The Borzoi College ReaderThis highly regarded, thematic reader for freshman composition offers students an introduction to issues in the arts and sciences. It includes a good balance of classic and contemporary selections from mixed genres and provides a wide range of viewpoints and voices. The readings are supported by introductions to each theme and individual headnotes. |
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... Civil disobedience involves a deliberate and punishable breach of legal duty . " Protesters might prefer a different definition . They would rather say that civil disobedience is the peaceable resistance of conscience . The philosophy of ...
... Civil disobedience involves a deliberate and punishable breach of legal duty . " Protesters might prefer a different definition . They would rather say that civil disobedience is the peaceable resistance of conscience . The philosophy of ...
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... civil disobedient . The civil disobedient withholds taxes or violates state laws knowing he is legally wrong , but believing he is morally right . While he wrapped himself in the mantle of Gandhi and Thoreau , Dr. King led his followers ...
... civil disobedient . The civil disobedient withholds taxes or violates state laws knowing he is legally wrong , but believing he is morally right . While he wrapped himself in the mantle of Gandhi and Thoreau , Dr. King led his followers ...
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... civil disobedient . Unlike the rioter , the true civil disobedient commits no violence . Unlike the mob demonstrator , he commits no trespass on others ' rights . The civil disobedient , while deliberately violating a law , shows an ...
... civil disobedient . Unlike the rioter , the true civil disobedient commits no violence . Unlike the mob demonstrator , he commits no trespass on others ' rights . The civil disobedient , while deliberately violating a law , shows an ...
Contents
On Writing | 1 |
Anaïs Nin from The Personal Life Deeply Lived | 12 |
Thinking about Thinking | 19 |
Copyright | |
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