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    claims that disobedience is man’s original virtue. There is clearly truth to that statement. Our history is an example; we wouldn’t have made any progress; if our ancestors hadn’t been disobedience. The colonist’s were some of the first to be disobedience; hence, the Boston Tea Party. Martin Luther King Jr. “nonviolent civil disobedience”. Rosa Parks refused to obey the bus driver. These are some examples that disobedience is a valuable human trait. One of the earliest examples of disobedience was the

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    Civil disobedience is when someone opposes the law and peacefully disobeys it. In many cases peaceful resistance against certain laws have  positively impacted the movement of a free Society. Going against laws is still considered a crime whether it is done peacefully or not and as a result there are consequences. A few of the cases include Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. , Edward Snowden. One of the well-known cases of civil disobedience is Rosa Parks. She refused to move out of her seat so that

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    Civil disobedience has a largely positive impact on free society, as the respectful manner of disagreeing displays maturity and grace to opposing viewpoints. Throughout history to modern day, it has shown to benefit the parties involved and their society. While some would argue that peaceful resistance is unacceptable because it promotes the objectionable behavior by otherwise law abiding citizens, it is not a legitimate argument due to the nature of government. Overall, civil disobedience provides

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    acts of civil disobedience against the government and the laws the government has passed. Some of these acts have been legendary, such as Rosa Parks and her act against the segregation law that separated African American people from everyone else. Even the acts of disobedience that led to our independence from Britain have made a huge impact on history. It is clear that disobeying the laws has not only changed our government, but the lives we live today as well. In our country’s democracy, civil

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    Civil disobedience can be thought of by many as a movement for the better good or, by others, as even an act of terrorism. Throughout history we have seen many examples of civil disobedience, that in the future, ended up changing people's lives forever. So that brings up the question. Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? My answer to this question is that, without resistance against the unjust, America itself would not even exist. In the article

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    I define civil disobedience as the purposeful violation of certain established laws to call attention to injustices either in the principles embodied in the set of laws or its application. There are three basic attributes of civil disobedience that distinguishes it from other phenomenon of political unrest. Firstly, the action taken is unlawful. Refusing to cultivate progress within the framework of the status quo, it calls for more radical changes from outside of the system because it is part

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    actions of these that prove and ensure the dignity and development of the free if flawed, society in which we live. This is civil disobedience. Civil disobedience interrupts the cycle of physical, institutional, and ideological tyranny within a society without destabilizing the entire system. Acts of civil disobedience edge not

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    Civil disobedience is a form of resistance that many people have great respect for, and with good reason. Peaceful protest through the disobedience of law requires a dedication that most other action do not. To put your safety on the line the way Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. did requires resilience and bravery. Throughout history, people have responded to the call to be jailed, beaten, and even killed, without raising a finger to protect themselves, in the name of a just and righteous

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    one’s dreams is incorporated into his bigger philosophy of civil disobedience, which is the idea that everyone must nonviolently oppose laws that are unjust or immoral. Thoreau’s beliefs are adopted by many people in their movements for a more fair world, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights movement, Gandhi’s movement for Indian independence from Britain, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Thoreau’s philosophy of civil disobedience has shaped many protests throughout the years, helping

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    to spoil the core issue amid compromises and suspicious deals between the ruling majority and opposed minority. Civil disobedience is a political act as Rawls has stated, but it is important not to be just a partisan act and purpose. The reason is, generally, for parties, the aim of civil disobedience is mainly to force the ruling party to resign and taking of power. Civil disobedience is a renewal, refinement, and enhancement of democracy. It prevents democracy from becoming encumbered and constrained

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