Since the beginning of time, people stood up against the government, and all of these people had different reasons for going against the government. Whether these reasons were economic, environmental, or based on the need for basic human rights, all of these reasons are important enough for these people to stand up to his or her government to try to make a change. Even the smallest act of rebellion is known to spark a revolution that would not only change the government, but change the course of history. People should stand up against the government. First, anyone reserves the right to stand up for his or her beliefs. It does not matter whether a person is completely against the idea of an organized government or whether a person wants a
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Throughout American history, the government has discriminated against people of color. Up until the Emancipation Proclamation, black people were used as slaves. Since then, African Americans have had to fight for the right to vote and even fight for the right to integrate with the white citizens. “...Blacks were required to pay their fare to the driver, then get off and reboard through the backdoor. Sometimes the bus driver would drive off before the paid-up customers made it to the back entrance.” (Dove). The article by dove speaks of the discrimination against African-Americans in the 1950’s. These laws that people of color were required to follow made these people feel inferior to the white people. Article five of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” (United Nations). The laws that the people of color had to follow in the United States were both inhuman and degrading treatment, so all it took to start the Civil Rights Movement was one woman, Rosa Parks, refusing to give up her seat on the bus. Even today, there are women around that are being denied an education. According to an article from Population Reference Bureau, “women are twice as likely to be illiterate as men.” (Moghadam). Women such as Malala Yousafzai …show more content…
The citizens have the right to stand up to the government to help bring attention to and present information to both sides of a case. Governments may withhold the negatives of a situation or exaggerate the positives to make a situation or an event seem seem better than it actually is. There are many citizens that find the truth and try to spread the truth to others and get punished for it. “None of ‘em had ever heard of the facts of nuclear power.” (Terkel). Terkel rebelled by knocking down the tower and by doing so was able to educate the members of the jury on the negatives of nuclear power. Before this happened, few people knew about the dangers nuclear power had. Few citizens knew that even the smallest amounts of radiation from the nuclear plants would damage the body. When asked about the Patriot Act, Senators Mark Udall and Ron Wyden responded with, “As we see it, there is now a significant gap between what most Americans think the law allows and what the government secretly claims the law allows.”
Throughout American history, the government has discriminated against people of color. Up until the Emancipation Proclamation, black people were used as slaves. Since then, African Americans have had to fight for the right to vote and even fight for the right to integrate with the white citizens. “...Blacks were required to pay their fare to the driver, then get off and reboard through the backdoor. Sometimes the bus driver would drive off before the paid-up customers made it to the back entrance.” (Dove). The article by dove speaks of the discrimination against African-Americans in the 1950’s. These laws that people of color were required to follow made these people feel inferior to the white people. Article five of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” (United Nations). The laws that the people of color had to follow in the United States were both inhuman and degrading treatment, so all it took to start the Civil Rights Movement was one woman, Rosa Parks, refusing to give up her seat on the bus. Even today, there are women around that are being denied an education. According to an article from Population Reference Bureau, “women are twice as likely to be illiterate as men.” (Moghadam). Women such as Malala Yousafzai …show more content…
The citizens have the right to stand up to the government to help bring attention to and present information to both sides of a case. Governments may withhold the negatives of a situation or exaggerate the positives to make a situation or an event seem seem better than it actually is. There are many citizens that find the truth and try to spread the truth to others and get punished for it. “None of ‘em had ever heard of the facts of nuclear power.” (Terkel). Terkel rebelled by knocking down the tower and by doing so was able to educate the members of the jury on the negatives of nuclear power. Before this happened, few people knew about the dangers nuclear power had. Few citizens knew that even the smallest amounts of radiation from the nuclear plants would damage the body. When asked about the Patriot Act, Senators Mark Udall and Ron Wyden responded with, “As we see it, there is now a significant gap between what most Americans think the law allows and what the government secretly claims the law allows.”