Disobedience Oscar Wilde

"Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is a man's original virtue" Oscar Wilde. While this statement may seem harsh and contrary to human ethics, many people may come to agree this is true. I, along with those who agree, have no doubt that disobedience opens doors to opportunities, progress, and change. As you may recall from former times, African-Americans were discriminated and treated poorly. Now, we live in a world where everyone is treated fairly. How did we manage to get here? Through rebellion. One of the most significant stories of that time is the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. She disobeyed. She rebelled. Although it got her in trouble at the time, she was instrumental to change in that time and is now looked up by many people. It is through rebellion and disobedience that she opened up opportunities for African-Americans. No matter what you might say, we have all rebelled or disagreed at some point in our lives. For instance, I once rebelled against my teacher when she gave my class a test over a lesson we needed more time to learn and practice. I got in trouble at the time, but the test was moved to the following week. My friends were very
It is a time of great change and rebellion. The "Roaring Twenties" or so they were called, marked a time in history in which the role of women changed significantly. Women rebelled against the "norm." They cut their hair up to their shoulders, started to wear dresses up to their knees, and smoked and danced in public. How do you think people reacted to this? Not very well. The "flappers" or changed women, were viewed as sinners and were many times shunned or ignored. This did didn't change their mind though, for they knew that this change was necessary. Unmistakably, this rebellion brought forth great results. Without their rebellion, where would women stand