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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...

This essay presents a review of "The English Civil War: Trial of the King Killers," which is a short video that dramatizes several...

(Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave, 2001 and See Also Thoreau, 1993). This comparative essay examines ...

citizen was guaranteed the right to be heard in an Athenian court. Since the government structure was founded on the principle th...

for their own activities. Mankind all too often, in fact, views wilderness is something to be constrained and tamed. This is tru...

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...

permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...

provides a more peaceful perspective and make environmental civil disobedience known. Civil disobedience in many ways highlights t...

wonder how he does it. In other words, it is rather unique when someone is successful at something that so many fail at. What is B...

public inconveniencey, it is the will of God... that the established government be obeyed--and no longer" (1755). Christ was also...

In five pages this paper discusses how Henry David Thoreau's views on the inner self manifest themselves in the 'Minott, the Poeti...

In 5 pages these influential 19th century authors are examined within the context of their writings 'Preface to Leaves of Grass,' ...

In five pages this paper examines the justifiability of civil disobedience in a consideration of several philosophers and theori...

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...

In five pages this paper examines the influence of the creative outsider in America in a consideration of the texts My Antonia by ...

In ten pages postmodernism is considered in terms of globalization and how it has affected civil disobedience practices. Eight so...

In five pages this essay examines the notion that Thoreau advocates breaking the law when it becomes morally important to do so wi...

In eight pages this paper discusses the life and activism of this influential advocate of civil disobedience and questions his com...

did not prohibit, Zwingli prohibited what the Bible did not specifically prescribe. He stressed the ability of common people to in...

In an essay consisting of five pages Adler's birth order concepts are compared with Freud's and Erikson's developmental theories w...

In five pages this paper examines how Germanic languages were influenced by the language and metaphorical uses of Martin Luther in...

needed (292). This was an important aspect. He was saying that the Pope was not really necessary, nor was the church, but rather i...

In five pages this paper examines how European witchcraft is presented in the text by E.W. Monter with religious perspectives offe...

In twenty six pages this paper examines the post World War II changes in American culture with regards to race, class, gender, and...

his challenge to the papal system of indulgences while simultaneously responding to some of the practical consequences that the th...

In five pages this paper examines how political theory incorporates human nature concepts articulated by Thomas Paine, John, Locke...

wrath" (29). In essence, the "Theses," call for a return to a religion of faith that truly emphasizes Christian principles. This, ...