Listening To Authority Figures: Making A Differences

Our class discussions helped me to relate to Antigone’s struggles to get both Creon and the citizens to understand her reasoning for burying Polynieces. She claimed that dying being loved by the one she loved was more important than any law made by Creon. She would rather die than see injustice being committed and remain both stagnant and silent. I think that especially today it is important to speak up when we see injustice. We are lucky enough to live in a country with freedom of speech so we should recognize this benefit and use it. Peaceful demonstrations of beliefs to raise awareness to the values you find to be true can be very effective.

I, have always respected authority, I believe it is always imperative to respect authority, as shortly after I entered the Marine Corps I heard a story about a NCO that told a LCPL to get over here now and he did and right after he moved the berm where he had been standing was shot right where his head would have been. I remember that story from when my gunny told it to me when I first got to the fleet it’s something I don’t think I will ever forget it is one of the things that reminds me every day that it is most important and imperative that I always listened and have instant willingness and obedience to orders. My parents both were military my father was in the Army for twenty one years and he retired as a Sergeant first class in the

You have your own voice in your head that tells you what is right and wrong, no matter what your peers are doing. “The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” Although you may be forced to conform to the public in some circumstances, sometimes we have a choice to stand out, but we choose the easy way out because it takes less effort and provides less risk. If you never stand up, you will never stand out. You will always have that little voice in your head telling you what to do, the only question is, will you do

“With rebellion, awareness is born,” quoted by Albert Camus. An act of rebellion can cause awareness and open people's eyes to horrendous acts. In the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, when Montag realizes that the government wasn’t being fair, he decided he needed to make the society aware. Montag knew a rebellion was the only way to show that the government was not treating citizens right. It is acceptable to rebel when it is believed that the government is being unfair to their citizens because citizens should have the right to freely speak their opinions. People shouldn’t be told what they can or can’t-do for pleasure and they should be able to express their uniqueness.

Throughout history and in today’s society, people have always done what they felt to be right. In Henry David Thoreau “Civil Disobedience” he stated “The only obligation which I have a right to assume, is to do at any time what I think right.” Although doing what you believe to be right may feel right, it’s not always the best decision in all situations. There are many situations where doing what you feel to be right can benefit you, but can affect others negatively. Thoreau believed that following the law, created by most of the people can be morally and socially wrong. A person should not feel it is their obligation to follow a law they don’t believe in; that would be giving up their individual consciences. People should always do what they personally believe is right.

When someone tries to make a person do something, they have the choice not to listen and retaliate. Rules are set in life and you have the power and choice to follow them. No one is stopping you from not following them and they are only something someone is telling you to do, not forcing you. You have the ability to resist what is put against you and that is your choice, not someone else’s. If you were not able to make your own choices, then everyone would be following the rules, and would not have the right to speak out and resist things they don’t want.

It is not important for people to take a stand on issues of justice in society. “No matter how harsh your

“The thing that is worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.” - Frederick Douglass. Everyone has something they want to rebel about but the question you may ask is when is it acceptable to rebel. When people treat you unfairly, it is then ok to rebel because rights are god given and are not others to take away and it is your choice to rebel and speak what you feel needs to be said. Everyone should treat each other fairly and be able to do what they want.

When we are very young, we are encouraged to follow our hearts and stand up for our beliefs. In our childhood, movies and books enforced this message by telling us that having courage and standing up for what we believe in is the right thing to do. But when we grow up, that all changes. The law takes precedence over our morals, even if the law doesn’t follow them.

Speak up. Weather for the weak, the silent, the fearful or all of the above, speak up. One remark or comment, negative or positive, can drastically change a situation for a person or a group. I personally remember days where if I had said something or done something that I might have single-handedly changed the outcome of the situation. I am haunted by memories of a time where I could not break a barrier of fear to help someone in need.

Throughout the years, society’s way of rebelling has changed. Rebellion went from being quiet and subtle, not really talked about, to something loud and obscene. However, even the way society has viewed rebellion has changed. It used to be ignored but quickly grew to be detested as people became more obnoxious, but in recent years, rebellion has become popular and respected.

For as long as history has been recorded the human species has been subject to authority. There has always been somebody for people to answer to. God, a king, or even an elected official. After an extensive history of obeying a higher power the concept has become part of our species culture.Rebellion is frowned upon by society and compliance is expected. When is it right to break the chain and disobey? According to Socrates it is never right to disobey authority, he says “Consider the logical consequence. If we leave this place without first persuading the state to let us go, are we or are we not doing an injury, and doing it in a quarter where it is least justifiable? Are we or are we not abiding by our just agreement?” In this situation

From a very young ages we are taught not to question authority. It is instilled in our heads as children that authority figures are always right and that

Whether one acknowledges it or not we all obey authority in one way or another. It is something that is embedded into us from the day that we are born. We begin to become obedient to our parents, elders, our teachers, law enforcement, the list goes and on. Authority has a major impact on human behavior. This is especially evident in the case of the concentration camps in Germany. There were hundreds if not thousands of people following Hitlers unethical orders, and clearly they outnumbered the one person controlling it all. However, they did not go against him but they simply followed his orders. For a person to obey authority, one has to accept that it is legal, and right for the order to be made of them. It also involves somebody of a higher power or status to be involved in making the commands.

Authority is defined as the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. Coincidentally, authority is found virtually everywhere, including in religious establishments. An issue has arose in many different circumstances, and continues to create religious debates all over the world. The issue is the amount of authority a community of faith should have over its members. Although many argue that this authority is needed in religious establishments, I disagree completely. I believe that a community of faith should possess no authority over its members. There are many of reasons why I think this, and I will soon discuss them. There are several advantages of a community of faith attaining great authority, while there is also an array of disadvantages. Likewise, there are plenty of advantages of a community of faith attaining no authority, while there are multiple disadvantages, as well. However, I believe that numerous benefits can occur when a community of faith attains a lack of authority over its members.