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    We The Students To truly understand the meaning of civil disobedience you’d have to say that it is the act of disobeying laws to bring about change in government legislation without the use of violence. Throughout history we the students have seen and studied examples of civil disobedience. For example, the colonies boycotted British goods during the American revolution. And with that British passed the Tea Act, reducing taxes on tea. The point is, you don’t always have to use violence to make…

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    right side of the law is a more appropriate way to fulfill a goal, than civil disobedience. Laws have been in place since the beginning of civilizations to help with the growth of human development. These rules have been contrived to protect humans and other beings, and to protect the rights we have as people. When laws are broken, consequences can be severe, and life altering, such as; imprisonment, and possibly the death of others. Peaceful protesting is not against the law, it is…

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    of Korea. People later joined the protest after looking at cruel oppression from the government. This movement is related to the ideas of the famous enlightenment thinker, John Locke. The Gwangju Uprising, a rebellion by the citizens against their dictator Park Jung-hee, was influenced by the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke.…

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    recent times America has been discovered to breaking its own laws. It has been proven that the NSA been working with cellular companies to monitor and survey phone calls with their own citizens, declaring that it 's legal under the patriot act that was created by George Bush after September 11. This was exposed by a whistleblower named Edward Snowden who seek sanctum in Russia after becoming a traitor by exposing American Secrets. This is blatantly breaking the fourth amendment but the patriot…

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    Can breaking the law be morally right? Past and present, the law has always been debated, questioned, and broken. Although occasionally broken for the wrong reasons some anarchist express the right thing to do in the situation. The greek tragedy Antigone emphasizes this idea in its twisted plot. This problematic story leads to believe civil disobedience to uphold what is morally and truly righteous is caused by the wrong laws. Crooks breaking the law is them not agreeing with going by that…

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    In my opinion, it is never appropriate for an interest group or social movement to engage in violent protest tactics, but, through civil disobedience, is appropriate to engage in illegal behavior to reverse a harmful policy or change public opinion about the status quo. Engaging in violent protest tactics overshadows the message that interest groups or protestors want to project. The Media will focus more on the actual violent actions of these groups, rather than the message they are attempting…

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    protesters and activist to break the law for the sake of their cause. When laws begin to be broken it's no longer justifiable to say that it's still Civil disobedience. In a democracy,…

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    existence of law. From the ancient state of Babylon to the United States of America, citizens find themselves bound by certain rules and regulations. The laws set forth by our government tell us what to do, what not to do, and give us incentives to act in a “proper manner.”Ideally law fosters order in society.However,because of the imperfect nature of our world, law and order do not always go hand in hand. The conception of law resulted in the conception of its antithesis: rebellion against law.…

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    significant difference between the concept in question and simple, unadulterated lawlessness. By definition, civil disobedience is the refusal to obey certain laws for the purpose of influencing government policy by nonviolent techniques such as boycotting. It’s called “lawlessness” when you deliberately break a law for the sake of breaking it and undermining its rules. Once this confusion is cleared, it becomes evident that the purpose behind civil disobedience is necessary for the structure of…

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    The Long Range Acoustic Device? Is a loud microphone or speaker to convey important message to loud noise making indidvuals and the environment. It is not a less lethal weapon. The LRAD get the attention of a crowd or a criminal is about to break the law by disturbing the peach, the LRAD will get the attention of the trouble maker, prevent injury, and save lives. What is it used for; LRAD is mostly used in crowded situation which will include a lot of people. For instance this would be a great…

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