In general terms, civil disobedience's goal is to free people from all form of government, authority or ideology that limits an individual's liberty. ... In his essay, Thoreau states that "Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison [Thoreau].... In his essay, Thoreau questions the methods used by the government against those who put first their integrity, their moral, and their conscience than to a law. ... In fact, as Goldman states in her essay, these procedures of disobedience propose to rescue the self-respect and indepen...

• Word Count: 1587
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This essay will discuss whether the differences between the two constitutions are overstated, and whether both constitutions create a similar political system. To do this, the essay begins with a description of the British constitution and the political system it creates, followed by a description of the American constitution and the political system which that creates. ...

• Word Count: 1942
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

An essay on three documents studied in tutorials this semester, explaining a) their value to the historian, and b) problems with their use as historical documents. ... The Code enables historians to clearly see the existence and distinction between three classes of society; free men - the nobility, known as awelu, villeins (serfs bound to the land), and slaves. ... For example, laws 196-205, describe if a man puts out the eye of another free man, the same shall happen to him (an eye for an eye), however, if a man, "puts out the eye of a villein", the compensation will only be money. ...

• Word Count: 1695
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, if Socrates' theory is correct and every citizen must be in accordance with the law despite what their political position or personal beliefs may be, people would surrender their free will, independence, and individuality while possibly harmful decisions by the government are allowed to have a negative effect on more and more people. ... In his essay "Civil Disobedience", Henry David Thoreau writes, "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?" ...

• Word Count: 1527
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The United States government was founded with the negative goal of preventing tyranny. Its framers were interested in rights of the people only as an afterthought; their logic was clear. If tyranny can be prevented, then freedom will be maximized to the limits that society itself imposes. Thus the t...

• Word Count: 2163
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

After the threat, the chorus starts to rethink their actions and they decide that they should listen to the prophet and bury Polyneices and free Antigone. ... Therefore, it is the duty of all good citizens to obey the law, even though they might disagree with It. " is the subject of the questions of this essay. ...

• Word Count: 1944
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School