Nonviolence

Hundreds of people risked their lives to stop segregation in America in the 1960’s and, finally, they earned their desired freedom. The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis is a historical fiction story that talks about a family that goes to Birmingham and experiences racism. It is an excellent example of an allegory because it relates to America during the Civil Rights Movement in many ways by facing issues that they must resolve or overcome. An allegory is a story, poem…

"An ounce of practice worth more than tons of preaching." These are the words of Gandhi, and he is saying that no matter how much someone talks, it is their actions that have a greater value. Throughout history we have seen examples of actions having a greater impact than words. Specifically, Gandhi and the Sons of Liberty fought for freedom, by doing something, not saying something. One person's actions or conduct impact multitudes and we have had many demonstrations of this. Mahatma Gandhi…

Located on the continent of Asia, India is a place you might want to expand your knowledge on. For starters, the countries bordering India consist of Bangladesh, Nepal, China and Pakistan. To the south of India is the Indian Ocean. India covers 1,269,000 square miles making it about one-third the size of the United States. (MapFight) After World War I, a nationalist movement supporting civil disobedience was led by Mahatma Ghandi. Mahatma Ghandi fought injustice and defended his rights as an…

Shay’s Rebellion “What country before ever existed without a rebellion?” In 1786, a group led by Daniel Shay protested taxes that were raised by 100%. They protested because they were not able to pay their taxes because they we not wealthy. This caused many farmers to be thrown in jail. As a result, 1,500 farmers broke into the government arsenal and steal weapons causing the local militia to kill 4 of the farmers. Although many people think shay and his followers are rebels, nevertheless they…

During 1983 a man known as Gandhi was trying to protest for equal rights to all of the Indians in South Africa. He was traveling on a train in South Africa when he was thrown off for being an Indian while sitting in first class. After being thrown off a train he then realized that laws were biased against Indians. When he would have protest he would always have non-violent protest because he did not believe in violence. While watching the film it was difficult to understand how his journey…

Even though globalization feels to some like it has been ongoing “for ages,” on the vast timescale of human civilization, it is a very modern development and there are still significant societal differences between nations. Because some nations offer conditions favorable to innovators, the most significant innovations and social changes have occurred within particular nations. The most successful innovators know both how to innovate for humans and to ignore their own human imperfections while…

Over the years America has been touched by good and bad events which of course everyone has their own opinion about. This often causes people to express their feelings even though people have their own way of doing it. Usually, peaceful protesting and destructive protesting, each have positive and negative effects. Peaceful protesting or non violent resistant is the act of expressing your opinion without the use of violence. While destructive protesting or violent protesting is just the opposite…

Jihad vs. McWorld Review Jihad vs. McWorld is an article written by Benjamin R. Barber. This article talks about the concepts of tribalism and globalism and how they may be threat to democracy. He begins to explain what McWorld and Jihad mean. Jihad is essentially the tribalism and the McWorld is globalism. Basically both forces are operating in the same regions with equal strength in opposite directions. Neither forces needs or promotes democracy. One force is attacking social cooperation,…

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American that lived and fought through racial oppression. He was one of the most well known leaders of nonviolent protests. Being a minority trying to persuade the privilege that it’s time for change is a tough job. In King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” has many components that are crucial to catching the audience attention and proving a point. In this letter Martin Luther King Jr. was responding back to rude comments that clergymen made about him and…

There are many reasons that can urge someone to commit an act of rebellion. When one feels that his or her civil-rights, human rights, and beliefs are under attack that person is most likely to become rebellious. The term coined with this kind of rebellion or resistance per se is “Rebel”. What is a “Rebel”? A rebel is someone who resists a body of government or the government itself, a system, a group, a church etc., to overthrow whatever he or she thinks is wrong doing. This person feels the…