Final Post-Definition of a Protest

After experiencing a class such as the rhetoric of protest, I have learned about a variety of protests. I still feel that many protests are violent while many are also nonviolent. Although I first learned that protests where sit-ins, riots, strikes, pickets, and marches, I have now learned many more ways in which people protest. I have seen protests done through a variety of artwork, even some extreme cases such as the starving dog, through music, and through websites or various blog postings. The start of a protest happens because someone or some group of people feel that something is not right and should be changed. Protests can be about anything you could imagine. Examples are protesting against war, various groups of people, government or any type of authority, abortion, starvation, religion, and even things such as what days students should be allowed out of school. I have also learned from this course that not all protests actually work. Many, in fact, get their point across to the listener or viewer but that is merely it. The listener then goes on with his or her day without being drastically changed from the message that the protester was trying to spread. I still agree with my point made in the first blog post that read that in order for a protest to be a success, it must grab, as well as hold, the attention of its audience. Without people's interest in the matter being protested about, no change will be made and the protest will not be a success.