Electronic civil disobedience

Disobedience is common in societies. When this disobedience is against a society’s laws and in a peaceful manner, it is called civil disobedience. This disobedience, while useful in the past, now is unnecessary and negatively impacts a free society. But at first civil disobedience seems effective, proper, and just in just about all situations. There is Martin Luther King, marching on Washington with more than 200,000 people, proclaiming that “I have a dream...;” there is Susan B. Anthony voting…

Protesting Essay People participate in protests in order to stand up for their opinions, to make society equal for all civilians, and to prove and point, and protests are effective when they are achieved with nonviolence and are nondiscriminatory. Firstly, individuals participate in protests in order to stand up for their opinions and to fight against something they personally disagree with, whether it be a law or ideology. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech against the Vietnam…

The occupation of Alcatraz was one of the most influential Indian activist movements. It started with a reasonable request by the activist group to acquire the abandoned Alcatraz island for reconstruction of a new Indian cultural center, after the San Francisco’s Indian Center was destroyed by fire. The activists claimed that if the Europeans had the right to occupy the land they “discovered”, they too could utilize the Doctrine of Discovery to claim Alcatraz, and demanded federal government to…

Using Violence to Overcome Oppression When it comes to fighting for justice or against oppression, people will resort to either violence or nonviolence. Both, however, have their consequences and fair shares throughout history. The way violence or nonviolence is used can be different to many people. However, when fighting against oppression, or mistreatment, it's important to take action and fight for equal treatment. That’s why violence should be used, to fight for what's right. Non-violence…

Peaceful Resistance A foundation of any free society is the ability to challenge the 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…

“In any nonviolent campaign, there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustice exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action.” This is one of the strongest quotes within the context of the letter, due to the fact that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. followed an established, concrete and logical plan to a non violent campaign. “Collection of the facts to determine whether injustice exists”. Luther explains how Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly…

works of literature, our society has come to know civil disobedience as an act that defies certain laws as a way of peaceful protest. Sophocles’ Antigone and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, are two works of prose that exemplify two different ways in which civil disobedience can be carried out. Antigone acted out of selfishness when defying the law of Creon and wanted self-satisfaction through her engagement in civil disobedience. Martin Luther King Jr., however, sought…

Martin Luther King, Jr. led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States defying Jim Crow laws through sit-ins, conducting marches and boycotts, and accepting jail sentences in the attempt to highlight racial injustice. All of these acts of defiance and many more were done in hopes of creating equality amongst all of America. They even helped author forms of non-violent civil disobedience. These peaceful resistances to laws each exemplify how such civil disobedience can positively impact a…

the reason social progression occurs is due to disobedience, which posses valuable traits . In most cases, disobedience is what has lead to the breaking of societal norms and the changing of certain policies because it often alters certain ways of thinking. Change is what causes a social progression, and at the root of change, is disobedience. It is notable that disobedience has caused change and advancements in society, however the word disobedience usually coincides with a negative…

“No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.” This was said by Iraqi activist Zainab Salbi. It essentially means that to invoke change you first must advocate against the issues.This is important because . Malala Yousafzai, Arthur Ashe and Mahatma Gandhi all embody this idea. Malala Yousafzai started speaking out against the Taliban and voicing her support for women’s education in 2008. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian…