The trip made me think of rebellion. Many activists go against authority to prove a point. Is this considered illegal? They are technically going against the law to prove a point. However, it is to make the world a better place. Most of these rebels served a time in prison because the courts and government considered them to be breaking the rules. This makes me wonder because many of them used a non-violence plan to stand up. For instance, Martin Luther King Jr. used speeches such as “I Have a Dream” to end segregation. I wonder was this considered illegal? They are just trying to act on something that is unjust. Segregation discriminated on race and no one should be judged on race because they are unable to control that. You are born into a race and you can’t change it. It is unfair to separate blacks from whites, so taking a stand and rebelling gets you to spend a time in jail. Therefore, the trip made me think whether or not rebellion is considered legal and the unfair consequences of it.
In addition, the trip made me think about being brave and courageous. It takes guts to stand up to authority and many people certainly did to fight for their rights. It also made me think about how the government mainly enforces things that will benefit them and the people they mainly care about. They encouraged segregation by saying separate but equal, although people didn't listen to it. Segregation was only determined not right when the blacks decided to go against it by using speeches and other methods. If it wasn't for people rebelling against it, there might still be segregation occurring today. However, they didn't encourage bike lanes and gay marriage because it was not typical thing to do. There weren't bike lanes ten years ago and many people weren't gay long ago. They even made a stereotypical Gay Bob doll to make fun of it. Also, I see many white bikes around the city that show where someone has died from a bike accident. This shows the importance of bike lanes because people need to feel safe when riding, not like they might get run over. New laws that people have brought up to benefit themselves and many others, are not enforced as much as laws the government made up. It seems like the government is biased to something they want rather than what the people want.
Lastly, women rights were a big issue back then and it makes me think about what people do to try and get their point across. Suffrage was a movement to try and earn their rights in which women marched through the street wearing long, formal dresses to try to be treated seriously. They wanted men and women to be treated equally. Since, the government opposed this, they had to try harder to get their rights. Many people believed they shouldn’t have rights and many suffrage cards making fun of women. This shows people that oppose it trying very hard, too. People who believed in an act and people who didn’t that fight to express their opinion shows me how hard someone works to fight for what they believe in.
My Original Poems- Limericks
Women had no rights
Blacks lived a bad life
That was unfair
As if they breathe different air
So they acted and started a fight
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People lives weren’t well
It seemed like they were in hell
They said no more
Opposers thought what for
So they started to rebel
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| Gay Bob Toy |
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| White Bike Memorial |
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| A Suffrage Card Opposers Made |
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