Beck, Sanderson. World Peace Efforts Since Gandhi. 2nd ed. Vol. 2. Chicago: World Peace
Communications, 2005. Print.
(This pasted in here differently than it is on my paper)
In this book Sanderson talks about the different peace efforts that have gone on since Gandhi. The information that I gathered from this source is mostly concerning Gandhi and his efforts in South Africa.
"WikiAnswers." WikiAnswers - The Q&A wiki. Web.
This is a site used for finding bits of information. If you have a question you can type the question into the search bar, and it will give you an answer if the database holds the answer. I gathered several bits of information using this web source.
"Think exist." Nonviolence Quotes. Web. 16 Nov. 2009.
I gathered several quotes oin nonviolence from different people on this site. If you want a quote for a specific purpose you type in the quote and it will give you a list of quotes specific to your search.
"Civil disobedience Definition | Definition of Civil disobedience at Dictionary.com."Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 30 Nov. 2009.
I obtained a definition on the term Civil Disobedience from this source. It is an online dictionary.
Monday, November 30, 2009
RJA #13a
Questions for Bruce Plotkin
International Lawyer for the WHO
1. What do you think of the idea of civil disobedience, particularly regarding the use of nonviolence versus violence?
Ideologically, I agree with civil disobedience. In reality there are situations happening around the world, as we speak, where people are unjustly murdered because of ethnicity, or religious belief. Consider for example the civil war in Sri Lanka. The Tamils, a minority group numbering about 2.1 million is being persecuted by Sri Lankan majority the group Sinhalese. Thousands and thousands of Tamils are being killed in a genocide that they cannot defend against. The Sinhalese rounded up the Tamils and placed any remaining rebels in containment camps. In this case of government oppression there is need to question the use of peaceful strategy in defense of oneself.
2. Is there ever a time when it could be more beneficial to be violent than peaceful regarding a civil matter?
Yes, especially in cases of mass genocidal persecution like during the Holocaust. Once a government has crossed the line of unjust murder of its citizens it is time for action to be taken.
After Researching the case of Sri Lanka and the Tamils, I found that really the Tamil people have been led by a Terrorist organization called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or the Tamil Tigers who have been terrorizing Sri Lanka for almost 30 years. Reallly this is not a genocide, but a war of two different races that have been fighting over the Island of Sri Lanka. If there had not been an initial violence by the Tamil agressors, then there would not be a war and the Tamils would not be persecuted.
International Lawyer for the WHO
1. What do you think of the idea of civil disobedience, particularly regarding the use of nonviolence versus violence?
Ideologically, I agree with civil disobedience. In reality there are situations happening around the world, as we speak, where people are unjustly murdered because of ethnicity, or religious belief. Consider for example the civil war in Sri Lanka. The Tamils, a minority group numbering about 2.1 million is being persecuted by Sri Lankan majority the group Sinhalese. Thousands and thousands of Tamils are being killed in a genocide that they cannot defend against. The Sinhalese rounded up the Tamils and placed any remaining rebels in containment camps. In this case of government oppression there is need to question the use of peaceful strategy in defense of oneself.
2. Is there ever a time when it could be more beneficial to be violent than peaceful regarding a civil matter?
Yes, especially in cases of mass genocidal persecution like during the Holocaust. Once a government has crossed the line of unjust murder of its citizens it is time for action to be taken.
After Researching the case of Sri Lanka and the Tamils, I found that really the Tamil people have been led by a Terrorist organization called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or the Tamil Tigers who have been terrorizing Sri Lanka for almost 30 years. Reallly this is not a genocide, but a war of two different races that have been fighting over the Island of Sri Lanka. If there had not been an initial violence by the Tamil agressors, then there would not be a war and the Tamils would not be persecuted.
Monday, November 23, 2009
RJA #12c
I posted in Walter and David's Blog about their introduction. I commented on the strengths of their introduction.
http://wallybug171.blogspot.com/2009/11/rja-11-introduction.html#comment-form
http://boa76.blogspot.com/2009/11/rsj11a.html#comment-form
http://wallybug171.blogspot.com/2009/11/rja-11-introduction.html#comment-form
http://boa76.blogspot.com/2009/11/rsj11a.html#comment-form
RJA #12b
In my presentation I plan to go over my thesis, and give the major parts of the arguement and the refutation argument. I will present my visual aids in my presentaion, and I will probably read a couple of quotes.
RJA #12a
I have completed my outline, and most of my research. I am about 5 pages into my Paper, and I have already completed the minimum requirements for bibliography.
I still need to work on my presentation and finish my paper. I also feel like i need to condense some of te information that i have gathered.
I still need to work on my presentation and finish my paper. I also feel like i need to condense some of te information that i have gathered.
RJA #11c
I posted in Sarah and Stevie's Journal's.
http://stevienae.blogspot.com/2009/11/rja-10a-thesis-statement.html#comment-form
http://sarah-whiting.blogspot.com/2009/11/rja-10.html#comment-form
http://stevienae.blogspot.com/2009/11/rja-10a-thesis-statement.html#comment-form
http://sarah-whiting.blogspot.com/2009/11/rja-10.html#comment-form
RJA #11b
Picture of gandhi
Graphical view of logic statements
Picture of MLK
Picture of peace rally
Picture of violent rally
Graphical view of logic statements
Picture of MLK
Picture of peace rally
Picture of violent rally
RJA #11a
A wise man once said, “There was never a good war, or a bad piece.” Benjamin Franklin was of course one of the most brilliant minds of the past few hundred years (Peace Quotes). This however is a very broad statement that could be contemplated for generations and generations to no end. So instead of babbling on about peace and war, this paper will focus on peaceful civil disobedience. More specifically the strengths of a nonviolent civil disobedience when compared to a violent revolutions like those which have led our planet into new modes of thought for hundreds of years. Peaceful resolutions are better for the people of a country which is having social/political problems than violent revolutions, because they harm far less people, are dignified and truthful, as well as follow law and general moral code. This is not to say that all civil should or will end today, and that peace will always prevail over violence. In some situations there are no chances of rationalizing with a people or group of people and violence can become necessary, but when it comes down to the ideologies that most rational free thinking people hold to be relevant, violence will be more detrimental to a given people than peace.
Friday, November 20, 2009
RJA #10b
Thinking resolutionarily: A Plea for Peaceful Civil Disobedience
The arguement is as follows: In regaurds to the transferrence of political power and or law, the means of civil disobedience are more effectve when applied in a peaceful maner.
This has been proven in various instances since the displays of peaceful civil disobecience by David Thoreau.
The idea of a resolutionary is a new way of looking a peaceful political strategists. These "resolutionaries" are people like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. They employ the practice of peaceful disobedience in their actions towards unfair rule or law.
The reasons that peaceful civil disobedience is far more effective than violent civil disobedience are as follows:
Peace:the model for peace
When a group "revolts" against injustice they project a model of handling this injustice to the other people who are being unfairly ruled. If this is a violent practice, the situation grows further and further out of hand, by creating more violence by both the opressor and opressed, as presented in many instances throughout history. In a peaceful act of dsobedience the model is then to be nonviolent, and this projects a model of peace to the other people who are being opressed. This therefore can be seen as the "good role model." Peace breeds peace.
Violence leads to violence
Hypothetical statement: If violence is equal to 1 and an act of peace contains no violence, it is then equal to zero.
When a group of people revolt against their government with violence the government will retaliate. Therefore if peace is portrayed as 0 meaning zero violence, initial violence of the people is X, and the violence of retaliation by government is Y, logic can be portrayed as:(0≤X≤X+Y) assuming that the retaliation will be equal or greater than the initial violence.
The arguement is as follows: In regaurds to the transferrence of political power and or law, the means of civil disobedience are more effectve when applied in a peaceful maner.
This has been proven in various instances since the displays of peaceful civil disobecience by David Thoreau.
The idea of a resolutionary is a new way of looking a peaceful political strategists. These "resolutionaries" are people like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. They employ the practice of peaceful disobedience in their actions towards unfair rule or law.
The reasons that peaceful civil disobedience is far more effective than violent civil disobedience are as follows:
Peace:the model for peace
When a group "revolts" against injustice they project a model of handling this injustice to the other people who are being unfairly ruled. If this is a violent practice, the situation grows further and further out of hand, by creating more violence by both the opressor and opressed, as presented in many instances throughout history. In a peaceful act of dsobedience the model is then to be nonviolent, and this projects a model of peace to the other people who are being opressed. This therefore can be seen as the "good role model." Peace breeds peace.
Violence leads to violence
Hypothetical statement: If violence is equal to 1 and an act of peace contains no violence, it is then equal to zero.
When a group of people revolt against their government with violence the government will retaliate. Therefore if peace is portrayed as 0 meaning zero violence, initial violence of the people is X, and the violence of retaliation by government is Y, logic can be portrayed as:(0
Peaceful disobedience can solve problems
As shown in the cases of MLK and Gandhi as well as others.
We need more resolutionaries in our culture
The more people promoting peace, the less people promoting violence, the better off humanity will be. Really there aren't a lot of peaceful resolutionaries in our culture, and the people who should be fulfilling this vital role are politicians who have to succumb to the will of the masses many of whom reject the ideas of total peace because of fear, and more importantly private interests who hold great amounts of economic and political prowess benefit from the labors of war.
REFUTING ARGUMENT
There is Logic in Violent civil disobedience.
Some political sientists like Stathis N. Kalyvas think that violence is a good means of solving political/societal problems. Although this has been proven time and time again throughout history, it is no measure of the effectiveness of violence over peace.
Monday, November 9, 2009
RJA #10
THESIS!!!
Sample Research Question:
What has proven to be more effective over the course of time: a violent revolution, or a peaceful resolution?
Precise Claim:
Peaceful resolutions are the best way of solving political problems, especially the problems regarding transference of political power(economic and social).
Complete thesis statement:
Regarding the issue concerning the transference of political power, as opposed to means of violence, a peaceful resolution holds better potential for future liberty, justice, and equality.
Sample Research Question:
What has proven to be more effective over the course of time: a violent revolution, or a peaceful resolution?
Precise Claim:
Peaceful resolutions are the best way of solving political problems, especially the problems regarding transference of political power(economic and social).
Complete thesis statement:
Regarding the issue concerning the transference of political power, as opposed to means of violence, a peaceful resolution holds better potential for future liberty, justice, and equality.
RJA #9
Book Source #1
Ghandi's Non-violent Revolution
This seems to be a credible excerpt from about Ghandi and his life of non-violent practice. It talks about how Ghandi sparked peaceful revolutions in South Africa, India, and throughout the world.
There is a good bibliography, and therefore I can count the information as credible, and after researching Sanderson Beck, the Author of this page, I found that he has published over ten books all involving some sort of philosophy or political discussion. I think that I am going to try and contact Sanderson and try to interview him via email or phone.
Web Source #1
Commentary: The American vs. The French Revolutions A Freedomist Interpretation
By: R.J. Rummel
On: date not posted
This article immediately Stood out to me because of the inarticulate linguistics. Freedomist: This is a word I could come to use frequently. After looking it over, I found that it was probably a pretty credible source of information because most of the information was pretty common knowledge, and I knew a lot of the facts stated myself. Second, This page is a branch off of the University of Hawaii site, and therefore it is probably credible as well as accurate. R.J. Rummel is a renowned philosopher formally because of the creation of the term democide, or the unjust death of anybody due to a government.
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COMM.5.1.05.HTM
Periodical Source #1
Revolutions: Silent VRS Violent Revolutions (Normal)
By: Desmond Ayim-Aboagye (Ph.D)
On: Sun, 19 Apr 2009
This columnist has over 100 posts in various magazines and on-line periodicals. There is no citation for any of the comments in this article, but the Author does have a Ph.D, so I assume that she has some sort of an idea about what she is talking. Her views are that of peace vs. violent, so it is hard to disagree with what she is saying.
http://www.modernghana.com/news/211784/50/revolutions-silent-vrs-violent-revolutions-normal.html
Web/Book Source #2
Resolutionary Change:
The Art of Awakening Dormant
Faculties in Others
By: Chris F.J. Spies
This is an interesting source. It is not necessarily off of my topic, but it is not concerning the political aspect of Resolutionary change. It is solely on a social aspect, and from what I can see all of the factual information is accurate and correctly cited, therefore I assume that this is a credible piece of information.
www.berghof-handbook.net/uploads/.../dialogue5_spies_comm.pdf
Web Source #3
French Revolution
By: David Cody
This is a summary of the French Revolution. It is Short and sweet, direct and to the point. This is a perfect source for my paper, although I will Compare and contrast it with another Summary before I take any of the exact facts for my paper.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/hist7.html
Web Source #4
The French Revolution
By: Frank E. Smitha
This is a more extended summary of the French Revolution. Although it is very precise and seemingly accurate, this site does not include any references or a bibliography. I would say that it is accurate information, but it is still not credible due to the lack of a Bibliography.
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h33-fr.html
Ghandi's Non-violent Revolution
This seems to be a credible excerpt from about Ghandi and his life of non-violent practice. It talks about how Ghandi sparked peaceful revolutions in South Africa, India, and throughout the world.
There is a good bibliography, and therefore I can count the information as credible, and after researching Sanderson Beck, the Author of this page, I found that he has published over ten books all involving some sort of philosophy or political discussion. I think that I am going to try and contact Sanderson and try to interview him via email or phone.
Beck, Sanderson. World Peace Efforts Since Gandhi. Chicago: World Peace Communications, 2005. Print.
http://www.san.beck.org/GPJ20-Gandhi.htmlWeb Source #1
Commentary: The American vs. The French Revolutions A Freedomist Interpretation
By: R.J. Rummel
On: date not posted
This article immediately Stood out to me because of the inarticulate linguistics. Freedomist: This is a word I could come to use frequently. After looking it over, I found that it was probably a pretty credible source of information because most of the information was pretty common knowledge, and I knew a lot of the facts stated myself. Second, This page is a branch off of the University of Hawaii site, and therefore it is probably credible as well as accurate. R.J. Rummel is a renowned philosopher formally because of the creation of the term democide, or the unjust death of anybody due to a government.
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COMM.5.1.05.HTM
Periodical Source #1
Revolutions: Silent VRS Violent Revolutions (Normal)
By: Desmond Ayim-Aboagye (Ph.D)
On: Sun, 19 Apr 2009
This columnist has over 100 posts in various magazines and on-line periodicals. There is no citation for any of the comments in this article, but the Author does have a Ph.D, so I assume that she has some sort of an idea about what she is talking. Her views are that of peace vs. violent, so it is hard to disagree with what she is saying.
http://www.modernghana.com/news/211784/50/revolutions-silent-vrs-violent-revolutions-normal.html
Web/Book Source #2
Resolutionary Change:
The Art of Awakening Dormant
Faculties in Others
By: Chris F.J. Spies
This is an interesting source. It is not necessarily off of my topic, but it is not concerning the political aspect of Resolutionary change. It is solely on a social aspect, and from what I can see all of the factual information is accurate and correctly cited, therefore I assume that this is a credible piece of information.
www.berghof-handbook.net/uploads/.../dialogue5_spies_comm.pdf
Web Source #3
French Revolution
By: David Cody
This is a summary of the French Revolution. It is Short and sweet, direct and to the point. This is a perfect source for my paper, although I will Compare and contrast it with another Summary before I take any of the exact facts for my paper.
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/hist7.html
Web Source #4
The French Revolution
By: Frank E. Smitha
This is a more extended summary of the French Revolution. Although it is very precise and seemingly accurate, this site does not include any references or a bibliography. I would say that it is accurate information, but it is still not credible due to the lack of a Bibliography.
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h33-fr.html
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