Gandhi Vs Guatemala

"Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world ...would do this, it would change the world" William Faulkner. Some people would say that any kind of resistance to laws would be a negative impact on a free society, I on the other hand I believe it can actually create a positive impact on a free society. Doctor Martian Luther king Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Guatemala recent protest are all examples of how peaceful and positive protest can change a society for the better. Martin Luther King Jr. a baptist minster and social activist led the civil rights movement. He believed that a non violent protest is the most effective weapon against a unjust …show more content…
In April a report was created that leaders that hold high political offices were connected to a organized crime. A young lady that wanted to take action to better her country created a peaceful protest online on Facebook. she encouraged everyone attending the protest to keep it peaceful and to obey the law and to show up with the simple hashtag " # Renunic Ya (Resign now)" Tens of thousands of people showed up for the protest and the Guatemala leader Baldetti resigned a few days later."Our strategy was to be honest, honesty to maintain order and to keep everything with in the law " Guatemala one of the most violent countries turned to a peaceful protest and it definitely changed there society for the better. The examples through out history or even current events show that a peaceful resistance can positively impact a free society. The few examples iv given in this essay show the big impact that civil protesting can do.We can take these examples and apply it to our own society by using the hashtag # We the students and show us students being an example just like Dr Luther King , Mahatma Gandhi , and Guatemala of us changing our society for the