Civil Disobedience
Professor Smith
AP English Language and Composition
January 13, 2014
A Civil Disobedient Way of Seeing the World The voice of modern society can be heard through civil disobedience. People all around the world has encountered or even experienced protest against an issue in his or her own country. Throughout history and even today, it has been one of the only ways people can persuade the government to resolve a problem. Some of the key points that Henry David Thoreau states in On the Duty of Civil Disobedience are applicable to modern-day societies that people have the right to resist, should and must practice integrity, and attempt to attain a just, limited government. Thoreau affirms throughout the pamphlet that the absolute right …show more content…
Thoreau believes that government is an inherently intrusive force that stifles the creative enterprise of the people. His avowed faith in ordinary citizens stands in contrast to the entrenchment of an elite political class that Thoreau perceives as incompetent and ineffectual. His libertarian and transcendentalist leanings are, however, tempered with limited support for some government initiatives. Democracy is not the last stage in the evolution of the State, as there is still greater room to recognize the freedom and rights of the individual. The Congressmen of United States government are there to listen to the citizens’ voices and try to carry them out in the best of their abilities. This is because the government is the citizens and they run the country. The votes, the petitions, the resistances are all profound methods of convincing the government high officials to pass laws that help the people ultimately. In the past six months the 113th Congress has formed, a specific law was passed to help those who experienced flight delays, which was conveniently named, Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013. Since Congressmen does want the citizen’s vote, they try to comply most of the time. The people are able to exercise these rights and this liberty to somehow get help from the government legislature. Although Congress has not addressed other important issues, it actually, as …show more content…
Resistance, integrity, and a just, limited government are many aspects Thoreau passionately states throughout his pamphlet, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. In most modern-day society, people have more freedom and are open to be civil disobedient towards the government in order to voice the issues that remained unresolved. People are not necessarily obligated to follow the law, but rather, follow his or her conscience in order to do the right and moral thing. Thoreau’s transcendentalist legacy continues on in the people and the everyday life we have today is shifted because of his
AP English Language and Composition
January 13, 2014
A Civil Disobedient Way of Seeing the World The voice of modern society can be heard through civil disobedience. People all around the world has encountered or even experienced protest against an issue in his or her own country. Throughout history and even today, it has been one of the only ways people can persuade the government to resolve a problem. Some of the key points that Henry David Thoreau states in On the Duty of Civil Disobedience are applicable to modern-day societies that people have the right to resist, should and must practice integrity, and attempt to attain a just, limited government. Thoreau affirms throughout the pamphlet that the absolute right …show more content…
Thoreau believes that government is an inherently intrusive force that stifles the creative enterprise of the people. His avowed faith in ordinary citizens stands in contrast to the entrenchment of an elite political class that Thoreau perceives as incompetent and ineffectual. His libertarian and transcendentalist leanings are, however, tempered with limited support for some government initiatives. Democracy is not the last stage in the evolution of the State, as there is still greater room to recognize the freedom and rights of the individual. The Congressmen of United States government are there to listen to the citizens’ voices and try to carry them out in the best of their abilities. This is because the government is the citizens and they run the country. The votes, the petitions, the resistances are all profound methods of convincing the government high officials to pass laws that help the people ultimately. In the past six months the 113th Congress has formed, a specific law was passed to help those who experienced flight delays, which was conveniently named, Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013. Since Congressmen does want the citizen’s vote, they try to comply most of the time. The people are able to exercise these rights and this liberty to somehow get help from the government legislature. Although Congress has not addressed other important issues, it actually, as …show more content…
Resistance, integrity, and a just, limited government are many aspects Thoreau passionately states throughout his pamphlet, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. In most modern-day society, people have more freedom and are open to be civil disobedient towards the government in order to voice the issues that remained unresolved. People are not necessarily obligated to follow the law, but rather, follow his or her conscience in order to do the right and moral thing. Thoreau’s transcendentalist legacy continues on in the people and the everyday life we have today is shifted because of his