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Ethical Social Movements

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Social movements, along with the social movement organizations help to raise money, clarify goals, and structure participation in the movement. A perfect example of this, is The Alzheimer’s’ Association. I am the President of the Student Veterans Club here on campus, and we did the Walk to end Alzheimer’s and helped raise $770. This is a social movement, a social organization that is doing well, and helping society. Ritual is the same concept as a social movement however, they don’t have clarify goals, and the end justifies their means. The sad thing is, I understand that concept all too well. In the Army, it was all about completing the mission, getting the mission done. Do what you have to do to complete the mission. Sometimes, you did things that was not ethical, to complete it. …show more content…

The ethical decisions that is made in a social movement, and a ritual are different. A social movement, ethics plays a huge part, when you are thinking about your goals, you are thinking about the correct and ethical ways to complete that goal. A ritual, you are not looking at the ethical ways to complete it, you are just looking at the finished mission, and do whatever it takes to get to

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Social Movements, which is similar to the 21st century Policing Task force, because they are both strategies toward the same topic of policing unlawful doings toward the community. Social movement is more so a strategy usually individuals within the community would approach this group action, to raise attention to a problem or situation. Whereas 21st century Policing Task force is a strategy that is governed by higher rankers, like the president, major and court of Ferguson. The purpose of this group action is to provide a way of social

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Americans are very hard on themselves when it comes to their body image and what others think of them. Horace Miner makes very good points about how we see our self and others. A ritual can be defined as a ceremony or action that's performed in a certain way. Rituals are different in every religion and cultures.

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In today's modern societies, people are not only dependent on rituals but also on other major factors such as politics, education, and religion which are part of the pillars of

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Animal rights, black lives matter, civil rights, fair trade, feminism, and gay rights are all movements that people have created and supported because they saw an injustice taking place and they wanted to actually do something about the issue. These movements go against wrong ideas that were, and maybe still are to a lesser extent, prevalent in society. What is so great about social movements is that they can change the way huge groups of people view things. In Brave New World, movements are needed, but rendered impossible. As a result, citizens are unable to bring to light the flawed structure of their society.

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These rituals also create a sense of moral community, in which people conform to, which furthers their purpose and meaning in

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As Oscar Wilde said, “ It is through disobedience that progress has been made-- disobedience and rebellion.” Disobedience during the American Revolution was originally peaceful, but as grievances grew and British rule became harsher, Americans could no longer sit idly by. Radical disobedience to the law was necessary in order to promote change for American society. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s, a drastic nonviolent movement was necessary to counteract the expectation of violence, reiterating to Americans that peaceful resistance to laws can positively affect a free society. The Civil Rights movement was split by two factions: one was a violent resistance named The Black Panthers and the other was a nonviolent protest led by Martin Luther King Jr.

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Why doesn’t the average person take the Black Lives Matter movement seriously? Like many movements, the initial purpose of BLM has become perverted by an ignorant population of its followers; this group shouldn’t be a representative of the entire movement but sadly they tend to be the most well known. Generally, the crowds that gather to represent BLM are peaceful. However, these peaceful protests aren’t the ones that attract the most attention; it’s the violent ones. After 5 police officers were murdered in Dallas, a nearby 7/11 was looted.

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The need for a better empowerment was what sparked the Chicano movement in the 1960s. This movement occurred right after the Civil Rights Movement because they seeked to bring back the land they once had, rights for their workers, and education reforms for people. The Mexican Americans wanted all their reforms to be contributed in labor. However, they lacked power in politics and needed to make an impact urgently. When John F. Kennedy was running for president, the latino community worked to elect Kennedy as president.

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Rituals are usually dedicated to significant parts of human existence: life events, laws governing particular behaviors, sacrifice, and entrance

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Public ritual in Renaissance Florence involved many actors and took many forms.1 Rituals could be civic rituals performed by the citizens of the city, or be primarily concerned with one family or group of people, whilst being displayed and made available to the public.2 Some rituals were popular rituals were anyone could participate. Public rituals had various purposes, the most important ones being reproducing hierarchies which conditioned the organisation of power within the Florentine polity, and ensuring civil peace and harmony.3 This was particularly important in Renaissance Florence as no one monarch ruled the city, and therefore no singular figure embodying authority and morality could be looked up to by the people. Keeping law and order

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For the United States, the mid-nineteenth century is a time when social activism in American society is reflected in the writing. These writers were determined to change the way of life, if not for themselves, for someone else. Their writings would become incite to some of the deepest issues of the time. First, social activism in America is seen in the efforts of women to gain legal and social equality as citizens and as human beings in their private lives. Elizabeth Cady Stanton wanted to change the rights of the female population.

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Based on my knowledge from the Declaration of Independence and Jefferson’s letter about Shays’ Rebellion, I believe that Jefferson would support of the modern day protests. One of the most famous quotes from the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson himself, was the line,”…all men were created equal…” he believed everyone was born equal and should be treated equally. Most of the protests we see today are either about racial rights, gay rights, gender equality, woman’s rights, or about unfair laws placed upon the people by the government. All these protests vary in size or amounts of people partaking in the event, but nonetheless all have people fighting for their own rights and to be treated as equally as the next person.

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Throughout the history of society, civil disobedience has become a key tool in combating laws seen as unjust. It was used thoroughly in the civil rights movement and was integral to the advancement of equality. The reason that civil disobedience plays such an important role in the advancement of rights is because of how effective it has been. The best way to make people aware of and relate to a movement is to make it well known. Events such as Bloody Sunday and the Montgomery Bus Boycott helped the civil rights movement gain much of the momentum that guaranteed its success.

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Yes it is very possible to act ethically, and most people make a conscious effort to act in such a way. Our definition of ethics as an individual is formed by our upbringing and government legal system through laws, and acceptable rules that allow us to coexist as a community. The reason why most people want to act ethically is to be accepted by their families, peer groups, and not violate the laws, which would result in a person being ostracized from friends, family and peers resulting in the possible loss of freedom. There are many ways personally and professedly to act ethical in life.

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An example of revolutionary social movement occurred during the civil rights movement, when African Americans boycotted buses. An example of a ritual is the recitation of traditional

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