Learn English meaning of ‘taking a knee’

Date: Oct 07 2016

Intro

The Black Lives Matter movement wants black people to be equal with all other people. Many NFL football players agree with this. They began a new protest.

At each football game, people stand and listen to the United States national anthem. Now, some football players are not standing. They are kneeling. They are doing this because they want all people to be equal. They are using their US right to protest peacefully.

Vocab

Black Lives Matter expr.

Definition

Example Did you see the Black Lives Matter protest? It was really powerful.

protest n.

Definition

Example The protest is strong. People are chanting, marching, and carrying signs.

NFL n.

Definition

Example Watching NFL games is so much fun because people get so excited!

national anthem n.

Definition

Example Often, famous people are hired to sing the national anthem at sporting events.

right n.

Definition

Example It’s my right to protest peacefully in the United States.

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What do you have the right to do in your country? Do you think it is important to protest peacefully?

Comments

abdullah201933

Saudi Arabia

we have many things that we must say it

but unfortunately there is a logic police it can not let you to protest peacefully

yessssssssssss i am talking seriously there are a lots of people died from my city

do you know what are their mistakes

they just did protest peacefully you can imagine the justice?!!!!!!!

anyway freedom must be as a law in this world

hermitlady

China

I thought I had many rights in my country such as the right to vote , the right to speak, the right to marriage and so on. All those rights were free.

Yes. It is important to protest. Because at least it represents a little hope which perhaps it would come true or be usage.

But sometimes I would thought it was no use especially when the protest was peacefully and the people who protested were the ordinary working people. Many officials prefer to ignore those actions which were no benefit to them. Yes. This is a fact.

Only when all the people who are oppressed are standing in a solidarity, it may create a great pressure to officials to make some decisions. But sadly it is difficult. Because many people only consider his own benefit.

juhancaroli

Venezuela

In my country we have may rights to protest pacefully, however due the economic siatuation us very hard to protest, because the government is doig thigns in the wrong way. It is important to protest when you dont have other alternatives.