right of the people to alter it‚ doing so through means of civil disobedience.
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Civil disobedience is one of the most emotional‚ moving‚ and‚ powerful acts that can come from a group of individuals. Peaceful resistance is one of the only things the majority of people have to exercise their freedom and their want for a just society. Civil disobedience gives the invisible people‚ a voice‚ and a way to be heard in a sea of perceived unjust laws. Peaceful resistance is a refreshing approach to rebellion; it defies the aesthetic of rebellion but maintains its core values. People
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Civil disobedience will always positively impact a society that calls itself free‚ because a free society must allow for dissent. Peaceful resistance to law creates dialogue between people on both sides of the issue. Famous boxer Muhammad Ali peacefully protested the Vietnam war and the draft be simply refusing to go to war. He didn’t try leaving the country or going to college to avoid the draft. Instead‚ he made powerful statements explaining his thinking. He questioned the way things were‚ questioning
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“If a plant cannot live according to its nature‚ it dies; and so a man.” As related by Henry David Thoreau‚ one of the most famous contributors to the concept of civil disobedience‚ there are some conditions regarding unjust laws that must be changed for the welfare of the people. If this is something the government cannot understand or agree with‚ it is the responsibility of the people themselves to work to the best of their abilities to change them. Most commonly‚ this is done through marches‚
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The acceptance of civil disobedience is something everyone should be proud of. Throughout time there have been many who have spoken out and never got very far. There seems to be a sort of shame and a lot of discouragement from others. When there is no more shame there will be a stronger and better understanding of why it is understandable to be disobedient. By not giving in to those who do not accept it‚ understanding why change is needed‚ and grasping the effectiveness that will be created from
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According to Irish author Oscar Wilde‚ disobedience is one of man’s greatest virtues. Through this disobedience‚ impacts are made. Often times you can’t get want unless you voice your opinion. Disobedience and rebellion‚ in the right circumstances show signs of true character‚ which is being able to stand up for what you believe in‚ and acting on those words to make a difference. In societies throughout history‚ disobedience advocates for questioning of norms‚ great change such as revolutions‚ and
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Once upon a time‚ Civil Disobedience was a form in which an individual could protest peacefully or civilly make known their displeasure in the laws and actions of an organization or government. There was no violence‚ no destruction of property‚ and at the end of the day everyone knew they were still united by the fact that they were all Americans. They still loved and believed in the home of the brave and the land of the free. In today’s age‚ acts of Civil Disobedience have led to riots in the streets
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Civil Disobedience is an important aspect of American Society. It provides for individuals and groups to state their opinions in a non-violent way‚ that should be respected by others to hear their point. Society gets impacted by the use of Civil Disobedience‚ but there is no easy way to determine if it is helpful or detrimental. Every individual receives the same rights in being able to obey or disobey whatever it is they please. As stressed in Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau‚ Civil
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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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