Dissent

While it is unknown why each leaflet had a different name, Hans and Sophie switched between “The White Rose”, which was used on four of their leaflets, and “Leaflets of the Resistance”, which titled two of the leaflets (The White Rose - A Lesson in Dissent). Within the leaflets were anonymously written persuasive essays, aimed to convince the reader that the Nazi’s morals were wrong and should not be followed. The essays were written by a different person every time a leaflet was publicized. …

The Economy of War and Peace: How China’s War Prone Forces Are Controlled by the CCP The leader of China matters. Under Deng Xiaoping, a reformist who started the trend of privatization and changing the rules of the Chinese economy, the wealth in China has been growing immensely. Further carried out by the current leader, Xi Jinping, the changes from a Command Economy to a Free Market Economy have been gradually underway. This has allowed for more trade to be carried out with other countries…

Arizona v. U.S. 567 U.S. _____ (2012) Facts A case concerning a preemption dispute over immigration. Arizona passed S.B. 1070 the Support Our Law Enforcement and Neighborhoods Act to “discourage and deter unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by personas unlawfully present in the United States.” Before the Act could take effect, the federal government field suit claiming that federal immigration law preempted S.B. 1070 and that the law was facially unconstitutional. The…

To a tremendous extent, rhetoric is a powerful tool to the communication of a voice of dissent. Rhetoric is defined as the utilisation of language to persuade and influence an audience. Rhetoric is used to illicit and incite responses from the audience to persuade and communicate ideas to express a dissenting voice. Vivid examples of rhetoric used as a device to explore a dissenting voice include Yeonmi Park’s speech at the One Young World Summit in which she effectively uses rhetoric to protest…

ruling powers. Civil disobedience is an active refusal to a law, order, or command by a governing power. When dissent is silenced or a significant violation of someone’s moral conscience occurs, there can be no healthy discourse or conflict needed to create progressive change. Civil disobedience is a tool used by the citizens of society to encourage and enact change. Just like voting, dissent is a tool the public uses to make its will known. A classroom in a high school, or a research…

perfectly aware that consent is appropriate for a given situation. Secondly, they have to allow ample amount of time for any expressions of dissent in order to weigh the balance of knowing what is most appropriate. This means that an individual must take anything into account and think about how it might benefit or hurt them. Thirdly, if an individual chooses to dissent, the consequences cannot significantly obstruct the potential consenter. For instance, a person cannot be ostracized by the…

The Affordable Care Act ( ACA) was initially created so that low-income families could receive health care benefits. This led to a court case between the National Federation of Independent Business and Kathleen Sebelius, where the Affordable Care Act was questioned its constitutionality. The National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius allowed people to be aware of the current healthcare issues and how the court case impacted the healthcare system. Primarily, the introduction of the…

The women's activist development of the 1960s and '70s initially centered around fixing work environment disparity, for example, dissent of access to better occupations and pay imbalance, through against separation laws. In 1964, Representative Howard Smith of Virginia proposed to include a forbiddance sex separation into the Civil Rights Act that was under thought. He was welcomed by giggling from the other Congressmen, yet with initiative from Representative Martha Griffiths of Michigan, the…

cost the US a large sum of money just to punish people who fail to vote. Many surveys show that a majority of Americans oppose mandatory voting. A law that requires mandatory voting will be criticized and people will dissent. This will create riots, rallies and other forms of dissent, which is going to cost money. The US has a large population of about 300 million people in 2016. The population of the US is still increasing. According to the article by Brian Palmer, a vote in the USA costs…

Four Dead in Ohio: Understanding the Kent State Massacre of May 4th, 1970. The Kent State Massacre was a tragic event that occurred on May 4th, 1970, on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio. It was a day that began with protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War and ended in bloodshed and violence. The United States' support of South Vietnam and involvement in the Vietnam War had deeply divided the American public since 1965. Many members of the public disagreed…