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    Two of the most famous Transcendentalists that existed in the 19th century were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau who inspired me in taking a breath taking journey to discovering something new and different from what I do in my everyday life. I decided to make a robot called S.R.R.J also known as a humanoid. I also decided to make a temple structure from scratch. The common idea that revolved around my project was the idea of Emerson’s self-reliance. Emerson believed that one should “trust

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    said‚ “Civil Disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless and corrupt.” 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. Many people argue that civil disobedience is an effective way‚ but the strongest evidence around proves that opinion wrong. Civil disobedience is an ineffective

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    not fall inside the scope of the current laws. Peaceful displays of civil disobedience are courses of actions that can have

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    Rights. Laws were enacted by representatives‚ and those laws are the foundation for all societal interactions between a free people‚ including all civil rights‚ and business rights. Given these freedoms‚ and the genius of a government that was predicated on human rights‚ human freedom and in particular‚ and governed

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    Katelyn Mehner Period 3A 9-27-15 Civil Disobedience Truly DisobedienceCivil disobedience is a form of protest in which protesters deliberately violate a law” (suber). It is a way for society to reform itself to reflect its current values while maintaining its fundamental ideals. Some may argue civil disobedience is a “slippery slope” leading to anarchy or it cannot be justified in a democracy. Civil disobedience‚ while not optimum‚ is a way to accomplish change with the intent of reform

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    Civil disobedience is the act of breaking the law as a form of peaceful protest. Some think that it might be ineffective because it takes long or too many people can get hurt‚ but if you include violence you can make the problem worse and could lose a lot more lives and get more people hurt. I think civil disobedience is an effective way to make change in society. Some ways that civil disobedience is effective is that can fight a bigger power‚ you can bring attention to the issue without violence

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    transactions of money because our generation to be fueled by consumerism‚ and civil disobedience is still a well used idea. Stopping ourselves of being machines worked by machines can help us understand our purpose isn’t to do a job that’s not self beneficial‚ it’s to enjoy life and work for yourself. It’s essential to slow down and reflect on things that really matter‚ such as building character rather than destroying it. Thoreau constantly writes about how having less “things” is never a bad thing

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    Civil disobedience has a positive impact on our free society. By being civil they aren’t hurting anybody so there really isn’t any harm to it. Like stated by debatewise.com‚ " Sometimes it’s the only way to publicize an issue." If you are trying to be heard what better way than a peaceful protest. Freedom of speech is also another big deal in civil disobedience because‚ most of the time a peaceful protest is just a group of angry people screaming and yelling. To refuse someone their right to

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    Civil disobedience. What is civil disobedience? 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.” When certain laws are put in place by the government that may or may not be in favor of the people‚ the people by law have their own right to not obey them. Marches‚ rallies‚ boycotts‚ etc. are

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    Patrick Henry Questions 1. When Henry says “listen to that song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts”. He is using a mythical allusion. He metaphorically comparing how the British are saying things to the colonist which are promising false hopes. This creates an emotional argument. Also when Henry said “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided‚ and that is the lamp of experience.” Henry he is metaphorically calling experience a lamp. He says that experience will “light” the way

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