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Unjust Laws

As seen in the works of .
             Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail-, and "Civil Disobedience- by Henry .
             David Thoreau disobedience is vital to society. The letter and essay, respectively, support the .
             claim that an individual is justified and should engage in civil disobedience if he or she feels they .
             are violating their conscience by obeying a certain law. .
             Growing up decades after the civil rights movement and creating laws that .
             state everyone is equal I never thought I be caught in unjust situation where I would have to take .
             a stand for unjust situation. Growing up in Hawaii I never really experienced an unjust situation.   .
             In Hawaii Asian Americans are the majority and other races like African Americans an .
             Caucasians are the minority. .
             In my sophomore yearat La Pietra, the school offered a spring break trip to London. I .
             thought this was an opportunity that I couldn't possibly pass up. I signed up along with some of .
             my friends. When we got to Londo,n we were greeted by our tour guide Mark and he took us on .
             a walking tour of part of London.   Being in London was a great experience except for one point .
             in the trip that changed my life. .
             Part of the time during the week we could go off on our own and go shopping or tattend .
             an art museum if we wanted. My friends and and I decided to go to Harrold's which is a huge .
             well known department store in London. I was walking around the store with my friend Nicole .
             just looking around and we came to the level with the different dinning accessories and I wanted .
             to buy some shot glasses for my brother since he collects them. I waited for a sales person to .
             come to by help us. No came so we stood in line to ask for help and when we got to the front .
             and a Caucasian lady cut in front of us. So I tap her on the shoulder and said excuse me Miss I .
             was in line. She turned around and said why would you be in line what can you buy in here? I .
             said a lot of things and I turned and walked away.


Essays Related to Unjust Laws

1. To do or not to do

This refers to people that break a law that they think is unjust, that only do this to bring the unjust law to light so everyone can see how unjust the law really is. ... Both authors see the right for change in unjust laws but Thoreau believes that action on a large scale is the right way to go. ... Some people think that if there is an unjust law it is part of the necessary friction if the machine of government. Thoreau says that if you think the law is unjust then let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine. ... Both ways will bring the unjust law or laws to the light of the...

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  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Incarceration and the Three-Strike Law

After the law was passed, there began to be a rapid spread of states adopting the Three Strikes law. ... To understand the consequences of Three Strike law, it is important to know the purpose for states adopting the law and particulars about Three Strikes law. ... However, when punishments are disproportionately and unjustly severe you get the exact opposite. ... After the law was passed, there began to be a quick spread of states adopting the Three Strikes law. ... Also, the sentencing guidelines for the Three Strikes law are unjustly and disproportionately severe, which is ruining the lives...

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  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Has Bibliography

3. Law

The first leader to write down and codify a set of laws was Hammurabi. ... Hammurabi's code shows us that life in Mesopotamia was very difficult and unjust for the majority of the population (anyone that was not very wealthy). ... This law displays the high standards for a physician in Mesopotamia. ... Class structure as displayed in the laws of Hammurabi make life very difficult and unjust for citizens except the extremely wealthy ones. ... Life in Mesopotamia was very difficult and unjust under The Code of Hammurabi; but they demonstrated the beliefs and values of Mesopotamia. ...

  • Word Count: 683
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Socrates theory of law

Socrates", Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X's Positions on Law After reading Plato's Crito, Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail", and Malcolm X's "The Bullet or the Ballot", it is clear that all three of these men were attracted to the natural conception of a law, which holds that an unjust law is not really a law. ... Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, on the other hand, define laws in two different categories, either just or unjust. Although, like Socrates, they believed in laws and agreed that they are necessary to avoid anarchy and maintain order, th...

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5. Ethics and Laws

" there are two types of laws: just and unjust. ... Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. ... Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all."" ... Apathy and half-hearted support in all social cases is just as harmful as creating an unjust law because it decreases morale and adds dead weight to a society. ... An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law." ...

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  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

6. The Unjust Radical Reconstruction of the South

The Unjust Radical Reconstruction of the South In 1868 Congress passed The Radical Reconstruction Plan. ... Some states even put specific laws in place to insure that the blacks were restricted to the same laws as before their freedom. ... These laws caused the murder of thousands of blacks between 1865 and 1866. ... In conclusion the Radical Reconstruction was an unjust punishment for almost the entire South. The Federal Government did not have the manpower to enforce its own laws. ...

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  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

7. Are we Ever Morally Justified in Breaking the Law?

King also believed that any law that uplifts human personality was just and any law that degrades human personality was unjust. He used this argument to explain why segregation was an unjust law. He states that segregation damages the soul of that one segregated against, thus making it an unjust law. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. claims that the answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws, just and unjust. How can you classify what laws are just and which are unjust? ...

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  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

8. Sharia Law - A Persausive Essay

"Sharia Law is Coming to America,"" is the headline of today's newspaper. ... As law permitted, they crushed his whole arm under a moving truck. ... In particular, the UK has embrace this practice starting this month of March 2014, which means that the demand for this insane unjust law to become authorized is growing like a virus. ... If all 50 states does not ban foreign law, one state will become like the UK. ... Don't lose your freedom; stop Sharia law from coming to America!...

  • Word Count: 848
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

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