the British influence on his country‚ and wanted people to live freely. Although Gandhi could have chosen other methods to achieve Indian independence‚ his nonviolent civil disobedience‚ willingness to be incarcerated‚ and not viewing Britain as an enemy‚ led to an India independent from British rule. Gandhi used civil disobedience‚ the act of defying laws peacefully‚ as a way for him to spread his idea of an independent India across the globe. The British imposed salt tax law on colonial India‚
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Two men who had a big influence on civil rights were Henry David Thoreau‚ and Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. They both believed in standing up for what they believed in‚ and disobeying unjust laws. Although they were disobeying unjust laws‚ they still were disobeying Laws‚ which is why both men suffered consequences from the law. Thoreau spent a night in jail for not paying a poll tax‚ which he didn’t pay because of his opposition to the Mexican –American War. Meanwhile‚ Dr.MLK was arrested for “marching
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revered and respected for his work in social programs to help his country-became bombarded with mockery and a daily dose of “Hey hey LBJ‚ how many kids did you kill today?” What comes out of this example is that the initial disbelief that civil disobedience will not
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to change‚ then do everything in your power to change it. He said “Must the citizen ever for a moment‚ or in the least degree‚ resign his conscience to the legislation? Why has every man a conscience‚ then?” (Saxby 2). His overall message in Civil Disobedience was that Americans have the inalienable right to think for themselves and have an independent conscience so use it to one’s full advantage. Like Sojourner Truth‚ Thoreau thought that if Americans‚ both men and women regardless of color‚ would
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Civil Disobedience How can a country be happy with a law that mock and ridicule its society? What gives our leaders joy in undermining the spirits of others and divide us as a population? I ask these questions in regard to a new law that gives free things to those who do well on standardized tests. How come those exposed to this law not completely disagree? When something as absurd as this is proposed‚ they must rise against what they see as unjust. Additionally‚ this new law does not represent the
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the participants are lawful and accepting of consequences. Mohandas Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Nelson Mandela are examples of participants who used civil disobedience to leave an impression. Gandhi adopted ideas from Henry David Thoreau’s‚ ’On the Duty of Civil Disobedience’‚ to shape his approach to obstruct corruption. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ Martin Luther King Jr. constantly promoted peace and justice to the nation‚ despite the vulnerable position he held. Nelson Mandela also acted
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Justice in the Eyes of Martin Luther King What is law? Law is a system of rules used to govern a society and control the behaviors of its members. In this case‚ Martin Luther King is charged for breaking a law. King questions the differences between just and unjust laws to justify his actions in Birmingham and the charges of breaking laws willingly. Defending his willingness to break laws‚ King argues‚ “How can you advocate breaking laws and obeying other?” He answers to accusation of his
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“Antigone” by Sophocles and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. both shows civil disobedience as a way to take a stand for what the protagonist believes in; the latter is less of a story but more of a rebuttal in writing to those who disagreed with Dr. King’s methods of gaining equality and desegregation of the south. The two authors saw a need for civil disobedience. In “Antigone” the protagonist decided that despite what the king had said she was going to follow
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systems‚ revolutions and other movements. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ Martin Luther King chose to take that role to solve the unjust oppression that was occurring. King possessed the characteristics of a great leader; believing in equality‚ non-violent civil disobedience and a strong call to action. Through these‚ King was able to be a successful leader to the oppressed and had a strong influence across the world. The drive of the Civil Rights Movement was the segregation and prejudice that
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It is extraordinary to see that the highway in Central is not crowded with vehicles‚ but a throng of citizens holding a rally. Through searching on the Internet‚ I can find loads of news articles about the civil disobedience movement at that time. I discover the photo has a huge relation to ‘Occupy Central’ which took place in Hong Kong on 28th September‚ 2014. ‘Occupy Central’ movement is organized by Benny Tai Yiu-ting‚ an associate professor of Law in University
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