Essay About Joan Baez

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Who is your idol? Who inspires you? For many young adults in the 60s, Joan Baez was their inspiration. Out of all the people helping in the civil rights movement Joan Baez inspired young adults the most. Joan Baez didn’t believe in fighting, but she did want what was right for everyone. In addition, Joan Baez wrote music talking about political issues and how she hopes that one day we will get over these hardships. For many people Joan Baez was a voice for those who were too afraid to speak up. Joan Baez never believed in fighting with violence only with words.I read on thirteen.org that “Joan Baez is not only a music icon, but she has always been at the forefront as spokeswoman of world peace.”(Quote by: Pam Strout). In other words, Joan …show more content…

And obviously I was the one for the job.” (quote from inspiringquotes.us) When Joan Baez said this must’ve meant that the world was in bad place and it needed a leader, and she is saying that she was the right person to lead them. She knew that people needed help, and so she decided that she was going to step up and be the leader that they needed. A quote from lokashakti.org says “The point of nonviolence is to build a floor, a strong new floor, beneath which we can no longer sink. A platform which stands a few feet above napalm, torture, exploitation, poison gas, A and H bombs, the works. Give man a decent place to stand.” To explain, Joan Baez wanted to be a leader, but not the kind of leader that lead people into war. When she says a “strong new floor” she means that if we have strong platform or in other words, a working political system that keeps things equal we will have a civilized civilization. “The easiest kind of relationship is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.” (inspiringquotes.us) This tells us that it’s easier to talk to someone when you have thousands of people to back you up, but it’s harder when you’re all alone trying to convince someone of something. Joan Baez was a leader, and is an inspiration to other people to be a

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