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    The civil war had such an impact on the U.S society. Also it was the most traumatic experience. About 620,000 soldiers lost their lives. As the civil war began on April 12th 1861 and ended June 1865. The South and North been killing for four years. At this time our country was divided into South and North. Yes the two agreed on a couple things but there was one big problem that had them fierce with each other. To the South they felt as if it was right to own people. The South soldiers

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    Civil disobedience is often considered a coin toss as to how it may impact society and its freedoms. In a free society, civil disobedience is ever more concerning because it is often protesting a lack of freedom in some area. Many do not consider it as extremely harmful to a free society because it is a demonstration devoid of violence, but at times, it does provide an opportunity for some to deliberately instigate riots, carelessly breach laws, or mindlessly project irresponsibility. In many cases

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    Civil disobedience is the "refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government" as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary. In my opinion, civil disobedience can both positively and negatively affect society-depending on the circumstances. For example, committing the act of civil disobedience in response to a war can help the government make better decisions based on this domestic feedback. Other forms

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    Civil Disobedience (Positive?) Over the history of America’s society, civil disobedience has prospered through many events. Rather through Thoreau's protest against the Spanish-American War or Draft Resistance protesters burning their draft cards; peaceful resistance to law can be successful with civil disobedience, which, can prove to be a positive impact on society with the key factors of being civil and getting the public’s attention. For instance, Rosa Parks is a brilliant example of a positive

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    The civil rights impacted the world in so many great ways. Without them everyone would be separated because of their race and other people's ignorance. Civil rights helped in ways nobody can explain and the Supreme Court has helped with making all of this possible. The Supreme Court has made many decisions to impact civil rights: Dred Scott vs. Sanford, Shelley vs. Kraemer, and Brown vs. Board of Education. Dred Scott vs. Sanford is just the beginning of the civil rights experience. This case

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    country runs a democratic union meaning the basis of everything is the people. The people vote for contenders to represent us in the government. Civil disobedience positively impacts our society as shown in the history of our country. Civil disobedience does little harm, at the most, a disobedient citizen might do time in jail but in the best scenario, civil disobedience creates new laws and impacts our country by improving it. Starting in 1848 women in the United States began protesting for basic

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    In my opinion, civil disobedience through peaceful resistance to laws and regulations has many positive effect on our free society. Civil disobedience is good when it is used to better society when things are getting out of hand for far too long, such as the peace walks of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Although their movement wasn't liked by some people, and it caused many more hardships for the people who had been suffering for so long, it also let people know

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    Civil disobedience positively impacts a free society for several reasons. Not everything the government does will be accepted by those who know their rights. Protesting peacefully can bring a nation together and get the unimaginable accomplished just by unity. For example, Dr. King practiced protesting without the use of violence and today he is known as the most influential civil rights activist to ever live. He led peaceful marches with thousands of comrades, holding signs condemning the nation

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    The Chosen topic I have decided to do my research paper on is Civil Rights. The reason that I have chosen this topic is because it plays some big roles within our society. Civil rights allows for every individual to get the same equal treatment whether it be racial, marriage, employment, education, and housing. Civil Rights are important to society because it allows for us to form our social capital and civic engagement. Racial Equality allows for everyone doesn’t matter if your black, white, Asian

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    Civil Disobedience When one reflects on the history of our nation, most of the significant events come from the act of rebelling against a law or custom. These events have changed society and shaped the world into what it is today. Some may argue that peaceful resistance against laws has negatively impacted society however; it has had the opposite effect. The reason why some believe it has negatively impacted society is because it changed it. Some people are afraid of change and will do anything

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