Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience is the act of knowingly breaking a law that an individual feels is morally unjust We all have a moral compass and a perception of what is right from wrong Many individuals see injustices in our democratic system yet few actually make a stand for what they believe is right The United States was founded under an idea that All men are created equal However that motto was not entirely true When we look back in time and examine our past one can see a plethora of
Tragedy befalls the misunderstood all throughout the history of literature most famously Julius Caesar Antigone and Ethan Frome although his more lightly Edith Whartons character Ethan Frome is a loving strong willed passionate man who because of these same characteristics becomes crippled He was in love with the character Mattie but because of his marital status and many other reasons it made it impossible for them to show affection He was the tragic hero similar to that of Sophocles concept o
Courage Found In Those Labeled Weak One October day my cousins and I decided to go on a camping trip in Hocking Hills It was a lovely day the foliage could not have been more beautiful While hiking one day my cousins and I were so mesmerized by the woods exquisite beauty around us that we were completely oblivious to an enormous ditch ahead of us The next moment we realized we were all on top of each other in a ditch that was 15 feet below the ground The one who did not fall in was my youngest