Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and to disobey and resist unjust laws.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
Laws are generally created to govern the people and maintain civil behavior among the population. I agree with the statement to a large extent.
While it is a person’s responsibility to adhere to the laws set by society or government, resisting unjust laws is equally important for the betterment of society. What would have happened if Mahatma Gandhi had never resisted the unjust salt tax levied by the British on the Indians? The Indians would still live an oppressed lifestyle filled with fear. It was the Dandi March, where Gandhi took salt from the waters near the Gujarat border for free - an act of disobeying an unjust law that gave hope and courage to people to fight against the unjust oppression. Resisting the unjust laws enforced by the British, Gandhi did play a crucial role in securing independence for India in 1947.
On the other end of the spectrum, a responsible citizen must abide by the just laws of the society. What happens when one does not abide by the law? Consider the case of the mass shootings that happened in America recently. Such cases of breach of law not only disturb the mental health of people but also raise questions about what kind of society do they live in. This also leaves an indelible impression on the minds of young people regarding what crimes they can get away with.
While opposing the presented arguments one might argue that the definition of just and unjust is highly subjective and is different for different people. Even the terrorists believe that they are just and morally correct in spreading terror. I agree that “What is just?” is not a question one can answer objectively. However, I believe that every individual in society is also responsible to discern the moral good and bad of the norms of society. Also, every citizen in the society is also responsible for resisting the unjust laws in the most civil manner possible. Imagine the ramifications if Mahatma Gandhi had not adopted a non-violent and civil action plan to disobey or resist the British? That would have inflicted significant pain on society.
To conclude, every individual of the society is not only responsible for obeying just and resisting unjust laws but also for resisting the unjust laws in the most civil manner possible.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, if, regarding, so, still, while, kind of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 19.5258426966 61% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 14.8657303371 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 16.0 33.0505617978 48% => OK
Preposition: 50.0 58.6224719101 85% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 12.9106741573 54% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1911.0 2235.4752809 85% => OK
No of words: 385.0 442.535393258 87% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.96363636364 5.05705443957 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.4296068528 4.55969084622 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.64110499264 2.79657885939 94% => OK
Unique words: 193.0 215.323595506 90% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.501298701299 0.4932671777 102% => OK
syllable_count: 603.9 704.065955056 86% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 6.24550561798 96% => OK
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.38483146067 46% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 20.2370786517 99% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 23.0359550562 82% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 43.7749928612 60.3974514979 72% => OK
Chars per sentence: 95.55 118.986275619 80% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.25 23.4991977007 82% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.0 5.21951772744 57% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 10.2758426966 97% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 5.13820224719 136% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.239158151771 0.243740707755 98% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0758606489293 0.0831039109588 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0686520069134 0.0758088955206 91% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.154072632303 0.150359130593 102% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0677975238841 0.0667264976115 102% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.6 14.1392134831 82% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 52.19 48.8420337079 107% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 12.1743820225 88% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.49 12.1639044944 94% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.48 8.38706741573 101% => OK
difficult_words: 95.0 100.480337079 95% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.2143820225 86% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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