<span>Thoreau’s actions in "civil disobedience" and the 1955 bus boycott are similar because both Thoreau and the boycotters were
fighting against racial injustice and prejudice. Thoreau was against slavery and the boycotters were against torture and segregation.</span>
Civil Disobedience and Rosa Parks' Buss Boycott are the examples of civil resistance. It is protesting unjust government policy in a peaceful way. In the former one Thoreau protests against taxation, in the latter one Rosa Parks protests without giving up her seat which was prohibited during that time for African-Americans.
"Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius! I can't play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn't go on TV if you paid me a million dollars!' I cried."
and
"My mother slapped me. 'Who ask you be genius?' she shouted. 'Only ask you be your best. For you sake. You think I want you to be genius? Hnnh! What for! Who ask you!"
