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    IS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE JUSTIFIED? “The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy‚ indifference‚ and undernourishment". 1 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful‚ committed individuals can change the world. Indeed‚ it ’s the only thing that ever has."2 History has shown us through the likes of Mahatma Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr. who went against the greater power of their time to fight for injustice. These few respectable

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    Civil disobedience is essential to people power movements. Demonstrations and strikes give power to citizens in their dealings with governments. But suck tactics may lead to violence and chaos. Under what conditions‚ if any‚ is civil disobedience justified? Is it justified in a democracy like Canada? Was it justified at Tiananmen Square? Explain your answer. When it comes to civil disobedience‚ I believe it is justified when the leader ignores the needs of the people‚ and only thinks of them selves

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    Composition January 13‚ 2014 A Civil Disobedient Way of Seeing the World The voice of modern society can be heard through civil disobedience. People all around the world has encountered or even experienced protest against an issue in his or her own country. Throughout history and even today‚ it has been one of the only ways people can persuade the government to resolve a problem. Some of the key points that Henry David Thoreau states in On the Duty of Civil Disobedience are applicable to modern-day

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    two pieces of writing with such rich literary content‚ one must first examine their subject‚ occasion‚ audience‚ purpose‚ speaker and their tone. "Civil Disobedience"‚ by Henry David Thoreau and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ both illustrate transcendental ideas and views. Both display how the act of civil disobedience is sometimes necessary while dealing with types of social injustice. King‚ thought wrote his essay about a hundred years after Thoreau‚ connects in

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    sent to jail for refusing to pay his taxes and I support this episode of civil disobedience as justified. Thoreau did not pay his taxes because he objected the use of the revenue to finance the Mexican War and enforcement of slavery laws. He did not request for his money to be used for the enforcement of slavery laws‚ therefore felt he had the right to protest and act out civil disobedience. Paul Harris defines civil disobedience as "an illegal‚ public‚ nonviolent‚ conscientiously motivated act of protest

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    Critically evaluate Dworkin ’s and Habermas ’s approach to civil disobedience. The following essay will attempt to evaluate the approach taken by Dworkin and Habermas on their views of civil disobedience. The two main pieces of literature referred to will be Dworkin ’s paper on ‘Civil Disobedience and Nuclear Protest ’# and Habermas ’s paper on ‘Civil Disobedience: Litmus Test for the Democratic Constitutional State. ’# An outline of both Dworkin ’s and Habermas ’s approach will be given ‚ further

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    Edgar De La Garza Mr. Kibler APUSH – 7th Hour October 17‚ 2014 Civil Disobedience The main idea of this essay is that the majority is not always right and men should let their conscience govern them and not the government itself. The message being conveyed is that people should follow what they think is right instead of going with the crowd/majority even if it means going against the government. The author of “Civil Disobedience” is Henry David Thoreau. He was an American philosopher‚ poet‚ and

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    Civil disobedience is the act to refuse to obey certain laws in a non-violent way. Mahatma Gandhi and Rosa Parks actions are both good examples of what civil disobedience means. Mahatma Gandhi was a leader in India. He was a part of the Civil disobedience movement of 1920-1922. Gandhi wanted independence for India that was under British rules. Mahatma Gandhi strived for better lives for the people of India by using different methods of non-violent protest and boycotts. Although Mahatma Gandhi

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    proclamations from a megaphone‚ these demonstrations often break the law in some way‚ explaining where the label of disobedience comes from. Civil disobedience is an increasing practice worldwide‚ and it is proven to be exceptionally effective when put to the test against oppressive regimes‚ unjust laws‚ and stoic governments. It has been practiced by some of the most influential leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States such

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    Cannon 30 April 2013 Civil Disobedience When should civil disobedience be justified? Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to obey government laws‚ in an effort to bring upon a change in governmental policy or legislation. Civil disobedience is not an effort to dissolve the American government‚ because without government our society would result in chaos. Sometimes‚ when there is an unjust law and the government won’t take the initiative to fix it‚ the public must act as civil disobedient to bring

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