‘We believe in the right to Life; the right to Liberty; and the right to pursue our own happiness. We also believe that if the government fails to protect the rights of its people that the people have the right to change the government. So, Kaepernick’s protest is a peaceful approach to changing the structure in our society and government.

So, Kaepernick’s protest is a peaceful approach to changing the structure in our society and government.

‘We believe in the right to Life; the right to Liberty; and the right to pursue our own happiness. We also believe that if the government fails to protect the rights of its people that the people have the right to change the government.

This is the main reason I believe refusing to stand for the national anthem is appropriate and justified.

I feel the United States is not living up to its ideals of freedom, liberty, and justice for all.

This statement tells everyone what the protest is and tells them what it is not representing.

Coming from a military household, I have my own resources to consult when deciding if kneeling for the flag was disrespectful. My uncle told me when standing up for injustice and exercising the rights given by the constitution, is the most patriotic thing you can do as an American.  

“I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. They fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone. That’s not happening. People are dying in vain because this country isn’t holding their end of the bargain up, as far as giving freedom and justice, liberty to everybody.”

So, some say not standing for it shows signs of a nonchalant attitude towards those who fought for this country

The national anthem pays respect to the people who have risked their lives, been injured, or died defending the United States.

The opposing points to this protest are comprised of those who say kneeling shows disrespect towards the flag and the military.

At its brink, the Santa Clara police started discussion about boycotting the service of security for Colin Kaepernick.

But this protest received national news coverage and sparked many debates. Many Americans thought that the popularity of this incident would not only create division between the people, but it would also show other countries that same division.

When a national figure such as an NFL player refuses to stand for the national anthem, it makes people pay attention and preserves the topic, which doesn’t let it slip through the cracks of our pop culture

He had a platform to speak for those who didn’t have a voice. He brought people together from other races, religion, and sports.

When a national figure such as an NFL player refuses to stand for the national anthem, it makes people pay attention and preserves the topic, which doesn’t let it slip through the cracks of our pop culture.

Having this strong influence was the host of a conflict across America in which I understood the points from both sides.

The movement was started by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick during the 2016 preseason.

The national awareness of the racial injustice and outright murders picked up when celebrities and athletes used their platforms to put our society in the hot seat and speaking for those who don’t have a voice. 

After several more killings and extensive protests, the country had no other choice but to stop turning the other way.

. A month before Brown’s death, another black man was killed by the chokehold of NYPD officers.

This added onto the fire that began with the previous killing of another black teenager,

When Michael Brown was shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri (2014), it awakened a movement

To analyze what the protest were really for, we must look at what ignited the flame. 

The protest was to show he wasn’t going to stand for the flag to take pride in a country that unjustly treats people of color, but more specifically black people.  

But in reality, the peaceful protest shows a stronger sense of patriotism.

Imagine having to live in a world where you feel a pair of eyes on you no matter where you go. Imagine having your head on a swivel every step you take because in a matter of seconds someone can make a decision that can end your life. These actions can be placed on you solely because they don’t live the same life as you. “There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”  

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Following the fifth stanza, however, is where the poems take their different directions. Yet the similarities within these short stanzas are plentiful and have much to offer.

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both poems relate the narrator back to the Black boy in the second stanza, relating the narrator and the boy together

in their understanding of the world.

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By comparing and contrasting the two poems, these similarities and differences

In their structure, message, perspective

young Black youth

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Instances such as the Flint water crisis and Cancer Alley provide a window into the systems perpetuating environmental racism in the United States, most notably are the structural injustices within EPA enforcement and the NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) phenomenon.

which is critical for the manifestation of environmental racism.

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This is problematic, because if it is something negative for their own community

negative relationship with EPA enforcement severity that is statistically significant,” (757). Additionally, NIMBY protests perpetuate dynamics of

How such glaring racial and environmental injustices such as the Flint water crisis and Louisiana’s Cancer Alley continue

magazine in 1991. In the interview, as he stated prior to his own death,

who previously had crosses burned on his lawn for attempting to integrate the local high school

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Unfortunately, the Flint water crisis is far from the only instance of environmental racism in the United States.

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Race as a determining factor of what areas carry the environmental and health burdens of production in the United States underscores national discussions of voice and legitimacy. White communities have the resources to raise awareness, money, and public attention to protect their communities and residents. And, people listen. It is clear, by turning their neighborhoods into toxic wastelands solely based on racial demographics, that black lives are not valued as legitimate human lives in this country. 

It is important to examine the varying effects of these pollutants across racial demographics in order to understand that these environmental problems disproportionately affect people of color. In Louisiana in 2000, there were 214 cancer-related deaths for black men and women respectively per 100,000 people compared to 167 per 100,000 people for white men and women respectively (Singer 147). Every year, Louisiana produces 16,000 pounds of hazardous waste per capita.

have as much as a 2.1 times greater chance of developing rectal

Using of geographic information system (GIS) mapping showed that polluting manufacturers are located in the areas that have the highest percentages of black residents, the lowest average household income, and the most residents without a high school diploma (Blodget 647).

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While only about 6.5% of the chemicals manufactured in the United States, but they are the source of 12.5 percent of the hazardous waste produced nationally, showing that their chemical production pollutes at a higher rate than production elsewhere (Singer 144).

While only about 6.5% of the chemicals manufactured in the United States, but

While only about 6.5% of the chemicals manufactured in the United States

Unfortunately, the Flint water crisis is far from the only instance of environmental racism in the United States.

There is no doubt that this occurred due to the racial demographics of the town. It is hard to imagine toxic water ever being sent an affluent white neighborhood.

to whom

The blatant environmental racism that Flint, Michigan in 2014 was a wakeup call for many people in the United States.

There needs to be more attention in curing the issue beginning with the children.

   Acts of sexual violence, hyper-criminalization, and discrimination are seen as the norm when dealing with these specific minority groups. Black children continually face discrimination, unfair punishing, and extreme policing on a daily basis, yet they are still expected to remain civil in front of authority figures. The United States is seen as such a progressive nation but needs drastic changes to become the post-racial society that the citizens believe it is.[19] The mass confinement and policing of the Black population has inhibited progress and is negatively affecting Black youth. There needs to be more attention in curing the issue beginning with the children.

Furthermore, acts of police violence has been a common trend amongst Black male teens, but is also an issue with Black girls.

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. It is unfair that these children are at a disadvantage because of institutionalized racism instilled in this country.

hese forms of punishments allow teachers to harshly punish a Black student for a speaking out of turn in class but only give a warning to their white counterpart.

 Hyper-criminalization of African American girls causes them to receive harsh treatment inside and outside of the classroom setting.

The school to prison pipeline has different paths for boys and girls. Many boys that go down that terrible path are subjected to the street-life of “hustling” and selling drugs.[10] The girls that spiral down this road go into prostitution and get “pimped out”.[11] Children should never be subjected to such harsh lifestyles.

that can stem from

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The initial goals of these exclusionary punishments are to prevent students from misbehaving and promote a positive learning environment. These forms of punishments allow teachers to harshly punish a Black student for a speaking out of turn in class but only give a warning to their white counterpart.

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This will lead to an academic setback

Moreover, teachers are not the only people in the school system that participate in unfair, prejudice behavior.

A teacher is supposed to facilitate ambition and help children reach their goals, not hinder dreams by discriminating against students.

Therefore, instructors show special treatment to student of a different race.

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The school to prison pipeline is a structural system that abets in pushing children out of the classroom and onto the streets, which eventually results into criminal activity that leads to jail t

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Black children with the school to prison pipeline and hyper-criminalization of Black girls.

This current era of mass imprisonment has dramatically affected the hindrance of the success of all demographics within the Black community.

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Many would question the true significance of toxic masculinity saying that it is just how some men are, and not every man acts this way. That is very true, although all men don’t fall victim to this, any man can. The strongest buildings known to man have crumbled from the smallest of cracks, and the same applies to toxic masculinity. No matter what values may be possessed as a man, if he is not avidly working to end the cycle of toxic masculinity in his own house and community then he is part of the problem. Toxic masculinity must be ended for the sake of the future generations, and in order to do this, words must match actions. Men have a responsibility to not only to be vocal in their communities, but to also practice being a positive member of that community. There must be open dialogue between men and women so that we can insure women are being heard, and that they know they are valued members of society. Men must be willing to go the extra mile and to speak with their daughters and let them know that toxic masculinity does exist and that they should never be afraid to be who they are. If older generations of men can carry the torch and lead us away from the toxic behaviors and ideologies of times past, then the next generation of men will definitely follow. Before long, toxic masculinity will be a thing of the past, but it will take the full effort of everyone to end this horrid cycle.

further acknowledge

Mostly you would hear nurses or teachers which can’t be overlooked for their importance in society, but how many would say a CEO or business owne

If you ask a man what job a woman would be good at, rarely would you get a response that highlights the fact that women can do any job.

empathy

incompetent

say this phrase

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it has also affected more women than it has men.

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it the normalizes this behavior and instills the notion that touching women sexually without consent is harmless.

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but

tv

In more recent years the traditional ties to misogyny and female exploitation have been all but erased from modern television and film.

Actions such as these were common in entertainment for years because the sexualization of women was and still is a reliable way to draw in male viewers

The disregard of empathy for the young boys fighting shows how toxic masculinity suppresses the emotions and it creates the stigma that acknowledging said emotions makes you soft.

The disregard of empathy for the young boys

Countless generations of men were subjected to viewing this in their adolescent years thus creating a stigma as to what a man should be, leading to them becoming the men they watched on tv.

The entertainment industry would portray male characters as rough, rugged men who only got in fights and had relations with a new woman weekly. If characters touched a woman inappropriately there would be no negative repercussions to follow. Countless generations of men were subjected to viewing this in their adolescent years thus creating a stigma as to what a man should be, leading to them becoming the men they watched on tv.  

recent action

 The false impression of manhood that has infected the minds of men

Imagine that

The pure focus and glorification of these aspects

Some aspects

Toxic masculinity can be defined as looking at manhood through a narrow looking glass. Toxic masculin

I will shed a light on these forms as well as how it has reared its ugly head in today’s society.

,

I

Those three words are often said by most men numerous times in their lives.

The strongest buildings known to man have crumbled from the smallest of cracks, and the same applies to toxic masculinity. No matter what values may be possessed as a man, if he is not avidly working to end the cycle of toxic masculinity in his own house and community then he is part of the problem. Toxic masculinity must be ended for the sake of the future generations, and in order to do this, words must match actions. Men have a responsibility to not only to be vocal in their communities, but to also practice being a positive member of that community. There must be open dialogue between men and women so that we can insure women are being heard, and that they know they are valued members of society. Men must be willing to go the extra mile and to speak with their daughters and let them know that toxic masculinity does exist and that they should never be afraid to be who they are. If older generations of men can carry the torch and lead us away from the toxic behaviors and ideologies of times past, then the next generation of men will definitely follow. Before long, toxic masculinity will be a thing of the past, but it will take the full effort of everyone to end this horrid cycle.

as

further acknowledge

Mostly you would hear nurses or teachers which can’t be overlooked for their importance in society, but how many would say a CEO or business owner.

If you ask a man what job a woman would be good at, rarely would you get a response that highlights the fact that women can do any job.

empathy

incompetent

say this phrase

we

has

it has also affected more women than it has men.

it the normalizes this behavior and instills the notion that touching women sexually without consent is harmless.

the

upon

by

but

tv

In more recent years the traditional ties to misogyny and female exploitation have been all but erased from modern television and film

Actions such as these were common in entertainment for years because the sexualization of women was and still is a reliable way to draw in male viewers.

The disregard of empathy for the young boys fighting shows how toxic masculinity suppresses the emotions and it creates the stigma that acknowledging said emotions makes you soft.

The disregard of empathy for the young boys fighting

The phrase

Countless generations of men were subjected to viewing this in their adolescent years thus creating a stigma as to what a man should be, leading to them becoming the men they watched on tv.

The entertainment industry would portray male characters as rough, rugged men who only got in fights and had relations with a new woman weekly. If characters touched a woman inappropriately there would be no negative repercussions to follow. Countless generations of men were subjected to viewing this in their adolescent years thus creating a stigma as to what a man should be, leading to them becoming the men they watched on tv.

recent action.

 The false impression of manhood that has infected the minds of men

Imagine that

The pure focus and glorification of these aspects

Some aspects

Toxic masculinity can be defined as looking at manhood through a narrow looking glass. Toxic masculinity

I will shed a light on these forms as well as how it has reared its ugly head in today’s society.

,

I

Those three words are often said by most men numerous times in their lives.