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    |: |LAW 1 | |II. |Course Title |: |OBLIGATION AND CONTRACTS | |III. |Course Credit |: |3 units

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    iCivil disobedience is the only positive means by which to address the government in a manner that asks not for its submission‚ but for its respect. Critics of civil disobedience believe that those committing acts of civil disobedience are criminals who have no respect for the law‚ act selfishly‚ and will ultimately fail to correct what they believe is “wrong.” This attitude towards civil disobedience is derived from a cynical place that will progressively evoke acts of violence and a complete rejection

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    Was the failure of the political system to end slavery the cause of the civil war? I think yes. There were many events that led up to the civil war that I think sparked the start of it. For example‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ and the famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the sparks to the civil war. This Act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to become a territory in the United States. But there was a law called Popular Sovereignty. In these two new territories

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    to demonstrate how civil disobedience is morally just‚ King points to the Old Testament‚ “It was seen sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach‚ Meshach‚ and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar because a higher moral law was involved. It was practiced superbly by the early Christians‚ who were willing to face hungry lions and the excruciating pain of the chopping blocks before submitting to certain unjust laws of the Roman Empire‚” (King 3). Comparing the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement to

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    It is certainly true that disobedience is a valuable characteristic. Although some might disagree‚ there are many historical and current events‚ whether that’s the Civil Rights Movement or the Palestine War‚ that announce otherwise. For instance‚ the valiant attempt by Rosa Parks to stop racial injustice. She is widely known for her disobedience towards a white man’s order to re-allocate herself to the back of the public bus. Rosa Parks – having stood up to the man – caused both races to acknowledge

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    Disobedience is integrated into society all around the world. Imagine an average woman who works at a standard white-collared office job. When she commutes by bus‚ she often sits next to people of different ethnicities‚ peacefully minding their own business. The bus passes by a loud group of protesters fighting for their rights. Through fearful acts of violence‚ their message has spread through the whole country‚ but many know to stay away from them. How could all these situations relate to disobedience

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    Take It With You Dr. Vincenzo Philosophy 110 B February 17‚ 2016 1. The Socratic character of Grandpa Vanderhof has similar traits as to Socrates in book 1 of The Republic. In book 1 Socrates questions characters and talks to them about happiness and life. His question is “ Does he mean that justice is doing good to friends and harm to enemies”. Socrates question to Polemarchus‚ they argue about what justice is. So tying it to the movie with how Grandpa Vanderhof talks about life lessons with other

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    The Negative Effects of Peaceful Resistance Civil disobedience is the way in which peaceful resistance comes to play. Gandhi in Gandhi and Civil Disobedience states that “In my humble opinion‚ noncooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good”‚ this is significant because when people riot‚ burn buildings or make threats‚ that is not anymore effective as when people hold up signs and chant. Peaceful resistance to laws negatively impact a free society by resorting to violence‚

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    A Comparison of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Beliefs concerning Simplicity‚ the Value and Potential of Our Soul‚ and Our Imagination.<br><br>Henry David Thoreau tests Ralph Waldo Emerson’s ideas about nature by living at Walden Pond‚ where he discovers that simplicity in physical aspects brings deepness to our mind‚ our soul to its fullest potential‚ and our imagination to be uplifted to change our lives. These two men believe that nature is what forces us not to depend on others’

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    Question 2) In Book I of Republic‚ Thrasymachos’s states that unjust people are stronger and more powerful than just people. Thrasymachos believes that being just is not virtuous nor wise but that men act just only because they afraid of having injustices happening to them so they obey. Those who have power and control are those people who act unjust-they make laws and rules that benefit themselves‚ not the rest of the people. Socrates proves Thrasymachos otherwise by arguing that being just is

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