Donald Trump's Life Matters Analysis

In my first paper of the year, titled “Trump’s Life Matters”, I wrote about how Donald Trump inspired me to fight for my rights as a queer woman. Now, eight months after, my passion has not changed, but it has expanded. There are lots of issues that I feel need to be addressed directly, even if they do not relate to me personally. Throughout the year Mrs. Overly has taught me about the power of protest, fighting adversity, and everyday acts of resistance.What matters to me right now is the assurance of human rights for all, regardless of their situation. I hope this cause still matters to you when you read this.
One of the first units Mrs. Overly taught us was on the resistance movement in Nazi Germany. I wrote about a young Jewish boy, Mordechai

It taught me that even if your voice does not seem to make a difference, you cannot stop fighting. Winston, the main character, sought to take down the oppressive government of Oceana and its leader Big Brother. While he could not lead a rebellion with bombs and guns under the extreme surveillance of his society, we witness his everyday acts of resistance throughout the novel: simple thoughts and actions turned into weapons of their own. By its end, we realize that he did not even get close to his goal; but, during his brief period of defiance, his life finally

In 1984, Winston’s rebellion is selfless to the bitter end, a lesson I hope to keep with me no matter how distant I become from this problems direct effects. I will defend Education, not because I am a student, but because I know that it is tremendously important in ending oppression. Being knowledgeable on the problems the world faces allows for intellectual conversations and debates that ignite change. One particular work I studied on Africa was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, “The Dangers of a Single Story”, in which she spoke about miseducation. If a person hears only one perspective on a topic, misunderstandings can easily spread; Adichie argues that this is especially the case regarding Africa in Western media. Dehumanization leads to oppression; if we only follow one narrative, it is easy to forget that our reality is not the only one, effectively reducing our fellow humans to statistics and stereotypes. Both 1984 and Adichie’s TED talk have taught me that oppression thrives by obstructing diversity in thought, and so the first step to rebellion is often