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Assignment 1: Occupy Wall Street Movement
Strayer University
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Assignment 1: Occupy Wall Street Movement
On September 17th 2011, masses of angry citizens converged on Zuccotti Park in the
Financial District of Manhattan, New York in protest. Assembled and united though the use of
social media, the people protested on the grounds of inequality, greed and political corruption,
believing that large corporations were controlling government policy. The national media’s
coverage only added fuel to the flames of this movement, drawing pity and relation between the
protesters and viewers to the movement’s mission. According to a study by UNC Chapel Hill,
“Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have been central organizing locations for
spreading information about Occupy Wall Street. While the Focus of Occupy Wall Street is
mobilizing individual’s offline, online activities greatly facilitate these efforts. Facebook has
become a recruiting tool for bringing in new supporters and getting people to
