theme explored…

Introduction The Middle East has been the crucible of conflict for over a decade with numerous revolutions and civil wars occur in places such as Egypt, Syria, Tunisia the West Bank, Jordan and Bahrain. For the purposes of this essay, I will examine the causes…

Introduction Revolutions have introduced about a number of the most radical differences in international records and politics over the course of the world history, over the past decade, numerous regimes have fallen and risen. The Arab world has had an ongoing reputation of dictators. Mohammed…

Introduction The Arab world has always been the core subject of heated debates; the most crucial determinant for these debates is democratization. The main challenge faced by many researchers studying the field of political science is that when analysing the reasons and factors that inhibit…

Introduction The objective of this essay will be to investigate the relevance and application of the social movement theories and concepts in analysing the developments in the middle east Arab countries since the beginning of what has come to be known as the Arab Spring….

Introduction The Arab Springs was a major movement that played a big role in the change of government in the Arab Countries. The Arab countries resented the dictatorship they were under. The Government was raising prices, causing unemployment, and there was corruption within. This uprising…

From Antigone to Mills to Rousseau each writer has a different opinion when it comes to civil disobedience. The idea of politics and civil disobedience is very broad in everyone’s eyes. The government is in charge after being elected, however, that doesn’t give them the…

We usually understand freedom as the possibility to do as we wish. In this sense, to the extent that an individual is not constrained in his/her desire to accomplish a goal or satisfy a desire, we can say that the individual is free. However, upon…

The acts of disobedience made a great impact on our future because it is what made society strong. People made a statement using disobedience and it was heard and applied. Just like Rosa Parks stood up for what she believed in and made huge impacts…

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves”. Henry Thereau wrote this statement in his essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” that corresponds to his book “Walden”. The disobedience he refers to in this quote is civil disobedience that he…

All through world history, individuals have taken an interest in demonstrations of common insubordination. Be that as it may, over the most recent two centuries the conviction and routine with regards to it have been going all out and have even expedited major authentic occasions,…

According to Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, ‘A city’s resilience depends on its physical assets as well as its policies, social capital and institution. ’There must however be a system of resilience in place which will allow for…

Summary Kevin Lynch, born in 1918 and a Chicago native, was a renowned urban planner and author who became a catalyst in the fields of city planning and urban design during the twentieth century. He studied Architecture at Yale University, City Planning at Massachusetts Institute…

Rapid urbanization and industrialization are leading to the environmental degradation such as deforestation. As a result natural disaster is becoming more extreme and the losses of lives and properties also increasing in a large amount. So, an effective step is necessary to minimize the effect…

The article I found was posted by the National Public Radio, titled “China’s Brave New World. ” The article is actually a podcast from a series NPR hosts called The Indicator from Planet Money, but the full transcript can be found by clicking the link…

The political atmosphere in Germany continues to grow with intensity as recent protests from the far right against refugees increase. The tension has stood since the beginning of refugee acceptance in Germany but has increased amidst murders by foreigners throughout the last two years. In…

I listened to four oral history interviews by Caroline Morris (2011 & 2012). In these interview recordings, respondents described their feelings and memories of the Historic Fulton Renewal Project, the impact of the project on the community and how did it influence the interviewees and…

Twenty-year-old Anna Dovgalyuk posted a YouTube video of herself pouring bleach on the crotches of men sitting with their legs far apart on public transport. Dovgalyuk stated that the solution will leave ‘an unwashable stain’ and claimed that it was an act of protest against…

The need for a participatory and people-centric urban development has been long felt as programmes like JNNURM that followed a top-down approach. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act laid emphasis on creating an enabling environment through the creation of platforms for citizen engagement in identifying, planning…

With the rapid expansion of urbanization and industrialization the need for adult education in urban areas was also felt. The first organized attempt at planning and programming of adult education for adults, in urban and industrial area. Every country develops its own system of education…

The moment early man decided to settle down in the fertile lands of South Asia, the world changed forever. The transition from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to settled agrarian communities, marked a decisive change in the development of humankind and the cultures we have since established. After…

After years of growing resentment over Ortega’s abuse of power, the president’s decision to implement social security reforms that raised taxes while reducing pension benefits was the final straw. On April 18, peaceful demonstrations, led by elderly individuals, university students, and other activists, erupted throughout…

What kind of cities have we built over past decades particularly when we look at unjust urban spaces? The uneven development of many public spaces is a classic case of spatial injustice in Iran, mainly in the inner city of Tehran. Most of the practices…

The urbanization and rise in Labor Union movement As to start with, what is “Labor Union” mean in historical terms? According to Merriam-Webster, “an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members’ interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions.” The…

Humans have always had an innate attraction to being a part of a group and bonding with others. In an urban environment “the city is essentially a form of social organization based on occupational specialization and social stratification of a territorially based population which has…

The world is urbanizing faster than current city-design practice can keep up. Climate change has introduced a new dynamism into what once appeared to be a stable environment and there are controversies and uncertainties about the basic theory of city design, as shown by the…

Synergization of urban modes of transport – critical for sustaining urban transport Inadequacy of urban public transport, congestion, pollution etc. are common problems experienced today. This paper analyses the issues involved and the long-term policy initiatives required. Urbanization Trends in India Itispertinent to look at…

The most respectable trait a person can have is the capability to stand up for what they believe in and fight for their right no matter what the situation is. The “Tank Man”, also known as the “Unknown Protestor” or “Unknown Rebel” possessed this honorable…

Protests in opposition to police brutality and civil injustices date back to the late 1960s and carry over into the early 1970s. From these protests the Black Power Movement was born, which operated in an attempt to counteract the effects of white hegemony, otherwise known…

The current discourse around #FeesMustFall is often fuelled by Biko’s philosophy on being black and the role of white people in the struggle. The piece “Whither the Black Consciousness Movement?” (1977) is Mandela’s response to these views from inside prison. He praises Black Consciousness in…

1968 appears as a significant and unique year through history. There are plenty of historical events that occurred in this particular year, and almost within a six-month period. The May Events in Paris, Prague Spring and the Massacre in Mexico all happened in 1968. It…

Abstract Public space provides the public with a sphere to express their opinions and objections on issues surrounding the government, status quo, and historical events. With a the shrinking of public space becoming a real notion, the public sphere has adapted and moved its outlet…

The Black Arts Movement in American introduced an assortment of new ideas into American culture of the time. One of these new concepts was that being black is beautiful and black people should not try to hide their ancestry or bodily characteristics. This notion played…

The March was not just a spontaneous decision! It required a lot of time and planning, six months of planning in fact. One important meeting prior to the march though was when Whina called a hui at Te Puea Marae in Mangere. The meeting was…

It is often been said that Necessity is the mother of all inventions. The human race has evolved significantly over the years and more so in the past two decades. This paved way for a significant amount of population to migrate from tinsel towns to…

Introduction: Shelter is an essential aspect of life, therefore providing adequate shelter for all persons should be seen as, not only as a social responsibility, but also as an important aspect to the development of humankind (Design, Team Charrette, 2009). Houses or buildings should not…

One of the actors of the film “Everyday Rebellion” – Srđa Popović, is an activist of the Serbian movement “Otpor” (Resistance). This was a movement supporting the destruction of the regime of Slobodan Milošević. In 2003, after a short political career in Serbia he established…

Abstract— In 1900, less than 20 percent of the world populace lived in cities, in 2007, fair more than 50 percent of the world populace lived in cities. In 2050, it has been anticipated that more than 70 percent of the worldwide population (about 6.4…

London was the largest urban location on the planet by population from 1825 to 1925, however has been overtaken by several cities all over the world, and also possibly equally as well. The varied population is a lesson in resistance, with 30 % of the…

Over the centuries, there has been an undeniable symbiosis between urbanization and food production. Before the start of agricultural cultivation, it could be argued that there was no such thing as a city. The history of human settlement starts with the hunter gatherer bands setting…

Increasing temperatures a result of climate change is no longer deniable as year after year, news headlines update on the latest record-breaking high temperatures and heat waves. Many governments have pushed for actions to address rising temperatures and reduce effects of climate change. The consequences…