Civil disobedience is the act of expressing opinions towards the government's policies and laws in order to create a vital change for society. As a free society, the people have the right to desire change and act upon it. Great advocates in the past have used peaceful resistance and successfully demonstrated their desires and opinions through the act of civil disobedience, and have made a positive impact on society when intentions are righteous. Overall, civil disobedience and peacefully resistance promote various positive ideas to the people, bring the people together, and can have a positive impact on society.
Society has changed greatly throughout time and a lot of the positive changes are due to the act of civil disobedience. In an article by (infomary.com) called Famous Examples of Civil Disobedience, the author writes “It is and should be the right of all free-born people to protest against government actions that they do not agree with.” This statement has been proven innumerable times throughout history and today. For example, on December 1, 1955, Rosa parks refused to follow the public bus regulation which was to give up her seat to a white woman. This was one of the first major acts of civil …show more content…
When the people protest and fight for certain right they unite together through their similar views. A closer nation is a stronger nation so this is one reason why civil disobedience is vital and positively impacts society. Not everyone agrees with the government and throughout history civil disobedience has been an impactful way to demonstrate people's opinions. According to the first amendment, it is a free society's right to religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. All of these rights are demonstrated through the act of civil disobedience and positively lead the nation into a direction of change wanted by the