Blog 10: 5 Sources

I want to research about political oppression and how the people react to it. A common theme throughout the entire Firefly series is moral justice. The main characters such as Mal stand up against the government to fight for what is right even though the government deems that to be illegal. Since my real world example is about the recent Libyan revolution, I want to focus on what has been done in the past they can help aid people in standing up for the government for the future. A great real world example is another recent revolution in Egypt; maybe there is something the Egyptian protesters were able to accomplish that the Libyans could take advantage of. Another great example is the struggle for equality among black people in our nation’s history, there several examples of how successfully blacks and African-Americans fought for their rights. I also want my research to do is to provide current examples of any indicated of political oppressions in the United States. Depending on your opinion, some say gays in the United States do not have the same rights as the rest of US Citizens. This might be a current example of political oppression that still exists. Another example could be Women’s rights, not as strongly decades ago but some say women are still not treated equally. For example, on average women make much less than men even if they have the same job. Through reading the five scholarly articles below, hopefully I will be able to find adequate quantity and quality amount of information. 

Rauch, Jonathan. "BEYOND OPPRESSION." New Republic 208.19 (1993): 18-23. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Apr. 2011.

Massimo Calabresi, et al. "Gaddafi's Last Stand." Time 177.9 (2011): 24-29. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Apr. 2011.

Massimo Calabresi, et al. "Rage, Rap And Revolution. (Cover story)." Time 177.8 (2011): 32-37. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Apr. 2011.

Ferguson, Niall. "UN-AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS." Newsweek 157.10 (2011): 2-3. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 14 Apr. 2011.

Yeates, Owen. "Nonviolent Resistance and Violent Response: Dual Conditions Necessary in Overcoming Oppression." Conference Papers -- American Political Science Association (2003): 1-24. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Apr. 2011.