Civil engineer

Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Jr. is a gripping account of the struggle that African Americans faced to achieve rights and desegregation in Birmingham, Alabama. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (S.C.L.C) along with the Fred Shuttlesworth’s Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (A.C.H.R.) fought for the rights of African Americans. Bull Connor, who was the Commissioner of Public Safety, did everything in his power to prevent the desegregation and equality of rights for…

With this thought in mind, when one considers peaceful protest and civil disobedience it is natural to assume that these acts are being carried out because the "perpetrators" are committing these deeds in order to represent themselves more accurately than their current legislation does. The ability to perform these acts is not only a positive impact, it rarely negatively impacts others, or rather, these people who carry out civil disobedience are the ones themselves being most affected by both…

Most of this generation would hardly stand up for what they believe in. An example being if they see someone in distress, instead of helping out, would document it and post it on some type of social media. This starts the whole situation about “1 like = 1 respect” for whatever situation, or hashtags that wouldn’t help out the person or persons involved. One situation I am willing to stand up for must be racism, or small things that I believe in and make me happy. I haven’t stood up for anyone or…

Civil disobedience is a highly controversial subject, and I understand why. There is a huge difference between Martin Luther King Jr, and the riots that are going on right now because Donald Trump got elected as President. Dr. King's protests were peaceful and did not interrupt everyday life, even though he felt strongly about the subject. The protesters now are disrupting the streets and are committing arson and other crimes (such as burning the flag-which is illegal). Dr. King got a lot…

Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because in the past peaceful resistance was used to show the public the injustice treatment that was being perpetrated by the law, or its citizens. During the Civil Rights Movement the use of non-force was wide spread around the nation, and in doing so they were able to demonstrate to the public the violence that was being done to the demonstrators. "We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the…

The Optimism of the Individual to bring about Social Reform The idea of “civil" action, disobedience to connect individual action to the social good is a major part of Thoreau's belief system. Gandhi's march was "historical" because he recognized its ingrained life-changing nature. The "Long Walk to Freedom" is representative of how Mandela sees the end of apartheid in his vision. The call for sacrifice and pain that each thinker suggests clearly makes the case for an optimistic end. Thoreau's…

with the people of New Orleans, after establishing this connection he proceeds to beginning to discuss the issue at hand. Stating that in New Orleans History it was a massive slave center, and that the people who fought for this to stay during the civil war were warriors but not patriots. With this in mind Mayor Mitch…

In July 1, 1960, eight high school students protested at a lunch counter in the store Woolworths. These high school students were protesting about segregated lunch counters. The counter owner closed the counter until the students left. The eight students rotated between the three stores Woolworths, W.T. Grants, and People’s Drug Store. All reacted the same way by closing down the counter. The police could do nothing because there were no trespass or complaints filed. The store owners tried…

Arguments & Authorities The movant for summary judgment has the burden of showing that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. In deciding whether there is a disputed fact issue precluding summary judgment, evidence favorable to the non-movant will be taken as true. Every reasonable inference must be indulged in favor of the non-movant and any doubts resolved in its favor. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co., 690 S.W.2d 546 (Tex. 1985)…

freedoms are not infringed on, and if they are peaceful protest is necessary to maintain and positively impact the free society. Peaceful resistance is right and positively impacting when government is unjust. Henry David Thoreau described in Civil Disobedience that although a person is not obligated to spend their life devoted to fighting and resisting all evils that society…