http:\/\/xroads.virginia.edu\/~hyper2\/thoreau\/civil.h…<\/a><\/p>\nQuestions – <\/p>\n
1. One characteristic of Thoreau\u2019s style is the aphorism. For example, in paragraph 4, he writes, \u201cIts is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.\u201d Find other examples of Thoreau\u2019s aphorisms. You might find some in paragraphs 9-10 and 20-22. What is the rhetorical effect of such statements?<\/p>\n
2. Compare and contrast Thoreau\u2019s \u201cCivil Disobedience\u201d to Martin Luther king Jr.\u2019s \u201cletter from Birmingham jail\u201d by focusing on one of the following: purpose, definition of a just law, or figurative language. <\/p>\n
3. Under the circumstances Thoreau describes, is civil disobedience a duty, as he says? Explain how Thoreau describes; is civil disobedience a duty, as he says? Explain how Thoreau\u2019s essay speaks to our own time. Is the essay dated? Is it sill relevant? <\/p>\n
4. Which of the three classic appeals dominates in paragraph 21, where Thoreau gives the government a human face? Defend your answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Passage – http:\/\/xroads.virginia.edu\/~hyper2\/thoreau\/civil.h… Questions – 1. One characteristic of Thoreau\u2019s style is the aphorism. For example, in paragraph 4, he writes, \u201cIts is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.\u201d Find other examples of Thoreau\u2019s aphorisms. You might find some in paragraphs 9-10 and 20-22. What is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271251\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}