Rebellion Essay
Rebellion is taking measures into your own hands. There will come a time where a person will have to rebel against something or someone to find inner peace and/ or freedom. Rebellion is taking a stand for what you believe in and stopping what or who comes into your way. Dictionary.com defines rebellion as “Resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.” In most cases a person or group of people rebel against a government or type of government.
There are many reasons why people choose to rebel against. Some rebel to get what they want out of a situation. Others rebel to prove a point or just because they believe they are right. Consequences of rebellion vary, depending on the situation. Some result in jail, death, achieving the goal set out, or to start a movement.
Frederick Douglass experienced rebellion when he fought against slave owner Edward Covey. Covey was a man who dealt with problem slaves. Covey took in slaves for a year and used them as free labor on his land. After being abused and beaten by Mr. Covey, Douglass decides to fight back. One day as Douglass was resting in a stable Mr. Covey attempted to tie his legs. Not giving in Douglass fought Covey, grabbing him by the throat to keep him from tying and whipping him. “At this moment—from whence came the spirit I don’t know—I resolved to fight; and, suiting my action to the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat; and as I did so, I rose” (p. 64). After fighting for hours Douglass explains to Covey that he will no longer stand to be treated like an animal. Douglass was never beaten again. This is not the only form of rebellion from Douglass. He is known for many more around the world.
An example would be the Greensboro Sit-In. In 1960 a group of young African American college students sat a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, where they waited to be served. Workers of the dinner felt they did not have to wait the students and ignored them. However, the students of the sit-in would
There are many reasons why people choose to rebel against. Some rebel to get what they want out of a situation. Others rebel to prove a point or just because they believe they are right. Consequences of rebellion vary, depending on the situation. Some result in jail, death, achieving the goal set out, or to start a movement.
Frederick Douglass experienced rebellion when he fought against slave owner Edward Covey. Covey was a man who dealt with problem slaves. Covey took in slaves for a year and used them as free labor on his land. After being abused and beaten by Mr. Covey, Douglass decides to fight back. One day as Douglass was resting in a stable Mr. Covey attempted to tie his legs. Not giving in Douglass fought Covey, grabbing him by the throat to keep him from tying and whipping him. “At this moment—from whence came the spirit I don’t know—I resolved to fight; and, suiting my action to the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat; and as I did so, I rose” (p. 64). After fighting for hours Douglass explains to Covey that he will no longer stand to be treated like an animal. Douglass was never beaten again. This is not the only form of rebellion from Douglass. He is known for many more around the world.
An example would be the Greensboro Sit-In. In 1960 a group of young African American college students sat a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, where they waited to be served. Workers of the dinner felt they did not have to wait the students and ignored them. However, the students of the sit-in would
Bibliography: Douglass Autobiographies, ed. by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. New York: The Library of America, 1994.