Civil Disobedience
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Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau
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  • American People vs. The American Government Theme Icon
    American People vs. The American Government
  • Justice vs. Law Theme Icon
    Justice vs. Law
  • State Submission as a Pretense for Patriotism Theme Icon
    State Submission as a Pretense for Patriotism
  • Civil Disobedience  Theme Icon
    Civil Disobedience
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  • Henry David Thoreau
  • The American Government
  • The American People
  • The Prisoner
Terms
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  • Civil Disobedience
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    God
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  • Allusions
  • Ethos
  • Genre
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
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  • Paradox
  • Pathos
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
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Civil disobedience is the strategic refusal to obey certain laws and statutes of a country or state. For example, one can practice civil disobedience by refusing to pay taxes to a state or government, as… read analysis of Civil Disobedience
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