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    Civil disobedience is a not a viable way of protesting or showing a disagreement towards the government. Examples of why civil disobedience is a bad strategy to get a point across are how it didn’t help in democracy‚ it doesn’t usually change what the people are against‚ and it is not any more effective than other tactics. Civil disobedience did not help in democracy during 1848 until 1920‚ women had to fight to gain freedom. When quiet protests weren’t enough‚ they had to find an alternative. Brave

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    Throughout history‚ acts of civil disobedience famously have helped to force a reassessment of society’s moral parameters. The Boston Tea Party‚ the suffragette movement‚ the resistance to British rule in India led by Gandhi‚ the US civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks and others.Nonviolence is the personal practice of being harmless to self and others under every condition.Nonviolent acts of protest and persuasion are symbolic actions performed by a group of people to

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    Henry David Thoreau asks‚ in his essay‚ “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them‚ or shall we endeavor to amend them and obey them until we have succeeded‚ or shall we transgress them at once?” (184) The answer will depend on which side of the law or the laws you are on‚ minority or majority. When the laws are made by the majority the laws can’t all be just‚ expect for the majority that wanted it. Should the wise minority be able to disobey laws that were created by the majority? Obeying

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    Quote | Page # | Respect for intuitions: “In most books‚ the I‚ or first person‚ is omitted; in this it will be retained; that‚ in respect to egotism…” | 1 | Withdrawal from labor and competition:“I lived alone‚ in the woods‚ a mile from my neighbor‚ in a house which I had built myself‚ on the shore of Walden Pond‚ in Concord.” | 1 | Pursuit of a critical‚ solitary lifestyle: “Some have asked me what I got to eat; if I did not feel lonesome; if I was not afraid; and the like.” | 1 | Consciousness

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    said‚ ”Civil disobedience is not only the natural right of people‚ especially when they have no effective voice in their own government‚ but that it is also a substitute for violence or armed rebellion.” Civil disobedience 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. I believe that civil disobedience is an effective

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    sources have begun to call for acts of civil disobedience to defeat President Trump’s actions‚ arguing that citizens have a duty to protest in keeping with their conscience. We can be certain that this kind of rhetoric‚ and the protests that go along with it are not going to disappear any time soon‚ and thus we must question whether civil disobedience positively or negatively impacts our free society. To begin‚ let us examine the biggest problem with Civil disobedience: it undermines the peoples elected

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    The essays by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ “Letters From Birmingham Jail” and Henry David Thoreau‚ “Civil Disobedience” show how one can be a civil person and protest against unfair‚ unjust laws forced upon them. Both authors are very persuasive in their letter writings. Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. write about the injustice of government laws‚ of right and wrong‚ and one’s moral and upstanding conscience of a human being. Martin Luther King Jr. is a religious‚ peaceful man who uses

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    states. There is beauty in disobedience‚ as it is necessary to create changes that allow for a shift based on morals. Maybe it’s the mentally-developing teenager inside of me talking‚ but rebellion doesn’t come from a place of hate but rather from hope for the future. Although it is simple to place order and chaos on opposite sides of the mental spectrum‚ both are needed for a cohesive yet transforming country. The history of America has been launched by civil disobedience - defined as nonviolent actions

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    Civil disobedience has effectively initiated positive change throughout history. Peaceful protests continue to effectively spark change in law. Famous leaders Mahatma Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela have demonstrated that peaceful resistance against laws can positively impact a free society. Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most‚ if not the most‚ famous civil rights leader the world has ever seen. Gandhi was known for organizing boycotts against the British institutions in India. One

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    Civil disobedience‚ the right of every citizen they say‚ but is peaceful resistance to laws really a way to go about in effecting a positive change? Civil disobedience is defined as refusing to follow laws which go against your personal beliefs and being willing to accept any consequence given for it. It is said by Thoreau that a person wouldn’t be considered a true citizen if they did not commit civil disobedience. With that being said‚ I must say that peaceful resistant to laws positively impacts

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