Similarities Between Rosa Parks And Martin Luther King

Christopher Light Ms. Printz English 11b Mar 18, 2024 Title of Your Report Civil disobedience is required to create change however, so is sacrifice. Over time, many people have created change using the practice of civil disobedience; however, this comes with the sacrifice of putting your life on the line. Many influential leaders such as Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Rosa Parks have shown this. Although some leaders intended no violence, their fate did. Change is hard to create, especially peacefully through words, but with enough drive and sacrifice, change can be made. “I have a dream” (Martin Luther King). When problems arise, so do solutions, and why not try and solve them peacefully? Martin Luther King saw a flaw in the laws of society,

Finally, she had enough, she refused to sit in the back of the bus and endured the consequences. The major consequences are less gruesome than the last, but still a sacrifice Rosa was willing to make, and that sacrifice was jail time. This alone is what civil disobedience stands for, and that’s doing what’s labeled as wrong even though it’s right, and no matter the sacrifice, you will stand by your views and conquer the problem at hand. “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” (Rosa Parks) Finally, Sophocle’s tragic tale, Antigone. Just like the historical leaders mentioned, Antigone is no different when it comes to sacrifice for the greater good. Antigone was a woman who sought to set matters right. She believed that if she didn't bury her newly deceased brother, she would not only insult the gods but also trap her brother in purgatory. However this became difficult after Creon the newly crowned king threatened that if anyone dared to bury Polynice's body, that person would be stone to death, but Antigone buried him anyway. After being caught, she stood loud and proud about what she had done and was ready to encounter the consequences that