Aung San Suu Kyi fought for democracy, and human rights. She was put through many hardships, like being put on house arrest for many years and trying to stand up for what she believes in. Aung San Suu Kyi is known for her non-violent ways while fighting for democracy and human rights. She was inspired by many US civil rights leaders by their non-violent campaigns. In 1988, she returned to back to her home city, Burma, to take care of her dying mother. The country, Myanmar was going through a rough time in politics. Students, office workers and monks started demanding for a democratic reform. In August 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi gave a speech that inspired others. This speech made her the leader of the revolt against the dictator, General Ne …show more content…
Aung San Suu Kyi was freed from house arrest in July 1995. Five years later, in September 2000, she was once again placed under house arrest for attempting to travel outside the country. She was released in May, 2002. She was placed under house arrest in 2003, because of issues between the NLD and government. In May of 2009, she was charged with breaking the terms of her house arrest after a intruder broke into her house and spent a few days there. In August she was convicted and sentenced to 18 extra months on house arrest.After spending 18-20 years off and on again on house arrest, Aung was released from house arrest on November 13th, 2010. Being on house arrest gave her time to think about how she could return to politics and fight for what she believes in. In 2011, she met with many “high-profile” leaders such as Civilian President, Thein Sein, with Thailand’s new Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. These meetings lead her to announce that she was going run for office in Yangon and her idea to run for office was approved by the government. She won her seat April 1 and was officially put into office on May
Shin Dong-hyuk was born in a labor camp, more specifically known as Camp 14. In this camp, Shin was considered to be living “below the law” (3) because of his father’s brother’s crimes. In this camp, Shin went through things many people couldn’t even fathom. He survived on his own. His mother would beat him, his father ignored him, and he trusted no one. “Before he learned anything else, Shin learned to survive by snitching on all of them.” (3). In this camp, the word “family” did not exist. All of this sounds horrific to many people living outside of North Korea, but that’s just the beginning of it. His life became increasingly worse when his mother and brother made the decision to try and escape the camp. On April 5, 1996, Shins older brother, He Guen, came home. As He Guen was talking to Shin’s mother, he overheard that “his brother was in trouble a...
demanded her voice to be heard. Because she believed every person had a right to be free, Harriet Tubman risked her life to save others.
She was known worldwide for many things. She was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry. She was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She was and still is a woman that people look up to. Many people know her as Maya Angelou.
One very successful leader, who was also a hero in the popular press, was Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt made enduring changes in the role of the First Lady of the United States, and championed change in human rights around the world. The First Lady became a career position, a political platform, a media persona, and a worldwide influence at a time when most women did not pursue careers. Eleanor Roosevelt stood up for women when women did not have any rights. She then stood up for African-American, most notably the Tuskegee Airmen during World War Two, at a time when African-American did not have civil rights (The Tuskegee Airmen, n.d.). Once she left the White House, she emerged as a worldwide leader of human right when she authored the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with the United Nations. Throughout her life, she used her high social standing, her political prowess, and own passion for human rights to breach barriers, influence followers, and create lasting change.
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Through out her life, Eleanor Roosevelt had served the world. She helped so many people by doing simple work with Human Rights. She put her heart and soul into her work and gave the world, especially the United States, a new respect for both women and African Americans. From her years as a United Nations delegate, she gave over one hundred lectures a year, wrote daily newspaper columns, contributed to magazines and wrote three autobiographies. She hosted a weekly television interview show and broadcast a daily radio commentary. She was the most influential First Ladies to date, and continued her well doing for years until her death.
She believed that nonviolence does not come easily and has learned. On July 14th, 2006, while delivering a speech to school children, she made an extremely controversial statement saying, “I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence, ' because I don 't believe that I am non-violent. ... Right now, I would love to kill George Bush. I don 't know how I ever got a Nobel Peace Prize, because when I see children die, the anger in me is just beyond belief.” She believes that it is the duty of all humans to protect human life and if we fail to do so we lose our right to life and joy (Williams). A Gandhian critique of this statement would be that saying she wanted to bring physical harm to someone is just as violent as actually harming them. Based on this statement, however, I do not think Williams believes in principled nonviolence the way Gandhi and his followers
Many people know Susan B. Anthony as ‘the women that dared to vote.’ Many women go to vote without knowing how important she was on that decision. She is one of the most recognized historical people fighting for Women Suffrage. She was an icon on Women’s Rights history. Women regardless of age, religion, social class, fought for one objective; the achievement to get the right to vote, the right to make their own decisions. She was part of this achievement. Susan B. Anthony was an American women hero.
She started with nothing, being the poorest of poor and grew to be a media giant. She overcame poverty, neglect, sexual abuse and racism. Through it all she never gave up and this is why she will inspire others to do the same.
was brave to slap the dictator. She was stronger than him, and she was incredible.
today as a great journalist and activist. Her organizations that she formed long ago such
• AW was active in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. She has spoken for the women’s movement, the anti-apartheid movement, for the anti-nuclear movement and against female genital mutilation.
Her parents nurtured the background of this crusader to make her a great spokesperson. She also held positions throughout her life that allowed her to learn a lot about lynching. She was fueled by her natural drive to search for the truth.
She saw how much Israel really needed her, and she knew it was going to be exhausting. She decided to serve Israel again. On March 7, she was voted in. She became so busy and had so little time, she would have meetings at her kitchen table at night. This was a challenge for Golda, but as usual, with her determination, she took it up as a way to help her people through.
Civil rights activist, Harriet Tubman once said, “Always remember, you have within you the strength the patiences, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” (Tubman). Harriet Tubman had the courage to save hundreds of propel through the underground railroad. She had faith in her beliefs, and knew that even though she was risking jail time, she was doing the right thing. Civil disobedience is is when people are trying to bring attention to a law. They break that law knowing that they might go to jail, but to them it is worth it. Harriet Tubman’s involvement in Civil Disobedience was done to influences she chose to participate in Civil Disobedience to protest slavery, and she did achieve success using the controversial method of standing up for what she strongly believes to be right.