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Back in August 2016, multiple athletes across the US started kneeling during the National Anthem to protest the injustices being seen across the country.  One of the most notable instances was before a 49ers Preseason game, where Kaepernick could be seen kneeling during the National Anthem of the US.  One of the common things heard during these protests was that people took this as a way of disrespecting the military.  The injustice in the United States was evident with police brutality and racism being faced everyday towards African-Americans.       From then on multiple athletes of African-American households are seen kneeling during the National Anthem as the racism and police brutality is still present to this day and it isn't gonna change.  All the people mentioning their gesture of kneeling is "Anti-Military" or "Disrespecting the Military" are wrong.  Even the military isn't all that good, they have killed innocent civilians, destroyed...

     The March from Selma to Montgomery shows the dedication that African Americans had in 1965, not only to have rights but to demonstrate the rights they want and to be activists against the Government.  One quote in the Speech given by Barack Obama that has stuck is "Where the powerless could change the world's greatest superpower."  This quote is important because the Government is the world's greatest superpower and something like a March that may seem small can have a huge impact on how they view the "powerless" and what they can do to make it be fair and just not just for one person or one group, but for all people.  This March was more than just voting rights, it was for the government to see a bigger idea, a bigger picture on what is seen and what they can do to change it.      The Speech given by Obama on the 50th anniversary of the March highlights everything they believed in and how civilization has change from before to this poin...

     The Speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 1963 was about the unity and the end of segregation in the United States.  A call for change he was asking for and wanted, a change that wouldn't take a few days or years but rather a change that can happen slowly but steadily to have a much better United States for not only him but for his children as well.  In a way, his dream is already working as in many schools and many cities, there is diversity and no segregation inside of public spaces.        People of different backgrounds gathered to attend his Speech, wanting to unite people so they can hear what he had to say about his dream and how we as people can better the situation that has been going on.  The word "dream" is what the speech was about, that one day his dream could come true and we can live as he intended every one to live.  United, as the word is in the country and that everyone should be United.

  Fellow reader (or stalker, whichever you prefer), my name is Edison and I'm a freshman at NJCU.  I'm majoring in history and I'm one of the very few in my family to go University.  Main reason for that is that most of my family is in Guatemala and education was limited in the areas my parents were raised in.  My earliest experience was in 4th grade when I was reading books that were of "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs." franchise and remember wanting to read all the books but while I was reading the books at school or at home I remembered wanting to read more and try reading different books that aren't like those and wanting to get better at reading and learning new words.  My teacher encouraged me to start reading more because he saw potential.  Before 4th grade I had to learn English at my old district and they didn't help much when it came to learning and understanding English as a language and in literary so it felt like I was way behind than mos...