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Anybodies personal story can be use in order to start a social movement. If the story have an impact on many individuals live then it will soon start a movement. For example take Trayvon Martin, an innocent boy that was killed because he was wearing a hoodie. A boy lost his life just because of what he choose to wear. That is extremely violent, it could have been anybody's son. His story took a big start in which people were fighting for justice. individuals believe that the man that killed Martin should go behind bars. It also rose a protest. Martin’s parents were suffering and they took a stand. His have taking a huge step in starting a social movement. Even after everything people are still fight for what is right. Just like group 7 talked

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