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Rose For Emily Justice

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It’s Not Just
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, JR. In my opinion social justice is foul. In the short story “A Rose for Emily”, Miss Emily believed that she had the ability not to pay her taxes. The law during this time states—“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.” Miss Emily believed that she was above the law. Miss Emily thought that she should have an advantage. This is considered to be a form of social justice. Social justice is a classification of advantages and disadvantages within a society. Just because you are wealthier than another citizen does not release you to unjust privileges. …show more content…

Miss Emily is asking them to treat her different by not paying taxes. Miss Emily not paying her taxers could cause riot. People will feel as if they were treated unequal. The book The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame talks about social justice. The book is about the people and the movements that have made America a better country. People have worked so hard for this world to be equal. It’s not fair for one person to believe that they can do what they please. Everybody should be treated the same no matter how well the background may be. Miss Emily thought she should have an advancement in life after her father helped the town. This was a form of social justice that she gets privileges that others will not receive. No matter where you came from or how you grew up, should you be treated different in the real world. Social justice was a big part of one conflict in this

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