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Henry david thoreau wrote his essay “civil disobedience” as he sat in jail for one night for not paying a poll tax. consider his actions and the thoughts he conveys. what is the central purpose of thoreau’s essay?

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Answer from: iwannasleep

Hi there this is the exact Plato

Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” attempts to persuade people to break a law if the law itself is corrupt or unacceptable. In Thoreau’s case, he refused to pay a $1 poll tax because he deemed it to be unjust. His refusal to pay a dollar resulted in him being thrown in jail, but he stuck to his principles and beliefs. Through his essay, Thoreau also conveys that a person should not be afraid or embarrassed about going to jail, but should gladly serve the time if it means attention will be brought to an unjust law. Thoreau argues that people shouldn’t blindly trust laws and societal norms if they are unjust.

Answer from: sierram298

The central purpose of thoreau's essay was that he refused to pay taxes and spent a night in jail. But, more generally, he ideologically dissociated himself from the government, "washing his hands" of it and refusing to participate in his institutions. According to Thoreau, this form of protest was preferable to advocating for reform from within government; he asserts that one cannot see government for what it is when one is working within it.Leaving that the main purpose was to prioritize one's conscience over the dictates of laws.

Answer from: Quest

honestly you should not write it the word placement is not right and this does not sound right so i think you should write it this way. the life lessons i refused to learn, taught me the hard way this sounds way better you should try it! hope this is very !

Answer from: Quest

Ta da

ok so like i went to wiki and looked up the (constitution x new "hammystan")and it showed me the picture it highlights new hampshire and says first and second session and than it says that they hit up the u.s and was like "ey dude that paper u sent us was adopted it bro thx" xd syays it all on wiki/the pic

i dont really like reading so i guess other people might not like reading either so imma put the answer in bold italics

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