Civil Disobediance: Sophie Scholl And Aung San Suu Kyi

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Civil Disobediance Essay Major historical changes have often been affected by civil disobedience, there have always been groups of people who have had a lesser say in the decisions taken by the government. If not no say at all. Both Sophie Scholl and Aung San Suu Kyi were women who stood up for their beliefs in a non violent way and suffered great consequences for it. They fought hard for what they believed was right and gave up personal gain for the greater good. Although, what did they really achieve? Did they manage to achieve anything at all? If so what? How? In this essay all of these questions will be answered. Sophie Scholl, born the 9th of May 1921 in Forchtenberg, Bäden-Württemberg, was a resistant to the Nazi german regimen and a member of The White Rose movement during World War 2. Sophie was the 4th child in a family of six kids, her father, Robert Scholl, was a conscientious objector during World War 1.(“Sophie Scholl.” 25 Oct. 2014) During the second world war, the Nazis brainwashed children from kindergarten to university by having teachers going to class in their uniform and starting classes by saluting Hitler. This would happen around eight times every day. Jewish Teachers or teachers who did not agree with Hitler would be dismissed as Hitler introduced a new curriculum where PE was a major part of …show more content…

In the National League of Democracy she was elected as secretary general. (Aung San Suu Kyi- Facts) Using democracy and human rights as the core of her arguments Aung san Suu Kyi spoke out against U Ne Win. Not much time passed before the junta decided to set Suu Kyi under house arrest in 1989. In 1990 a parliamentary election was held and the NLD won 80% of the votes but the junta ignored this and 20 years later they formally annulled the results. (“Aung San Suu Kyi- Biography”

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