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People often struggle for change because humans are drawn to search and find better things and possibilities. People are always searching for advantages and reasons to have a better life. There are two types of people: those who don’t leave their comfort zone, and those who always try to find a new way of getting better at what they do. People give up when the situation is difficult, but also often they fight for what they think and deserve. I certainly believe people always struggle for what they think is better, and I base my argument on three stories.
The first one is about Linda Brown, a girl who had to walk half a mile and take three buses to go to a black school, even though she had a white school nearby. Her parents realized it was insane to make their daughter walk so much to go to school, and they decided to go to court and fight for Linda’s education. Linda’s parents explained that kids should be integrated, citing the 14th Amendment, which provides for “equal protection and opportunities to every citizen”. Her father stated that by segregating kids they are minimizing the number of opportunities they might have of having a better life.
My second example is about Sojourner Truth. She was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Her best-known speech was delivered in 1851, at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title ‘Ain’t I a Woman’. Sojourner Truth said: “That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?”. She struggled for her rights and showed what she felt. She didn’t think about the consequences it might have, she just wanted to have a better life.
And my third example is when women fought for the right to vote. Women knew they were capable of making important decisions, and they also knew they were as capable as men to do everything. They knew they were being treated differently, and they knew they had to do something about it. They fought knowing they would be treated badly for fighting, but they didn’t care because they knew they were doing the right thing. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote and was ratified on August 18, 1920, ending almost a century of protest.
To conclude, people struggle for what they think is the right thing to do and are not afraid to fight for what they want. People want to have equality and the best things they can get, they struggle for that, people often want to make their voices sound, people want to be heard. It also requires an understanding and agreement that the change will truly make things better for all involved. And that is needed so cautious people can assess whether the pain of change is worth it or not.
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