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deal of talk about love and nonviolence in this whole thrust” (King P2). Rather than practicing violence by carrying guns to protests or participating in physical violence, the students practice love and nonviolence. Protesting takes a different form in Pike’s article, where “…radical environmentalists here put their lives-and their bodies-in the line of fire in order to protect the well-being of forests and waterways” (Pike P3). Even though these protestors did not practice physical violence, they did not practice nonviolence either. Instead, they risked their lives in order to protect the land. They were willing to face violence to get what they wanted. Protestors in each of these article had different goals to achieve. King’s protestors

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