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courts and token governorships were merely means to placate the population without offering "real freedom or power" (Fischer 158)....

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

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

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...

In six pages this paper presents a mock Nightline interview featuring author of The Wretched of the Earth Frantz Fanon and nonviol...

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

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

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how just law and unjust law are depicted in 'Civil Disobedience' by Thoreau and 'L...

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

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

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...

Gandhi is discussed from a social work perspective. Various aspects of his achievements are explored. The micro, macro and mezzo l...

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 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...

human tendencies that fall alongside the more admirable qualities. These qualities, in fact, can be credited with the less praise...

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...

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

emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...

that it was necessary to vote. He felt that it was not the duty of the individual to try to make governments better or to try to...

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

act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...