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Reading to answer questions https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/uprising1313/files/2017/10/Civil-
Disobedience-by-Henry-David-Thoreau.pdf
https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Douglass/Narrative/Douglass_Narrative.pdf
Chapter 1 and 2
Respond to each in complete detail. Each response should be at least 1 paragraph (6 sentences) and must contain quotes from the work to support your responses.
1. Below is a quote taken from the Dr. Martin Luther King's autobiography. Which ideas found in the work by Thoreau would lead King to believe this? Use specific quotes from the work to support King's assertion.
"I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. No other person has been more eloquent and passionate in getting this idea across than Henry David Thoreau. As a result of his writings and personal witness, we are the heirs of a legacy of creative protest." - Martin Luther King, Jr's Links to an external site.,Autobiography
2. Based on your opinion answer the following:
3. Under what circumstances should conscience outweigh the law? What should be the consequence of someone who breaks the law? Is there ever a valid reason to break the law? Can you see yourself breaking a law for the greater cause? Explain. How does your response to the previous questions align with Thoreau's ideas?
4. Choose one interesting aspect of the Douglass work and reflect and respond to it. What did you find interesting about the work? What images did he convey? etc.
5. Choose one quote from "Resistance to Civil Government" and explain what it means and give a personal response to it.
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