We, as American Citizens are lucky enough to be able to say we live in a free society. Depending on how a person handles him or herself resistance to laws can be either an amazing way to stand up for what you believe in, or it could be something that makes Americans turn their backs to on another. For example, in 1913, the civil rights activist, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white man. She did this without yelling, starting fires, or causing physical pain on anybody. She did pay for standing up for what she believed in, she went to jail. Parks bravery started an extraordinary tribute and many people followed in her footsteps after her. Another example would be the way Mahammad Ali conducted himself, he got beaten, tortured
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Although, I have never had to peacefully resist anything in my lifetime, I have heard plenty of stories of it happening. From years and years before I was born, to in my lifetime. From everything I have heard of or seen, peaceful resistance is the absolute best way to go. Americans are lucky enough to be able to use their freedom of speech, press, and religion, and boy do we do. We use everything we can. Americans of definitely strayed away from the “peaceful” part of peaceful resistance, but I hope with everything I have that we can somehow find our way back to that. Mostly, because none of our issues or problems are ever going to be solved if we continue acting and clashing out how we are in this day. We need to go back to being able to peacefully resist when we something happens that we do not agree with. We get negative attention on the television, social media, newsletters, and the internet. I seriously can not wait until the day that American Citizens can live together peacefully. Different religions, colors, genders. I want everyone to be able to exist together, to be able to be a friend to anybody and everybody. I can not wait for the day that something like that will
Although, I have never had to peacefully resist anything in my lifetime, I have heard plenty of stories of it happening. From years and years before I was born, to in my lifetime. From everything I have heard of or seen, peaceful resistance is the absolute best way to go. Americans are lucky enough to be able to use their freedom of speech, press, and religion, and boy do we do. We use everything we can. Americans of definitely strayed away from the “peaceful” part of peaceful resistance, but I hope with everything I have that we can somehow find our way back to that. Mostly, because none of our issues or problems are ever going to be solved if we continue acting and clashing out how we are in this day. We need to go back to being able to peacefully resist when we something happens that we do not agree with. We get negative attention on the television, social media, newsletters, and the internet. I seriously can not wait until the day that American Citizens can live together peacefully. Different religions, colors, genders. I want everyone to be able to exist together, to be able to be a friend to anybody and everybody. I can not wait for the day that something like that will