Civil Disobedience Civil disobedience is a public nonviolent political act contrary to law usually done with the aim of bringing about a change in the law or policies of the government The idea of civil disobedience is deeply rooted in our civilization with examples evident in the life of Socrates the early Christian society the writings of Thomas Aquinas and Henry David Thoreau and theIndian nationalist movement led by Gandhi The many occurrences of civil disobedience throughout American histo
John Donnes Paradox O death where is your victory O death where is your sting Now the sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law But thanks be to God who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ I Corinthians 15 55 57 55 The Sonnet of Death Be Not Proud is an eloquently told argument for why death is not to be feared but embraced Its author John Donne argues that death is weak and cannot hurt us He knows death is what all men by nature fear because we have not seen what