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    Civil Disobedience

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    Henry David Thoreau‚ the father of Civil Disobedience‚ one of his famous quotes is “That government is best which governs not at all;’ and when men are prepared for it‚ that will be the kind of government which they will have.” This man was an inspiration to Mahatma Gandhi along with Martin Luther King. Thoreau went to live in the forest a bit to simply live with nature and write about it‚ from what I could tell he enjoyed it very much and wrote about things he encountered. In my opinion‚

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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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    Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society. In our world‚ civil disobedience is important in showing mass beliefs of all people. If any person doesn’t agree with a law‚ they should have the right to peacefully resist the law as long as they accept the consequences. Resistance that is not peaceful is the problem in today’s society and causes tension between people and the law. For example‚ Rosa Parks is a name that is important in history and will never be forgotten. “You must never

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    Peaceful resistance to laws is essential in the progress of a free society and promotes responsibility among citizens to uphold their rights and beliefs. In many instances where desired civil‚ reproductive‚ or other rights are in question‚ the legal route of seeking change in our laws has been unproductive or seemingly impossible. This frustration is beyond an American dilemma or a 19th century issue‚ but rather spans many forms of government over time. It has been and will always be the duty of

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    Peaceful resistance to laws doesn’t have to have either a positive or negative impact on a free society. To me a free society is about society expressing themselves without being judged by what they might think. For example‚ In the Constitution (under the Bill of Rights)‚ the First Amendment says " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof‚ or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press‚ or the right of the people peaceably to

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    coexistence among one another‚ I would believe civil disobedience would positively impact the society as the want for change along with peaceful

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    David

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    Assignment #4 Hed 116-005 1. Throughout his struggle‚ David did many things to try and help his survival on a day to day basis. In David’s worst of times he would pass the time by fantasizing to help ease his mind and or to block out whatever horrific game his mother wanted to play. " I fantasized i was a prince or a comic book hero"‚ David often would imagine. When David’s hunger pains became more than he could bare he resulted to eating "scraps" from the garbage‚ dog food bowls‚ and

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    Henry Belafonte

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    Belafonte) is an American singer‚ songwriter‚ actor‚ and social activist. He is best known for singing “The Banana Boat Song”. Throughout his career Henry Belafonte has been an supporter for civil rights and humanitarian origins. Harry Belafonte changed the world with his music‚ humanitarian activism and political activism. During the mid-1980s‚ Henry Belafonte’s participation in USA for Africa renewed his interest in his music. In 1988‚ he successively released his first album of original material

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    Henry VIII

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    Henry VIII 1491-1547 More images  Henry VIII of England King of England  Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord‚ and later assumed the Kingship‚ of Ireland‚ and continued the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France. Wikipedia   Born: June 28‚ 1491‚ Palace of Placentia‚ Greenwich‚ United Kingdom  Died: January 28‚ 1547‚ Palace of Whitehall‚ London‚ United Kingdom  Spouse: Catherine Parr (m. 1543–1547)‚more  Children: Elizabeth

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    Environmentalism is a big subject in today’s society from deforestation to the domestication of various animals that really don’t make household pets. In Rebecca Solnit’s essay “The Thoreau Problem” she talks about how Henry David Thoreau himself spoke about environmentalism. This position sits on a different pedestal than most “…he considered the conjunction of prisons and berry parties‚ of the landscape of incarceration and of pastoral pleasure‚ significant. But why?” This is a great question seeing

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