So far the most interesting article has been Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience. I found this article appealing, because the first time I had heard of the term was in a movie named The Great Debators. The minute I heard the term I found it interesting because it was expressed as a rhetoric tool to persuade the audience. Civil disobedience expresses the view of minorities in all instances where the majority abuses their power. In the article he states that what is the point of one having his or her ideas and opinions if it will be neglected, and they will be subject to conform to the wants of many. Thoreau also uses many literary techniques allow the audience to sway in his favor. These techniques come in the form of thought provoking questions, sarcastic comparison, and many metaphors. This helps the reader relate to his message.
Civil disobedience is a subject that still causes lots of controversy. It brews a passionate feeling in me to know that a man who graduated from Harvard and was considered a radical felt so strongly against the United States Government. I agree with Thoreau when he states that less government is the best government. Government should not try and impose their will, or answer to the elite. Government should be run in a more just way where the ideas of all groups are taken into consideration. We have a right, even an obligation to respond with Civil Disobedience in the case that the those in power commit unjust acts against the rest.
