There are always ways to change the world in which we live, and all you have to do is to be brave enough to take the first step. This is what the movement for civil rights taught me. It is not always easy to stand up for what you believe in, and there is no guarantee that your actions will change anything, but I admire the people who try. When Martin Luther King Jr. asked for volunteers to go to jail, it was inspiring to see such young people stand up. It showed me that age and race doesn’t matter when you strongly believe in your ideals.
Rather than a land of equality America is the land of opportunities. No one is born equal, and no one can treat others equally, for a loved one will be more important than a stranger. Growing up will be much harder for some than others, but programs exists to help, if only that person is willing to try and to work harder. I agree that this system is unfair but this part is out of our control. If we did try to control things that can’t be controlled, then I believe our world would end up something like the world in the story “The Giver.”
The people in the civil rights movement are inspiring, because they faced the struggles of the world determined to overcome them and by doing so, making a better place to live. In a way those people were like heroes facing the odds and doing what they believed to be right. As long as struggles exist there will be someone brave enough to oppose it even when it is hard to do. Every time I see someone protesting or standing up for what they believe in, it reminds me of all those people in the past who stood up as well. It is a very interesting world we live in, having to suffer to end suffering or creating war to bring peace. There are many choices that lead to change, and no matter what you do remember that "We are each able to and accountable for creating the future we want. And, no one is more able to affect our futures than ourselves"- by unknown.
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I like what you said the civil rights taught you. It was very important that the people were brave during the movement. The fact that the younger kids did it to, opened the eyes of the future generation. We now realize how bad it was. You have tons of information. Facts would have shown points more clearly, but your post is well put together.
I am inspired by all the little children that wanted to make a difference for the better and that they succeeded doing it. It makes me feel good about youth of the future and what great things are still to come. This civil rights movement has changed the way we look at people today and that we are all pretty much equal. I'm amazed at how they had the courage to stand up for what they believe in and that they would not stop until they succeeded.
Saying that it was inspiring seeing young people stand up in what they believe, I totally agree. It doesn't matter what race and age you are, your belief in change is what really inspires you to go on. I also agree on the points you stated in the second paragraph; saying that America is really the land of opportunities than equality. Some people don't realize that equality is hard to wholly gain, so they try their best to have atleast some of it.
The struggles that people go through to stand up for what is right or what they believe is incredible, as you pointed out. It is very true that we cant control everything and sometimes have to deal with what we have or try hard to get something else. I defiantly agree that children are so inspiring when they stand up for in what they believe is right. The people who are brave enough to actually stand up for something are the people that make a change.
I like how you said that a loved one is more important than a stranger because that it is true that people would rather be with people they know than people they have no idea about. The same goes with other concepts too. Most of the time people of the same race will stick together because they don't know what the other kind of race is like.
I definitely like what you pointed out in your second paragraph. It's something I touched on in my own blog post, and it's why I have an issue with the idea of institutionalized racism. Unless we become a socialistic society, there are always going to be people who are better off, people who have it easier. But anybody who really wants to be successful can be if they apply themselves. I don't like using your background or race as an excuse. I haven't come from the best background, but I like to think I've done pretty well. And I think that everybody is capable of that.
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