... correspond with his views. One play that displays a relative theory is the Greek playAntigone? written by Sophocles, one of the greatest thinker's of his time.Antigone? has some of the same thoughts and ideas thatLetter from Birmingham Jail? suggest. Although there are some similarities to Dr. King's views, the playAntigone? does ... This action is that of civil disobedience. The steps of action that Antigone took do not follow the exact guidelines of Dr. King. Although many aspects of her actions were similar, they were not exact. All of the criteria for the law that was passed by Creo...

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... are recognizing her as almost more than an equal and they're rising up. Through the civil disobedience teachings of Gandhi, MLKJ, and Sophacles's Antigone these societies women that want to protest can understand violence is never the answer.This can apply to today because in a protest violence can lead ... follow the laws to denote you will not ignore all laws, just the unjust ones. " submission to the state law is the price a citizen pays for his personal liberty " said Gandhi. As well as, Non-violence. Non-violence is key because violence always leads to the same end; destruction and...

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... they were often engaged in projects intended to make this ideal a reality. Ralph Waldo Emerson, champion of the Transcendentalist movement, laid the groundwork for the movement in his eloquent essay entitled, "Self-Reliance." In it, Emerson avows a gospel of spiritual self-sufficiency, where the individual possesses ... night in prison. He was released the very next morning when a wealthy relative paid his taxes. Thoreau borrows a line from Antigone that sums up his experience well, "It costs me less in every sense to incur the penalty of disobedience to the State than ... charitable co...

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