Have you ever felt nervous about saying something important to you because you were afraid of the reaction that it might get? This is a common feeling that many people get. You want your peers to respect you and what you have to say. Everyone has the right and responsibility to stand up for their own beliefs. Standing up for what you believe in is extremely important. About two years ago I was very quite and soft-spoken. Although this, I never held back from speaking my mind and that gained the respect of many people. You have to show people that your thoughts and feelings are special and are worth something. If you let others get in the way of your own beliefs then you will never be okay with what you truly think. Being
Most people thought of speaking opinions as a good thing because if enough people spoke their opinions something good would eventually come out of it. People know this by when multiple African Americans from Montgomery protested Rosa Park’s arrest by refusing to ride the buses. The protest lasted 382 days, and ending when the city abolished the bus law (Alton 136m). Many Northerners saw speaking opinions as a good thing because when one person spoke their opinion it showed others that they needed to speak theirs. “Dubois along with other black and white leaders, established the National Association for the Advancement of colored people in 1910. By 1940 NAACP membership reached 50,000” (Sara 13). Speaking opinions was good because it showed the people who didn’t care how much it meant to other people who were involved in it and made other people change their mind. “Former slave Frederick Douglass spoke boldly and eloquently in favor of equal rights for blacks” (Sara 13). Many people had many different observations on this
Restraint and Activism Judicial activism is loosely defined as decisions or judgements handed down by judges that take a broad interpretation of the constitution. It is a decision that is more of a reflection of how the judge thinks the law should be interpreted, rather than how the law has or was intended to be interpreted. There are many examples of judicial activism; examples include the opinions of Sandra Day O'Connor in the Lynch v. Donnelly and the Wallace v. Jaffree trials. Sandra Day argues for the changing of the First Amendment's ban on "establishment" of religion into a ban on "endorsement" of religion. Others include the U.S. v. Kinder, where Congress passed legislation that would require a minimum sentence for persons caught distributing more than 10 grams of cocaine.
The following response comes from the poem “ Totally Like Whatever, You Know?” by Taylor Mali. In this poem, Mali talks about how our society is becoming more cautious and uncertain in stating their opinion by saying the words “like” or “you know”. He wants to know why people do not speak proudly anymore, basically stating everything they say in a question when it shouldn’t be. It seems that we see more and more people always looking for a second opinion and closure to things they actually already know the answer too. Which leads me to the main idea of the poem, which is how the author is urging our generation to stand by our beliefs and opinions by speaking with passion. If you are going to talk, talk with Authority! Mali says “it is not enough
It takes a lot of courage to face society with what they view as wrong. People judge a book by its cover without even questioning it. For example, many people did not believe in what Martin Lurther King had to say. But he believed in himself and said in his powerful speech “ I have a dream.” Martin believed in what he could accomplish and became his own leader with the help of a few. Contrasting, when Rosa Parks stood up for the people with her skin color by refusing to give up her seat to a white man in a city bus in 1955. Both Rosa Parks and Martin Lurther King led civil rights movement in the United States. Both historical figures had the
We as students have many rights at school, a lot of these rights protect us from school rules and punishments. One of these rights is the first amendment right, which is freedom of speech. Freedom of speech includes the right not to speak or respond, maybe to a teacher or administrator, it also gives you the right to use offensive words and phrases if conveying a political message. This amendment also overlaps into dress code giving us the right to express ourselves, especially about a political opinion.
People are doing outrageous things to get their point across. Protests are happening all over the place, just when people don’t like what is going on or even if they don’t like the speaker at the certain time and place. The civil discourse has been thrown out the window. There is hardly any such thing anymore. Now a days it is their opinion or none. No one wants to hear what anyone else has to say or even take it into consideration. It is especially getting out of hand in colleges across the United States. Speakers are coming to Universities and speaking about an assortment of topics. When a group of students disagree with the speaker or are against what is being addressed or talked about there are riots and protests. Sometimes there are extreme measures made to prove the point that they don’t want the speaker there or even physically trying to kick the speaker out. There is no students willing to sit down and listen to what is being said, instead student’s emotions take
The most effective way to achieve something in our world also happens to be the most difficult to do. The two most effective methods of achieving something is taking or winning. Taking a stand is the most courageous act a person can do because often times they are going against the common belief of the people around them. All great leaders have one thing in common and that is that they are brave enough to take a stand. Taking a stand is more important and has a bigger effect on the world than winning does.
I see myself taking a stand when something I'm passionate about or someone I care about is being threated. I have had to decide through my life when it is necessary for me to take actions on such. I believe that taking a stand will put you in an awkward situation, but you will be happier that you did so. My friend group in high school was a huge group of 20 something girls. Within this big friend group, there were separate groups, but we were all friends. There were a couple girls in the group that were complete bullies. They would find any reason to pick on each other behind one another's back. The sad part is, no one would stick up for whomever was getting picked on. Although they never talked smack about you to your face, word would
Express your beliefs not through violence or by obstructing those you are trying to sway; rather, express your belief through peaceful protest, and only then will you prevail, and show those who doubted you before that your cause stands for something just.
I like to tell those around me that it is okay to believe differently as well as question authority in a civilized manner. I do not believe in mass genocides or simply injuring somebody around me because I disagree with their ideologies. Civil disobedience has been around for so long but, there
My first year of junior high, (in our school that was seventh grade) I was not spending all my time trying to be popular like all the other people in my grade. I was just being me how I always had been. One day at I was sitting at the lunch table with a bunch of people I would hang around with sometimes. Some of them were talking about there weekends.
It's important to stand up for what you believe in for the reason of, you absolutely cannot let your beliefs or what you believe is right being bashed and ruined.
“Be a voice, not an echo.” Standing up for what you believe in is you defending others that are not able to or are scared to do it. You give them a purpose to also stand up and join. In history people were afraid to voice out what they believe in until that one brave person inspires them to. Katniss Everdeen rebelled against the Capitol, Martin Luther King Jr. was the voice of the Civil Rights Movement, and a whole variety of people stand up for LGBTQ rights.
I can still remember how nervous I was to raise my hand for the first time in a hundred-people lecture hall. I tried to speak in front of my fellow American students. I did not raise my hand in the first class or the second one even though I knew all the answers to the questions. I said nothing, even though I had comments and opinions on the topics that we were discussing. In fact, back home in Taiwan, no one would ever raise their hands or say anything during class, even if they had something to say. This past habit of not speaking in class prevented me from raising my hand. In this third class, I knew that if I did not say something then, I would have never spoken up in any class here after. I knew I needed to do something,
I believe one person can make a difference. I’ve seen it in my own life and I’ve seen throughout history that an individual who speaks out or acts on their beliefs can make a difference. I think of this often when I am confronted by challenges. Will I remain silent or will I have the courage to act?