Civil procedure

Service-Learning Essay There are many small ways one can serve their community. Even if all a person does is volunteer at an event, one could still be inspired to begin an organization or simply raise awareness of an issue that they believe needs to be resolved. Recently while volunteering at an event I regularly volunteer at, I took notice of an issue concerning the deaf community that had recently been made aware to me prior to that night. My two-hour volunteer service – one that does not…

The civil rights movement in the mid-20th century sparked a civil movement to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. Martin Luther King was a leader and activist for the movement who promoted civil disobedience. Unfortunately, in 1963 he was arrested due to one of his protest in Birmingham. The Alabama Clergymen wrote an article in the Birmingham News after the arrests, urging the public to stop the demonstrations that called the protests "unwise and untimely." While…

For my service learning project, I want to be able to help people in my community, and use this project as a way to leave a positive impact on someone. Because of this, I decided to tutor middle school kids at Central Middle. This allows me to achieve the aforementioned goals, as I am able to affects kids’ education, and hopefully leave a positive impact on it. In addition, tutoring allows me to experience something I have not ever tried before, and yet I have had many people teach me. It is…

1. What can we learn about nonviolent social change from this book? The roles Atticus Finch takes on as peace mediator and advocate demonstrate what is vital in promoting nonviolence and social change, especially when there is no one else to lead by example. Atticus is an example of an agent for social change, and a leader who actively acknowledges the power imbalance between oppressors and oppressed. In his role as a benefactor he acknowledges his privilege, and attempts to create reparations…

The two essays assigned, Civil disobedience and Self-Reliance were very similar in their ideals. Both Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau wrote about their disagreement with conforming to the government. Although these two are similar they are very different from Walt Whitman who wrote in many verses in what seems to be riddles to express his displeasure with society. Although both have a similar message it is conveyed differently. While reading Self Reliance I can understand how it…

The writings of Thoreau and Gandhi asks us to think about what is right and wrong? Between Thoreau and Gandhi, they both agree with the concept of civil disobedience. Gandhi acts it out and puts it to practice, while David Thoreau writes why civil disobedience is justice and is ok in certain situations. Britain’s Salt Acts banned Indians from collecting or selling salt, a huge part in Indian lifestyle. The people of India were forced to buy salt from the British, who put a heavy salt tax on it.…

(Why Is American Sniper Banned?) The ALA bans books for bad language, sexual themes, and so much more. Some are reasonable and some are not. Religion is a big part of banning also, people go crazy over religious things too. The “American Sniper” is banned for many different reasons, mostly violence and foul language. Violence, foul language, and religious beliefs are the top reasons of banning this novel. Violence is the main reason for banning this book. “I pushed my finger against the trigger…

Cesar Chavez expresses his respectful tone toward MLK in this article published within a religious magazine. Cesar Chavez's article in regards to the 10 year anniversary of MLK's death, he advances his opinion towards nonviolence by using rhetorical appeals as well as parallel sentence structure and repetition. Throughout the article there is an abundance of appeals to pathos and logos. For example, in lines 20 and 21 " there will be total demoralization of the workers." This would be an…

In the world, there’s many ways of helping people in need from all around the world, and one of them would be voluntourism. Voluntourism is a combination of both volunteering and tourism. You visit a foreign country and use your time effectively and have the chance of exploring new things and places. In the lines that proceed, I will be clarifying the topic and stating some positive and negative aspects of it. In my opinion, voluntourism is a great way of supporting and helping impoverished…

The articles “Just Do What the Pilot Tells You” by Theodore Dalrymple and “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” by Erich Fromm both can be linked to the movie A Few Good Men. The article by Dalrymple is about himself sitting on a plane with a woman when she expresses that she doesn’t obey authority. He gives her several examples of how she obeying authority blindly and that obedience is far from abnormal. The article by Erich Fromm tells us that mankind is taught to obey orders and…