Debating in English

Week 7: Karl Popper - 13. 4. 2021

General topic "Civil disobedience in the context of a global pandemic"

A short article defining the concept of Civil Disobedience and its main
elements: https://youmatter.world/en/definition/civil-disobedience-definition/

Short videos on the topic - around 8 minutes total:

1) The origin of the concept of civil disobedience and overview of cases [2:00 m]
https://youtu.be/elrTpoY6AYQ

2) Short video focusing on restaurant owners [1:20 m]
https://youtu.be/Y3noWf9XF4s

3) Civil disobedience movement in Myanmar [1-minute report]
https://youtu.be/tIgdCEd8euA

4) Disobeying pandemic regulations by religious leaders [3:00 m]
https://youtu.be/iUGCZdy8LV0


If you have extra time, watch this 11:00 minute debate from the movie "The Great Debaters" centered on the topic of civil disobedience:

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechthegreatdebaterswileycollegevsharvarduniversity.html


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