the founding of the United States‚ the founding fathers feared a government that would become too authoritarian. To contrast this‚ they allowed the right to protest in the First Amendment. However‚ protesting usually does not do enough. Often‚ civil disobedience is necessary to provoke conversation about sometimes immoral societal norms. Many examples include Edward Snowden‚ Chelsea Manning‚ Rosa Parks‚ and others. Each of them has been a controversial figure in their time‚ but each has brought the
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Civil disobedience is an active refusal to follow certain laws that have been issued by the government or an occupying power. The idea is that you would be standing against one or maybe even two laws you don’t agree with and not the government as whole. Some of the greatest examples of civil disobedience are the peaceful protests of Dr. Martin Luther King he didn’t agree with some of Americas laws or treatment of humans he wanted equal rights for all. He rallied supporters and was able to give speeches
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Peaceful resistance to rules and regulations among society goes down historically as something so inevitably iconic as an occurrence known as civil disobedience. It is no doubt that civil disobedience‚ the act of opposing a law deemed unjust and peacefully disobeying it henceforth‚ spurs such great controversy in our society. Civil disobedience impacts society in a positive manner that does not hinder nor deteriorate the good name of the just nation that is home‚ but moreover poses as an influence
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Despite the 1866 publication of “Civil Disobedience‚” modern America can still turn to Henry David Thoreau’s philosophies to fix any injustices within the country. Thoreau eloquently states the mindset of the American majority of his time‚ which is nearly identical to that of today: they leave issues to the chance of voting‚ are fairly indifferent to oppression within the country‚ and consider the Bible and Constitution supreme authorities. Even former President Obama once stated‚ “they cling to
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Civil disobedience is derived off of free will and a blank slate‚ that a human’s ability to peacefully and soughtly disobey the law is courageous and brave. This world we live in is so twisted‚ we begin to start believing “the wrong people are in jail and the wrong people are out of jail”. So faintly it has become true‚ many of which that are in jail have fought/protested for a free society for the better. These type of people who act upon civil disobedience have a positive impact on society for
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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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Mandela lived during the Apartheid‚ a period similar to America’s segregation system. The South African government set laws in place to prevent racial equality‚ but in the face of oppression‚ Mandela and his followers staged many acts of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience acts‚ not as a hindrance of free society‚ but as a tool to disband oppressive governments. According to the social contract theory‚ we created government to protect our rights. We sacrificed our power for the greater good of humanity
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this quote‚ and it connects directly to the idea of civil disobedience. In order to change the world‚ people have to take action. Standing idly by and allowing injustice to occur‚ even if the majority fails to see the injustice‚ will not change the tides of history. Those who do stand to fight injustice in the law are remembered for their deeds for changing the world for the better. Henry David Thoreau is known for his work "Civil Disobedience" in which he explains the importance of opposing what
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Antigone: Civil Disobedience The short play‚ Antigone‚ was written in 441 B.C. by the Greek playwright Sophocles. It deals with some of the most basic problems that affect a society. One of them is Civil Disobedience. Civil Disobedience both a right and responsibility of a person to fight an unjust law. Government is given the right to control a group of people by the people composing the group. If an individual has a problem with an injustice they feel has been placed against them‚ then
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multiple instances in history where civil disobedience changes the world.. The idea of opposing laws to make a clear message to either ordinary citizens or politicians has played huge impacts into society. Instances like the Salt March in March of 1930‚ the General Textile Strike in 1934‚ and the José Bové versus McDonald’s situation in 1999. All three of these examples perfectly describes the idea of civil disobedience. One of the most infamous examples of civil disobedience in history is the Salt March
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