Question

How does your prior knowledge help you better understand “Civil Disobedience”? Give specific examples, and discuss parts of the passage that your pre-reading thought process helped you to understand.

Answer 1

Prior knowledge help you better understand “Civil Disobedience” because of knowledge of the Mexican-American War, knowledge of Thoreau’s transcendental beliefs, and knowledge of Thoreau’s response to the war.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

knowledge of the Mexican-American War

knowledge of Thoreau’s transcendental beliefs

knowledge of Thoreau’s response to the war

Step-by-step explanation:

My prior knowledge refers to the psychology of human behavior.

When i read the writing about civil obedience, i automatically assume the point of view of the perpetrator.

Often time, there are two major factors why people conduct such things:

- Necessity (such as having to put bread on family's table)

- Or a rebellious phase (commonly done by adolescents)

Knowledge in human behavior helped me understand the reasons why the civil obedience happening in the first place.