Activism and Social Theory: Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals And Affirmative Action
At first, it might seem that the policies and attitude of the grass roots radical activist of the 1960's Saul Alinsky would suggest that Alinsky as a person and Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" would support the institutional practice of modern affirmative action. Affirmative action is a program of racial integration and social advancement of marginalized groups in American society. It attempts to integrate minorities into traditionally all-white or all-male institutions such as the military, academia, business, and the professions of law and medicine to make up for past historical and institutional wrongs and biases.

But ultimately, Alinsky would suggest that such integrative efforts are counter-productive for a truly radical program to change society. Rather than encouraging minorities and other disenfranchised groups to become angry at a society that has ostracized them and made them feel like aliens simply because they…...

reactive activism as compared to proactive activism with reference to Chicano labor movements. It has sources.
Modern day society can no longer deny the fact that as groups, people today strongly oppose/support beliefs that are nearest to their ideology; every individual contribute to the social goals therefore they feel they are entitled to civil rights more than ever before. In the United States the social picture is a mosaic of cultural integration. This scenario has evolved over the past centuries as each community realized their ideologies through activism and transformed their beliefs to substantive meaning. The Chicano community has been among these groups of idealists that has followed their beliefs and realized their ideologies through extensive efforts, prominent of which had been the decade of 1960s. The attempt had been to transform the cultural anarchy to acceptance.

Purpose Statement

Activism can be reactive as well as proactive. Whereas sociologists usually take the…...

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References

Mariscal, Jorge. Left turns in the Chicano movement, 1965-1975. Monthly Review, July-August, 2002.

Meier, Matt S., and Rivera, Feliciano. The Chicanos: A History of Mexican-Americans. New York: Hill and Wang, 1972.

The Rise of the UFW. Accessed on 17-4-2003.  http://www.ufw.org/ufw.htm 

Levinson, Sandra and Brightman, Carol eds., Veneremos Brigade: Young Americans Sharing the Life and Work of Revolutionary Cuba, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971, 235.

Shareholder Activism in the Churches and Human Rights Protection
Stakeholder activism

The purpose of this work is to critically examine the involvement of churches in shareholder activism and its contribution to the protection of human rights. The historical path of the churches their involvement of shareholder activism and human rights campaign efforts as well as the motivational factor that compels their involvement will be examined. And as well the teachings and beliefs of the church Examined as well will be concept of shareholder activism, what it specifically is and the goal that shareholder activities is focused towards. Finally the concept of human rights and the links that exist between shareholder activism and human rights will be examined.

Introduction

Shareholder resolutions in corporation board meeting have been influenced by the Church throughout history although this is only spoken of in hushed voices among those involved. The movement is termed 'shareholder activism which has grown and…...

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Works Cited

Justice for National, Ethnic and Religious Minorities (1999) Communique and Report Central and Eastern Europe Human Rights Training Workshop Sibiu/Hermannstadt, Romania 15-20 May 1999. Online available at [www.lutheran world.org/What _We_Do/OIAHR/Do ... ]

Martin, Diarmuld Rev (2004) The Christina in the Public Square R.T.E. Radio Centre, 2nd December 2004. Online available at  http://www.rte.ie/radio1/story/1030771.tml 

Wuthnow, Robert & Evans, John H. (2005) Quietly Influential: The Public Role of Mainline Protestantism. Online available at:   / Volume.html.http://www.princeton.edu/~wuthnow 

Human Rights and the Churches (1998) The New Challenges. Vol.48 No.2 Reformed World 2 June 1998 Online available at http://www.warc.ch/dcw/rw982/03.html.

A proper assessment of the activity of the institute cannot be fully given without being subjective. However, from the perspective of the information in the interview, it can be said that the organization has a growing impact; yet, taking into account the gravity of the issues they face, this impact is not sufficient for solving the problems in a specific limit of time. Furthermore, due to the fact that the financial resources are not unlimited, there needs to be more visible results in order to justify the efforts, both human and financial ones.

The most visible effects of the activities of the Institute are the studies conducted as well as the different articles which discuss issues of utmost interest especially for the one actively involved in the projects. Nonetheless, despite these efforts, conferences and articles are not enough.

The seminars, the research projects, as well as the different discussions on various issues…...

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Works Cited

Cater, Nick. "African NGOs Urge More Aid Through Local Agencies." Global Policy Forum. 2004. 7 July 2008,  http://www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/fund/2004/1221africangos.htm 

FAO. "2005 Report on Hunger." FAO Stats. 2005. 7 July, 2008. http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/MDG/MDG-Goal1_en.pdf

Food First. Become a Food First Intern or Volunteer. 2008. 7 July 2008.  http://www.foodfirst.org/en/intern#intro 

Food First. Programs. 2008. 7 July 2008,  http://www.foodfirst.org/en/about/programs

Political Activism in Nursing
There exists a dire need and urgency for a change in political and legislative advocacy in health care system. It has been observed that most of the female health care workers including nurses are facing problems with the existing system. This calls for development of political skills to bring forward changes in the system. Policy makers should understand the importance of nurses and pursue the cause of bringing positive changes. It needs no emphasis that information of health care policies, there must be active involvement of healthcare workers as their participation plays crucial role in future development of health care system. Policy makers should be varying of the fact that healthcare workers are main stakeholders and their concerns should be taken care at the time of formulation of respective policies.

It is an established fact that workplace environment and heath care system policies have great impact over nurse's…...

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References

Duclos-Miller, P.A. (2002, sep 1). Shaping the future of nursing practice through political activity. p. 2.

Inouye, S. (n.d.). ANA Applauds Federal Legislation to Mandate Safe Nurse-To-Patient Ratios. Retrieved June 18, 2011, from http://www.aacn.org:88/wd/practice/content/nurse-staffing-ratio.pcms?menu=practice

Welton, J. (2007, nov 3). Mandatory Hospital Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratios: Time to Take a Different Approach. Retrieved june 18, 2011, from  http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume122007/No3Sept07/MandatoryNursetoPatientRatios.aspx 

Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2010. (n.d.). Retrieved june 18, 2011, from  http://nursingimpact.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/registered-nurse-safe-staffing-act-of-2010/

Social Activism
The world today is unfortunately such that many people struggle not only as a result of the economy, but also as a result of abusive, careless, or absentee partners. More often than not these partners are also instrumental in the suffering of children, which makes many cases encountered at shelters even more heart breaking. Some relief is offered by the country's welfare system, which allows young mothers and other destitute persons to find some way of retrieving their bearings and getting back onto their feet. This attempt is, however, often made even more complicated by unsympathetic and discriminatory landlords, such as the one in Molly and her family's case. Mr. Paladin and others like him from the same environment will have to modify how he handles situations like Molly's or face repercussions due to the non-discriminatory laws of the country. In my intervention for Molly, my aim is to…...

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References

Ohio State Bar Association (2014). Ohio's Civil Legal Aid System Offers Hope to Low-Income Individuals. Retrieved from:  https://www.ohiobar.org/forpublic/resources/lawyoucanuse/pages/lawyoucanuse-279.aspx 

Project Sentinel (2014). What is Fair Housing? Retrieved from:  http://housing.org/fair-housing/ 

Reif, S. (2003, Dec). Fair Housing Law In Georgia Prohibits Discrimination in Housing. Georgia Legal Services Program. Retrieved from:  http://www.georgialegalaid.org/resource/fair-housing-law-in-georgia-prohibits-discrim?ref=D1pOR

S. The African-American had been accustomed to organizing protests against injustices done to people from his race. In spite of the constant pressure that he was subjected to through arrests and violent acts, Luther had kept his concepts throughout his life.
ith the gathering in 1957 of most influential blacks in the U.S., Martin Luther made it clear that a second emancipation act was bound to take place on the site of the Lincoln Memorial. During the year of 1957 the Congress has established a Civil Rights Commission that would provide assistance to civil rights supporters.

The ashington march for jobs and equality took place during the summer of 1963. The meeting proved to be the perfect place for Martin Luther King Jr. To put his ideas to practice as he held his famous "I Have a Dream" speech there. The profoundness of his speech had been amplified by Lincoln's Memorial which…...

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Works cited:

1. Glazer Nathan, Field Cynthia R., Cooper James Fenimore, "The National Mall: Rethinking Washington's Monumental Core," JHU Press, 2008.

2. Halbwachs Maurice, Coser, Lewis a. "On Collective Memory," University of Chicago Press, 1992.

3. Lane, Sarah. (2005). "Abraham Lincoln Memorial -- History," Retrieved April 16, 2009, from Classbrain Web site:  http://www.classbrain.com/artmonument/publish/lincoln_memorial_history.shtml 

4. Schwartz, Barry. "Iconography and collective memory: Lincoln's image in the American mind." Sociological Quarterly, 1991, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p301, 20p, 1 chart.

Political Science - Understanding Islam Activism in the Middle East
Listening to "Understanding Islam Activism in the Middle East," I, as part of the audience, became aware of the burden that Ziad Munson is experiencing as he discusses about a very sensitive topic, Islam activism, in relation to the Middle Eastern experience. This is because apart from the sensitive topic at hand, it is vital that Munson should argue to his audience that Islam is no different from any other religion, thereby making it easier for us (the audience) to understand how Islam activism has become at its present state among Muslim nations. These were my assumptions prior to listening to Munson's speech.

However, as Munson launches to his main argument, I realized that far from using the 'strategy' I thought he would be using for his argument, Munson opted to discuss about Islam activism in a similar manner as one would…...

Federal Government Activism During the New Deal With That Which Came efore Progressive Reform/Red Scare
The New Deal seems to have been in many ways a border between the federal government activism of the period before the Great Depression and the period that followed after. According to many writers, "the New Deal represented activism in contrast to the inaction of the federal government under Hoover" (Abderrahmane El-Moudden, Ruby Maloni and Mustafa Turkes. The New Deal. On the Internet at (http://www.salzburgseminar.org/ASC/csacl/progs/reform/newdeal.htm).esides the change in activism, all this was reflected within the masses of voters, with an increased involvement on their part during the New Deal period and an additional worker support for the Democratic Party.

Many of the sources consulted lean towards the general opinion that before the New Deal, "the Republicans were the party of government activism and the Democrats the party of conservatism" (Randall G. Holcombe. THE GROWTH OF THE…...

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Bibliography

 http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1061.html http://www.libertyhaven.com/theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/economichistory/federalgov.shtml

 http://www.salzburgseminar.org/ASC/csacl/progs/reform/newdeal.htm 

 http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj16n2-2.html

eligion, Spiritual Activism, Feminism, eproductive Justice
The concept of reproductive privilege is central to the proper interpretation of Amy Everhart's poem "Accidents." In fact, one may successfully argue that Everhart's poem is actually about reproductive privilege and her dearth of such a privilege because she is homosexual. The concept of reproductive privilege refers to the fact that some people -- based on their sexual proclivities -- are able to reproduce within nature, whereas other people are not able to do so. Specifically, heterosexual people are able to reproduce when they have sex with one another, while homosexual people are not able to bear children when they have sex.

Heterosexism, therefore, greatly supports this notion of reproductive privilege for the simple fact that reproduction requires heterosexual activity. What is most interesting about Everhart's poem is the fact that this privilege, like all privileges, is abused by some and denied to others. The poet…...

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References

Everhart, A. (2012). Accidents. Bouquet of Woopsie Daisies.

Horn-Miller, K. (2002). Bring us back into the dance. Colonize This! New York: Seal Press.

Kaur, T. (2012). The soap box: on being a Sikh feminist. www.thefrisky.com Retrieved from  http://www.thefrisky.com/2012-08-09/the-soapbox-on-being-a-sikh-feminist/ 

Shaw, S., Lee, J. (2009). Women's Voices, Feminist Visions. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Meeting Social Activist Obligations
I unequivocally agree with Collins regarding the statement about the responsibilities inherent in the social activism component of using the sociological eye. In fact, the comment by Korgen and White (2015) regarding that responsibility is no less than a call to compel people to actively participate in improving society through social activism. It is clear from this statement that there is no room for passive observance of these ideas. Society is predicated on the interaction between individuals and groups of peoples. How they interact, and striving to improve the way that they interact, is an intrinsic part of the basic social covenant which is implied in the foregoing statement.

Another critical facet of interpreting this statement as a call to action lies in understanding the very nature of it. The statement describes the action that is necessary for participants in society in a two-fold way. Initially, people must…...

Gender and Jim Crow - Political Activism by Middle Class, African-American omen
Conventional wisdom paints the period between the late 19th century to the 1950s as a time of racial discrimination and violence for African-Americans in the southern states. However, in Gender and Jim Crow, Glenda Gilmore presents an account of how white supremacist politics were also mediated by gender, and how this period of racial discrimination was also marked by political activism on the part of middle class African-American women.

In the early parts of the book, Gilmore illustrates how gender was used as a tool in Jim Crow segregation. hite men in North Carolina, for example, justified white supremacy and disenfranchised black men by raising the specter of the black rapist and appealing for the safety of white women in their homes. This pushed black men into what Gilmore termed a "vortex of silence" (134).

Black women, on the other hand,…...

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Works Cited

Gilmore, Glenda Elizabeth. Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996

gender and how the characteristic is addressed within the precincts of play, poem, or short story. Further, a comparison of literary elements will be made, in the play, poem, or short story.
Gender and how it is handled in the confines of short story, play, or poem.

Poem -- Thomas Stearns Eliot's The Waste Land

A careful reading of T. S. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land depicts the author's profound anticipation of an important collection of concepts, considered as post-modernism for a major part of the second half of the 20th century. While it is well-understood that the poem by Eliot comprises of a portrayal of theatrical voices, critics are yet to fully understand the fact that a foundational portion of this drama is presentation of gender. Certainly, Eliot, who is, at times, openly positioned as an embodiment of male sexual/poetic hierarchy, is a pioneering 20th-century figure who depicted what was later…...

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References

Farmer. (2010, January 5). Analysis of September 1918. Retrieved from  http://mrfarmer.wikifoundry.com/page/Analysis+of+September+1918 

Lowell, A. (n.d.). September. 1918. The Complete Poetical Works of Amy Lowell. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Pondrom, C. N. (2005). T. S. Eliot: The Performativity of Gender in The Waste Land. Modernism/modernity, 12(3), 425-441.

The source article was written by Michael P. Johnson and is entitled Chicago Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. This was a leaflet from during the height of the civil rights movement. When reviewing the source, the intended audience is primarily the African American community. Here, the document is an attempt to inspire, empower, and galvanize the black community. By doing so, the aim is establishing an economic and politically powerful coalition in order to enact politics that provide equality opportunity for all. This article is unique in that it is very clear in what it wants the community to do. The very first line in the document notes that, The black man in America is in a perpetual state of slavery no matter what the white mans propaganda tells us. This alludes to the need to address political, economic, and financial slavery that tends to heavily impact the black community.This…...

eflexivity: "How did the author come to write this text…Is there adequate self-awareness and self-exposure for the reader to make judgments about the point-of-view?"

This work is probably strongest on the issue of reflexivity because the author makes clear that she was embedded in the controversy, though she also offers and outsiders perspective, the experiences of the work were lived experiences. Her introduction material makes clear that she had both a journalistic and personal interest in the development of the human rights condition within the culture of Columbia. This could have created a challenge to objectivity but her scholarly skill obviously well contains the desire to be overly personal or sentimental, a problem that can be seen in some ethnographic works.

Impact: "Does this affect me? Emotionally? Intellectually?" Does it move me?

The work did impact me, emotionally and intellectually as it adequately demonstrated atrocities, though like I said previously it would be…...

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References

Richardson, Laurel. "Evaluating ethnography." Qualitative Inquiry, 6, n. 2, (2000) 253-255.

Tate, Winifred. Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Columbia Berkeley CA: University of California Press, (2007).

University of California Press, "Books: Winifred Tate: Counting the Dead" http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10703.php

University of California Press, "Books: Winifred Tate: Counting the Dead" http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10703.php

Certainly! Here are a few unique and fresh essay topics on Japanese internment:

1. Exploring the Role of Japanese American Women during Internment: Discuss the experiences, contributions, and resilience of Japanese American women during the internment period, highlighting their role in preserving their communities and influencing social change.

2. The Psychological Impact of Internment on Japanese American Children: Analyze the long-term psychological effects that internment had on Japanese American children and how their experiences shaped their identity, relationships, and future aspirations.

3. Artistic Expression and Resistance in Internment Camps: Examine how interned Japanese Americans utilized various art forms, such as poetry, drawing, and....

1. The evolution of photography as an art form
2. The impact of social media on photography
3. The role of photojournalism in shaping public opinion
4. The ethics of photo manipulation and editing
5. The importance of composition and framing in photography
6. The representation of cultural diversity in photography
7. The use of photography in documenting historical events
8. The psychology of photography and its influence on perception
9. The future of photography in the digital age
10. The power of visual storytelling through photography.
11. The influence of famous photographers on modern photography trends
12. The intersection of technology and photography in the 21st century
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1. The impact of the Salt March on the Indian independence movement
2. The role of women in the Harlem Renaissance
3. The influence of Chinese immigrants on the development of the American railroad system
4. The forgotten history of the Mexican Repatriation during the Great Depression
5. The impact of the Stonewall Riots on the LGBTQ rights movement
6. The role of Native American code talkers during World War II
7. The history of Japanese internment camps in the United States during World War II
8. The significance of the Zoot Suit Riots in the history of civil rights in America
9. The contributions of Filipino farmworkers....

The Forgotten Chapters of American History: Uncovering Lesser-Known but Captivating Essay Topics

Beyond the familiar narratives of the American Revolution, Civil War, and westward expansion, American history is a tapestry woven with countless lesser-known stories that offer valuable insights and provoke thought. Here are some intriguing essay topics that illuminate hidden aspects of our nation's past:

1. The Forgotten Pioneers: Exploring the Contributions of Women in the Transcontinental Railroad

While the construction of the transcontinental railroad is often attributed to male workers, over a thousand women played a crucial role as cooks, laundresses, nurses, and telegraph operators. Their contributions were essential to the....