YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :In Favor of Civil Disobedience
Essays 31 - 60
Gandhi is discussed from a social work perspective. Various aspects of his achievements are explored. The micro, macro and mezzo l...
In five pages the historical definitions of responsibility and freedom and how they have changed are featured in the works 'A Mode...
In five pages this paper examines the justifiability of civil disobedience in a consideration of several philosophers and theori...
In five pages this paper examines King's 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' in a consideration of the effectiveness of nonviolence an...
In five pages this paper discusses Thoreau's perspectives on civil disobedience as represented in his essay of the same name. Thr...
his objective was not to inflict harm but rather to remove the catalyst for drug activity. Is that not what resides at the founda...
act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...
garnered from the ideals of Thoreau as well (Scholastic). In light of these facts it is clear that King was not only influenced di...
government is as likely as the army to be "abused and perverted before the people can act through it" (Thoreau, 1849). He cites th...
human tendencies that fall alongside the more admirable qualities. These qualities, in fact, can be credited with the less praise...
In seven pages this paper examines civil disobedience as envisioned by MLK and the lack of conformity of Gandhi to this view. Fou...
public inconveniencey, it is the will of God... that the established government be obeyed--and no longer" (1755). Christ was also...
provides a more peaceful perspective and make environmental civil disobedience known. Civil disobedience in many ways highlights t...
permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...
or supports the individual personality is just; anything disrespectful or degrading is unjust (274). Himself a contempora...
punishes her by labeling her with the letter "A" and through social ostracism. Thoreaus argument with the state in "Civil Disobe...
are the destroyer; and are doing what only a miserable slave would do, running away and turning your back upon the compacts and ag...
"That government is best which governs least....For government is an expedient by which men would...
courts and token governorships were merely means to placate the population without offering "real freedom or power" (Fischer 158)....
emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...
Firstly, one might suppose that Thoreau would support the Occupy Wall Street protests due to his assertion that individuals should...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at illegal workers. A case is made for civil disobedience as an ethical response. Pape...
In six pages the virtues of disobedience are celebrated with an incorporation of the essay 'Disobedience as a Psychological and Mo...
on any further immigration. If this is not implemented and adhered to, he projects the United States population will top three hu...
in fact, last summer when the governor of New Jersey appointed a "friend" to the position of state homeland security. The "friend"...
go without. They avoid doctors and the system entirely and they know that one accident or serious event could wipe them out. In ...
be serious diseases amongst the populace. By mandating it for the greater good, as it is something that will help the greatest num...
in such cases, and no one is the wiser. Euthanasia is then practiced routinely in a clandestine fashion. Why? It is not as if thes...
In truth, this is an argument that really does not have much of a foundation. It is vague and does not do anything but essentially...
in which "many public schools have adopted a policy of zero tolerance toward drug use, weapon possession and sexual harassment on ...