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    2. Thoreau considers civil disobedience as a duty rather than a right because he believes that the individual should “make known what kind of government would command his respect‚” which “will be one step toward obtaining it” (941). When a civil law‚ or a law established by the government contradicts with the divine law‚ it becomes a duty for an individual to disobey the civil law. In his essay‚ Thoreau describes majority of the men as “machines‚” serving the state “not as merely as men mainly” (941)

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    Gandhi was an activist who had a different approach to civil disobedience and the search for change. He practiced and taught the theory of nonviolence in his era. The fundamental idea behind his teachings was a concept known as Satyagraha‚ which means to hold on to the truth. Satyagraha to Gandhi was a powerful force that was above anything. Furthermore‚ he argues that because humans do not fully posses the truth‚ they are not in a position to practice violence acts against one another. However‚

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    Civil Disobedience The laws and regulations that have been set on our country are primarily what the government see as appealing to the American public. Much like in the Mexican American War which Thoreau referes to show that the majority is capable of taking over authority. In the essay he also referes to slavery to prove the same point. In Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau’s argument that the American people should question the government and it’s authority is logical

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    including other civil leaders as well. Although India was one of the most prosperous English

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    else there wouldn’t be any justice. If Martin Luther King Jr didn’t take a stand for what he believed in‚ there would be a different world out there and still have different colored schools and treat people differently just based on their skin. Disobedience is needed; challenges should be taken everyday into consideration. There is an experience called the Milgram experience that was conducted by Yale Unviersity psychologist Stanely Milgram. He

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    Civil Disobedience My favorite quote from the first couple of paragraphs was‚“ I think we should be men first‚ and subjects after.” I believe Thoreau’s thinking behind this quote was men were treated as government’s projects‚ instead of being themselves. From this quote the reader is able to see how men had no freedom and were treated like slaves of the government. They were forced to do things the government wanted them to do‚ instead of doing things they liked to do. Thoreau also shows that

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    Civil disobedience is defined as the refusal to obey certain laws or government demands for the sole purpose of influencing legislation or government policy‚ generally characterized by the use of nonviolent techniques such as boycotting‚ picketing‚ and nonpayment of taxes. The use of nonviolent disobedience has run throughout world history; however‚ a major question posed is: are we morally obligated to obey even the unjust laws? In order to properly discuss that of civil disobedience and whether

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    Greg Kutsop January 2‚ 2017 English III Mrs. Koep Civil disobedience‚ as described by (www.wikipedia.org)‚ is the active‚ professed refusal to obey certain laws‚ demands‚ and commands of a government‚ or of an occupying international power. There are countless activist that stand against the “system.” Two wonderful examples of not only activist but leaders of civil disobedience are Nelson Mandela and Arik Ascherman. Nelson Mandela was born in the Madiba clan in the village of Mvezo‚ Transkei‚ on

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    people to peacefully resist injustice that facilitates progress. The nonviolent defiance of laws has long been the precipitating force in the development of free nations. Behind many of the world’s greatest democracies are stories of civil disobedience. When American colonists faced tyranny from the British monarchy‚ they did not lay down their rights. Instead‚ they defied

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    Civil Disobedience is quite present in American society today. The most current are protests against Trump and his executive decisions. another example of civil disobedience includes the Women’s march on Washington. Here is why these are all positively affecting our society. Civil Disobedience in the past has provoked change in the world and in society. Mohandas Gandhi was a Hindu pacifist and equal rights activist. He was put in jail for his civil disobedience many times and during one

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