(1) Oscar Wilde once observed, "Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion." Looking back on history, there is clearly truth to Wilde's assertion. (2) The earliest example of American disobedience is the rebellion over the Stamp Act. The American people were furious with the British for enacting the Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the colonies after a period of neglect. The colonists revolted, declaring, "No taxation without representation" and got the Stamp Act repealed. However it was only with disobedience on the part of the colonists that the British decided to repeal the Stamp Act. Otherwise, it would have set a precedent for the British to continue directly taxing the colonists. Eventually the colonists were fed up with being colonies and launched their next act of disobedience—the American Revolution.

(3) Years later, Henry David Thoreau, a prominent transcendentalist writer, crafted an entire essay on the values of civil disobedience, and those opinions can be seen throughout the 20th century. His ideas led to the most pivotal historical changes, however, in the Civil Rights Movement. Leading figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks urged African Americans to spark social and political change through acts of civil disobedience. They staged sit-ins, marches, and peaceful protests, all in the hopes of obtaining the civil rights they deserved. Their success is clear in the many social and legislative changes that followed the Civil Rights Movement, one of the most notable being the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I learned about all of this and more during my 5th grade field trip to the Civil Rights Museum, where I purchased a t-shirt with the quote: "Well-behaved women seldom make history."

(4) Today we still see evidence of civil disobedience sparking progress and change. In recent elections, we've seen candidates on both the Democratic and Republican sides promote new ideas, many of them very anti-establishment. We've also seen citizens stage their own forms of disobedience to effect change and promote new ideas. These examples reveal that "rebellion" can, in fact, lead to profound change.

(5) Oscar Wilde's idea that disobedience is what drives progress is clearly an accurate one. Disobedience has led to people questioning society, causing historical change, and thinking of progressive ideas. After all, "We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."

The student is working on a new version of the essay and wants to include an explicit statement of the essay's thesis.

Which of the following would best serve as the thesis statement for the essay?

A- Disobedience also promotes progressive thought and political progress; this is evident in our current elections today.
B- Disobedience challenges established systems and societal norms; without it, we would never progress as a whole.
C- Disobedience has been responsible for much of the change in our country, including our own fight for independence from Britain.
D- Disobedience is clearly what drives the essential change of society, as illustrated through examples such as the Civil Rights movement.

what are your options ?

i would say years or cherry blossoms

i have learned a great many things from participating in varsity football. it has changed my entire outlook on and attitude toward life. before my freshman year at [high-school], i was shy, had low self-esteem and turned away from seemingly impossible challenges. football has altered all of these qualities. on the first day of freshman practice, the team warmed up with a game of touch football. the players were split up and the game began. however, during the game, i noticed that i didn't run as hard as i could, nor did i try to evade my defender and get open. the fact of the matter is that i really did not want to be thrown the ball. i didn't want to be the one at fault if i dropped the ball and the play didn't succeed. i did not want the responsibility of the team because i was too afraid of making a mistake. that aspect of my character led the first years of my high school life. i refrained from asking questions in class, afraid they might be considered too stupid or dumb by my classmates. all the while, i went to practice and everyday, i went home physically and mentally exhausted.

yet my apprehension prevailed as i continued to fear getting put in the game in case another player was injured. i was still afraid of making mistakes and getting blamed by screaming coaches and angry teammates. sometimes these fears came true. during my sophomore season, my position at backup guard led me to play in the varsity games on many occasions. on such occasions, i often made mistakes. most of the time the mistakes were not significant; they rarely changed the outcome of a play. yet i received a thorough verbal lashing at practice for the mistakes i had made. these occurrences only compounded my fears of playing. however, i did not always make mistakes. sometimes i made great plays, for which i was congratulated. now, as i dawn on my senior year of football and am faced with two starting positions, i feel like a changed person.

over the years, playing football has taught me what it takes to succeed. from months of tough practices, i have gained a hard work ethic. from my coaches and fellow teammates, i have learned to work well with others in a group, as it is necessary to cooperate with teammates on the playing field. but most important, i have also gained self-confidence. if i fail, it doesn't matter if they mock or ridicule me; i'll just try again and do it better. i realize that it is necessary to risk failure in order to gain success. the coaches have always said before games that nothing is impossible; i know that now. now, i welcome the challenge. whether i succeed or fail is irrelevant; it is only important that i have tried and tested myself.

the topic of this essay is how the applicant has matured and changed since his freshman year. he focuses on football. one of the strengths of this essay is that it is well organized. the applicant clearly put time into the structure and planning of this essay. he uses the platform of football to discuss and demonstrate his personal growth and development through the high school years. what he could have done better was spend more time describing himself after he made improvements. as it is, he only tells us about his newfound confidence and drive. this essay would have been stronger had he actually shown us, perhaps by including a story or describing an event where his confidence made a difference

explanation:

the answer is definitely option c. "sonnet xxxi best illustrates the division. in the octave, the poet observes that the moon is in love. in the sestet, he gives his reaction to the fickleness of woman's love."

answer: they were written as a long tale

explanation:

i googled it.