Explain Why Defining Violence Is So Difficult

question 18

Essay

Explain why defining violence is so difficult.

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Definitions:

Populism

A belief in the wisdom of the common people and in the equality of all people.

Pop Culture

Modern popular culture transmitted via mass media and aimed particularly at younger people.

Civil Disobedience

The active, nonviolent refusal to obey a law that is deemed unjust.

Thoreau's Criteria

Standards or principles established by the American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, often related to civil disobedience and living simply.