Examples Of Disobedience And Rebellion
Disobedience and rebellion are thought to be atrocious acts against humanity. If rebellion is considered a negative motive, what is it considered when it is used for the greater good? Disobedience and rebellion promote social progress through difficult situations and when imperative cases need to be fought for. In a hypothetical situation of rebellion, a girl named Veronica walks to her cousin Stacey’s house to pay her a visit. Veronica goes into her room to find Stacey doing drugs. Veronica chooses to “betray” their relationship by telling someone about Stacey’s problem, which in the end, would be better for Stacey. Stacey’s family wouldn’t be family if they didn’t truly help her through the hard times. By Veronica “betraying” Stacey’s trust, Stacey will get help for her problem. Through this hypothetical situation, disobedience and rebellion was done for the greater good, which would result in social progress.
Malala Yousafazi is an extraordinary woman who went against the odds and fought for her educational rights. Yousafazai, at the ripe age of 16, was on the bus headed home from school in Pakistan when she was shot on the bus; this act of violence was due to the fact that she was, and still is, an advocate for girls’ education in her home country. A year later, …show more content…
Anthony, a fervent reformer in the Women’s suffrage Movement, Anthony overcame many obstacles and no one believed she had the power to do anything to change the fact that women didn’t have the same rights as the imperious men. She played an adroit part in the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. In 1872, Anthony decided to attempt to vote in Rochester, New York claiming she had the right according to the fourteenth amendment. She was blatantly denied and was under arrest. Susan B. Anthony through her rebellion, worked to get Women’s Suffrage noticed. Almost 50 years later, the nineteenth amendment was put into place. Without Susan B. Anthony’s rebellion, where would women’s stand
Malala Yousafazi is an extraordinary woman who went against the odds and fought for her educational rights. Yousafazai, at the ripe age of 16, was on the bus headed home from school in Pakistan when she was shot on the bus; this act of violence was due to the fact that she was, and still is, an advocate for girls’ education in her home country. A year later, …show more content…
Anthony, a fervent reformer in the Women’s suffrage Movement, Anthony overcame many obstacles and no one believed she had the power to do anything to change the fact that women didn’t have the same rights as the imperious men. She played an adroit part in the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. In 1872, Anthony decided to attempt to vote in Rochester, New York claiming she had the right according to the fourteenth amendment. She was blatantly denied and was under arrest. Susan B. Anthony through her rebellion, worked to get Women’s Suffrage noticed. Almost 50 years later, the nineteenth amendment was put into place. Without Susan B. Anthony’s rebellion, where would women’s stand