17. Peaceful Protest

Peaceful protest. Is that an oxymoron? Peaceful....protest....? They sound like opposites to me. However, I strongly agree with the idea of protesting. When there is something that you do not agree with, stand up for it! Your point of view is just as important as the view of the person who created the issue you are protesting. Besides, when in modern times would a 'peaceful protest' work, huh? Where is saying please and thank you gonna get you? Not very far if you are protesting something big. There are many things I would just LOVE to protest against. One of them would be the amount of homework that juniors get. I know that certain classes are required and whatnot, but why can't some of the classes be spread out a little better between grades? I know that most of us juniors are bogged down every single night, and that is so not cool. A lot of the homework we get, is just busy work pretty much and it is quite a cause for protest! But really, is there such a thing as peaceful protest? I kind of doubt it...I mean, there may be certain instances where a protest is not dramatized, so therefore it may seem peaceful, but I am sure the for the person protesting whatever it may be, inside their head the protest is actually not peaceful at all. I know that is true for me whenever I am bugging my parents about something that they will not budge on. In these cases, protesting against something my parents are doing, or are not doing, etc, I may take a more peaceful approach to seem respectful in hopes they will agree with me, but in my head, I want to tell them everything I am thinking which would definitely not end up being peaceful. However, I have found that taking a peaceful approach to arguments with my parents usually results in a better outcome.