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In five pages this paper examines the similarities and differences in the peace teachings and writings of Thoreau, Gandhi, and Kin...

a mirror which no stone can crack, whose quicksilver will never wear off, whose gilding Nature continually repairs" (Thoreau 188)....

perhaps argue that Thoreau was not a great supporter of government rule, and that anarchy was perhaps the most desirable goal, ass...

In five pages this quote is considered within the context of injustice in a discussion of such works as Chief Joseph's I Will Figh...

In eight pages this paper discusses how Western culture has been affected by religion in a consideration of such powerful figures ...

peaceful place. This is perhaps the essential argument of all the others being mentioned as well. Martin Luther King Jr., when oth...

the "promissory note" that was made to each and every American when the Constitution was written (King, 1963). He and the group ha...

diet preference and sexual activity. Two classic works are extremely useful in allowing us to understand the role of societ...

garnered from the ideals of Thoreau as well (Scholastic). In light of these facts it is clear that King was not only influenced di...

punishes her by labeling her with the letter "A" and through social ostracism. Thoreaus argument with the state in "Civil Disobe...

as a perfectly legal act, but because the State was made up of "neighobours," who in private conversations with him said they supp...

between the citizen and the government? Throughout the ages many great men have spouted views on politics regarding the role of ...

In six pages this paper examines how just law and unjust law are conceptualized in 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luthe...

"I Have a Dream" speech (Gardner and Avolio 32). He also did this with "free at last" as a catch phrase which echoes in many peopl...

in his critical assessment of Where Do We Go From Here, "If you stand with the poor, if you experience their homes and their house...

his guidance, he tried to impart upon them the importance of Gods word with regard to compassion and benevolence toward all, not m...

In five pages the historical definitions of responsibility and freedom and how they have changed are featured in the works 'A Mode...

In 5 pages this paper examines the reactions to public school prayer by this trio of social philosophers and what advice each woul...

gets. If anything Thoreau gives us an emotional warning, He who gives himself entirely to his fellow men appears to them useles...

as Thoreau gets. If anything Thoreau gives us a warning about excessive public involvement: He who gives himself entirely to hi...

In seven pages this paper examines civil disobedience as envisioned by MLK and the lack of conformity of Gandhi to this view. Fou...

Malcolm X who had such ideas, and his concept had nothing to do with changing class problems, but with race. The notion that soci...

In eight pages this research paper is an extended version of another paper khmlk&g.wps and focuses upon Gandhi's influence in ...

American people, Thoreau argues that the government "does not settle the West. It does no educate" that it is the American people...

injustice. Thoreau argues that the only obligation he has "is to do at any time what I think right." He expands on this thought, w...

requirements of the wilderness can be defined as the "difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony" ...

imposed boundaries. He asks, "What sort of a country is that where the huckleberry fields are private property? When I pass such f...

Dr. King does indeed work to build his credibility during his speech although it was probably not as necessary in his particular s...

comparing Hardings book, Days of Henry Thoreau: A Biography with Finks work, it becomes clear as to how Finks scholarship provides...

as his overarching rationale, as he is also in Birmingham "because "injustice is here" (King). In analyzing the situation in Bir...