11216964 C38-B
Thesis Statement: Civil Disobedience, though often taken as a refusal to obey governmental instruction, was in fact an appropriate gesture of the people during the People Power Revolution because the people demonstrated democratic action when they felt that they were being oppressed.
Outline:
I. Overview of Civil Disobedience A. Brief History 1. Origins of the word B. Definition of Terms 1. Dictionary 2. Thesaurus 3. Application in everyday events II. The People Power Revolution A. Short summary of main events B. Relation to Civil Disobedience 1. Why was it an act of Civil Disobedience? 2. Why was there a need for it? III. Conclusion A. Benefits and Detriments of the act B. Overall opinion on the topic
The Freight Obedience
The term civil disobedience has been used all throughout history in events as capacious as revolts or as bitty as courtroom involvement. The ideas to which the term has developed throughout time originated from the different cultures possessing events that are linked to civil disobedience. There are references to the past Greek tragedies wherein for example, should the higher transcending laws and the regular laws of the state come into conflict with each other, the individual of the society would have the option to disobey the law of the said state. These ideas evolved and came into the people’s minds when several known characters from history, such as John Locke and St. Thomas Aquinas, expressed and taught their beliefs that mainly stated that the people should have the right to alter the government, should it fail to properly execute its fundamental duties. The person who first coined the term, emanated it, and put it into use was the acclaimed writer, Henry David Thoreau. His ideas on civil disobedience were first found in the speech he delivered in the Concord Lyceum in 1848. Later notable
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