In "Civil Disobedience," Henry David Thoreau argues that individuals of good conscience should actively face unreasonable government policies through nonviolent means, such as denying to pay taxes. ... Thoreau uses several different rhetorical techniques throughout his work in Civil Disobedience. ... " This quote not only makes the government seem that they're unfair, but also when he states that he has been waiting for his trial for around three months, and will most likely have to wait that same amount of time before he actually receives his trial. ... This correlates to Thoreau de...

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(Thoreau, Walden.) ... From this experience comes the essay Civil Disobedience, in which he tells of the corruption/flaws of the politic system and government, "Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? ... (Thoreau, Civil Disobedience.) The quote refers to the fact that laws are made in basis of the majority's vote, and the individual should ignore the law if what he thinks goes against it. ... (Thoreau, Civil Disobedience.) ...

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"In Civil Disobedience", Henry David Thoreau, stresses on the true importance of the individual and his power to alter governmental injustices. ... However, King's piece exalts effectively due to the genuine modesty he portrays a quality Thoreau lacks provoking a reverse reaction than the one desired. ... King utilizes emotion in a tremendous way by quoting the Bible and mentioning Christ's doings. ... King later uses a different form of emotional appeal when he speaks of his personal encounters with racism, quoting his five year old son with an ingenuous question: ...

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Thoreau had many different beliefs than the others in the American society. ... In "Civil Disobedience", he said that people should not obey any law they think is unjust. This essay greatly influenced many leaders of the American civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King Jr. ... Anyone who has read Walden knows that Thoreau was exploring human individualism. ... This exploration can be summed up in one quote by Armstrong, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". ...

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