Problems That Progress Occurred In The Late 1800's

Oscar Wilde observed in the late 1800’s that progress is made when people are disobedient and rebel against authorities. Think about problems that needed to be challenged, things where the rules were too strict to follow and still make the change wanted by many. Some occurrences are when Americans left the control of the British, abolishing slavery, and historical people like Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights Movement. A world without this history of taking a stand against authorities would be way different than what it now is. We would not be where we are in the world today without the progress that has been made through disobedient actions. Some would argue that rebellion could lead to a corrupted society. They fear that it would turn
Another important revolution and example to think about was the American revolution. This revolution argues that rebellion leads to a better and less corrupted society, after corrupted events take place. The Americans went through plenty of disobedient acts, such as the Boston Tea Party, to make a statement about how they wanted lower and less taxes, which were wrong of the king to have. George III- the British king during the revolution- clearly did not tell the Americans that they were allowed to dump tea over the edge of a boat or declare war on the crown, in fact the idea of America rebelling was insanely discomforting. Americans, however, disobeyed anyway to stand up for themselves and change to the corrupted events they have been put through. If we did not go into this war and finally break free in 1781 who says we would not still be a part of Britain today? The corruption of taxes had to exist in order for the Americans to reach a better lifestyle. If Americans followed all of the rules we would not be so far in society, in fact, we might still be
African-Americans were free, but they were still treated differently, making it was time for another reform to society. To start this, Rosa Parks, who was a specific person that stood up against the discriminating rules African-Americans had to face in society, was riding the bus she simply told a lady not of color that she would not be moving seats so she could sit there. Keep in mind that this was highly against laws in this time period. She was in lots of trouble, but she got the Civil Rights Movement started to increase at a rapid rate. Other, more violent, and intense activists started to rise up and challenge the system that needed to be updated. Through many protests, and even deaths, the Civil Rights Movement mostly worked. Even though there are still challenges being faced with rights in today's world, they did take a big step in the right direction at thanks to all the protests and law breaking being done. Even the small actions showed that it was time for things to change and laws were shortly fixed for more progress in the country. Attitudes were still different but laws were becoming less discriminating which was a good reform for our