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Civil Disobediences Movement

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Civil disobediences are nonviolent actions or protests that violates the law. People will normally do this when they believe that the government is unjust in the treatment of people. The protests and nonviolent actions are reciprocal reaction to the government to showcase the citizens’ need for justice and equality. The act of civil disobedience requires a lot of patience, bravery, and pain to go against the law in hope of seeing a change. Martin Luther King Jr is well known for his demonstrations of civil disobediences. Of the civil disobediences that occurred during his time, the notable ones include the march in Selma and the sit ins.The African Americans during MLK’s time is an illustration of these attributes to civil disobedience. They …show more content…

Ultimately, they all had the same goal to “bring attention to the suffering of African-Americans and to protest for their voting rights” (Bryant). This aim is the driving force for the continuation of the civil disobediences. Now, with Donald Trump as the new president, people feel that their rights are threatened, many marches and protests have been occurring in response to his presidency. A recent march in Washington led by the women during President Trump’s inaugural address, not only addressed issues concerning women, but also issues regarding LGBTQ rights, immigration, and etc. Civil disobediences are important to helping society become a step closer to achieving equality and …show more content…

There are fears concerning people who are easily persuaded by a crowd’s opinions and ideas. This may affect their ability to think for themselves, so it may not account for individualism. To correct this fear of influence, civil disobedience is not necessarily influencing the minds of others, but educating them about the world problems. People are standing for what they believe to be right and just, and it needs to be broadcasted to the U.S so that they may do something about it. It is not forced upon bystanders to join and think the same. They are simply given the reasons as to why certain actions are

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3) Civil Disobedience is the disagreement to follow the laws and stand against them through peaceful demonstrations. In the early 1900’s women were treated lower than men, they were abused, and were not given the right to vote. Women’s rights to own property, and take part in politics were violated. Nellie McClung, a social activist voiced her opinion and stood up against the government to give women equal rights as men; provide them with the right to vote. Civil disobedience was used by Nellie McClung to attain her goals.

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One of the most famous examples of civil disobedience is Rosa Park’s refusal to sit in the back of the bus. An article on Newsuem.org named “Rosa Parks and Civil Disobedience”

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Civil Disobedience In the dictionary civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest, but Thoreau and Martin Luther King have their own beliefs to civil disobedience. In Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” he writes about the need to prioritize one’s conscience over the dictates of laws. Martin Luther King uses civil disobedience as something that effectuates change in the government. Both Thoreau and Martin Luther King has similar yet different perspectives on civil disobedience.

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Civil disobedience is when a person or group protests a law that they find morally wrong. The person is usually peaceful and will accept whatever consequences arise due to breaking the law (Suber). People use civil disobedience to draw attention to the laws they find morally wrong and to get the laws changed (Starr). Susan B.Anthony was a women’s rights activist. She was a strong woman who dedicated her whole life to gaining rights for women.

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Civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws in a peaceful, non-aggressive protest. You are seeking justice for a cause without having to become physically violent with the opposing party. Civil disobedience not only requires strength but one must be willing to make self-less sacrifices. Martin Luther King Jr is a well renown civil rights activist who is was known for his approach in nonviolent confrontations. Antigone was also some who stood up for injustice despite the repercussions of her actions.

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I consider civil disobedience to be an easily-ignored pillar upon which our democracy was founded. In fact we are only established as a nation now because our founding fathers engaged in civil disobedience themselves. We were in a “social contract” of sorts with Great Britain and when we felt that they had not upheld their part of the contract (they did not allow us to create courts to maintain order, or to create a navy to defend ourselves, or to sustain our economy due to an inability to trade with any other countries), Thomas Jefferson concluded that it was our not only our right, but also our duty to break away. And it was Thomas Jefferson that combined all of the works of the great thinkers before him such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke

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The United States Declaration of Independence states that "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government" Our nation was a phoenix that rose from the ashes of a monarchy through a resistance that had grown into a revolution. The result of our founding fathers resistance was a nation, a nation that held promises of freedom and equality for all of it’s citizens yet bitterly was not at all close to equality and justice for all. The gruesome and haunting past of America's oppressive history lingers in the socio-political infrastructures which control and drive our government and society. Our nation, horrifically and

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The formal definition of civil disobedience is any act or process of public defiance of a law or policy enforced by established governmental authorities. The term disobedient generally means to defy, or for the "normal" to be disobeyed. The term "normal" from one person to the next may be different. I believe that Freedom of Speech intervenes to a point. When a law is set, it is understandable that that law must be obeyed.

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Civil disobedience is the act of protesting over action that seem unjust. Martin Luther King became tired of the segregation of public spaces and the mistreatment of his people. He believed that the country that they lived in was unjust in their laws and policies toward African Americans. King emphasizes the history of slavery and the war that was fought to end such treatment and yet over the course of the years they were being treated as unequal in comparison to white men.

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When civil disobedience is practiced individually it is hard, because what is moral to one

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Thoreau was strongly against any violent act of protest, but should a person disagree with his/her government, Thoreau would encourage that person to do so in a peaceful manner. Civil disobedience serves the purpose of giving the people a say. For example, Thoreau stated, “Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward attaining it“ (Civil

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Civil disobedience is a way for people to express themselves on issues that are problematic to society in a peaceful matter. In developed countries like the United States, people have the freedom and a right to be civil disobedience and do so for a better change. Some may see it as a disrespectful way to disrupt the peace and in many communities. It is a dispute between it being right or wrong. Some feel like the power is being taken away from them and they need to do something about it but not cause a scene or disrupt anyone in any way, I believe people have the right to do this because I don't see the problem in someone speaking up something wrong.

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Civil disobedience is nonviolent resistance to a government’s law in seek of change. Civil disobedience is an effective way to bring about change because it is a harmless way of fighting an unjust law or idea, it can educate people about the cause, and it has been successful many times in history. First and foremost, civil disobedience is

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Chiu Wing Keung (1155048829) Mr. CHOY, Chi Keung GESC2190 Great People and Great Speech 15 Dec 2014 Take Home Examination Question 1 A. Introduction Civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance are significant means for people to fight for what they want for long. By refusing to cooperate, usually with the government, people can use their power to strike for justice and freedom without any use of violence, to change the current unjust situation, to gain what they deserve. In modern societies, which value the importance of human rights, peace, justice and more, nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience are more easily-accepted methods of protest generally. In this essay, these two strategies of protest will be discussed, with Gandhi and Martin Luther King’s uses as examples and a look into Hong Kong’s recent use of civil disobedience.

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Civil Disobedience is known as breaking the law because you don 't agree with a certain law or have a peaceful protest about that law or what you believe in. An example would be when Mahatma Gandhi walked miles to the Indian ocean as the citizens gathered more and more to fight for there Indian Independence. This occasion was called the Salt March. The reason for The Salt March was a March were all the citizens from India walked with gandhi to fight back for their Independence from the British, since it was taken away from the British.

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