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Challenging Social Issues In The Hate U Give By Angie Thomas

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In today's world, we face numerous societal issues that require immediate attention and action. These issues range from poverty and inequality to climate change and resource depletion. While all generations need to contribute to solving these issues, the younger generation's role is particularly crucial. This is because the younger generation is the future of our society, and their actions and decisions will shape the course of our world. Therefore, the younger generation must step up and actively participate in finding solutions to these pressing societal issues. In this essay, we will explore how the younger generation can contribute to finding solutions to a pressing societal issue.
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You can start by reading books and articles, watching documentaries, videos, and podcasts, and even attending protests or events discussing the issue. Any one of these will help you understand why it’s imperative to find solutions. However, it’ll also help you understand the root causes, the impact on people and society, and possible solutions. One example of an effective novel that discusses a pressing social issue is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The Hate U Give is a novel and movie about a sixteen-year-old person of color named Starr Carter who lives in a poor neighborhood but attends a fancy suburban prep school. The balance is already uneasy but becomes even more uneasy when Starr witnesses her childhood best friend, Khalil, get fatally shot by a white police officer. Khalil was unarmed. The fatal shooting took national headlines and people took to the streets in Khalil's name to protest the wrongful death. They also wanted to hopefully get justice for what happened to Khalil. The pressing issue discussed in the novel and movie was racism and stereotyping of black …show more content…

These protests often advocate for the repeal of discriminatory laws and policies, such as laws criminalizing same-sex relationships or denying legal recognition to same-sex marriages. The history regarding this issue dates back to the 1960s when LGBTQ+ people began organizing and demanding increased acceptance and legal protections. Some protests that have occurred have caught people's attention. They have led to the decriminalization of homosexuality in many countries and the legalization of same-sex marriage in a growing number of places. In the article Do Protests Even Work, it states “Protests are a grab for attention: They are an attempt to force a conversation about the topic they’re highlighting” (Tufecki). Gay rights protests have sparked conversations for many people about numerous things, and that is what protests do so the protest was successful. There is an excellent chance that if my generation keeps protesting and puts our voices out there so that the whole world can hear our concerns and our ideas, we will actually make a difference and find a solution to this pressing issue in our

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