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    proud dissonance between themselves and governmental tyrants‚ it’s difficult to ponder the ambiguously gray area of Civil Disobedience and it’s outcome in the world today. True‚ it has broken the chains of English oppression in our ancestral past‚ and obliterated the walls of division in countries devastated by global greed and European imperialism‚ but how exactly does Civil Disobedience affect a free society? Non-aggressive movements of protest seldom cause more problems than they solve‚ and often

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    Despite the 1866 publication of “Civil Disobedience‚” modern America can still turn to Henry David Thoreau’s philosophies to fix any injustices within the country. Thoreau eloquently states the mindset of the American majority of his time‚ which is nearly identical to that of today: they leave issues to the chance of voting‚ are fairly indifferent to oppression within the country‚ and consider the Bible and Constitution supreme authorities. Even former President Obama once stated‚ “they cling to

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    the same conditions and fight for the same causes‚ therefore‚ both forms of civil disobedience are justifiable. Historically‚ marginalized groups‚ especially black communities in the United States‚ have experienced terror by the hands of police for centuries. After centuries of harassment‚ black communities have taken a stance against the injustices committed by those who are sworn in to protect them. Civil disobedience‚ whether violent or non-violent‚ is universally a justifiable method to achieve

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    this quote‚ and it connects directly to the idea of civil disobedience. In order to change the world‚ people have to take action. Standing idly by and allowing injustice to occur‚ even if the majority fails to see the injustice‚ will not change the tides of history. Those who do stand to fight injustice in the law are remembered for their deeds for changing the world for the better. Henry David Thoreau is known for his work "Civil Disobedience" in which he explains the importance of opposing what

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    Civil Disobedience In the 1960s‚ America was going through a new set of political and consciousness movements‚ where people rebelled‚ protested‚ and demanded what they though it was their right to have. However‚ some protestors‚ especially in the African American community‚ where seeking a new transformation and a change in consciousness‚ by fighting for segregation‚ unemployment‚ and poverty by using non-violent civil disobedience‚ while others supported self-defense and their right to bear arms

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    How far was the effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s limited by internal divisions? (30 marks) During the Civil Rights Movement great improvements were made gradually for the small minority groups in USA‚ for example Black African Americans‚ Hispanic groups and also women. However‚ from the very beginning there were internal divisions within the civil rights movement as well as external divisions. These partitions were caused by four major factors; methods such as peaceful protest

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    Dannheisig 1 Jan-Hendrik Dannheisig Susanne Hamscha‚ M.A. Re(dis)covering America: Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ and American Democracy 10 April 2012 Transcendentalism in "Civil Disobedience" Thoreau’s Politics of Individuality and Nature Dannheisig 2 Contents Introduction 1. Transcendentalism a. Nature b. Introspective Conscience and Politics 2. Political Individualism a. Ethical and Political (In)justice b. Critique of Democracy Conclusion Bibliography 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dannheisig 3 Introduction

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    Fight For What is Right A cold‚ snowy winter night in Birmingham‚ Alabama: one of those nights where you would rather stay inside and sit by a fire while sipping on a cup of hot chocolate. Not everyone is doing that though‚ for many people walk in the cold all bundled up. Some of the more unfortunate ones stay stranded outside in the freezing weather with not nearly enough layers to keep them warm. In Birmingham‚ a lot of these people consist of African Americans who cannot afford somewhere to

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    think everyone should seek happiness and truth and while discovering what that means to you‚ you never give up. “I came into this world‚ not chiefly to make this a good place to live in‚ but to live in it‚ be it good or bad” (Thoreau‚ Henry D.‚ “Civil Disobedience”). My philosophy is to pursue the highest truth in life and achieve my own personal happiness while never giving up. This philosophy is so essential to me because there’s so much sadness in this world surrounding people‚ that I’ve come to the

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    Romanticism is an era that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and was an artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement that focused on certain ideals such as individualism‚ nature‚ intuition‚ and religion. These ideas that were formulated from the Romantic era are still alive in today’s society and still appear in modern literature. The ideas are portrayed in a unique way throughout literature and are made to catch the reader’s attention and make them contemplate the meaning

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