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Civil Disobedience

Part 1

Most people remember Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as reformers who practiced non-violent forms of protest and advocacy. Both effectively changed the popular opinion about emotional issues for their countries and brought in a wave of change that was long overdue. But the practice of non-violent protest, or civil disobedience, started long before either Gandhi or King. It began with a quiet, shy poet who is best known for writing a lot about a pond.

Henry David Thoreau lived from 1817 until 1862, mainly in the area of Concord, Massachusetts. The issue that would tear the country apart in the 1860s had already begun dividing the nation. Thoreau was only 14 when Nat Turner led the slave rebellion in Virginia and was later hanged. In his late 20s, Thoreau began speaking against slavery in public, echoing the voices of freedmen like Frederick Douglass and Lewis Hayden.

Thoreau believed that a government that supported slavery was corrupt and immoral. He was also deeply suspicious of government. For these and other reasons, Thoreau refused to pay his poll tax for a number of years. The poll tax was a legal tax owed by every person. It was basically a tax on one's body. After not paying for years, he was at last arrested. He spent only one night in jail, however, as a relative paid the tax for him. He was reportedly furious that any tax was paid on his behalf.

It was this experience that Thoreau wrote about in an essay called "Civil Disobedience." In this essay, he argued that being moral and just came before allegiance to government. He wrote “If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law." He also felt that voting was not enough to ensure that the right thing be done. He wrote that "even voting for the right is doing nothing for it… A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance…" He felt that one had a moral responsibility to resist unjust laws.

Read this line from the third paragraph:

For these and other reasons, Thoreau refused to pay his poll tax for a number of years.

How does this sentence prepare readers for the final line of the paragraph?

It lets readers know his refusal to pay wasn't just a passing idea.
It lets readers know Thoreau was a thoughtful man.
It tells readers his reasons for refusal were not important.
It tells readers why Thoreau was not arrested for so long.

Read the following excerpt from an article about etiquette.

To a great extent, the art of writing thank-you notes has surrendered to impersonal forms of technology. However, the effect of a handwritten note simply cannot be duplicated by a tactless e-mail or a hurried phone call. A written thank-you note shows the care and the effort put forth by the writer because a note requires thought as well as time. Writing a note demonstrates that the gift recipient appreciates the giver's thoughtfulness. In contrast, an e-mail or a phone call may be more convenient for the gift recipient, but these methods do not show the same level of consideration and appreciation as a thank-you note. Both methods lack the attention that a gift—no matter its size—properly deserves. Therefore, a handwritten thank-you note is able to convey gratitude that far exceeds hasty technology.

In the article, the writer's diction
A.
communicates the author's frustration and despair in how people choose to correspond with one another.
B.
stresses the extreme importance of saying thank-you for gifts that come in any size or manner to a person.
C.
expresses how effective conveying sincere gratitude and appreciation toward another person can be.
D.
shows the contrast between her perception of handwritten thank-you notes and technological forms of thank-you.

During a group discussion about the book Hatchet, Yuki disagrees with all of the speakers before her. For Yuki to most effectively respond, she should look down and ignore the comments of the others. wait to be called on and then state her views and offer facts from the book to support her ideas. disagree with everything that has been said. request that the moderator asks the others to stop talking since their opinions are incorrect.

How does president Obama think education contributes to success?

Which phrase is a prepositional phrase?

The overall structure of Pausch's Last Lecture supports his purpose of enabling the childhood dreams of others because it allows him to explain the problems he had in realizing his dreams and how he solved them. earn his audience's attention and then relay details about his experiences and learned wisdom. illustrate why one's dreams need to be pursued in a logical order if success is to be obtained. compare his dreams and successes to those of famous or respected people.

1. What conclusion can be drawn from the author's use of the word pollution in paragraph 4?
A Hester's community is physically dirty.
B Hester's soul is morally unclean.
C Hester's situation has resulted from a lack of discipline.
D Hester's shame has spread to others in the village.

how Janie and Joe interact with each other.

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E. Writing Test
1. Write a story that ends in "I've never found such a kind person ever
since".

what type of questions is "you shouldn't have done this to me
is it complex,compound or simple?
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Prompt: In chapter 3, Ponyboy says, “The country would be like that, I thought dreamily.
would have a yellow cur dog, like I used to, and Sodapop could get Mickey Mouse back...”.
What is Ponyboy's quest and why is he on this quest?

New crust is formed when magma from the mantle pushes up through gaps in the Earth, usually at volcanoes or divergent plate boundaries. TRUE OR FALSE?

Jargon consists of words that are specific to a A feeling or emotion. B time and location. C desired tone or mood. Dsubject or profession.

What is the difference between point of view and voice?
A. Point of view is the lesson an author wants the reader to learn,
while voice is the preexisting knowledge the reader brings to a
story.
B. Point of view means the events of a story as told by the
characters themselves, while voice is information related to an
outside character.
C. Point of view includes the thoughts and feelings expressed by the
characters, while voice is the dialogue the characters speak to
one another.
D. Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told, while
voice is the combination of language, diction, and tone used to tell
a story

when the little child smiled at the giant and said to him you let me play once in your garden today you shall come with me to my garden which is paradise shortly afterwards the happy giant dies what is the coincidence of this event describe it in relation to this fairy tail​

in order to make magical details sound more real and ordinary, authors often use an

Read the excerpt from Story of My Life by Helen Keller. We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that "w-a-t-e-r" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free! There were barriers still, it is true, but barriers that could in time be swept away. Which line from the excerpt is an important detail that would be included in a summary of the excerpt? We walked down the path to the well-house attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle my teacher placed my hand under the spout There were barriers still, it is true

Antonyms of ignore

"There are all these moments you think you won't survive. And then you survive" what does this quote mean in your own words?

Lines 33–40: In analyzing King’s use of anaphora, Euchner himself uses this rhetorical device. In which lines does Euchner use anaphora?
From Nobody Turn me around

if you were to write a story of poverty and how to end it what would you say and what would u do if you don't wanna answer just take the points :3

What are factors you should consider when you create a budget?

A realistic novel that is set in the 1860's would be _____.

A) autobiographical

B) science fiction

C) historical fiction

D) an encyclopedia article

what are some Halloween words or sayings that I can use in my story​

Which one of these lines from the above poem is an example of personification?

A: "Tonight, the spatula is not his bat."
B: " Red burgers, his fallen soilders, fight the fire."
C: "Chuck stands two feet away from the wall."
D: " Fifteen, and rescuing his high school team."​

In the context of the text, how do people benefit from the Internet? In what ways does the
Internet present new problems? How do you think the benefits of the Internet compare to
the costs?

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Which of these words is an adjective that can be used to make a sentence more descriptive?
A.
pilfer
B.
pennant
C.
wayward
D.
bauble

Which statement about poetic form is true?
A. It is determined by the number of syllables.
B. It stopped being used in the 20th century.
C. It makes a poem sound more like a prose.
D. It follows patterns that are both old and new.