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In six pages this paper examines how just law and unjust law are conceptualized in 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luthe...
In 5 pages this paper examines the reactions to public school prayer by this trio of social philosophers and what advice each woul...
as Thoreau gets. If anything Thoreau gives us a warning about excessive public involvement: He who gives himself entirely to hi...
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 the historical definitions of responsibility and freedom and how they have changed are featured in the works 'A Mode...
"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...
between the citizen and the government? Throughout the ages many great men have spouted views on politics regarding the role of ...
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...
as a perfectly legal act, but because the State was made up of "neighobours," who in private conversations with him said they supp...
punishes her by labeling her with the letter "A" and through social ostracism. Thoreaus argument with the state in "Civil Disobe...
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...
or supports the individual personality is just; anything disrespectful or degrading is unjust (274). Himself a contempora...
the "promissory note" that was made to each and every American when the Constitution was written (King, 1963). He and the group ha...
a serious subject for examination. Unjust Laws Exist Thoreau had chosen to life that was in some respects that of a recluse an...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how just law and unjust law are depicted in 'Civil Disobedience' by Thoreau and 'L...
In five pages this paper examines the factors that fueled the civil rights movement including 'Jim Crow' laws and the Supreme Cour...
In eight pages this paper discusses how Western culture has been affected by religion in a consideration of such powerful figures ...
In five pages this paper examines the similarities and differences in the peace teachings and writings of Thoreau, Gandhi, and Kin...
gets. If anything Thoreau gives us an emotional warning, He who gives himself entirely to his fellow men appears to them useles...
Malcolm X who had such ideas, and his concept had nothing to do with changing class problems, but with race. The notion that soci...
about many things ranging from bullfighting and big game hunting to political causes such as the Spanish Civil War and World War I...
American people, Thoreau argues that the government "does not settle the West. It does no educate" that it is the American people...
Dr. King does indeed work to build his credibility during his speech although it was probably not as necessary in his particular s...
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...
presenting a sensible argument. Burke proposes that rhetoric should be analyzed according to five crucial factors, which he refe...
told her son about segregation and advised him at an early age that racial prejudice represented "a social condition rather than a...
what the concept of rights truly meant to the populace as a whole, with his general consensus reflecting the respect for and appre...