Exterminator of Society The philosophy and tactics of civil disobedience have been used as early as 441 B.C. with Antigone and other religious groups. We must remember‚ however‚ this philosophy has also been used as recently as The Anti Vietnam War Movement. Civil disobedience is exercised by citizens that want to better society and they are at fault. Also‚ despite common belief‚ civil disobedience is not always non-violent. While citizens should work to improve citizens’ rights
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Conor Fennessy Mr. Shortliffe A.P. Literature 28 November 2010 Civil Disobedience: Power in the Hands of the Betrayed Evolution is the gradual development of an entity into a more complex and improved form. Since the beginning of civilization‚ governmental bodies have evolved into more equal and just forms. However‚ governments haven’t independently progressed; individuals‚ both those that govern and those governed‚ have helped its advancement. I firmly agree with Albert Einstein that
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Civil disobedience is one of the most important rights given to every citizen. Through civil disobedience citizens are able to aperture their feelings against the government and have right to legislate changes that they feel are necessary for the contentment of the entire society. What responsibilities does a virtuous citizen have to follow the law? Socrates in Plato’s “The Crito” and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” answer this question from a contradictory perception
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Civil disobedience is a form of protest in which protestors deliberately violate a law. Classically‚ they violate the law they are protesting‚ such as segregation or draft laws‚ but sometimes they violate other laws which they find unobjectionable‚ such as trespass or traffic laws. Most activists who perform civil disobedience are scrupulously non-violent‚ and willingly accept legal penalties. The purpose of civil disobedience can be to publicize an unjust law or a just cause; to appeal to the conscience
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Civil disobedience is a good thing‚ and indeed a necessary thing‚ until it is no longer civil. Such prominent civil disobedience advocates in our world’s history‚ such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ understood this principle; this belief in civility amidst disobedience for social justice guided their respected movements. However‚ the argument can be effectively put forth today that such principle is lacking in the modern employments of civil disobedience. Once the understanding of
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Woman’s suffrage was made possible with the use of civil disobedience. Segregation laws were abolished with the use of civil disobedience. Same- sex marriage was accomplished with the use of civil disobedience. All these examples make up one answer; Civil disobedience does positively impact a free society. How will the government understand the people’s needs if they are not shown what laws are unnecessary and unfair? Rosa Parks is a well-known example. She violated the Jim Crow law that "enforced
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The expectation that every citizens follow the laws and beliefs their government espoused would be a dictatorship. Even within a dictatorship‚ disobedience is prevalent although in more violent ways. In our democracy however‚ the voices of the governed are absolute‚ and when those voices are ignored‚ it is up the citizens to pursue change. Violence should never be the path taken towards change‚ but the deliberate non-violent violation of the law has proven to be an effective way of issuing change
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Intro Civil disobedience is the active‚ professed refusal to obey certain laws‚ demands‚ and commands of a government‚ or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is commonly‚ though not always‚[1][2] defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is one form of civil resistance. In one view (in India‚ known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it iscompassion in the form of respectful disagreement. The Civil Disobedience Movement led by M K Gandhi‚ in the year 1930 was an
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manner. And an example of following this statement is the using the act of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines‚ as a peaceful form of political protest. However‚ some argue that civil disobedience this is an ineffective way to change laws and/or make social change‚ but when you look at the facts‚ civil disobedience is clearly effective. Civil disobedience is effective for many reasons‚ few are such as there is no violence on one
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Civil Disobedience The incident that happened that Thursday night in downtown Los Angeles is an act of Civil Disobedience. The definition of Civil Disobedience according to the dictionary is‚ “the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy‚ characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting‚ picketing‚ and nonpayment of taxes.” The incident caused protesters to refuse a certain law by boycotting nonviolently
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